Florida Blue Foundation

Florida Blue Foundation is a trade name of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation, Inc., and is a separate philanthropic affiliate of Florida Blue, Florida’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield company. Founded in 2001, the mission of the Foundation is to help people and communities achieve better health. The Foundation strategically allocates grants toward philanthropic, community-based solutions through its focus areas and programs that focus on health solutions in the health care system, multicultural and growing populations, and critical issues of affordability, access and quality.

Florida Blue Foundation does not make grants or charitable contributions to organizations that discriminate in their provision of goods and services based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status or marital status.

What's New?

• 2018 Community Health Symposium and Sapphire Awards – Big Issues in Health

  Join us for the 2018 Community Health Symposium and Sapphire Awards May 3-4, 2018, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Kissimmee, Florida. The theme is Big Issues in Health. Click here to learn about the outstanding speakers and presenters who will address a variety of trends and topics that include health, opioids, oral health, health care reform, health care workforce, innovation, philanthropy and addressing disparities, among others.

• 2018 Sapphire Awards Nomination Applications

  Click here for information on the 2018 Sapphire Awards Nomination Applications.

• Publications on Foundation programming now available

  Read about the impact of the Foundation’s programming in three publications recently added to the Library. They are:
  

  • Embrace a Healthy Florida Initiative: Stories from Six Florida Communities
  • The IMPACT Program: A Comprehensive Evaluation Report 2007-2013
  • Florida Blue Foundation 2016 Program Summary Analysis

• Reflections on Our Community Engagement – 2016-2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

  Read about the impact of the Foundation’s giving, including select stories about those served by the nonprofits that received financial assistance through our programs. Click here to view the report

• 2017 Sapphire Awards Honorees Announced

  Click here to view the 2017 Sapphire Awards Present and Past.

  Click here to view the honoree vidoes.

For More Information

Email us at floridabluefoundation@floridablue.com

Call 1-800-477-3736, ext. 63215