Capacity Building: Strengthening Organizational Resilience Grant

The 2026 Capacity Building: Strengthening Organizational Resilience grant opportunity, offered by the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg in partnership with Orlando Health, is a localized philanthropic initiative designed to enhance the long-term strength and sustainability of nonprofit organizations within the community. This program focuses on fortifying the internal capacity of nonprofits—specifically their operational, administrative, financial, and strategic functions—to ensure they are better positioned to fulfill their missions both now and in the future. By emphasizing organizational resilience, the Foundation seeks to elevate the overall effectiveness and responsiveness of the local nonprofit ecosystem. The program will offer 20 grants of up to $10,000 each to eligible nonprofit organizations serving the St. Petersburg area. In addition to the funding, each awarded organization will receive a comprehensive capacity assessment facilitated by the Nonprofit Leadership Center. This dual support model is intended to equip grantees with not just financial resources but also actionable insights to guide strategic improvements. Projects funded through this opportunity can focus on a wide variety of capacity-building goals, including but not limited to leadership development, strategic planning, fundraising systems, communications, technology infrastructure, and organizational evaluation methods. Common project areas may involve staff and board training, succession planning, the development of marketing or storytelling assets, revenue diversification planning, procurement of essential software or hardware, and the refinement of long-term strategic plans. Organizations are encouraged to tailor their proposals to their unique stage of growth and development, ensuring the grant meets their specific operational needs. This emphasis on strategic and individualized capacity development is a cornerstone of the Foundation’s approach to community investment. The Foundation is offering this grant as part of its broader mission to improve health equity across the region. By strengthening local nonprofit institutions, the program aims to bolster the community’s overall ability to address systemic challenges and improve well-being for all residents. The grant’s ultimate goal is not just organizational improvement in isolation, but the cultivation of a more effective and interconnected nonprofit ecosystem that can drive community-level change over time. The official kickoff for the grant program will be held on March 5, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at 2333 34th Street South in St. Petersburg, FL. Breakfast will be provided starting at 8:30 a.m., and attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the application process, ask questions, and hear from previous grantees. The event marks the opening of the application window, with additional submission details and deadlines expected to be released at or shortly after the event. Organizations that received a capacity-building grant from the Foundation in 2025 are not eligible to apply for the 2026 cycle. The program is intended to broaden access and support a wider array of nonprofit partners across the community. All application information will be made publicly available following the March 5 launch, and interested nonprofits are encouraged to attend the event to gain first-hand insight into the application process.