Mayo Clinic in Florida
The needs of the patient come first.
Local Outreach
Mayo Clinic in Florida is dedicated to supporting and positively impacting the health and well-being of all people through advances in medical practice, education and research. Our community benefit activities reflect work in transforming healthcare as well as the confluence of factors that impact health and well-being — socio-economic and environmental factors, lifestyle, and educational components of health and quality of life. On the Florida campus, community benefit activities include investment in programs and initiatives designed to improve the health, well-being and quality of life for local and regional residents and communities.
Mayo Clinic provides funding and in-kind support for new and existing programs and initiatives that address significant and emergent unmet or underfunded needs specific to our health need priorities of access to care, chronic diseases, mental health and cancer in addition addressing health disparities. Community benefit activities align efforts to enhance the clinic's capacity to meet its mission, improve individual and overall community health, enable long-term capacity-building and sustainability, and accelerate collaborative endeavors with other community agencies, organizations and constituents.
Community Health Needs Assessment
Mayo Clinic performs a community health needs assessment to better serve its populations. Through this tool we are uniquely poised to study and respond to local health needs.
Request a Grant or Sponsorship
Please use the following links to submit grant applications through GrantsConnect. The Applicant Portal Help Center is a helpful resource to answer common questions and troubleshoot login issues.
2025 Spring Grant Cycle
Opens December 15, 2024 - Closes January 22, 2025
2025 Fall Grant Cycle
Opens May 6, 2025 - Closes June 17, 2025
For all organizations receiving grant funds or sponsorships in 2024, report-outs will be due by December 10th, 2024.
Please submit your event sponsorship application at least 60 days before your event to allow adequate time for the review process.
About Requesting Funding
Mayo Clinic supports 501c3 nonprofit organizations that serve local communities within its areas of operations. Geographical proximity varies per Mayo Clinic site and mostly includes the city and county where Mayo’s facility is operating. However, in some locations within larger metropolitan areas, Mayo Clinic supports nonprofits in multiple counties. The Mayo Clinic Community Contributions Program in Florida awards grants and sponsorships for events and programs for organizations that serve in the Northeast Florida County Region (Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns County).
Mayo Clinic Community Contributions Program in Florida
Mayo Clinic in Florida is a not-for-profit organization with the primary mission of patient care. As a private trust for the public good, Mayo Clinic is dedicated to giving back to its local communities through its Office of Community Relations. Mayo Clinic partners with others to ensure that:
Community investments align with its mission to advance patient care, research and education
Our community is a welcoming, vibrant and healthy environment for residents and visitors
Our community is an environment that attracts and sustains a diverse Mayo Clinic workforce to provide the best patient care
Program Information
Mayo Clinic considers sponsorship and grant requests from registered 501(c) (3) organizations in northeast Florida for sponsorship for new/ongoing programs or other community outreach activities that support the stated goals. These may include:
Health and Human Services
Education and workforce development
Diversity and inclusion
Statement of community need
Community events
Each request will be considered for alignment with any of the following health priorities:
Access to Care
Chronic Disease
Mental Health
Cancer
Mayo Clinic asks that organizations request funding no more than once per calendar year. Mayo Clinic support generally limits funding to no more than 20 percent of an organization’s operating or capital budget.
Contact Us
To discuss this award prior to submitting a request, please contact us at:
flacommunityrelations@mayo.edu
(904) 953-7339
Highlights in Our Community
In 2023, Mayo Clinic in Florida contributed nearly $6 million to the Northeast Florida community, supporting nearly 100 organizations.