Friends of Joshua House Foundation

What Friends of Joshua House Foundation does

Friends of Joshua House Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992 and headquartered in Lutz, Florida, that operates Joshua House, a therapeutic residential group care facility serving abused, abandoned, and neglected foster children ages 6-17 from the Tampa Bay region. The foundation's core product is a five-home, 11-acre campus providing trauma-informed, family-like residential care with a stated emphasis on sibling-group preservation. Since founding, the organization has served more than 5,000 children through this shelter program. The foundation supplements its core shelter service with the Tutor-A-Bull educational program (launched in 2007 in partnership with USF College of Education and Hillsborough County Public Schools, expanded to 15 schools serving 750 students), a planned giving program (bequests, charitable trusts, gift annuities, securities), and a Donation Center for in-kind contributions. A permanent Joshua House Endowment Fund is managed by the Community Foundation Tampa Bay to ensure long-term financial sustainability.

The organization's revenue model is entirely donation-based, drawing from individual contributions, planned giving, corporate sponsorships (40+ named business partners including Publix, Johnson & Johnson, Capital One, Tampa General Hospital, and Seminole Hard Rock), foundation grants, and fundraising events such as the annual Joshua House Gala, Golf Classic, and various community nights. The organization reports a cost allocation of 87% to program services, 6% to fundraising, and 7% to administration, and holds the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2024. It is governed by a 17-member Board of Directors plus six Ex Officio members, with two of the original 1992 founders (Greg Johnson and Lawrence Hall) continuing in Ex Officio roles. The foundation operates without a parent company, with no equity funding rounds; the only disclosed external funding is a $20,000 grant from Community Foundation Tampa Bay dated June 18, 2025.

Name

Friends of Joshua House Foundation

Legal name

Friends of Joshua House Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://friendsofjoshuahouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Friends of Joshua House Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a five-home, 11-acre therapeutic residential shelter in Lutz, Florida for abused, abandoned, and neglected foster children ages 6-17 from the Tampa Bay region, supplemented by an educational tutoring program and donation-funded operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Therapeutic foster care
• Residential group care
• Child welfare services
• Foster youth support
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lutz

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals via online portal, supporting operational costs and programs for foster children.
2. Planned Giving: Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, gift annuities, retirement plan beneficiary designations, and life insurance gifts for long-term sustainable funding.
3. Securities/Stocks Donations: Gifts of appreciated securities providing tax advantages to donors while generating revenue for the foundation.
4. Fundraising Events: Annual events including gala, golf classic, bingo nights, fashion shows, and holiday gift drives that generate both revenue and community awareness.
5. Joshua House Endowment Fund: Permanent endowment fund managed by Community Foundation Tampa Bay to ensure long-term financial security and sustainability.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Friends of Joshua House Foundation operates Joshua House, a therapeutic residential group care facility providing a safe haven for abused, abandoned, and neglected foster children ages 6-17 across five homes on an 11-acre campus in the Tampa Bay region. Services include trauma-informed residential care with a focus on sibling-group preservation, the Tutor-A-Bull academic tutoring partnership, a planned giving program, a permanent endowment fund, and an in-kind donation center. The foundation is supported by individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, and community fundraising events.

Product overview

Friends of Joshua House Foundation is a nonprofit organization operating Joshua House, a therapeutic residential group care shelter for abused, abandoned, and neglected children ages 6-17 in the Tampa Bay region. The organization offers a single unified program portfolio centered on its shelter services (Joshua House Shelter Program), supplemented by educational support (Tutor-A-Bull), planned giving options (Planned Giving Program and Joshua House Endowment Fund), and a Donation Center for accepting in-kind contributions. The five homes on 11 acres provide a family-like environment where sibling groups are kept together and children receive trauma-informed care. The foundation serves as the resource-development arm supporting the shelter's operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Joshua House Shelter Program A therapeutic residential group care program providing a protected, nurturing, family-like environment for children ages 6-17 who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. The program operates across five homes on 11 acres, promoting growth, stability, and support specific to each child's needs while keeping sibling groups together.
• Tutor-A-Bull Program A public-private partnership providing one-on-one tutoring for middle and high school students by USF College of Education students through the SCATTER Honors Program. Expanded to 15 schools by 2015-16, serving 750 students with over 7,000 tutoring hours from 75 USF tutors.
• Planned Giving Program Deferred giving program offering wills and bequests, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, gift annuities, gifts of appreciated securities/stocks and bonds, gifts of life insurance, and retirement plan beneficiary designations to support the organization's long-term mission.
• Joshua House Endowment Fund A permanent endowment fund established to ensure Joshua House's long-term financial security and sustainability, invested and managed by the Community Foundation Tampa Bay (CFTB).
• Donation Center Accepts and processes donated items including clothing, toys, shoes, school supplies, and other necessities for foster children served by Joshua House.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ children served since 1992
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

40 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Foundation Tampa BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManages the Joshua House Endowment Fund - a permanent endowment ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Provides investment management and fiduciary oversight of the organization's permanent fund.
• Hillsborough County FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing foster children to Joshua House shelter services and supporting child welfare programs in the county.
• LAMPLighters, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization that hosts annual Fall into Fashion event and Silver Coffee, with proceeds benefiting both Metropolitan Ministries and Joshua House.
• Metropolitan MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint beneficiary of LAMPLighters fundraising events. Collaborates with Joshua House to serve Tampa Bay's most vulnerable children and families.
• Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor providing legal services support and board leadership (Chair Tracy Falkowitz).
• Azure Digital AgencyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital marketing support and board member representation (Marshall Slaton).
• American IntegrityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of Joshua House programs.
• Capital OneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor.
• Construction Services of Tampa, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoard member company (Ashley Salabarria) providing construction expertise.
• First HousingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• GeoPoint SurveyingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• HUB InternationalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• JCPenney - Citrus ParkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter providing donations and volunteer support.
• Keel & Curley WineryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts Jukebox Bingo events benefiting Joshua House.
• Lazydays RVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• Lennar HomesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• McNichols Co.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• Mike's PiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• MolexminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• N-E Where TransportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTransportation supporter.
• Older & Lundy, Koch & MartinominorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaw firm supporter.
• Olin Mott Tire StoresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness supporter (co-founded by late founder Olin Mott).
• Precise ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional services firm supporter.
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & CasinominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• Tampa General HospitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare system supporter.
• Tampa Steel & ErectingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• TCM BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBanking supporter.
• WawaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter.
• Michelin Golf ClassiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting Tutor-A-Bull program providing tutoring to foster children. Co-founder of the tutoring initiative alongside USF College of Education.
• USF College of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing tutors through SCATTER Honors Program students. Joint operator of Tutor-A-Bull program since 2007.
• Hillsborough County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner in Tutor-A-Bull program, providing access to schools for tutoring services.
• Chick-fil-A and KFCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRestaurant partners donating food weekly to Joshua House for children.
• Energetic ExoticsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts Cars, Cigars, & Casino Night benefiting Joshua House.
• Pin ChasersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBowling alley hosting annual Pin Party events for Joshua House.
• Carrollwood Country ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGolf club venue for annual Joshua House Golf Classic.
• The Fashion Movement / Fashion's Finest Tampa BayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFashion organization that presents events benefiting Joshua House.
• Renaissance Tampa International Plaza HotelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue host for annual Joshua House Gala.
• Tampa Garden ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue for Bowties & Clutches event.
• Carrollwood Cultural CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue for Carol Hall Art Exhibit benefiting Joshua House.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: Nationally recognized nonprofit operating residential group homes and family services for at-risk youth. Comparable therapeutic residential model and donor-funded structure, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit providing residential behavioral health and child welfare services, including therapeutic group homes for trauma-impacted youth. Comparable residential therapeutic care model with significantly larger operational footprint.

Direct peers

• Camelot Community Care: Florida-based child welfare nonprofit providing therapeutic foster care, case management, and residential services. Comparable in mission, geographic focus, and reliance on state/local government contracts.
• Children's Home Society of Florida: One of Florida's largest child welfare nonprofits offering adoption, foster care, residential, and family preservation services statewide. Directly comparable in mission, beneficiary population, and dependency on community donations and government contracts.
• Lutheran Services Florida: Faith-based Florida nonprofit providing child welfare, refugee services, and behavioral health programs across the state. Comparable in residential and community-based youth services with multi-county reach.
• Eckerd Connects: Florida-based nonprofit providing residential foster care, community-based services, and youth transition programs. Operates similar group-care models for at-risk children and is a direct competitor for Hillsborough County foster care referrals.
• Hillsborough Kids, Inc. Local Hillsborough County child welfare lead agency coordinating services for at-risk children. Directly comparable in geography and beneficiary population, though its role is system coordination rather than direct residential shelter provision.

Regional players

• Metropolitan Ministries: Tampa Bay-based nonprofit serving homeless and at-risk families through food, housing, and family stabilization. Direct local partner with Joshua House through LAMPLighters events; comparable regional social services focus on Tampa Bay's vulnerable populations.
• Big Bend Cares: Community-based Florida nonprofit serving vulnerable populations through direct services and grantmaking. Comparable nonprofit operational structure and dependency on community donations, though serving a different geographic area.

Others

• Community Foundation Tampa Bay: Regional community foundation managing Joshua House's endowment fund and providing grantmaking across Tampa Bay. Acts as the financial steward and institutional funder rather than direct service peer, but materially relevant as a capital partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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