2025 ENPY Awards Honorees
Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Year-Round
The Community Foundation proudly presents the 2025 ENPY Awards Winners, celebrating the nonprofit organizations and professionals across Southwest Florida who exemplify Excellence in Nonprofit Performance Year-Round.
These distinguished award recipients demonstrate extraordinary dedication, compassion, and innovation — driving meaningful, measurable impact across our region. Congratulations to each winner for their outstanding service and leadership.
Event Date: December 2, 2025
Location: DoubleTree Hilton Bell Tower, 13051 Bell Tower Dr, Fort Myers, FL
Role-Based Award Honorees
Lifetime Achievement Award
Celebrates an individual whose career reflects unwavering dedication to nonprofit service and community impact.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Celebrates an individual whose career reflects unwavering dedication to nonprofit service and community impact.
Human Services Hero Award
Honors a frontline professional providing compassionate and essential direct services.
Partnership Builder Award
Recognizes a leader who develops strategic partnerships that expand collective impact.
Finance & Operations Excellence Award
Celebrates a behind-the-scenes professional ensuring operational excellence and strong compliance.
Nonprofit Program Director of the Year
Awarded to a program leader delivering measurable results, expanding services, and driving program excellence.
Marketing & Communications Trailblazer
Honors a communicator shaping powerful, creative campaigns and compelling storytelling.
Development & Fundraising Excellence Award
Recognizes a fundraising professional strengthening financial sustainability and organizational impact.
Volunteer of the Year
Celebrates a volunteer whose dedication and compassion have made a significant difference.
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Emerging Leader Award
Honors a rising star demonstrating early-career excellence, initiative, and outstanding promise.
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Executive Leader of the Year
For a nonprofit CEO or Executive Director whose vision, strategy, and leadership have elevated their organization.
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Mission-Based Award Winners
Champion for Children Award
Honors an organization that significantly enhances children’s lives through education, wellness, or enrichment.
Veterans Service Award
Recognizes an organization serving veterans and military families with advocacy, support, and transition assistance.
Health & Wellness Innovator Award
Presented to an organization advancing mental, physical, or community health with creativity and measurable impact.
The Center for Progress & Excellence, Inc.
Food Security Advocate Award
Awarded to an organization addressing hunger with compassion and innovation to ensure no one goes hungry.
Housing & Homelessness Hero Award
Honors an organization fighting homelessness and housing insecurity, providing shelter, advocacy, and hope.
Environmental Stewardship Award
Recognizes leadership in sustainability, conservation, and environmental education for a healthier planet.
Youth Empowerment Excellence Award
Celebrates a program that mentors, educates, and empowers youth to thrive and step confidently into the future.
Economic Empowerment Award
Honors an organization promoting financial literacy, job readiness, and entrepreneurship to fuel growth.
Community Catalyst Award
Recognizes an organization that strengthens civic engagement and unites communities for greater resilience.
Arts & Culture Advancement Award
Honors a nonprofit using arts and culture to heal, educate, and connect communities.
Outstanding Animal Welfare Initiative Award
Presented to an organization that improves the lives of animals in Southwest Florida through rescue, sheltering, veterinary care, or innovative community programs.
Dennis Gingerich Nonprofit & Church Partnership Award
Honors a faith community and nonprofit working together to address real-world needs.
Small but Mighty Award
Celebrates a small nonprofit making an outsized impact with limited resources.
The ENPY $100,000 Excellence Accelerator Award
Awarded to one nonprofit under $5 million in revenue, providing $5,000 in cash and $95,000 in capacity-building services — including HR support, leadership coaching, fundraising tools, and marketing — to significantly strengthen organizational impact.
