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Role-Based Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Beverly Saltonstall, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

  • Claudia Gonsalves, Orphan Support International, Inc.

  • Cliff Smith, Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Elizabeth Hughes, Animal Refuge Center

  • Gaspar Anastasi, New Life Dream Centers

  • Jean Rafacz, Children's Advocacy Center of SWFL

  • Keith White, Ft. Myers Police Athletic League Inc.

  • Nancy Smith, Shy Wolf Sanctuary Education & Experience Center Inc.

  • Patricia Murphy, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Roger Grogman, Community Housing & Resources

  • Ross Webb, LARC, INC.

Mission-Based Awards

The Enpy $100,000 Excellence Accelerator Award

  • Alliance for the Arts

  • Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County

  • Boys & Girls Club of Collier County

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Lee County

  • Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium

  • De LaSalle Academy

  • Dr. Piper Center for Social Services, Inc.

  • F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP

  • Fair Food Standards Council

  • Freedom & Virtue Institute

  • Freedom Institute of Collier County

  • From The Ground Up Ministries Inc.

  • Goodwill Industries Southwest Florida

  • Help a Diabetic Child (HADC)

  • Hope Clubhouse of Southwest FL, Inc

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • Lehigh Community Services

  • Orphan Support International Inc

  • Path2Freedom

  • Ride Nature

  • RYAN Healing Center

  • Sally J. Pimentel Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center

  • Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, Inc.

  • The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc.

  • The New Beginnings of SWFL

  • Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic, Inc.

Outstanding Animal Welfare Initiative Award

  • Bird Gardens of Naples

  • Cape Coral Animal Shelter & Veterinary Clinic

  • Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

  • Dockery's Amazing Rescues

  • Fortunate ferals

  • Guardians of Florida Animal Rescue

  • Gulf Coast Humane Society

  • Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Paws Crossed inc

Small but Mighty Award

  • Additional Needs, Inc.

  • All Rainbow and Allied Youth, Inc.

  • Bonita Senior Center

  • Bridges 2 New Beginnings

  • Cape Coral for the Children

  • CPNAI-Alva Community Resource Center

  • Development director

  • EHL Fragile X Foundation, Inc.

  • Foster Village SWFL

  • Freedom Waters Foundation

  • Freely Give, Inc.

  • Girls on the Run SWFL

  • Ground Up Ministries

  • Gulf Coast Partnership

  • Haven on Earth Animal League Inc

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • Jaclynn’s Wish

  • Keepers of the Innocent, Inc.

  • Lee BIA Builders Care

  • Love INC of Southwest Florida

  • Orphan Support International, Inc.

  • Partners for Breast Cancer Care, Inc.

  • Ride Nature

  • Sally J. Pimentel Deaf & Hard of Hearing Center

  • Silent Victims of Crime

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul

  • The Alliance for Florida’s National Parks

  • The Healthy Earth Organization

  • The New Beginnings of SW FL

  • Tweety B’s

  • Ubuntu Spirit Inc

Dennis Gingerich Nonprofit and
Church Partnership Award

  • Cape Coral First Methodist Church

  • Faith Lutheran Church of Lehigh Acres

  • Gulf Church

  • Love INC of Southwest Florida

  • Mission Community Church

  • NAACP Collier County

  • New Image Tabernacle

  • Ride Nature

  • St. Andrew Catholic Church

  • St. Martin de Porres Outreach Community Ministries, Inc.

  • Turning Point Church

  • Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fort Myers

  • Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples

  • Unity of Fort Myers

Arts and Culture Advancement Award

  • Additional Needs, Inc.

  • Alliance for the Arts

  • Art League of Marco Island Inc. DBA Marco Island Center for the Arts

  • Arts for ACT Gallery

  • Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra

  • Florida Arts, Inc. (dba. Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center)

  • Florida Repertory Theatre

  • Friends Of Pine Island Library

  • Gulfshore Opera

  • Gulfshore Playhouse

  • Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties

  • Melody Lane Theatre

  • Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens

  • Quality Life Center

  • The Heights Center

  • The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

  • United Arts Collier

  • Via Nova Chorale, Inc.

Community Catalyst Award

  • Additional Needs, Inc.

  • American Red Cross – Community Adaptation Program – Lee County

  • Better Together

  • Buckingham Exceptional Student Center

  • Calusa Waterkeeper

  • Cape Christian Fellowship — Outreach Department

  • City of Cape Coral

  • Far West Helping Foundation Corp (FWHFC)

  • Freely Give, Inc.

  • Guadalupe Center

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • Immokalee Eastern Chamber of Commerce

  • Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties

  • Neighbors Network of Lee County (NNLC)

  • Red Cross — Community Adaptation Program (CAP)

  • Ride Nature

  • Sally J. Pimentel Deaf & Hard of Hearing Center

  • Somebody Cares Tampa Bay, Inc.

  • United Way Lee

Economic Empowerment Award

  • Boys & Girls Club of Collier County

  • Donna J Beasley Technical Academy

  • Education Freedom Foundation (formerly The Optima Foundation)

  • Goodwill of SW Florida

  • GrowFL

  • Guadalupe Center

  • Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties

  • I will mentorship foundation

  • Island Park Middle/High School

  • Project BUILD SWFL

  • STARability Foundation

  • SVdP Naples

  • Together On Purpose

  • Your Path Back, Inc.

Youth Empowerment Excellence Award

  • 100 Black Men of Southwest Florida

  • Best Buddies in Southwest Florida

  • Bishop Verot High School

  • Boys & Girls Club of Collier County

  • Cape Coral for the Children

  • Donna J Beasley Technical Academy

  • Dunbar High School Academy for Technology Excellence

  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes

  • FGCU/School of Resort & Hospitality Management, Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart and Wright.

  • Freedom and Virtue Institute

  • Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Inc

  • Girls on the Run SWFL

  • Grace Place for Children and Families

  • Guadalupe Center

  • Gulf Coast Partnership

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • i will mentorship foundatiom

  • Island Park Middle/High School

  • Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida (JA SWFL)

  • Keepers of the Innocent, Inc.

  • Literacy Council Gulf Coast

  • Melody Lane Theatre

  • Naples Woman's Club

  • Pace Center for Girls

  • Ride Nature

  • STARability Foundation

  • The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc

  • The Healthy Earth Organization

  • The SEED School of Miami

  • Thrive Academy

  • Tommy Bohanon Foundation

  • Valerie's House

  • Youth Haven

Environmental Stewardship Award

  • Audubon Western Everglades

  • Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium

  • Calusa Waterkeeper

  • Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

  • Cape Coral Wildlife Trust

  • Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center

  • Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

  • Keep Charlotte Beautiful, Inc.

  • Keep Collier Beautiful

  • Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc.

  • Peace River Wildlife Center

  • Pine Manor Improvement Association

  • STEMCAT

  • The Healthy Earth Organization

  • The PET Method Inc.

Housing and Homelessness Hero Award

  • Affordable Homeownership Foundation

  • Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity

  • Community Assisted & Supported Living - Lee County, FL

  • Community Housing and Resources, Inc. (CHR)

  • Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc.

  • Gods Protected Harbor

  • Gulf Coast Partnership

  • Habitat For Humanity of Collier County

  • Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties

  • Hearts & Homes for Veterans, Inc.

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance

  • Lee BIA Builders Care

  • Love INC of South Lee and North Collier Counties

  • Oberig Corporation

  • St. Matthew's House

  • St. Vincent de Paul CARES

  • The New Beginnings of SW FL

  • Thrive SWFL

  • Wings of Shelter Intl Inc

  • Youth Haven

Health and Wellness Innovator Award

  • Bonita Senior Center

  • Conversations to Remember

  • Englewood Alano Club

  • Epilepsy Florida, Inc. (d/b/a/ Epilepsy Alliance Florida)

  • Girls on the Run SWFL

  • GirlTREK Ft. Myers

  • Guardian Angels for Special Populations

  • Hadassah's Hope

  • Josh’s Benches for Awareness

  • Kimmie’s Recovery Zone

  • Lee County Medical Society Foundation

  • Living Well Mission

  • My Autism Connection (MAC)

  • NAMI Collier County

  • Naples Cancer Advisors

  • Naples Therapeutic Riding Center (NTRC)

  • New Life Dream Center

  • Partners for Breast Cancer Care, Inc.

  • Premier Mobile Health Services

  • Protected Harbor Inc

  • Providence Family Life Center

  • Ross Dynasty Agency of Care

  • RYAN Healing Center

  • Samaritan Health and Wellness Center

  • Senior Friendship Centers

  • Special Equestrians Inc.

  • The Center for Progress and Excellence Inc.

  • The Dubin Center

  • The McGregor Clinic, Inc

  • Valerie's House Inc.

Food Security Advocate Award

  • Bonita Springs Assistance Office

  • Brighter Bites SWFL

  • Cafe of Life

  • Cape Coral Caring Center Inc

  • Cape Coral for the Children

  • Centro Bethesda Outreach

  • Charleston Park Neighborhood Association Inc.

  • Community Cooperative, Inc.

  • Far West Helping Foundation Corp

  • Feeding Dreams

  • FISH of Sanibel-Captiva, Inc.

  • FK Love Foundation

  • Gladiolus Food Pantry

  • Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Hope Clubhouse of Southwest FL

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • i will mentorship foundatiom

  • Interfaith Charities of South Lee

  • Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties

  • Lehigh Community Services

  • Meals of Hope

  • Naples Woman's Club

  • One More Child

  • Pine Island Food Pantry

  • Pine Manor Improvement Association

  • Ride Nature

  • School Lunch Matters

  • Senior Friendship Centers

  • St. David's Jubilee Center

  • STEMCAT

  • SVdP Naples (St. Vincent de Paul, Naples District Council, Inc.

  • The Salvation Army of Collier County

  • Ubuntu Spirit, Inc

  • Word of life food pantry

Veterans Service Award

  • Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Avow Hospice, Inc.

  • Dogs Inc

  • Freedom Waters Foundation

  • Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs

  • Gulf Coast Partnership

  • Hearts & Homes for Veterans, Inc.

  • JFCS of the Suncoast

  • Oberig Corporation

  • Special Equestrians Inc.

  • St. Vincent de Paul CARES

Champion for Children Award

  • 4KIDS Southwest Florida

  • A.N.A.'s Friends

  • American Cancer Society

  • Best Christmas Ever Florida office

  • Better Together

  • Bishop Verot High School

  • Blue Butterfly Program, Tidewell Hospice

  • Boys & Girls Club of Collier County

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Charlotte County

  • Brighter Bites SWFL

  • Buckingham Exceptional Student Center

  • Caloosa Middle school

  • Cape Coral for the Children

  • Catholic Charities- Diocese of Venice

  • Child Care of Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Coronado Middle and High Charter School

  • De LaSalle Academy

  • Donna J Beasley Technical Academy

  • Early Learning Coalition of Duval/ Help Me Grow Clay, Duval, & Nassau

  • EHL Fragile X Foundation Inc

  • Family Connect Inc

  • FK Love Foundation

  • Florida Drowning Prevention Foundation Inc.

  • Foster Village SWFL

  • Freedom Waters Foundation

  • Ft. Myers Police Athletic League Inc.

  • Fun Time Early Childhood Academy

  • GiGi's Playhouse Fort Myers

  • Girls on the Run SWFL

  • Golisano Children's Museum of Naples

  • Grace Place for Children and Families

  • Ground Up Ministries

  • Guadalupe Center

  • Gulf Coast Partnership

  • I AM F.U.S.E.

  • IMAG History & Science Center

  • IMPACT for Developmental Education

  • Island Park Middle/High School

  • Keepers of the Innocent, Inc.

  • Lee County Legal Aid Society

  • Literacy Council Gulf Coast

  • Melody Lane Theater

  • Monique Burr Foundation for Children

  • Mov de Iglesias Tabernaculo de Restauracion, inc

  • Naples Woman's Club

  • One More Child

  • One Simple Wish

  • Pace Center for Girls, Collier at Immokalee

  • Patient Airlift Services

  • Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Ride Nature

  • Seminole Heights Charter Middle/High School

  • StepN2ourlane ( FTL)

  • The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc

  • The Lee County Coalition for a Drug-Free SWFL

  • Three Virtues organization

  • Tommy Bohanon Foundation Inc.

  • Truly Valued

  • Two Girls and a Bible

  • West University Charter High School

  • Youth Haven

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Announcing the 2025 ENPY Awards Nominees

Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Year-Round

The Community Foundation proudly presents the 2025 ENPY Awards Nominees, honoring outstanding nonprofit organizations and professionals across Southwest Florida who exemplify Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Year-Round.

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This year’s nominees represent extraordinary dedication, compassion, and innovation — driving positive change in every corner of our community. Congratulations to all who continue to make a lasting impact through service and leadership.

Human Services Hero Award

  • Audrey Rodriguez, Sally J. Pimentel Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center

  • Brandy Fox, Gulf Coast Partnership

  • Claudia Gonsalves, Orphan Support International, Inc.

  • Elisabeth Saner, Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Heather Strangeflower, Ubuntu Spirits Inc.

  • Jaime Castro, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Jerri Sutton, Charlotte County Healthy Start Coalition

  • Jessica Grau, Partners for Breast Cancer Care, Inc.

  • John Roberts, Community Cooperative, Inc.

  • Lucy Garcia, Organizacion Internacional De Latinos En El Exterior (O.I.L.E)

  • Monica Nagy, I AM F.U.S.E.

  • Susan Hook, Samaritan Health & Wellness

Partnership Builder Award

  • Audrey Rodriguez, Sally J. Pimentel Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center

  • Ellie Ramirez, Guadalupe Center

  • Jeffrey Nichols, Cafe of Life

  • Melanie Musick, Pace Center for Girls, Inc.

  • Nicole McHale, Community Housing & Resources

  • Trish Fancher, Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc.

Finance and Operations Excellence Award

  • Adam Sickler, Peace River Botanical & Sculpture Gardens

  • Anastasia Restrepo, Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center

  • Antonio Torres, Guadalupe Center

  • Blair Fretwell, Community Cooperative

  • Chelle Sutyak, Cancer Alliance Network

  • Eileen Webster, Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Jodi Bisogno, Youth Haven

  • Joel Markus, Gulfshore Playhouse

  • John Raho, Children's Advocacy Center of SWFL

  • Lucia Branton, JFCS of the Suncoast

  • Ronne Apicella, SalusCare Inc

  • Thea Cernohous, Dubin Center

Nonprofit Program Director of the Year

  • Audrey Rodriguez, Sally J. Pimentel Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center

  • Brian Willard, Junior Achievement of SW Florida

  • Carolyn Kovach, Naples Woman's Club

  • Cort Norman, Hope Clubhouse of Southwest FL

  • Danielle Steele, Girls on the Run SWFL

  • Erika Arnowitz, F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP

  • Jayme Fusco, Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Karen Rodino, Alzheimer's Support Network

  • Kathy Burg, Valerie's House

  • Kelly Starke, Youth Haven

  • Liz McCauley, Cape Coral Animal Shelter & Veterinary Services

  • Lynn Battista, Cape Coral for the Children

  • Margaret Baugher, Dr. Piper Center for Social Services, Inc.

  • Milena Weston, Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida

  • Rebecca Busby, Community Cooperative

  • Robert (Bob) Spano, Guadalupe Center

  • Sophia Amvrosiatos, Freedom Waters Foundation

  • Stephanie Lewis, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Troy Gerent, From The Ground Up Ministries

  • Valerine Oliver, Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Vicki Bonham, Living Well Mission

Marketing and Communications Trailblazer

  • Adam Broome, Children's Advocacy Center of SWFL

  • Audra McKinney, LEE BIA Builders Care

  • Israel Islas, Dr. Piper Center for Social Services, Inc.

  • Janet Windisch, Cape Coral Friends Of Wildlife

  • Jessica Wead, Educational Pathways Academy

  • Justin LaVerdiere, Valerie's House

  • Kathy Samson, K&J Samson, Inc.

  • Katie Valentin, Guadalupe Center

  • Lauren Walker, Hope Clubhouse of Southwest FL, Inc

  • Mark Koch, Ride Nature

  • Melissa Silva, Immokalee Eastern Chamber of Commerce

  • Patrizia Vila, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

Development and Fundraising Excellence Award

  • Angela Katz, LARC Inc.

  • Ashley Price, Goodwill Industries Southwest Florida

  • Ineta White, Abraham Daughter’s House of Refuge and food pantry Inc.

  • Jan Fifer, Special Equestrians Inc.

  • Kaleigh Lawrence, Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida

  • Karen Gustafson, Bonita Senior Center

  • Kelli King, IMAG History & Science Center

  • Laura Harris, Hearts & Homes for Veterans, Inc.

  • Linda Martin, Naples Woman's Club

  • Maria Bustamante, Guadalupe Center

  • Michele Mold, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

  • Nancy Lofton Jenkins, Bridges 2 New Beginnings

  • Rebecca Thompson, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Rick Jacobs, 4KIDS of Southwest Florida

Volunteer of the Year

  • Allison OReilly, Florida Drowning Prevention Foundation Inc.

  • Becky Boros, Acupuncturists Without Borders

  • Charles Bean, Special Equestrians Inc.

  • Charles Jarrett, Merrill Private Wealth Management, The Cenname Team

  • Charlie Thompson, All Souls Episcopal Church Out Reach

  • Chery Day, Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc.

  • Cheryl Anderson, Cape Coral Wildlife Trust

  • Connie Lesko, Alzheimer's Association

  • Cynthia Pledger, Children's Advocacy Center of SWFL

  • Dan Moser, The Dubin Center

  • Debra Derolf, Into the Jordan Ministries

  • Donna Widmeyer, Peace River Wildlife Center

  • Dottie Pacharis, Hope Clubhouse of Southwest FL, Inc

  • Florence Sheppard, Cape Coral for the Children

  • Fonda Richardson, St. Vincent de Paul CARES

  • Geoffrey Norwood, Lee BIA Builders Care

  • Jenn Downes, Better Together

  • Joe Nishanian, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Maggi Feiner, F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP

  • Mary Schaible, Tommy Bohanon Foundation

  • Melissa Brueckner, Cape Coral Animal Shelter

  • Michelle Smith, Best Buddies in Southwest Florida

  • Nanci Berlin, Volunteer for Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Peter Ardolino, St. Andrew Catholic School

  • Robert Muscari, Orphan Support International, Inc.

Emerging Leader Award

  • Andres Paz, Latinos239

  • Aram Wheatley, Project BUILD

  • Audra McKinney, LEE BIA Builders Care

  • Bradley Rambhajan, Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Brandi Harris, Hope Clubhouse of Southwest FL, Inc

  • Caitlin Meyer, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra

  • Carlos Adames, IMAG History & Science Center

  • Catherine Zarate, Junior Achievement of SW Florida

  • Danielle Steele, Girls on the Run SWFL

  • Devon Parker, The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center

  • Karen Spears, Freely Give, Inc.

  • Mariann Brasington, Cape Coral for the Children

  • Merari Salinas, F.I.S.H. OF SANCAP

  • Molly Arthur, Educational Pathways Academy

  • Monica Nagy, I AM F.U.S.E.

  • Nancy Cote, Beacon of Hope Pine Island

  • Samuel Turner, Patty Baker Humane Society Naples

  • Sarah Gualco, Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc.

  • Tricia Boone, Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida

Executive Leader of the Year

  • Adam Putnam, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

  • Alicia Shannon, Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida

  • Alyona Ushe, Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, Inc. DBA Arts Bonita

  • Amy Turner, Sally J. Pimentel Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center

  • Andrew Banyai, Lee County Legal Aid Society, Inc.

  • Angela Hogan, Gulf Coast Partnership

  • Angela Katz, LARC, INC.

  • Angela Rackley-Meadows, Our Mother’s Home

  • Cathy Lanier, The Seashells of Sanibel Condominium Association Inc

  • Christie LoConte, The Dubin Center

  • David Brown, Family Initiative Incorporated

  • Dawn Montecalvo, Guadalupe Center

  • Debbie Sanford, Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties

  • Heather Cross, The Center for Progress and Excellence

  • Heidi Webb, Kimmie's Recovery Zone, Inc.

  • Janet Darnell, Partners for Breast Cancer Care, Inc.

  • Jaysen Roa, Avow

  • Josiah Ravish, Ride Nature

  • Judy Mitchell, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

  • Julie Ferguson, Cape Coral Caring Center

  • Julie Lombardo, Cape Coral for the Children

  • Kathryn Kelly, The Heights Foundation/The Heights Center

  • Kathy Beehler, IMPACT for Developmental Education

  • Keith Maples, Neighborhood Health Clinic, Inc.

  • Liz McCauley, Cape Coral Animal Shelter and Veterinary Services

  • Maria Espinoza, FISH of Sanibel-Captiva

  • Nadine Singh, Premier Mobile Health Services

  • Nicole Decker-Mchale, Community Housing and Resources

  • Stefanie Ink Edwards, Community Cooperative, Inc.

  • Stephen Popper, Meals of Hope

  • Susan Hook, Samaritan Health & Wellness Center, Inc.

  • Vacharee Howard, NAMI Southwest Florida

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