In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, residents in our community have been left vulnerable, facing challenges they never anticipated. The Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund provides critical support to deliver essential assistance to those who need it most.
The fund does not make grants to individuals. It funds the local organizations that deliver food, shelter, medical care, and emotional support directly to neighbors rebuilding after disaster.
Funding is prioritized to address community safety and security needs. Examples of priorities and uses:
Emergency basics: food, water, shelter, and other basic needs
Services for vulnerable and at-risk populations
Capacity: support so organizations can continue or expand critical services during the crisis
Transportation
Facility needs of social service agencies
Technology and infrastructure needed to increase service capacity
Gaps not met by federal and local government relief funding
Online, by check, or by transferring stock or other assets. Pinellas Community Foundation serves as the fund’s fiscal agent.
PCF, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, and United Way Suncoast oversee distribution through a collaborative process, guided by a needs survey distributed to Tampa Bay nonprofits.
501(c)(3) organizations and governmental agencies receive grants to address immediate and mid- to long-term needs.
Grantees provide housing support, mental health services, disaster preparedness resources, and more to families across Tampa Bay.
100% of the funds collected through this effort are directed to immediate and mid- to long-term needs through grants to select nonprofits.
In March 2025, Rob Gronkowski and the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation made a generous $315,000 contribution to support long-term hurricane recovery for families across Tampa Bay. Their gift, one of the largest received to date, is helping provide housing support, mental health services, disaster preparedness resources, and more.
When you give to the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund, you join a growing community of individuals, businesses, and organizations committed to helping our region recover and rebuild stronger than ever.
Whether you’re giving $25 or $250,000, your support fuels meaningful change. Together, we can continue showing up for our neighbors when it matters most.
Whether it’s securing housing, food, medical care, or emotional support, the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund ensures that no one is left behind. By donating today, you are directly supporting the long-term recovery of our community, helping us build back stronger and more resilient.
This strategic collaboration between Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, Pinellas Community Foundation, and United Way Suncoast brings powerful partnerships together to amplify the impact of your donation. Together, we can uplift our neighbors and create a future where every individual can thrive, no matter the storm.
Give online through Pinellas Community Foundation’s donation page. Your gift is directed to the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund.
Pinellas Community Foundation
Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund
17755 US Highway 19 N, Suite 150
Clearwater, FL 33764
Call for instructions.
Duggan Cooley, CEO
or Meg Lokey, Vice President of Philanthropy
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and governmental agencies are the typical recipients of funding through the fund.
The fund is currently accepting brief applications by invitation only, based on responses to a needs survey distributed to Tampa Bay nonprofits. PCF is also cataloging the needs nonprofits are addressing across the region.
The fund is disbursing grants for known immediate needs now. This page will be updated if an open call is announced.
The fund will not support individuals, but rather supports organization programs that provide direct support to individuals.
The Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund (TBRF) was launched to help critical nonprofit organizations that aid the community during times of disaster. It has been activated to aid Tampa Bay organizations helping those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund (TBRF) is a strategic collaboration of the Pinellas Community Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and United Way Suncoast. This partnership was launched to help critical nonprofit organizations that aid the community during times of disaster. It has now been activated to aid Tampa Bay organizations helping those suffering from the effects of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and governmental agencies will be eligible to receive assistance. Funding allocations will be prioritized to address community safety and security needs. Here are examples of priorities:
This is a collaboration between Tampa Bay nonprofit funders in which Pinellas Community Foundation serves as a fiscal agent. Distribution of funds will be overseen through a collaborative process by the funding partners to ensure the funds are distributed fairly and equitably to address the community’s most serious needs. 100% of the funds collected through this effort will be directed to address immediate and mid- to long-term needs through the provision of grants to select nonprofits.
Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and governmental agencies are the typical recipients of funding through the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund. The Fund is currently disbursing funds to address known immediate needs across our community. We are also actively working to catalog the needs being addressed by nonprofits throughout the region as we assess the evolving situation.
At this time, the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund is accepting brief applications by invitation only based upon responses to a needs survey distributed to Tampa Bay nonprofits. This page will be updated if an open call is announced.
The Fund will not support individuals, but rather will support organization programs that provide direct support to individuals.
Funding will be used to support direct relief efforts to alleviate the suffering of the victims of Hurricane Helene. This includes:
Grants from the Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund have reached these organizations.
78 organizations, listed alphabetically.
