What We Do
We help fuel meaningful change across Southwest Florida through thoughtful grantmaking, strong fund development and management, and community leadership that builds the capacity of organizations serving our region.
Collaboratory offers numerous types of grantmaking programs, including donor-advised funds, endowments, scholarships, field-of-interest funds, giving circles, and agency funds. We are leveraging a portion of our funds to increase diverse investment in the work of coalition partners to achieve the 2040 Goal.
We have served Southwest Florida since 1976 and pride ourselves on our knowledge of the region. This allows us to provide a personalized approach to donors who are looking to make the biggest impact with their philanthropic dollars. We’re also here to talk to professional advisors about their clients’ philanthropic dreams.
Given no single entity can solve a big social problem alone, Collaboratory is using our community leadership role to resource, engage, and coordinate regional coalitions of cross-sector partners aligned around shared goals to change regional outcomes and make SWFL an even better place to live, work, learn, and play.
We are committed to building the region’s capacity to support five coalitions while also providing training and resources to regional partner organizations to strengthen our collective ability to solve problems together. We plan to offer at least 12 FREE capacity building workshops annually.
FutureMakers Coalition is a collective impact initiative working to help Southwest Floridians earn the high-quality credentials needed to enter the workforce. Our goal is to make sure 60% of adults between the ages of 25-64 in our region have education beyond high school.
Through collaborative efforts, our coalition partners use collective impact strategies to design and implement built environment projects that drive systemic solutions—ensuring that every individual in Southwest Florida can experience a high quality of life supported by accessible, sustainable, and resilient communities.
focusing on improving access and quality of care through system-level change. Advancing three priorities: strengthening behavioral health access and workforce capacity, improving maternal health outcomes with an emphasis on early prenatal care, and increasing access to care for uninsured adults.
We are committed to building the region’s capacity to support five coalitions while also providing training and resources to regional partner organizations to strengthen our collective ability to solve problems together. We plan to offer at least 12 FREE capacity building workshops annually.
