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Athena Proposal Statement

Athena Progressive Giving Circle will award up to $29,750 for a program for K-5 grade girls that promotes early learning and greater self-reliance, self-esteem and self-advocacy. Athena is seeking to fund an effective and sustainable project — existing or new, tried-and-true or innovative —that will address young girls and their budding sense of self-worth. The approach can be functional, educational or real-life experience. The approach to be funded must have a clear, measurable end product: girls with the skills to be self-confident.

About Athena 

MISSION: The Athena Progressive Giving Circle (APGC) is a community of women funding programs/initiatives that meaningfully improve the lives of women and girls in our community. APGC is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

 

Grantee Organization Candidates Must:

  • Be a 501(c)3 organization or other tax-exempt organization serving Sarasota and/or Manatee counties.
  • Show an innovative, holistic, effective, and direct approach to supporting women and girls.
  • Show a clear need for the funds and a plan for their use.
  • Demonstrate a deep commitment to their work.

Eligibility

Apply and Review Process

Review Process

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Grant Reporting

Grant Reporting

As a grantee of the Community Foundation, we have grant reporting expectations and requirements to showcase the results of the great work you are accomplishing with this funding.

Share Your Story of Impact

Have you received an Athena Giving Circle grant within the last year? Share how this funding contributed to your organization's work and success within our community. 

What can be a Story of Impact?
  • Press Release
  • Blogs
  • Videos
  • Testimonials
  • Articles
  • Podcasts / Audio Recordings

Please reference our Press Kit to help draft your message and coordinate review with Rebecca Abrahamson, Senior Manager of Communications and Marketing, at rabrahamson@cfsarasota.org. 

Looking for examples? Check out the Stories of Impact below shared by our Community Impact Grantees.

Resources for Grantees

Eligibility Requirements

Press Kit for Grantees

Additional Questions?

If you have questions about the Community Impact grant cycles that were not answered on this page, please view one of our past information sessions or bring them to an upcoming information session with our team. Videos and registration for upcoming information sessions below.

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Need Assistance?

Stephanie Borkowski

Coordinator, Community Impact

941‑556‑7110

sborkowski@cfsarasota.org

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