FL S2868

Recognizes over 71,000 nonprofit organizations in Florida that provide services including feeding the hungry, sheltering people, supporting education and research, and promoting the arts

Notes that Florida is home to more than 4,000 foundations that distributed over $1.43 billion to charitable organizations and causes in 2007

Acknowledges that individuals, foundations, and corporate donors in Florida gave $17.7 billion in charitable contributions in 2007, with 75 percent of Floridians donating to charitable organizations in 2008

Supports advancing laws and policies to encourage nonprofit formation, reduce regulatory burden on nonprofits, protect their self-governance, and facilitate innovation in Florida's foundation sector