What Collier Community Foundation does

Collier Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charitable foundation established in 1985 in Naples, Florida, operating as the county's primary community foundation and philanthropic intermediary. As of January 2026 it manages over $398 million in assets across 940+ donor funds and has distributed more than $408 million in grants since founding, including $32.7 million in fiscal year 2024 alone. The foundation serves individual and family donors, nonprofit organizations, professional advisors (attorneys, financial planners, wealth managers), corporate partners, and scholarship students across Collier County.

The foundation's core products comprise a menu of charitable fund vehicles — Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), Scholarship Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Designated Funds, Agency Funds, Endowment Funds, and the permanent Collier Forever Fund — supplemented by specialized programs including the Collier Housing Impact Investment Fund (a revolving loan fund for developers), the Women's Foundation of Collier County (a field-of-interest fund), the Greater Marco Island Community Fund, the MORE collective giving initiative, and the Collier Comes Together disaster relief programs. Investment management is outsourced to FEG Investment Advisors as OCIO; technology infrastructure consists of FC Suite for fund/donation management, GrantInterface for grant and scholarship workflows, and Transform Consulting Group for community indicators dashboards.

CCF operates a community-led, hybrid go-to-market model: donor acquisition occurs through professional advisor referrals, signature events (Celebration of Philanthropy), community needs assessments, and direct outreach, while nonprofit engagement runs through an online grant portal and structured programs (Future Ready Collier, Disaster Ready Collier County COAD, Housing Alliance). Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are inferred from a minimum $10,000 fund establishment threshold, $1,000 Sustaining Society annual memberships, AUM-based investment management fees, and impact-investment fund interest spreads. The organization is governed by a volunteer board and led by President/CEO Eileen Connolly-Keesler alongside a CFO, three VPs, and a small professional staff, with all surpluses reinvested into community grantmaking rather than distributed as profit.

Name

Collier Community Foundation

Legal name

Collier Community Foundation

Website

https://colliercf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Collier Community Foundation is a Naples, Florida-based tax-exempt public charitable foundation managing over $398 million across 940+ donor funds, providing donor advised funds, scholarships, and impact investments while distributing grants to address Collier County's housing, education, health, and disaster-relief needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation and Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH), Endowments (Universities, Foundations, Nonprofits) (FSAAAGAC)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Donor advised funds
• Charitable grantmaking
• Scholarship fund management
• Philanthropic fund administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Charitable Giving & Donations: The foundation receives charitable contributions from donors who establish various types of funds including donor advised funds, scholarship funds, and designated funds. These contributions form the endowment base that is invested and generates returns for grantmaking.
2. Investment Management: The foundation manages permanent endowed funds through FEG Investment Advisors as OCIO, generating investment returns that are distributed as grants to address community needs.
3. Impact Investment Fund: The Collier Housing Impact Investment Fund is a revolving loan fund that provides short-term, low-interest loans to developers. Repaid loans are reinvested into new initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Collier Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charitable foundation that manages charitable funds for individual donors, nonprofits, and corporations, and redistributes those funds as grants to address community needs in Collier County, Florida. It offers Donor Advised Funds, Scholarship Funds, Designated Funds, Agency Funds, Field of Interest Funds, and Endowment Funds, along with specialized programs such as the Collier Housing Impact Investment Fund and disaster relief initiatives. The foundation partners with FEG Investment Advisors to manage its $398 million endowment for long-term grantmaking capacity.

Product overview

Collier Community Foundation operates as a single unified organization offering charitable giving and grantmaking services rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The foundation's core offerings include Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) as its most popular and flexible fund type, Scholarship Funds, and various specialized fund products (Field of Interest Funds, Designated Funds, Agency Funds, Endowment Funds, and Collier Forever Fund). Notable distinct products include the Collier Housing Impact Investment Fund (a revolving loan fund for housing developers), the Women's Foundation of Collier County (a field-of-interest fund for women and girls), and Collier Comes Together Disaster Relief Funds. The foundation also operates the Greater Marco Island Community Fund and the MORE community engagement initiative. The organization manages over 940 donor funds and connects donors with community needs through personalized service, professional expertise, and local knowledge. Technology platforms used include Transform Consulting Group for community indicators dashboards, GrantInterface for grant management, and FC Suite for fund and donation management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) A simple, powerful, and flexible charitable giving vehicle allowing donors to establish a fund, receive immediate tax deductions, recommend grants over time, and give anonymously to any qualified public charity locally, nationally, or internationally.
• Scholarship Funds Funds established by companies, organizations, families or individuals to provide deserving students opportunities to pursue academic dreams at colleges or trade schools.
• Designated Funds Distributes money to a specific nonprofit organization (or multiple organizations) providing sustainable, long-term funding for charities donors care about, established by current gift or planned estate gift.
• Field of Interest Funds Donations focused on a particular area of interest (education, healthcare, affordable housing) where the foundation identifies organizations having the greatest impact in the donor's area of importance.
• Agency Funds Established by nonprofit agencies to build reserves and ensure long-term, dependable source of operating revenue, with staff assistance on investment management and administrative details.
• Endowment Funds Long-term charitable support funds designed to grow over time even with grantmaking and inflation factored in, with flexibility for less liquid assets.
• Collier Forever Fund A permanent endowed fund that addresses ever-changing community needs as a flexible and permanent resource for future challenges and opportunities.
• Collier Housing Impact Investment Fund A revolving loan fund providing short-term, low-interest loan capital to nonprofit and for-profit developers to close funding gaps that inhibit housing affordability. Loans are repaid and reinvested to create sustainable impact.
• Collier Comes Together Disaster Relief Funds Emergency relief funds established for hurricanes (Irma, Ian, Milton), Red Tide, Golden Gate Wildfires, and Coronavirus Relief, distributed with no administrative fee.
• Women's Foundation of Collier County A catalyst for change in the lives of women and girls in Collier County through grantmaking, advocacy and education, operating as a field-of-interest fund at the Collier Community Foundation.
• Greater Marco Island Community Fund Created by Marco Island residents to ensure local philanthropic dollars support nonprofits and initiatives helping the community thrive, having distributed nearly $500,000 since 2019.
• Sustaining Society Membership Ongoing annual gift of $1,000 to support mission and operations, providing donors with sustained engagement with the foundation's work.
• Corporate Advised Funds and Corporate Partnerships Corporate giving programs allowing companies to establish corporate advised funds, employee matching programs, and engage in community investment.
• Disaster Ready Collier County (COAD) A Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) dedicated to disaster response that enhances communication, coordinates resources, and streamlines immediate and long-term recovery efforts following hurricanes or disasters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $408 million in grants distributed since 1985
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FEG Investment AdvisorscoreTechnology or Integration · 30 September 2024FEG serves as Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) managing the Foundation's investment strategy for Endowment/Long-term Pool, Index Pools, and SRI Pool. FEG brings extensive institutional experience, advising over 40 community foundations nationwide and managing more than $82 billion in assets.
• Richard M. Schulze Family FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor partner in community needs assessment studies. The 2017 community needs assessment was initiated by CCF and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, updated in 2023.
• Naples Daily NewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner sharing community needs assessment opportunities with readers
• McDowell Housing PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner receiving $1.3 million loan from CCF Collier Housing Impact Investment Fund to cover impact fees for Ekos Allegro senior housing development
• Naples Botanical GardencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Beach Dune Restoration Project, propagating native dune plants to establish resilient beach dunes. The Garden collects seeds and cuttings from wild native plants to restore 13 miles of coastline from Gordon's Pass to Wiggin's Pass.
• David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health provider receiving foundation support. A $50 million, 87-bed centralized facility is being planned to expand services, with CCF having supported the one-cent sales surtax that funded the project.
• Disaster Ready Collier CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) formed by CCF to enhance communication, coordinate resources, and streamline immediate and long-term recovery efforts following hurricanes or disasters.
• Housing AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCF-supported initiative designed as the go-to resource for workforce, lower-income, and senior housing, bringing together funding and education under one roof.
• Future Ready ColliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative effort of 60 organizations working on early childhood education and college/career readiness, with CCF providing sustained support.
• Champions for LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation nonprofit partner supporting early childhood education and college/career readiness through Future Ready Collier initiative.
• Greater Marco Island Community FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFund created by Marco Island residents to support local nonprofits, distributed nearly $500,000 since 2019 through CCF. CCF commissioned community needs research to guide investments.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The New York Community Trust: One of the oldest and largest US community foundations managing multiple billions in assets. Comparable in permanent endowment model, donor services, and competitive grantmaking; operates in a far larger geographic market.
• California Community Foundation: Large, established community foundation in Los Angeles with comparable fund products (DAFs, scholarships, agency funds) and similar role as a regional civic convener.
• Fidelity Charitable: Largest national donor-advised fund sponsor in the US. Competes with CCF on DAF giving with a national digital platform and lower minimum entry, though it lacks CCF's local Collier County expertise and convening role.
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation: One of the largest community foundations in the US (multi-billion AUM). Comparable in donor-advised fund and grantmaking products but operates at national scale with a tech-affluent donor base.
• Schwab Charitable Fund: National donor-advised fund sponsor with $20B+ in assets. Directly competes with CCF for DAF donors but offers a national platform with lower minimums and digital-first onboarding.
• Chicago Community Trust: Major regional community foundation with comparable fund types, donor advised funds, and community leadership initiatives. Operates at materially larger scale and asset base.

Direct peers

• Community Foundation of Southwest Florida: Direct regional peer operating as a community foundation serving the Southwest Florida region including Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades counties. Comparable in mission (grantmaking, donor advised funds, scholarships) and asset scale, and competes with CCF for Collier County donors.
• Gulf Coast Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties with similar fund products, donor services, and community leadership programs. Direct comparable in size, structure, and South Florida operating model.
• Charlotte Community Foundation: Smaller community foundation serving Charlotte County, immediately adjacent to Collier County. Comparable in fund types (DAFs, scholarship, agency funds) and rural-suburban Southwest Florida donor base.

Regional players

• The Sanibel-Captiva Community Foundation: Hyper-local Southwest Florida community foundation focused on Sanibel and Captiva islands. Smaller scale but with overlapping donor pools and similar disaster-recovery role following Hurricane Ian.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/colliercffl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CollierCFFL
• Facebookfacebook.com/communityfoundationcolliercounty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-foundation-of-collier-county/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/cfcollierfl

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments9 records

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