Community Impact
Community Care
Community Care
Caring for our community means being a resource during challenging times. We are proud to respond to Emergency Needs & Disaster Relief and initiatives around Preventing Homelessness, that address Health & Hunger issues, provide care for Animals & the Environment, and assist with Placemaking through housing, transportation, and economic support.
Empowerment & Success
Empowerment & Success
A successful life is one filled with purpose. What that looks like for each of us differs, but the paths to reaching one’s greatest potential are common to all of us. We invest in Education, Academic Enrichment, Career Development, Scholarships & Mentoring, and opportunities to create Lifelong Connections so that everyone can be empowered to realize their dreams.
Belonging & Culture
Belonging & 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
From “Odd Ball” Class to Lifelong Passion
Editor's Note: Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, we will be sharing dispatches and sentiments from students receiving scholarships from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Our thi…
Meet some of the people who make Season of Sharing possible
Season of Sharing's annual fundraiser begins today. Here are some of the people – from donors to social workers to fiscal agents – who make this community safety net a reality. Rea…
Season of Sharing: The community needs your help
Twenty-twenty has been a year that has tested our grit, determination and wherewithal like no other in recent memory. COVID-19 turned our collective world upside down in the spring and never l…
In the Spotlight
November 1, 2020
Gratitude Unexpectedly, Perfectly, On Time
Dear Friends: Sitting in my home office this summer on what had become a typical pandemic day, the mail had an unexpected large manila envelope that intrigued me on that hot, hazy afternoon. M…
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Season of Sharing - A Community Conversation
Donor
Join a conversation with the Herald-Tribune Media Group, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, and community partners as we discuss the latest impact of Season of Sharing and how this community-wide network is responding to the evolving needs brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic.