Community Grant Program

Providing funding for infrastructure, local organizations and area schools

Community Grants are made each spring to various 501(c)3 organizations located in Boca Grande or to those that provide support to the Boca Grande community.

In early February, grant applications are sent to previous grantees, with a March 1 deadline. At the March board meeting, the Board reviews applications and approves a budget, or the amount to be distributed in Community Grants by April 30, the end of the fiscal year.

The Community Grants Committee spends a day in March interviewing grant applicants and deciding individual awards to be recommended to the Board. After approval of the individual grants by the Board at its April meeting, checks and letters are mailed to the recipients. In some instances, special needs arise and funds are distributed outside of the regular cycle. These disbursements also require Board discussion and approval.

In its 75-year history, the Club has been instrumental in supporting major island initiatives. The length and breath of these initiatives include the drive to bring a freshwater system to the island in 1966, short term relief for the economic hardships brought about by the COVID-19 virus, and disaster relief in response to three major hurricanes.

Organizations to which the Club gave support in recent years are:

1. Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS).
2. BGWC Scholarship Program.
3. Boca Grande Art Alliance.
4. Boca Grande Fire Rescue District, including new Emergency Communications System.
5. Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation.
6. Boca Grande Historical Society.
7. Boca Grande Preschool.
8. Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association.
9. Crowninshield Community House.
10. Friends of Boca Grande Community Center.
11. GICIA, including their land conservation, bike path and the Mercado property projects.
12. Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament.
13. Gasparilla Maritime Museum.
14. The Island School.
15. Johann Fust Community Library.
16. Lee County Parks and Recreation Summer Camps.’
17. LA Ainger Middle School Band Boosters.
18. Lemon Bay High School Band Boosters.
19. Lemon Bay High School Baseball Boosters.
20. Lemon Bay High School Football Boosters.
21. Lemon Bay High School Project Graduation.
22. Mote Marine.
23. Royal Palm Players.
24. Suncoast Humane Society.

Donate to the Community Grants Program

Donors may contribute online using the form above or mail checks made out to Boca Grande Woman’s Club, PO Box 65, Boca Grande, FL 33921.

A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE, OR VISITING www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Charities. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
Registration #CH9379. Federal tax ID #59-1727546.