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.

Since it founding in 1948, 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. Englewood Community Care Clinic, Inc.
11. Englewood Helping Hands
12. Friends of Boca Grande Community Center
13. GICIA, including their land conservation, bike path and the Mercado property projects
14. Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament
15. Gasparilla Maritime Museum
16. The Island School
17. Johann Fust Community Library
18. Lee County Parks and Recreation Summer Camps
19. LA Ainger Middle School Band Boosters
20. Lemon Bay High School Sports Teams, Programs and Projects
21. Mote Marine
22. Royal Palm Players
23. 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.