The Pinellas Community Foundation Social Opportunity Works (SOW) Fund helps small, community-anchored nonprofits advance access and opportunity across Pinellas County.
SOW strengthens youth opportunity, arts and culture, health access, and community resilience in neighborhoods long affected by underinvestment.
Since launch, SOW has paired capacity-building support with financial awards to organizations serving historically excluded communities.
SOW supports nonprofit organizations only. PCF is not able to provide assistance to individuals through this fund.
501(c)(3) nonprofits with annual budgets of $100,000 or less.
Serving priority zip codes in Pinellas County: 33701, 33705, 33711, 33712, 33713, 33714 and 33755.
Share details through the interest form below. A PCF team member will follow up.
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Staffing, salary support, governance, compliance, planning, and evaluation.
Equipment, technology, space, and tools to expand high-impact services.
Outreach and collaboration that grow community participation.
501(c)(3) nonprofits with annual budgets of $100,000 or less, serving these priority zip codes in Pinellas County:
Organizations working on racial, economic, educational, housing, or health access in Tampa Bay.
Note: SOW provides support to nonprofit organizations only. PCF is not able to provide assistance to individuals.
These local partners show what is possible when neighbors have the resources to act. Each card links to local coverage of their work.
Supports young adults transitioning out of care with essentials and stability-building supports. Local coverage highlights founder Sapheria Emani Samuels’ community-driven model.
“Stringing Together Obviously Remarkable Youth” engages families and youth through mentoring, food access, and community activations. Founded in 2021 by four local leaders.
Mentors youth and families in South St. Pete toward workforce readiness and educational success.
A South St. Petersburg private school expanding personalized education and campus resources for local students.
Blends arts and tech to build resilience and life skills for youth and families, with STEAM-aligned programming and partnerships.
Builds visibility, connection, and opportunity for Latinx communities through culture, healing, and advocacy.
Provides safe, guided spaces for creative self-discovery and sociocultural connection. Founded by artist John Gascot.
Neighborhood-Oriented Mobile Art + Design takes art-making to where people are, from neighborhoods to group homes and juvenile detention centers, through its Rolling Studio and MicroCamps.
An award-winning home for arts and community in St. Petersburg with a 20-year legacy and continuing leadership evolution.
A no-cost medical home in North Greenwood, connecting uninsured residents to primary care and whole-person supports.
Gifts to the SOW Fund put jobs, tools, and space in the hands of organizations embedded in the neighborhoods they serve.
SOW combines flexible funding with practical support to help small nonprofits stabilize, grow their programs, and expand impact in focus neighborhoods.
501(c)(3) status
Annual budget of $100,000 or less
Serving the priority Pinellas zip codes listed above
Community-aligned mission and programming
If your organization aligns with the criteria, share details through the interest form and a PCF team member will follow up.
A gift to SOW fuels jobs, tools, and space for organizations embedded in the neighborhoods they serve. To explore a gift, contact PCF or give online.
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Prefer to talk? Call 727-531-0058.
