The Rotary Club of West Jacksonville solicits applications from 501(c)(3) organizations for creative community service projects directed toward the needs and quality of life in Jacksonville.
From youth to seniors, sports to education, health issues and human services, and beyond – the goal of West Jacksonville Rotary is to provide financial support to creative community service projects.
The Club typically supports three to five smaller projects with specific immediate goals. The collective amount to be awarded in 2012 is $12,000. The Club will determine the number and size of grants awarded.
Interested organizations should download the grant application. Applications and accompanying information should be forwarded by February 29, 2012 to:
Rotary Club of West Jacksonville
P.O. Box 382055
Jacksonville, FL 32238-2055
The Charity Grants Committee will review and make recommendations to the Board by the end of March, after which grantees will be notified.
Past recipients of charity grants include:
1984 - Food Bank of Jacksonville
1985 - DePaul School
1986 - Hubbard House
1987 - Hospice of Northeast Florida
1988 - Aslan House
1989 - Circle of Love, Emergency Pregnancy Services, Inc.
1990 - Hollybrook Homes Apartments
1991 - Food Bank of Jacksonville, Jacksonville Marine Institute
1992 - Riverside Tradition House
1993 - YMCA, Speech and Hearing Center, USI
1994 - Children’s Enrichment Workshop, Church of the Good Shepherd, N.E. Florida Exchange Club Center, Habijax
1995 - Boy Scouts
1996 - Boy Scouts, Heritage House
1997 - FCCJ, Rotary Club of West Jacksonville Robert Dixon Memorial Scholarship Fund, Episcopal Children’s Services
1998 - Girls Inc., Charity Grant to Robert Dixon Memorial Scholarship
1999 - The Bridge of Northeast Florida, Boys & Girls Club
2000 - Read Right From The Start, Community Hospice of North East Florida
2001 - Jacksonville Housing Partnership, Dreams Come True
2002 - Sulzbacher Center, Nonprofit Center of North East Florida, DLC Nurse & Learn, Jacksonville Housing Partnership
2003 - Inn Ministry, Tradition House, Boy Scouts
2004 - U.S. Naval Sea Cadets, Community Connection of Jax, Daniel Memorial, Sanctuary on 8th Street, Family Promise of Jax, Pine Castle
2005 - Riverside Baseball for the Inner City, Vision is Priceless Council
2006 - YMCA, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition, Children’s Home Society
2007 - Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Daniel Memorial, Sanctuary on 8th Street, St. John’s Terrace Home
2008 - Boy Scouts, Families First, Angelwood Inc., Child Guidance Center
2009 - Ortega Playschool, Boy Scouts, Jacksonville Historical Society, Dreams
Come True
