Who we are…


Bay Pines Foundation, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit corporation in the state of Florida, and partner of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (BPVAHCS). Bay Pines Foundation is one of approximately 80 Veterans Affairs-affiliated nonprofit corporations (NPCs) in the United States created under Congressional authority to allow for approved private and non-VA federal funding for VA research and education.

Our mission is to honor and to serve Veterans and their families by advancing INNOVATIVE RESEARCH and EDUCATION initiatives in collaboration with BPVAHCS, with the goal of IMPROVING VETERAN HEALTH OUTCOMES.