May 9, 2024
Success of Giving Challenge shows the power of working together
On April 9 and 10, this community came together in a show of unity that demonstrates just how connected we are. The 2024 Giving Challenge, presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota C…
July 19, 2023
Driving Community Change: Forty Carrots Family Center Receives Van Funding from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awarded Forty Carrots $25,000 to fund a new van for community outreach and travel for its Mental Health Program. Part of the Foundation’s Equity a…
June 27, 2023
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards $120,000 to Area Nonprofits
Grants support capacity building in nonprofits serving counties along the Suncoast The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded 20 local nonprofit organizations nearly $120,000 thro…
February 22, 2022
Science and Environment Council Awarded $10,000 Grant
The Science and Environment Council (SEC) recently received a $10,000 Capacity Building grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Incorporated in 2001, the SEC marked its 20th ye…
January 31, 2022
Friends of Shannon Staub Public Library Receives Capacity Building Grant
The Friends of Shannon Staub Public Library knew its logo and website needed to be updated — noting that in 2021. The website www.friendsofsspl.org, had not evolved, it said in a rece…
December 1, 2021
Community Foundation Awards Grant to Truly Valued
Truly Valued is the grateful recipient of a grant from the Sheldon L. German Fund and Edward K. Roberts Emerging Needs Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. This investment will…
October 27, 2021
Sarasota Audubon Awarded Grant to Support COVID Retrofit of Nature Center
Thanks to a $3,700 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, visitors to the Celery Fields will soon be able to stop in at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center for information on t…
October 25, 2021
Transition Sarasota Awarded Grant from the Community Foundation
Transition Sarasota is a non-profit organization, of the greater Transition US movement, committed to developing community-driven solutions for our local food system. Our vision is a sustainab…
October 20, 2021
Conservation Foundation Awarded $10,000 Capacity Building Grant
Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded a $10,000 Capacity Building Grant to Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to upgrade their customer relationship management (CRM)…