Avenues of Services
Community Support
Through our Community & Educational Grants Program, Moorings Park Foundation uplifts seniors, students, and caregivers across our community.
This year, our resident-led grants committee proudly selected 30 worthy nonprofit organizations to receive a total of $751,000 in funding. Your continued support helps us fund these life-changing initiatives.
Each grant reflects a shared commitment to enhancing quality of life and spreading kindness throughout our community. From housing and healthcare to education and emotional support, these organizations deliver essential resources to those who need them most.
Together, we’re building a stronger, more compassionate community.
🩺 Senior Health & Wellness Support
2025 Grant Amount: $15,000
Total Grant History: $30,000
Direct financial assistance to cancer patients aged 60+
2025 Grant Amount: $35,000
Total Grant History: $170,000
Palliative care for those with chronic or terminal illness
2025 Grant Amount: $25,000
Total Grant History: $105,000
Financial assistance and support programming for older adult cancer patients.
2025 Grant Amount: $35,000
Total Grant History: $160,000
Navigation support for seniors accessing social services
2025 Grant Amount: $65,000
Total Grant History: $438,500
Mental health counseling and financial aid for low-income people aged 60+
2025 Grant Amount: $25,000
Total Grant History: $154,000
Behavioral healthcare for uninsured/underinsured seniors
2025 Grant Amount: $25,000
Total Grant History: $70,000
Vision-saving surgical care for older, underserved individuals
2025 Grant Amount: $14,000
Total Grant History: $75,500
Safety in the Kitchen Series—designed to empower individuals who are blind or visually impaired to cook confidently and independently
2025 Grant Amount: $10,000
Total Grant History: $119,500
Parkinson’s support for patients and caregivers
2025 Grant Amount: $40,000
Total Grant History: $70,000
Mobile clinic offering free screenings and disease prevention for seniors in Immokalee
🏠 Housing & Homelessness Prevention
2025 Grant Amount: $50,000
Total Grant History: $150,000
Home Bundles—Thoughtfully curated collection of brand-new household essentials for older adults transitioning from homelessness
2025 Grant Amount: $20,000
Total Grant History: $40,000
Shelter and wraparound services for vulnerable seniors
2025 Grant Amount: $25,000
Total Grant History: $78,500
Rapid, affordable housing for senior Veterans—offers stability, dignity, and access to mental health services and peer connection
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Caregiver & Family Support
2025 Grant Amount: $35,000
Total Grant History: $567,000
Programming Support—mental and physical well-being support for caregivers
NEW RECIPIENT
2025 Grant Amount: $10,000
Generations of Hope Initiative—support for grandparents caring for children removed from abusive homes
NEW RECIPIENT
2025 Grant Amount: $7,500
Care Pack Program—essentials and emergency aid for grandparent caregivers
2025 Grant Amount: $10,000
Total Grant History: $71,000
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program—provides resources and emotional support to grandparents who have become primary caregivers for their grandchildren due to family crisis
🎶 Community Connection
NEW RECIPIENT
2025 Grant Amount: $10,000
Intergenerational Music and Social Exchange Program—Brings together youth and seniors through music
2025 Grant Amount: $25,000
Total Grant History: $55,000
Warrior Health & Fitness Program— empowers Veterans to take charge of their physical wellbeing while providing a portal to more complex care, such as PTSD
🧠Specialized Learning Support
NEW RECIPIENT
2025 Grant Amount: $10,000
Support for a structured, multisensory approach for children with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia
2025 Grant Amount: $15,000
Total Grant History: $71,000
Project Explore—career exploration for young adults with special needs
🎓 Higher Education Support
2025 Grant Amount: $30,000
Total Grant History: $240,000
Scholarships for high-achieving future health care professionals
2025 Grant Amount: $20,000
Total Grant History: $255,000
Scholarships for future licensed health and emergency professionals
2025 Grant Amount: $20,000
Total Grant History: $173,000
Emergency/gap funding for students at Immokalee and Collier campuses
2025 Grant Amount: $50,000
Total Grant History: $230,000
Expanding access to healthcare education with scholarships and advanced RN simulators for real-world readiness
🚀 Support to Building Brighter Futures
2025 Grant Amount: $20,000
Total Grant History: $395,000
LEAD Program—College and career readiness for Golden Gate High School students
2025 Grant Amount: $20,000
Total Grant History: $282,000
Tutor Corps—College-preparatory and scholarship program for high school students in Immokalee
2025 Grant Amount: $25,000
Total Grant History: $85,000
Healthcare Summer Camp—A hands-on learning experience designed to inspire students from Immokalee for careers in healthcare
2025 Grant Amount: $10,000
Total Grant History: $75,000
After-School Education Program—Provides tutoring, mentoring, and character-building support to under-resourced students from kindergarten through 12th grade
Dear Applicant,
At Moorings Park Foundation, we recognize the vital role we play in championing services that enhance the well-being of our local senior community. Supporting local non-profits is one of the most powerful ways we can make a meaningful and lasting impact.
Our grants are awarded to organizations that educate those serving seniors aged 60 and above, as well as to organizations that directly support this population. The Community & Educational Grants Program is a testament to the generosity of our residents, providing critical funding to nonprofit organizations whose missions align with ours. Guided by a dedicated committee of residents, this program ensures that donor contributions create the greatest possible impact—whether by supporting the underprivileged, the homeless, individuals battling cancer, those living with Parkinson’s, or those in need of essential end-of-life care.
At this time, our grant application process is currently closed, but we invite you to revisit in January 2026 for updates on new funding opportunities.
We appreciate your commitment to serving our senior population and look forward to learning more about your impactful work in the future. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions in the meantime.
Thanks to the generous support and unwavering commitment of our residents, we have successfully reached our 2024 Senior Peak Challenge goal of raising $375,000 to support the David Lawrence Centers (DLC) in their efforts to address the mental health crisis in Collier County. Your generosity has allowed Moorings Park Foundation to match each and every gift, bringing our collective philanthropy total to the soaring heights of three quarters of a million dollars!
These funds will enable the DLC to establish a 15-bed geriatric wing at the new Collier County Behavioral Health Center due for completion in fall 2026. The Moorings Park Foundation Wing will provide essential services to seniors in crisis, offering 24-hour walk-in access, real-time behavioral health assessments, and intervention by top-notch service providers.
This achievement is a testament to the power of collective philanthropy and the impact we can make when we come together. Thank you for ensuring our elderly community members have access to the resources and assistance they deserve.
You may also visit the website at https://davidlawrencecenters.org. If you have any questions, please contact Georgia LeBlanc, Foundation Administrator at 239-919-1692 or at gleblanc@mooringspark.org.
One recent key initiative soon will help provide affordable apartments for 400 essential workers such as teachers, farmers, police and medical staff, and for low-income seniors, making between $45,000.00 to $90,000.00 yearly. In the last three years, the Moorings Park Foundation, Moorings Park Institute, Collier Community Foundation and the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, have raised $10 million toward the planning, legal and other costs for an affordable apartment complex. Collier County Commissioners have selected the project’s nonprofit developer and provided land on a portion of the former Golden Gate golf course. Because of your generosity and support we hope to continue our mission of making a difference addressing the needs in our community. This dream will be able to become a reality come January 2023 when we expect to break ground. For updates, please click the link below.
https://collierclerk.com/updates-on-the-golden-gate-golf-course-development-projects/