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Together, we can.

We fund organizations showing up for vets.

The Kevin Popke Foundation makes targeted grants to veteran-focused nonprofits in Tampa Bay and across Florida — the small organizations doing the hardest work, closest to the ground.

Where your donations go

Kevin Popke Foundation Grantees

Double-exposure portrait of Kevin Popke with parachutists

Preserving His Legacy

Who is Kevin Popke?

Kevin Popke, or “50” to his friends, was a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant, paratrooper, and Department of Defense contractor who lost his life in a car accident caused by a distracted driver.

The Kevin Popke Foundation serves in tribute of Kevin as a veteran-focused organization providing fundraising opportunities to other veteran-focused charities in the Tampa Bay Area and surrounding. Through targeted grants in Kevin’s honor, we support people like him who have served and sacrificed to protect us.

Where your donation goes

Together, we can.

A nonprofit is only as strong as the community holding it up. There’s more than one way in — pick the one that fits.

Crowd gathered at a Kevin Popke Foundation fundraising event

What You Can Do

Donate to Kevin’s Cause

Every dollar goes out as a grant to a Florida organization we’ve vetted ourselves.

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What You Can Do

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Buy a ticket, bring people, have a good night out for a serious reason.

Who We Work With

Songwriters for Vets

Each year Nashville songwriters come to play the songs you know by heart.

What You Can Do

Get involved at KPF

Volunteer, sponsor an event, or bring the Foundation to your company or community.

Where the money goes

Where your donations go

Every grant goes to a Florida organization we’ve met, vetted, and watched work.

  • Housing

    Transitional and permanent housing for veterans who don’t currently have any.

  • Work

    Job training and workforce programs that turn service experience into a career.

  • Health

    Mental health care and adaptive programs for veterans living with injury.

What’s New At KPF?

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Updates from grants, events, and the people doing the work — newest first.

Kevin Popke in an army helicopter

Announcements

July 19, 20262 min read

Honoring a Legacy, Helping Our Veterans

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