Collier foundation hands out $2.4 million

NAPLES — The Community Foundation of Collier County's $2.4 million in grants in the first three months of this year was nearly double the amount in the same period last year.

Approximately $2.3 million of the quarterly grant total came from the foundation's donor-advised funds. Such funds allow donors to participate by suggesting grant recipients. The number of donor-advised funds at the foundation has increased by 15% since the beginning of the fiscal year.

A little over half of the donor-advised fund grants were distributed to Collier County agencies, including NCH Healthcare System, Naples Community Church and the Conservancy of Southwest Florida.