Pabst Steinmetz Foundation 2025 Grant Winners Announced

February 11, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Winter Park, FL: The Pabst Steinmetz Foundation is pleased to announce its 2025 class of grant recipient organizations. After reviewing more than 45 applications from across the United States, the Foundation’s Board of Directors chose to award grants to 16 non-profits, helping them produce community-focused programming for 2025. Grants are awarded to:

• ArtReach Orlando: Healing HeARTS at Nemours

• Atlantic Center for The Arts: Arts & Wellness Academy

• Bach Festival Society of Winter Park: Bach to the Future National Oratorio Competition

• Center for Creative Education: The Foundations School

• Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Strokestra

• Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts: Arts and Wellness Programming for Veterans

• Florida Humanities Council: FORUM Magazine

• NOMADstudio: Justice Studio

• Opera Orlando: Opera In The Trenches

• Orlando Family Stage: Artful Teaching

• Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra: Young People’s Concert School

• Orlando Science Center: Neighborhood Science

• Orlando Shakes: Shakespeare with Heart

• Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation: ArtSELF

• Stronghold Robotics, Inc: Gra-V Robotics

• Timucua Arts Foundation: Artists in Resonance

• What’s Your Elephant: HealED

“The sixteen organizations receiving funding for are all embarking on programming that shows potential for not only great impact within and beyond our community.” said Margery Pabst Steinmetz, the Foundation’s co-founder.

“This year’s grant recipients have such range in the way they will impact the community.” said Chuck Steinmetz, Foundation co-founder. “Margie and I are so excited to see these programs blossom. The Board has done a tremendous job curating this year’s awards class.”

Since 2019, the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation annually funds organizations producing innovating programming that utilize the arts to make communities healthier.