Founded in 2000, the Naples Children Foundation (NCF) — formerly the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) — was established to significantly improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of vulnerable children in Collier County. To meet this challenge, NCF’s annual marquee event, the Naples Winter Wine Festival, was created to fuel its investment in stronger futures, smarter solutions and strategic opportunities for outcomes that last. Since its inception, the Festival has raised more than $366 million that has directly impacted close to 90 nonprofits and positively affected the lives of 385,000 children and counting.
Impact Isn’t a Promise – It’s a Measurable Result
Founded in 2000, the Naples Children Foundation (NCF) — formerly the Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) — was established to significantly improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of vulnerable children in Collier County. To meet this challenge, NCF’s annual marquee event, the Naples Winter Wine Festival, was created to fuel its investment in stronger futures, smarter solutions and strategic opportunities for outcomes that last. Since its inception, the Festival has raised more than $366 million that has directly impacted close to 90 nonprofits and positively affected the lives of 385,000 children and counting.
Our Mission
To create lasting change by investing in proven programs that transform the lives of vulnerable children in Collier County. Through strong partnerships, we bridge gaps in child advocacy, education and healthcare – delivering measurable results that empower children, strengthen families and transform communities.
Our Vision
To be a sustainable, world-recognized organization that generates and distributes significant resources for the vulnerable children in Collier County and is known for its support of measurable results.
Our Brand Story
Impact Isn’t a Promise – It’s a Measurable Result.
At NCF, every dollar is an investment in something real: stronger futures, smarter solutions and bigger opportunities for vulnerable children. We don’t fund temporary fixes. We identify gaps, dismantle barriers and build lasting solutions in child advocacy, education and healthcare. We don’t guess. We track, measure and prove our impact—because real change demands real results. Our approach is strategic, data-driven and relentless. We unite the right partners, direct resources where they matter most and ensure that every investment makes a tangible difference. This isn’t charity—it’s strategy. When you invest in NCF, you invest in outcomes that last. Because change isn’t about hope. It’s about action. And action starts here.