The Jim And Ellen White Family Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing charitable support primarily for needy children and abandoned pets. Its mission encompasses a range of causes, including assistance for families of children with brain cancer, community service projects addressing critical issues such as poverty and hunger, and holiday toy distribution for less fortunate children. The foundation demonstrates a strong commitment to child welfare and animal welfare, reflecting its values of compassion and community support. It primarily serves local charities, with a significant focus on organizations in Florida.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A local Florida nonprofit (often Sarasota-area) working on child welfare, community service projects, youth support or animal welfare with an established local presence or existing relationship to the foundation or its network.
Good Fit
- • Located in Florida, preferably the Sarasota area.
- • Programs serving needy children, youth ranches, holiday toy drives, or animal welfare.
- • Established track record of local partnerships or prior small grants.
- • Existing introduction or relationship to a director, board member, or a past grantee.
Geography
Observed grants across the three available years are concentrated in one state (Florida), with the latest year entirely in-state and a clear Sarasota-area focus.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a modest set of independent recipients each year (4–7 per year and six distinct grantees in the latest year), showing a spread of beneficiaries even though dollars are highly concentrated among the top recipients.
New Applicants
Across three years most grantees recur (five returning recipients observed) and only one new recipient appeared in the latest year; combined with the filing statement that grants are limited to preselected recipients, this behavior suggests low practical likelihood that an unfamiliar applicant will be admitted to the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
