Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

Name

Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

Legal name

Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

Website

https://healthystpete.foundation

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Endowment-based philanthropy: Private foundation formed in 2013 following the sale of nonprofit Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. Functions as steward of an endowment to support health equity in Pinellas County through grantmaking programs.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Foundation distributes endowment-derived funds through competitive grant cycles to local nonprofits and multi-sector collaborations working to advance racially equitable health outcomes in South St. Petersburg. It supplements grantmaking with a physical Center for Health Equity convening space, original community research and equity data analysis, advocacy campaigns, and capacity-building programs such as the Systems Change Leadership Cohort. All offerings are free to community members and funded partners, financed through the stewardship of the post-Bayfront Health sale endowment.

Product overview

The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg operates as a place-based private nonprofit foundation offering a portfolio of interconnected programs focused on advancing racially equitable health outcomes. The core offerings include grantmaking programs (Together With Our Community, St. Pete Thrives, Healthy People, Capacity Building), a Funded Partner Portal powered by Fluxx for grant management, the Center for Health Equity as a physical/programmatic hub, Research and Learning initiatives producing equity data and reports, and Strategic Initiatives including voter mobilization and community events like the We Run These Streets 5K. The Foundation also hosts the Systems Change Leadership Cohort for capacity building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grantmaking Programs A portfolio of competitive grant cycles (Together With Our Community, St. Pete Thrives, Healthy People, Capacity Building, Care Grants) that strategically invest endowment funds in community-driven initiatives advancing racially equitable health outcomes in South St. Petersburg. Designed for local nonprofit organizations and multi-sector collaborations addressing social drivers of health.
• Funded Partner Portal (Fluxx) An online grant-management portal built on the Fluxx platform where funded partners and applicants manage grant applications, reporting, and communications with the Foundation. Available to any nonprofit applying for or receiving Foundation funding.
• Center for Health Equity A 23,250 sq ft physical and programmatic space at 2333 34th Street South, St. Petersburg, where community members, nonprofit partners, and stakeholders learn, connect, and create together to change systems and strengthen communities through dialogues and learning about factors that shape health. Open to community members, partners, and grantees.
• Research and Learning Equity data and analysis reports — including the South St. Pete Health Equity Profile and other community research initiatives — that illustrate the scale and impact of health issues and inform Foundation strategy. Used by community members, nonprofit partners, policymakers, and researchers.
• Strategic Initiatives A bundle of community-building programs including Voter Mobilization, the We Run These Streets 5K, and Their Stories Our Voices Youth Griot Program, each advancing community engagement and equity movement building. Open to Pinellas County community members.
• Systems Change Leadership Cohort A capacity-building program designed to develop leadership skills and equip advocates for systems change work in the community. Designed for emerging community leaders and advocates.
• Healthy People Collaborative Grant Program A collaborative grant initiative run jointly with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital that awards funding to multi-sector collaborations improving health in South St. Petersburg, with focus on economic opportunity, food access, neighborhood safety, and mental health services. Targets multi-sector coalitions of healthcare, education, housing, and economic opportunity organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,500 students gained access to WiFi through funded partner efforts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Orlando Health Bayfront HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative Healthy People grant program awarding $750,000 to multi-sector collaborations improving health in South St. Petersburg. Also partners on capacity-building grants and joint initiatives including Care Grants.
• UNITE Pinellas ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of community agencies producing An Equity Profile of Pinellas County (2019) analyzing racial inequalities across poverty, health insurance, and criminal justice. Consortium includes 20+ organizations: AARP Florida, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Forward Pinellas, Juvenile Welfare Board, Pinellas County Community Foundation, Pinellas County Government, Pinellas County Health Department, Pinellas County Schools, Pinellas County Urban League, Pinellas Education Foundation, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, St. Petersburg College, Tampa Bay Health Collaborative, United Way Suncoast.
• Tampa Bay TimescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosts Spotlight Tampa Bay community conversation series bringing together panel of experts to discuss topics like empathy, AI, and difficult conversations. Partnership elevates community dialogue on health equity issues.
• St. Petersburg College FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEads HEART (Health Equity Action Through Relational Transformation) collaboration with Evara Health, Pinellas Opportunity Council, St. Pete Housing Authority, Digital Education Foundation, and Collective Empowerment Group offering wrap-around services and job training for underemployed residents ($125,000 grant).
• Pinellas County Urban LeagueflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads Home Resilient and Ready Collective improving neighborhood housing quality in South St. Petersburg. Collaboration includes City of St. Petersburg, James Insurance Solutions, Seacoast Bank, Deuces Live, Pinellas Opportunity Council, and HDR ($250,000 grant).
• Supportive Equity Connections of Tampa BayflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads RISE Youth Development Program in collaboration with Pinellas County Schools, Stetson University, and Pinellas Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition. Delivers school-based supports and trauma-informed mental health care ($250,000 grant).
• City of St. Petersburg Healthy St. PeteflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeads Peli-CAN (Community Access to Nutrition) Program improving access to fresh produce and supporting local food entrepreneurs. Collaboration with Florida Central Credit Union, Foodie Labs, and St. Pete Greenhouse ($125,000 grant).
• Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services (GCJFCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRuns the CALL (Community Assistance and Life Liaison) Program, a civilian response program diverting 911 mental health crisis calls from police to trained mental health professionals. Foundation funded USF study to evaluate and expand the program.
• 211minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner that used Center for Health Equity space during COVID-19 to process $1.5 million in federal financial assistance for community members.
• 211minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner that used Center for Health Equity space during COVID-19 to process $1.5 million in federal financial assistance for community members.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: Place-based community foundation that combines grantmaking, research, and convening to address community-level drivers of well-being; directly comparable as a multi-tool regional philanthropy pursuing systems change.
• Colorado Health Foundation: State-level place-based health foundation funding regional nonprofits to advance health equity across Colorado; directly comparable as a geographically anchored health-equity grantmaker.
• The California Endowment: Large private health foundation whose Building Healthy Communities initiative pursues place-based, race-conscious health-equity work across California — a direct comparable in mission, geography-based strategy, and long-horizon systems-change grantmaking.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Florida (Florida Blue Foundation): Florida-based health philanthropy funding community health initiatives including behavioral health and food access; comparable mission, donor base (healthcare-derived), and grantmaking portfolio mix.
• Allegany Franciscan Ministries: Faith-based regional health-equity grantmaker operating in Florida with place-based strategies and a focus on social determinants of health — directly comparable regional peer that co-authored Pinellas equity research with the Foundation.
• Health Foundation of South Florida: Regional health foundation serving South Florida with grantmaking and capacity-building programs targeting underserved communities; near-neighbor comparable in geography, scale, and mission.

Regional players

• Community Foundation of Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay area community foundation also engaged in regional equity work (a UNITE Pinellas Consortium partner); comparable as a local place-based grantmaker, but broader in scope beyond health.

Broad incumbents

• The Kresge Foundation: National private foundation with explicit health, racial equity, and place-based programs; comparable because it funds multi-sector place-based coalitions on social determinants — a broader portfolio but overlapping method.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: National health-focused philanthropy with extensive programming on health equity and social determinants of health; much larger in scale but highly comparable in mission emphasis on structural drivers of health disparities.

Emerging players

• de Beaumont Foundation: Public-health-focused philanthropy emphasizing partnerships between public health systems and communities; comparable for its emphasis on upstream social-determinants interventions and applied research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/southstpeterunclub
• Xx.com/HealthStPeteFdn

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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