The Community Foundation Martin - St. Lucie

The Community Foundation Martin - St. Lucie Founded January 28, 1988, The Community Foundation Martin – St. Lucie inspires philanthropists to establish funds to impact communities in Martin and St.

Lucie County, throughout Florida, across the United States, and around the globe.

Every May, students across Martin and St. Lucie Counties open envelopes carrying scholarships funded by people who decid...
05/27/2026

Every May, students across Martin and St. Lucie Counties open envelopes carrying scholarships funded by people who decided, years earlier, that their giving should keep going long after they were the ones directing it. Nonprofits in our community stay steady because someone, somewhere, built a Fund to anchor them through whatever the years ahead might bring.

The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie helps families build plans that carry their intent forward, whether through a scholarship Fund, a donor-advised Fund or an agency endowment created to support a specific cause for generations to come.

If you are ready to think about what your generosity should continue to do, we would love to talk.

www.tcfmsl.org

The places that hold our community's story do not preserve themselves.This May, in recognition of Historic Preservation ...
05/19/2026

The places that hold our community's story do not preserve themselves.

This May, in recognition of Historic Preservation Month, The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie is awarding micro-grants to local organizations working to safeguard nine historic sites across Martin and St. Lucie counties.

Some of these places still serve their original purpose, like the Lyric Theatre in Stuart and the Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce. Others have been thoughtfully reimagined as spaces for education, social services, community gatherings and historical remembrance, including the Apollo School Building, the Banner Lake Club, the House of Refuge, Golden Gate Center, the Old Salerno Schoolhouse and the Gomez Pioneer and Washington Memorial cemeteries.

These grants are made possible through the Frances Langford Fund for Martin County. A celebrated singer, actress and devoted philanthropist, Frances Langford cared deeply about the Treasure Coast she called home and her legacy continues every time one of these places welcomes a new generation through its doors.

The Community Foundation is proud to play a part, alongside the Fundholders and partners who make this work possible.

Learn more about the Foundation's work at TCFMSL.org.

05/12/2026

Introducing Accessible Health, a video series from The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie spotlighting the local partners working to make health and mental health care reachable for every member of our community.

Our first feature highlights Tykes & Teens, whose work in children's mental health has touched thousands of young lives across Martin and St. Lucie Counties.

Over the past decade, The Foundation, together with our Fundholders, has invested over $5 million in health and mental health programs and services right here at home, supporting:

Walk-in clinics
Therapeutic intervention centers
Crisis support
Access to care for the children, families, and seniors who need it most

Behind every program is a network of thoughtful Fundholders who choose to direct their charitable giving toward the well-being of their neighbors. Their generosity is steady, strategic, and often quiet, yet the impact is felt in every corner of our community.

Mental health is community health. And together, we are making it accessible.

To learn how your philanthropy can advance health and mental health care in Martin and St. Lucie Counties, visit tcfmsl.org.

Here's a peek at what's been going on at The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie last month.We celebrated the dedicati...
05/07/2026

Here's a peek at what's been going on at The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie last month.

We celebrated the dedication of the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation Waterworks Exploration Zone at Florida Oceanographic Society, a Fundholder-supported project that brings hands-on water and conservation education to students, families and visitors on Hutchinson Island.

We were proud to stand alongside Impact100 Martin100 Martin for both signing day and the annual grant ceremony, serving as the collective giving partner that helps transformative grants reach the nonprofits making a difference here at home.

Scholarship award season also kicked off, with celebrations honoring graduating seniors at Martin County High School, South Fork High School, Jensen Beach High School and Clark Advanced Learning Center. We also recognized our Copper Key Scholarship recipients, students whose academic journeys we have walked alongside since middle school.

To the Fundholders, partners and community members who make this work possible, thank you for a remarkable month.

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Last week, something remarkable happened.For the first time in nearly a decade, the Copper Key Scholarship Promise honor...
05/04/2026

Last week, something remarkable happened.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Copper Key Scholarship Promise honored its very first graduating seniors. Three young people we have walked beside since middle school, who are now stepping into the futures we always believed they could build.

On April 28, scholars, families, partners, and donors filled the Flagler Building of Stuart to mark the moment. There was laughter, there were stories, and there was the unmistakable feeling of watching a long-held promise finally come full circle.

Congratulations to our 2026 Copper Key graduating seniors:

Jonathan, headed to Indian River State College Ava, headed to Florida State University D'Asia, headed to Indian River State College

We also welcomed five new scholars into the Copper Key family: Anthony, Trentin, Jenni, Allison, and Natalie. Their journey is just beginning, and we cannot wait to see where it takes them.

This program exists because of a partnership between The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie, House of Hope, and Nina Haven Scholarships, and because of the visionary Fundholders who believed that scholarship support should arrive earlier and stay longer. To every scholar honored this week, you carry our pride and our unwavering support into whatever comes next.

Right here at home.

On April 22, The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie celebrated the recipients of this year's scholarships at Jensen B...
05/01/2026

On April 22, The Community Foundation Martin-St. Lucie celebrated the recipients of this year's scholarships at Jensen Beach High School, awarding a total of $185,500 in scholarships, with 12 students receiving $3,500 per year over four years through the Sailfish Point Foundation. We also had the joy of celebrating three Copper Key scholars whose tuition will be fully covered as they head off to college this fall.

Congratulations to:

William, recipient of the Joseph A. Catrambone Scholarship, awarded in honor of a 35-year champion of Martin County's workforce and economy.

Danielle, Jaxen, and Leilani, recipients of the Jack and Dorothy Smouse Scholarships, named for a beloved Martin County educator whose legacy continues to support students pursuing careers in education, nursing, and social service.

Jonathan, Ava, and D'Asia, our very first Copper Key Scholarship graduating seniors. Years ago, each of them was given a lucky penny and a promise. This week, that promise was kept. This unique program, built collaboratively between TCFMSL Fundholders, House of Hope and Nina Haven Scholarships, follows students from middle school through high school graduation, supporting not just the scholar but the entire family that nurtures their growth.

Behind every scholarship is a vision. Behind every recipient is a community that believes in their future. Right here at home.

The Treasure Coast is not just a beautiful place to live. It is an ecosystem worth protecting, an economy worth preservi...
04/22/2026

The Treasure Coast is not just a beautiful place to live. It is an ecosystem worth protecting, an economy worth preserving, and a home worth fighting for.

That is why, in 2019, community leaders Bud Jordan and Tom Buhr established the TCF Environmental Action Fund at The Community Foundation, a dedicated fund created to address water quality and environmental health across the Treasure Coast. Since its founding, the Fund has supported pollution mapping research in the Indian River Lagoon, Everglades Literacy education in local schools, the Loxa-Lucie Headwaters Initiative for land conservation, and environmental education events in our community.

The Fund is open to individuals, families, and businesses who want their resources to protect the places that make the Treasure Coast worth calling home. This Earth Day, if protecting our waterways is a cause that moves you, we would love to connect.

https://www.thecommunityfoundationmartinstlucie.org/

Some of the most powerful giving you will ever witness, you will never actually see.There are people in this community w...
04/21/2026

Some of the most powerful giving you will ever witness, you will never actually see.

There are people in this community who give generously, consistently, and entirely without acknowledgment. They prefer to make a quiet, steady commitment to improving the quality of life for the people and places they love right here at home.

The Community Foundation personalizes philanthropic giving for those who choose to remain behind the scenes. We help individuals and families direct their resources toward the causes that matter most to them, with the local knowledge and trusted relationships that make every impact count.

If this sounds like the kind of giving that speaks to you, we would love to have a conversation. Visit www.tcfmsl.org

Congratulations to our grantmaking partner, Impact100 Martin, on another extraordinary season of collective giving, now ...
04/20/2026

Congratulations to our grantmaking partner, Impact100 Martin, on another extraordinary season of collective giving, now 572 members strong.

This year, Impact100 Martin awarded $500,000 to five Martin County nonprofits, with each organization receiving a transformative $100,000 grant. Two additional Merit Recipients were awarded $36,000 each to further their important work.

With this year's awards, Impact100 Martin has now invested $2.9 million in our community over just 9 seasons, a powerful reminder of what is possible when philanthropic women come together with shared purpose.

Congratulations to the 2026 Grant Recipients:

CareBag Mobile Shower Unit Martin County
The Hope Center for Autism Hope in Motion Shuttle
Kiwanis Club of Stuart, "Music in the Park" and ADA Swing Project
River Scout II: A New Voyage
Purchase of a New Digital X-Ray Machine for Veterinary Clinic

And to the 2026 Merit Recipients:
NextGen Veterinary Clinical Simulation and Skills Lab Project
WildLab on Wheels

As Impact100 Martin's grantmaking partner, The Foundation walks alongside the members through every step of the season. It is a privilege to stand with this remarkable community of women who are making Martin County stronger, one project at a time.

This is inspired philanthropy, right here at home.

Last week at Martin County High School, we had the privilege of celebrating three remarkable students and the generous d...
04/15/2026

Last week at Martin County High School, we had the privilege of celebrating three remarkable students and the generous donors whose legacies made their scholarships possible.

Congratulations to this year's recipients:

Ella M., recipient of the Kathy Batterson Memorial Scholarship
Liam N., recipient of the Ivan T. and Florida K. Rembert Scholarship
Nhu V., recipient of the Treva Brogan Scholarship

The evening carried a special meaning. Kathy Batterson, a beloved member of our community and former Chair of the Sailfish Point Foundation, was deeply committed to education and to the students of Martin County. In a touching memorial tribute, Tom, Board of Directors of the Sailfish Point Foundation, also presented a scholarship in her honor. Both memorial scholarship recipients happened to be graduating from Martin County High School.

Moments like these remind us why this work matters. Behind every scholarship is a family, a legacy, and a community that believes in the next generation. To Ella, Liam and Nhu: we proud of you!

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