July 11, 2024
$500,000 in grants awarded to support vital programming
Grants support nonprofit organizations promoting access to educational, health, and human services in the region SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded mo…
July 11, 2024
Embracing Our Differences Receives Grant from Community Foundation of Sarasota County to Establish Parent Advisory Council
Embracing Our Differences (EOD) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $6,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to launch a Parent Advisory Council (PAC). This…
July 8, 2024
Tickets on sale for Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's ‘Stage of Discovery' student show
For the ninth year, aspiring actors, dancers and singers ages 8-19 are taking the stage with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe as part of its Stage of Discovery program. The five-week summer musi…
July 8, 2024
United We Stand
Aside from vibrant fireworks displays, the Fourth of July holiday provides the time to reflect on our nation’s many virtues. As Americans, we are bound by shared values, including the id…
July 3, 2024
11 nonprofits come together under one roof for new collaboration
Within a bucket of compost, there are hundreds of thousands of organisms performing work at a microscopic level, said Tracie Troxler, executive director of Sunshine Community Compost. She sai…
July 1, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County publishes “State of the Nonprofit Sector Report”
Findings highlight strengths of nearly 750 nonprofit organizations serving in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties and the challenges the sector faces FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—T…
July 1, 2024
Help for a Rainy Day
With the official start of summer, headlines abound with warnings of an especially active hurricane season, leaving many in our community bracing for uncertainty in the coming months. We ent…
June 27, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Welcomes New Board Members
New members include Dan Denton, Erin Duggan, and Mitzie Henson. SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has elected officers and appointed new members to its Board o…
June 21, 2024
Sarasota County shouldn't turn its back on child care, early learning
Early learning programs and child care are sound economic investments that create a strong foundation for a child's education, health and success.
A recent Florida Chamber report fo…