Gulf Power Foundation Grants

Gulf Power Foundation Grants is sponsored by Gulf Power Foundation. Provides grants to support nonprofit organizations in Northwest Florida, focusing on education, health, and community development.

Gulf Power Foundation grants $84,000 to nine community organizations Gulf Power Foundation grants $84,000 to nine community organizations Special to the News Journal Feb. 24, 2021, 8:09 a. m.

CT Nine local charitable or nonprofit organizations received grants from the Gulf Power Foundation, totaling nearly $84,000 to support communities throughout Northwest Florida.

“Gulf Power’s mission will always remain to support our communities where we live and work, and our quarterly grants through the Gulf Power Foundation are one way we can help build strong and sustainable communities,” said Sandy Sims, executive director for the Gulf Power Foundation, in a press release.

“The foundation’s goal is to improve the lives of Northwest Florida residents, and during times like now when many need extra support, we are honored to be able to provide these grants to help our community. ” Each quarter, the Gulf Power Foundation accepts grant applications from charitable and non-profit organizations from across Northwest Florida.

The most recent grant recipients for the region are: Central Gulf Coast CDF Freedom Schools – Freedom School Summer 2021 - Harambee!

At Global Learning Academy: $7,500 Escambia County Public Schools Foundation: $25,000 Greater Pensacola Junior Golf Association – First Tee Gulf Coast: $1,500 Manna Food Bank - Manna’s Monthly Senior Program: $10,000 The Nature Conservancy – Rainwater Perdido River Preserve Stewardship: $15,000 Pace Center for Girls – Girls Earning Diplomas: $5,000 United for a Good Cause – Hope Squad to Peer Suicide Prevention Program for Schools: $5,000 UWF Foundation – Monitoring Gopher Tortoise Abundance, Distribution and Burrow Activity: $9,950 Waterfront Rescue Mission – Homeless to Home-Working Homeless Program: $5,000 Enhancing education for future generations The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation grant will help with its mission of enhancing educational opportunities for Escambia County students.

“Our foundation works with school leaders to determine how and where private-sector investment and volunteer involvement can have the greatest impact on student success,” said Kristie Kelley, executive director for the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation. “We are grateful for the partnership between our organizations.

” The Gulf Power Foundation’s grant will help support the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation’s Grants for Excellence program, which provides dollars to teachers to cover the cost of enriching educational opportunities for the benefit of students throughout the district.

Helping more than 40,000 students during the 2019-2020 school year, the Escambia Foundation was able to share funding with 25 schools – nearly half of the county’s schools – distributing 14 collaborative grants of nearly $90,000 and providing 21 teacher opportunity grants for a total of nearly $19,000.

Rainwater Perdido River Preserve For more than 30 years, The Nature Conservancy has worked with state and local partners to protect and conserve some of the most important lands and waters in Florida and Alabama. TNC’s focus is on conservation that allows nature and people to thrive. TNC will continue their preservation work at the Rainwater Perdido River Preserve, repairing Hurricane Sally damage and catching up on regular maintenance.

The repair work is even more necessary in this COVID-19 environment. The preserve has attracted even more visitors this past year as people sought “natural spaces” as a way to get out and experience relief from quarantine and still social distance. “We are honored to receive this support from Gulf Power,” said Mitch Reid, director of The Nature Conservancy.

“This grant will allow us to maintain and increase access to the Betty and Crawford Rainwater Perdido River Preserve. The preserve is part of a significant protected corridor that runs through Florida and Alabama and we are grateful to Gulf Power for their support in ensuring this great place remains a treasure for all.

” The Gulf Power Foundation has operated for 30 years as an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, partnering and investing in communities throughout Northwest Florida. The Foundation is one of the region’s largest corporate foundations, funded entirely through resources independent of Gulf Power’s customers.