Our Mission

To spotlight Black artists, storytellers, and visionaries in Tampa Bay by producing events, exhibitions, and experiences that inspire connection, honor legacy, and increase the economic vitality of the Tampa Bay art community.

•Meet • the • Founders •

  • Hillary Van Dyke

    CO-FOUNDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

  • Joshua Bean

    CO-FOUNDER & CEO,
    BOARD PRESIDENT

•Meet • the • Board •

• Friends • of • the • Green • Book •

Become a Friend of the Green Book and let your sponsorship help us continue our mission of helping Tampa Bay residents put their green in Black via a directory of Black-owned businesses.

Freedom Fighters

These people and organizations donated $1000+ to support our work.

  • City of St Pete

    The City of St. Pete supported our work through a grant this year. 

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  • Dr. Shawnté James

    Dr. Shawnté James believes Black businesses empower our communities, and she believes the work that Green Book does in connecting these businesses to consumers is key to building lasting, mutually beneficial relationships. 

  • Goboiff Foundation

    Gobioff Foundation says that Green Book of Tampa Bay goes well beyond being simply a directory of Black-owned businesses. It is a resource for uplifting, highlighting, and building diverse communities, all of which we at the Gobioff Foundation admire and commend.

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  • Nyya Rogers

    Nyya Rogers is our board chair who donates countless hours to Green Book!

  • Pinellas Community Foundation

    Pinellas Community Foundation supported our work through grants. 

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  • The Van Dykes

    The Van Dykes wanted to help make a difference for hardworking small business owners.

Accomplices

These people and organizations donated $500+ to support our work.

Allies

These people and organizations donated $250+ to support our work.

7th & Grove

Asilia Law Firm

Pinellas County Urban League

RaceWithoutIsm

Sacred Jade LLC

Strickland Law

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2024- V.I.B.E.S. Awards Nonprofit of the Year

  • 2022- Community Tampa Bay Silver Medallion

  • 2021- Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay Best Champions of Black-owned Businesses

  • 2021- The Greenhouse’s St Pete Pitch Night Audience Award Winner

Past Grant Making Efforts

The Green Book of Tampa Bay believes in grant making which is possible from the support of community members and local foundations. See below for past grant making efforts we are proud of in order to support Black owned businesses in Tampa Bay! 

2024 Artist Residency

When our artist residency ended in 2024, we were able to give the participating artists a small grant. This was possible through a grant from Creative Pinellas. 

2023-2025 Mural Artist Grant

Our Annual Artist Exhibit at Studio@620 happens every summer. This exhibit features artists listed in our directory. As a part of the exhibit, we featured two muralists Wayward Walls and Zulu Painter. Through a grant from the Gobioff Foundation, we are able to pay these two artists for their time making the mural since they would not be able to sell their work like the other featured artists. 

Kennedy-Harper Small Business Grant

In April 2023, this grant was for small business listed in the Green Book of Tampa Bay.  We supported six business owners with this unrestricted grant.  This grant was sponsored by Kelly Kennedy and Niles Harper.

2022 Anthology of Voices Grant

In June 2022, we had our 2nd Annual Artist Exhibit at Studio@620. This exhibit features artists listed in our Black-owned business directory. As a part of this exhibit, we had an opening night for the artists as well as a different event that honored local artists whose instruments were their voices. During this event called An Anthology of Voices, we were able to grant these 8 performers a $500 unrestricted grant to continue their work. This grant was sponsored by the Gobioff Foundation. 

2020 Website Grant

In the summer of 2020 during a COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest of protests, we were able to grant businesses listed in the Green Book of Tampa Bay who did NOT currently have a website a website. Some business owners also received graphic design services through this grant. They also got 3 years of web hosting from the Green Book of Tampa Bay. 52 Black owned businesses in Tampa Bay were able to get a website through this grant!This grant was sponsored by the Venture Philanthropy Fund of Pinellas Community Foundation and in partnership with Deuces Live and One Community #InThisTogether.