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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…