Central Florida · Puerto Rico

Let's make our local schools great, one project at a time.

We're your neighbors. 100% of every dollar you give goes directly to projects in public schools across Central Florida and Puerto Rico. We cover the overhead ourselves.

Every donation, any size, goes straight to local kids.

100%
Goes to schools
$0
Overhead to donors
2
Regions · Central FL & Puerto Rico
$1,000
First project, delivered
Bins of new playground equipment, including toss and catch sets, ring toss games, jump ropes and bean bags, ready for delivery to a Winter Haven school New footballs delivered to a classroom at the Jewett School of the Arts
✓ Delivered · Spring 2025

Real equipment, in real classrooms.

Our first project raised $1,000 for playground improvements at the Jewett School of the Arts. Working with school staff, we delivered footballs, toss-and-catch sets, ring toss games, jump ropes and more, gear chosen to get kids moving at recess.

Current Campaigns

What we're raising for now

Chosen with school staff, so every dollar lands where teachers say it matters most.

2026–27 School Year

Jewett School of the Arts

School's back in session with 500+ students across 21 K–5 classrooms. We're equipping classrooms and recess with what staff request, from PE gear to learning materials.

Ongoing

Feed Hungry Kids

Goal$10,000

Funds go directly to student food assistance programs, starting in Winter Haven and expanding across Central Florida and Puerto Rico, selected in partnership with school administrators. No child should try to learn on an empty stomach.

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Our Promise

Transparency, the old-fashioned way

100% to projects

The volunteers who run the fund cover all administrative costs personally. Your entire donation buys things for kids.

Schools pick the projects

We work directly with staff and administrators, so purchases match what classrooms actually need.

We show our work

Every project is documented right here: what was raised, what was bought, and photos of it landing in classrooms.

Questions

Frequently asked

100% to school-based projects in public schools across Central Florida and Puerto Rico, beginning in Winter Haven where we started: play and PE equipment, classroom support, and student food assistance. The volunteers who run the fund pay the admin costs out of their own pockets, and every project gets documented right here.

We're an incorporated community fund, but not currently a federal 501(c)(3), so donations aren't tax-deductible. Every dollar still goes straight to school projects, and we document every project so you can see exactly where it went.

Volunteers who founded the fund in Winter Haven, Florida. Projects are chosen in direct partnership with school staff, and deliveries go straight to the schools.

Email info@winterhavenschoolfund.org. We can use help shopping, delivering, coordinating with schools, and spreading the word. Teachers are welcome to propose projects, too.

Join In

Every school deserves a champion.

Give once, give monthly, or roll up your sleeves with us. Questions or project ideas: info@winterhavenschoolfund.org

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