Speer Dream Foundation, a St. Petersburg faith-based philanthropic organization, awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to twenty-one local nonprofit organizations serving the local community.
Lisa Vickers, chief executive officer of the Speer Dream Foundation, says that the foundation, “is dedicated to making a difference in our community. We are driven to transform lives, build communities and enact positive change.”
The Speer Dream Foundation focuses on four key pillars: education, military and first responder assistance, medical support and community outreach by supporting nonprofit organizations in the Tampa Bay area semiannually.
Nonprofits receiving grant awards include:
Angels Against Abuse
Big Cat Habitat
Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts
Brookwood Florida
EmpowHERment
Fisher House Foundation Inc.
Florida Elks Charities
Florida Resurrection House
Hands Across The Bay
Heroes of the St. Pete Police & Fire Rescue
Keswick Christian School
Pinellas Sheriff’s Police Athletic League (PAL)
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Foundation, Inc
Reach St. Pete
Ready For Life
St. Anthony’s Hospital Foundation
St. Petersburg College Foundation (First Steps Scholarship)
The Kind Mouse
The Magic Yarn Project
The YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg
USMMA Sailing Foundation (Warrior Sailing)