Immokalee High School junior Saidee Rincon opens the NCEF grant awards ceremony singing “For Good” from the musical Wicked. Rincon is a participant in several NCEF-funded programs through the Immokalee Foundation. Photo courtesy Tony Zollo
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NCEF awards record $34M in grants to children’s charities
After a record-setting 2025 Naples Winter Wine Festival, Naples Children & Education Foundation announced more than $34 million in grants to nearly 50 Collier County children’s charities, at a reception held on March 17 at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón.