The Ruth & J O Stone Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission focuses on enhancing community well-being through health initiatives, food security, and cultural enrichment. The foundation provides funding to health-related organizations, food banks, disaster relief efforts, and arts and culture nonprofits, reflecting its commitment to improving the quality of life for diverse populations. It primarily serves communities in Florida, with a notable emphasis on Clearwater and surrounding areas.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Florida-based nonprofit with demonstrated local impact (health clinics, community services, cultural institutions, or disaster-relief organizations) that can show a clear fit with place-based priorities and that can be introduced or nominated by a local intermediary or prior grantee.
Good Fit
- • Organizational base and programs serving Pinellas County / Clearwater / Tampa Bay.
- • Work in health care, community services, arts/culture, or disaster relief as reflected in prior grants.
- • Capacity to manage mid- to large-size grants including capital or endowment-style awards.
- • Existing relationship or referral from a funded organization or local intermediary.
- • Ability to participate in or benefit from charitable events and sponsorships.
Geography
In the latest year all grants were awarded to organizations in Florida; the prior year included a few out-of-state grants but the most recent observed pattern is tightly place-based in Florida.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 16 distinct organizations in the latest year with a mix of clinics, arts groups, social service agencies and disaster-relief recipients; despite dollar concentration in a few large awards, the number and diversity of funded groups is meaningfully broad for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows eight new grantees in 2024, indicating the portfolio can include unfamiliar organizations, but the foundation explicitly states funding is by preselection, so there is not a clear public application route.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
