Community Impact
Community Care
Community Care
Caring for our community means being a resource during challenging times. We invest in emergency needs, disaster relief and recovery, programs that provide and sustain stability, food security and quality healthcare, our environment, and animal welfare, so that those who live here can enjoy a high quality of life.
Empowerment & Success
Empowerment & Success
A fulfilling life comes from support, encouragement, wisdom, and experience that guide us to our dreams. We invest in literacy support, student enrichment, scholarships & mentoring, career development & advancement, and opporutnities to create lifelong connections so that everyone can be empowered to realize their potential.
Belonging and Culture
Belonging and Culture
To have a place or group where you belong inspires passion and creativity. By supporting organizations whose work Bridge Generations and Unites the Community around Cultural Development & the Arts, we are here to help build the community we all want to live in.
Stories of Impact
Sarasota Nonprofit Receives $25,000 Grant for Mental Health
A Sarasota-based nonprofit received a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to expand its mental health services program. Harvest House, a nonprofit that provides hou…
Community Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to SPARCC's Emergency Shelter Program
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) is pleased to announce that it has received a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, supported by the Laszlo Jozsef Imre and…
La Musica's New Strategic Growth Plan Drives Meaningful Results
More than a year after receiving a $5,000 Capacity Building grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, La Musica Chamber Music reports that the strategic growth plan funded by the…
December 1, 2025
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Announces Jessica Muroff as New President and CEO
Muroff will join the Community Foundation Jan. 20, 2026, as its third president and CEO in its more than 45-year history. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Board of Directors…