TAMPA KIWANIS FOUNDATION’S
CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY

Over the last few years, our Tampa Kiwanis Foundation has provided financial support averaging close to $140,000 per year to charities and for charitable activities throughout Tampa Bay.  Since its inception in the early 1960’s until the end of 2020, the Foundation has contributed close to $3 million to the Tampa / Hillsborough community. This does not include the “in-kind” value of the time of our club members and youth volunteers.

Our community impact includes:

• Grants to local nonprofits that focus on serving children in Hillsborough County ($50,000 – $60,000 per year) as well as a one-time $100,000 grant awarded in 2019 to celebrate our Club’s 100th Anniversary.
• College Scholarships ($20,000 – $25,000 per year).
• Support for the charitable activities of the Kiwanis Club of Tampa including the Club’s major emphasis programs ($40,000 -$50,000 per year)
• The Tampa Kiwanis Annual Children’s Christmas Party
• Youth – Child Priority One
• Be Wise Immunize Back to School Program
• Citizenship services activities including:
  • • Building accessibility ramps for disabled citizens
    • Youth leadership awards
    • Sponsored youth programs

GRANTS AWARDED BY THE TAMPA KIWANIS FOUNDATION FROM 2007 -2026

From 2007 – 2026, the Tampa Kiwanis Foundation awarded grants to the following organizations (in alphabetic order):

• A Kid’s Place of Tampa Bay: Half of the cost of building a storage facility (2010-2011), Purchase durable dressers for live-in children (2020-2021), Mattresses for Foster Care Homes (2025)
• Academy Prep Center of Tampa: Purchase new refrigerator and freezer to provide healthy meals to students (2019-2020), New Google Chromebook laptops & education licenses (2020-2021).
• Alpha House of Tampa Bay: Renovations to Maternity Residence (2014-2015), Paint & Materials (2015-2016), and Renovations to Building (2013-2014)
• AML Collaborative: “Kids in the Kitchen” Summer Food Class Program (2025)
• Bailey Elementary: ELL Program (2016-2016)
• Bartel’s Elementary School: Two smart boards for the media center (2011-2012)
• Bay Area Youth Services: Gym Shoes/Uniforms/School Supplies – 20 Students (2015-2016)
• Beat NB: Support a Child’s Drug Costs for One Year (2016-2017)
• Bess The Book Bus: Provide books for disadvantaged children (2020-2021)
• Bob Gilberton YMCA: Y Achievers Program (2016-2017)
• Bob Sierra Family YMCA: Infant Swim Program (2013-2015), Remodel a teaching kitchen (Year 1-5) (2007-2012), Swim lessons for children to reduce drownings in Hillsborough County (2023-2025), 
• Bowers/Whitley Career Center: HART Bus passes for disadvantaged students (2012-2013)
• Boy Scout Troop #315: Funding for weekend camping trip due to economic hardship (2008-2010) and Washington DC Trip (2014-2015)
• Boys & Girls Club: Expand “Tune in to Reading” program to two more Boys/Girls Club locations to reach students, grades 2-5 (2017-2018), Kiwanis Reading Room – Wilbert Davis Boys & Girls Club (2013-2016), Healthy Habits Culinary program (2012-2013) and Project Learn (2011-2012), Chromebooks for middle school students (2023-2024)
• Brandon Kiwanis Club: Stuff the Bus Campaign (2008-2010)
• Camp Boggy Creek: New duplex cabin lodge (2018-2019), Laptops and desktops for campers and families (2023-2024)
• CDC of Tampa / Safe & Sound Hillsborough: Materials to fund “train the trainer” workshop sessions to identify mental health concerns in students (2017-2018)
• Champions For Children: Kids on the Block Program (2015-2016)
• Children’s Cancer Center: Honorarium for Jesuit Key Club 50-year anniversary to fund their Outreach program (2017-2018) and General Fund Donation (2013-2014)
• Children’s Home Network: Upgrade Vocational Tech Learning Center (2016-2017)
• Clothes to Kids, inc.: Childrens Underwear (2025-2026)
• Connected by 25 (CBY25): Reach for the Stars Scholarship (2013-2014) and GED Scholarships (2013-2014)
• Community Stepping Stones: Art supplies for after-school community program (2023-2024)
• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay: 2014 Counseling/Therapy Grant for 2 Families (2013-2014)
• Cristo Rey Tampa High School : One student scholarship for Step Up For Students program (2017-2018) and Installation of mobile Wi-Fi hotspots for four buses / vans to allow students to extend their school day when traveling to / from home and work locations (2018 -2020). Student Call center furniture (2026)
• Crossover Center: New fencing for the center (2007-2008)
• Crossroads for Florida Kids Inc.: Provide basic needs including clothing, shoes, school supplies, backpacks, bus passes, and internet devices for schoolwork and employment searches (2022-2023)(2024-2025)
• Current of Tampa Bay, Inc.: Support 2 Laundry Projects in the Bears/22nd Ave Area (2016-2017)
• DACCO: Civil Citation Pilot Program (2015-2016)
• DeSoto Elementary School: Provide a weekly magazine to students to encourage literacy at home (2022-2023)
• Dream Center of Tampa: Purchase of 4 moveable bleachers for indoor activities (2021-2022)
• Early Childhood: Council of Hills. County (2016-2017)
• Early Learning Coalition: Purchase of clear masks for child care teachers and providers (2020-2021)
• Easter Seals Florida, Inc.: Strengthen young children’s skills at Murray Child Development Center (2017-2018) and STEM Program and Supplies (2014-2016), Equipment and supplies for Head Start Classroom (2020-2021)
• Eckerd Youth Alternatives: Tutor stipend funding for GED students (2008-2009)
• Eddie Taghap: Fund Key Club member trip to Green Mountain Music Camp (2010-2011)
• Evolution Institute: 2 new classrooms and additional classroom construction buildouts (2018-2020)
• Family Healthcare Foundation: Financial assistance for families struggling to pay health insurance (CHIP coverage for 1 or 3 months) (2017-2018)
• Feeding Tampa Bay: One Charlie Cart for the Mobile Pantry (2018-2019), Meal distribution during COVID-19 pandemic (2019-2020), Purchase 12 chromebooks & scanners for in school pantries (2020-2021), Community Hunger Program (2025).
• Florida 1.27: fund for request through the Care Portal (2022-2023)
• Florida Key Club: Send Key Club presidents to the annual convention (2007-2008)
• Florida Recovery Schools of Tampa Bay – Sober Prom (2026)
• Foster Grandparent Program: Seniors in service program (senior volunteers at schools) (2007-2008)
• Friends of Joshua House Foundation: Remove old playground (2012-2013) and Life Enrichment Program (2016-2017), HOUSE Lamplighters (2021-2022)
• Gentlemen’s Quest of Tampa: Participation in STEM Quest Summer Camp (2021-2023, 2026)
• Gift of Adoption: Assist with adoption costs for Hillsborough couple (2009-2010)
• Girl Scouts of West Central Florida: Get Real Program – Young Middle School (2015-2016)
• Giving Hope Through Faith: Funded 49 “Box of Smiles” for pediatric cancer patients (2010-2011)
• Good Samaritan Mission: Children’s Christmas Presents (2015-2016)
• GracePoint Foundation: Update the outdoor play areas of the Menendez Exceptional Center to be used by middle school children, i.e. play-courts, benches, tables, fences. (2017-2018)
• Greater Tampa Bay Area Council: Flaming Arrow Archery Range Rehabilitation (storm damage) (2017-2018)
• Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community: Renovate offices used for reunification meetings (2020-2021), Community Clothing and Pantry Closet (2025)
• Gulf Ridge Council Boy Scouts: Equipment and uniforms for underprivileged troops (2009-2010)
• Habitat for Humanity: Collaboration with Jesuit Key Club to build “Nancy’s Home” (2008-2009)
• Heart Gallery – supplies for foster children (2026)
• Heavendropt: New kiln for clay projects at the program for Veterans and disabled (2023-2024)
• Haines Project: Air Conditioning for Ramp Family (2013-2014)
• HCPS Security & Emergency Management,: Purchase 600 Teddy bears for children that have been traumatized (2017-2018)
• Hillsborough Assoc. of Retarded Children: Carpeting removal and flooring replacement (2011-2012)
• Hillsborough Community College: 2 Scholarships for low-income single parents (2008-2009) and Conscious Discipline Learning Model (2016-2017)
• Hillsborough Education Foundation: One four-year scholarships (Years 1- 3 – 1 from misc. grants & 1 from scholarship budget) (2010-2013), STEM Fair (2012-2013), Stock the Shelves for Teaching Tools Store (2013-2014), Scholarship funding (2008-2010), Brewster Tech Center- 20 computers (2010-2011), and Hugo Schmidt FirsTech Learning Lounge (2010-2011); as well as other annual scholarships.
• Hillsborough Scholarship Foundation: Provide several HCC students with enough funds to complete their last class required for graduation(2017-2018)
• Hold Our Horses: Horse trailer wrap to advertise miniature horse therapy program (2020-2021)
• Hope International Ministries: Toddler Playground (2014-2015)
• Ibis Healthcare Foundation – Serenity Space Gazebo (2026)
• ICON Prep – band equipment (2026)
• Idlewild Baptist Church: Seeton home improvement project (2011-2012)
• Jackson in Action 83 Foundation: Shirts for Military Children (2025)
• Jesuit Key Club: Reimburse key club member for toys to Costa Rica children (2007-2008)
• Junior League of Tampa: Provide “Love Bundles” for children placed into foster homes (2018-2019) (2022-2023)
• Kid Health and Well-Being Emporium Inc – vaping prevention booklets (2026)
• King High School: Reading ROCKS! Program (2015-2016)
• Kiwanis Club Division #14: Assist with disaster relief trailer purchase (2008-2010)
• Kiwanis Read ‘n’ Rise/Scholastic books: Build Reading Rooms at Local Schools – St. Peter Claver (2012-2013)
• Kiwanis Club Storywalk: Build & maintain storywalk in Al Lopez Park (2021-2022)
• Kiwanis Club of Tampa: Birthday Kits for at-risk children (2023-2024)
• LaVoy Exceptional Center: Supplement Cost to Construct New Playground (2013-2014)
• Lifelink Legacy Fund: Memorial contribution for Sam Choate (2012-2013)
• Little Saint Nick Foundation – gift bags for children’s hospitals (2026)
• Mary Lee’s House: Community Resource Closet (2025)
• Mental Health Care, Inc.: Window treatments for the center (2007-2008)
• Metropolitan Ministries: Distribution of meals during COVID 19 Pandemic (2019-2020)
• National Organization for Transplants: To purchase a computer system, software and printer (2009-2010)
• New Life Village: Partner with Jesuit Key Club to complete/furnish one apartment at New Life Village (2012-2013), multi use sports field for recreational activities (2020-2021), Replace unsafe and outdated outdoor patio furniture and picnic tables (2023-2024)
• NextGen Alliance: Purchase Curriculum for Teen Pregnancy Education (2014-2015)
• Olin Mott Tutor-a-Bull: Incentive to USF College Students to work with at risk students (Olin Mott Foundation match) (2013-2014)
• Onbikes – bikes to be distributed to needy children (2026)
• Ophelia Project: Fund marketing budget for Boy’s Initiative (2007-2008)
• PACE center for Girls: desks & chairs for a classroom (2018-2019)
• Playsmart, Inc: Summer Program for Lower Income Middle-School Kids (2013-2014)
• Positive Family Partners: Office renovation to serve families with young children at developmental risk due to health or family issues (2022-2023)
• Project Link: Here I Stand Conference and Be Wise Middleton (2014-2015), Be-Wise software to run the summer vaccination program (2023-2024)
• Ramp and Construction Committee: Purchase of construction tools (2009-2011)
• Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay: Replace toilets in the visiting family rooms (2020-2021)
• Ryan Nece Foundation: Arts and Crafts for the Power of Thanksgiving celebration (2023-2024)
• Salesian Youth Center: Summer Camp Sponsorship’s (2009-2010 & 2013-2017 & 2021-2023), Renovation of playground and sports field (2023-2027)
• Salvation Army Hope House: Purchase of Beds for Hope House (2014-2015)
• Scholarship Committee: Scholarship presentation guest lunches and recipient plaques (2009-2010)
• Sing Out and Read (SOAR): a series of afterschool, in-home, e-learning reading intervention sessions (2022-2023)
• Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay: Foster grandparent program/seniors volunteer in schools (2009-2010)
• St. Peter Claver Catholic School: Rebuild Pre-School Playground (2013-2014) and Partial Fund Intercom Safety System (2015-2016)
• Starting Right, Now: Fund 37 Children to Attend Mindfulness Rational Living Class (2016-2018) and , Furnish/Remodel Haven Poe Runaway Shelter (2013-2014), 14 laptops for the Technology for Homeless Teens program (2021-2022)
• Success 4 Kids & Families: Toys for 200 infants to Healthy Start families to keep engaged with the program (2017-2018)
• Sylvia Thomas Center: Replace outdated and worn devotional area furniture for foster children and their families (2023-2024)
• Tampa Bay Tech Key Club: Send Tampa Bay Tech Key Club members to the Intl. Convention (2009-2010)
• Tampa Family Health Centers: Purchase one otoacoustic emissions (hearing) testing equipment and supplies (2019-2020).
• Tampa Crossroads: Athena House remodeling of front porch and balcony (2009-2010)
• Tampa Heights YMCA: Transportation to HCC Ybor City Campus Teen Achiever’s Summer Camp (2011-2013)
• Tampa Housing Authority: Academic Assistance Through Tutoring (2014-2015)
• Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA: To build a playground at Layla’s House Learning Center (Years 1-2) (2010-2012)
• Tampa Museum of Art: provided art kits for children in the community (2024-2025)
• The Children’s Home: Build ‘Ropes course’ (2012-2013) and 10 Week Summer Program for 25 Kids (2013-2014)
• The League of Women Voters: Hillsborough County Commission on the Status of Women (2012-2013)
• University Area CDC: Support 70 Children to Attend Dreamcatchers Camp (2016-2017)
• University of South Florida Foundation: Sligh Middle School Tutorial program (2007-2010)
• Urban League of Hillsborough County: Robotic kits for at-risk children in their summer STEM program (2023-2024)
• USF CKI: Zone E Eliminate Project luncheon (2011-2012)
• USF College of Education: Children’s Festival for Hillsborough County (2010-2011)
• USF Tutor a Bull: Sligh Middle School tutoring program with USF Education students (2011-2012)
• USO Tampa: Children’s Corner at VA Hospital (2012-2013)
• Vecina Cafe Empowerment Center: College Summer Interns and High School Student Scholarships (2025-2026)
• Visions of Hope: Emergency Fund for Everyday Expenses (2014-2015)
• Voices for Children of Tampa Bay: Guardian ad Litem program (2007-2009)(2015-2016), General donation to Children’s Needs fund (2012-2013), Fund Guardian ad Litem Training Program (2013-2015)
• Warming the World: Purchase Yarn, Looms, Shipping Costs for Premature baby head caps in US & Africa (2013-2014)
• Wheels of Success: Provide 1 Family with a Vehicle (2016-2017)
• Women in Aviation: Girls in Aviation Day event (2023-2024; 2026)
• Ybor Museum: Donation for Kiwanis lunch (2007-2008)
• Ybor Youth Clinic: Waiting Room renovations (2022-2023)
• Yes Queen Dress Drive – jewelry for homecoming and prom (2026)
• YMCA: Renovation of outdoor field (2007-2008), Swim Lessons (2024)
• YMCA Teen Achiever Program: Summer Program Transportation Costs for 20-30 Kids (2013-2014) and 7 Week Summer Program (2014-2015)
• Youth in Action Camp – camp activities for military youth (2026)

Tampa Kiwanis Foundation awarded The Evolution Institute a $100,000 Grant Tampa, FL. – As part of The Kiwanis Club of Tampa’s 100th anniversary celebration, in 2019, the Tampa Kiwanis Foundation awarded a grant of $100,000 to a local not-for-profit organization. The grant criteria was that it must be used to improve the early childhood development and/or early childhood school readiness of Hillsborough County children
and must be for a capital expense and/or new program development to build additional
capacity.
“We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the Tampa Kiwanis 100th Anniversary $100,000 Grant is: The Evolution Institute – an organization that targets working with students in East Tampa that are at risk for academic failure,” explained Mr. Dave Rogoff, President Tampa Kiwanis Foundation. “This approach is a means of reaching the long term goal of locally breaking the cycle of poverty.”
Accepting the award on behalf of The Evolution Institute was Dr. Jerry Miller, the Executive Director of the Evolution Institute, and Ms. Michelle Shimberg, Board V.P.
The Evolution Institute will use the grant to expand their early child development programming and the space for these programs. They have a tuition-free school, The East Tampa Academy, for 4-8 year old children – a school that is demonstrating excellent outcomes in academic performance with most of the children at or above grade level. In addition, they train other organizations serving the young children in East Tampa on how to infuse resiliency skills in these children.
“We were extremely impressed by the application of The Evolution Institute, not just for their proven outcomes but also their approach of working with community partners such as Feeding Tampa Bay and the Tampa Housing Authority to take a holistic approach to the needs of the children and families of East Tampa,” said Tampa Kiwanis Foundation Treasurer Mr. Bob Singleton.
Kiwanis Club of Tampa is celebrating their 100th year of public service impacting the local Tampa community. Originally chartered on October 24th, 1919, they are the oldest Kiwanis Club in the state of Florida. For more information about the Kiwanis Club of Tampa please visit their website www.TampaKiwanis.org Or the Facebook page for club photos and updates: https://www.facebook.com/TampaKiwanis/ #TampaKiwanis