With the generous support of its donors and fundholders, the Community Foundation for Brevard directs $531,853 in funding to 75 local agencies through the 2025 Competitive Grants-Brevard cycle. This annual program provides nonprofit organizations with vital funding for both programmatic and general operating support, empowering them to respond to key community challenges. Philanthropic individuals and families who contribute towards the cycle are helping to build a Brevard that is healthy, life-affirming, and rich in opportunity for all.
This year, the Foundation engaged 65 community volunteers, organized into ten review teams across seven funding categories, to carefully evaluate grant applications. Out of 99 applicants, 75 organizations were awarded, including eight that received full funding for their requests. Final approval was provided by the Foundation’s Board of Directors, ensuring a rigorous, community-oriented process mindful of donor intent and collective needs.
“The Competitive Grants-Brevard program has grown steadily over the past few years,” shared Donna Sewell, Director of Philanthropy and Programs. “We’re seeing more groups applying, more community members engaging in the process—it’s true collective impact in action. The momentum is exciting, and it’s translating into meaningful change for our community.”
- Aging Matters in Brevard
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida
- Brevard County Legal Aid
- Brevard Cultural Alliance
- Brevard Humane Society*
- Brevard Schools Foundation
- Brevard Symphony Orchestra*
- Brevard Symphony Youth Orchestra
- Brevard Zoo
- Camp Boggy Creek
- Candlelighters of Brevard*
- Central Brevard Sharing Center
- Central Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Children’s Home Society of Florida
- Club Esteem
- Conradina Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society
- Daily Bread*
- Diocesan Council of Orlando, Society of St Vincent DePaul
- Down Syndrome Association of Brevard
- Early Learning Coalition of Brevard County
- Eastern Florida State College Foundation
- Easterseals Florida
- Epilepsy Association
- Family Partnerships of Central Florida
- Family Promise of Brevard
- Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation
- Florida Future Problem Solving
- Florida Humanities
- Florida Institute of Technology, The Scott Center for Autism Treatment
- Florida Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary*
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren of Brevard County
- Groundswell Startups
- Harmony Farms
- Health First Foundation
- Healthy Start Coalition of Brevard County
- Helping Seniors of Brevard County
- Helps Community Initiatives (HCI)
- HfH Supportive Housing
- Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute
- Hundred Acre Hollows
- Junior Achievement of the Space Coast
- Little Growers
- Love INC of Brevard
- Marine Resources Council of East Florida
- Matthew’s Hope Ministries
- Melbourne Chamber Music Society
- Melbourne Community Orchestra
- Melbourne Municipal Band Association*
- Native Heritage Gathering
- Neighbor Up Brevard
- North Brevard Charities Sharing Center
- Ocean Research & Conservation Association
- Operation New Hope
- Project Response
- Promise in Brevard
- Rolling Readers Space Coast*
- Sea Turtle Conservancy
- Serene Harbor
- South Brevard Women’s Center
- Space Coast Art Festival
- Space Coast Discovery
- Space Coast Early Steps
- Space Coast Habitat for Humanity
- Space Coast Recovery
- St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care
- The Arc of Space Coast
- The Children’s Hunger Project
- The Salvation Army
- Volunteers of America of Florida
- Walk On Water Ministries of Central Florida
- WAYS for Life*
- weVENTURE Women’s Business Center at Florida Tech
- Wheelchairs 4 Kids
- Who We Play For
- Wings of Grace Ministries
The next Competitive Grants-Brevard cycle opens April 2026. For more information, click here.
