The 9th Annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards
The 9th Annual Hats Off Nonprofit Awards, scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 5:30–7:30 PM, will honor Palm Beach County nonprofit organizations, staff and volunteers who are dedicated to the business of doing good in our community. The inspiring celebration will showcase award Nominees in thirteen categories and one Honoree from each category will be announced live during the event.
We kindly ask that you notify the person or organization before you nominate them to make sure they can attend the celebration. For more information please visit: https://www.nonprofitsfirst.org/hats-off-awards-faqs/
2025 Hats Off Nonprofit Award Categories are:
- Nonprofit of the Year Impact Award – Arts & Culture
- Nonprofit of the Year Impact Award – Education
- Nonprofit of the Year Impact Award – Environment & Animal Welfare
- Nonprofit of the Year Impact Award – Family Services
- Nonprofit of the Year Impact Award – Health & Wellness
- Nonprofit Innovation Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Nonprofit Executive of the Year Award
- Nonprofit Professional of the Year Award
- Nonprofit MVP of the Year Award
- Community Hero Award
- Community Collaborator Awards
- Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year
Helpful Hints:
- Answer ALL questions: Judging is based only on the information provided in the nomination.
- Highlight the Nominee's exceptional qualities, skills and achievements using specific examples to demonstrate the Nominee's role in addressing the needs of the community.
- Be specific and succinct: The character limit of each answer is 1,500. Characters include spaces and punctuation. The form tracks characters – NOT words.
