Community Grant Program

Our Mission: The Enlightenment and Improvement of Our Community

Club members generously give their time and talents to build a better, more vibrant community. Through the dedicated efforts of the Ways and Means committees, the Club generates the vital funding needed to support local organizations and projects. In the last ten years alone, the Club has provided $[ ] to our local community.

Community Grants

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.

  • Barrier Island Parks Society (BIPS)
  • BGWC Scholarship Program
  • Boca Grande Art Alliance
  • Boca Grande Fire Rescue District
  • Boca Grande Health Clinic Foundation
  • Boca Grande Historical Society
  • Boca Grande Preschool
  • Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association
  • Crowninshield Community House
  • Englewood Community Care Clinic, Inc
  • Englewood Helping Hands
  • Friends of Boca Grande Community Center
  • Gasparilla Island Conservation & Improvement Association (GICIA)
  • Gasparilla Island Kids Classic Tarpon Tournament
  • Gasparilla Maritime Museum
  • Johann Fust Community Library
  • LA Ainger Middle School Band Boosters
  • Lee County Parks and Recreation Summer Camps
  • Lemon Bay High School Sports Teams, Programs and Projects
  • Mote Marine
  • Royal Palm Players
  • Suncoast Humane Society
  • The Island School

Projects and Disaster Relief

The Club’s long history of transformative projects includes its 1966 drive to bring fresh water to Boca Grande, ending the island’s reliance on cisterns. Recent impactful community projects and initiatives include:

  • Disaster Relief: Providing $2.3M to local businesses and workers after Hurricanes Ian, Helene, Milton and Melissa, and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Community Center Support: Contributing $275,000 to the recent Community Center Renaissance Fund, alongside historic funding for capital improvements and its original establishment.
  • Emergency Infrastructure: Investing $75,000 toward a new Emergency Communications System for the Fire Rescue District.
  • Community Traditions: Organizing and hosting the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
    • Submit a Donation

    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.

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