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 and Success
Empowerment and 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 and Culture
Belonging and 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
Season of Sharing: Keeping a home, and finding a new career, in Venice
Gail Lindquist, who had help paying rent and her granddaughter’s child care during a stretch of unemployment, is one of 50-plus Sarasota County households aided this fiscal year by Catho…
Tolerance Leads Us, Opportunities Guide Us
Dear Friends: Ushering in the New Year is an exercise in balancing realistic expectations with fantastical possibilities. From the moment the clock strikes twelve, each of us resolution makers…
EdExploreSRQ ED-stravaganza Grant Winners Named
Tuttle Elementary School, Woodland Middle School and individual teachers from Bay Haven School of Basics Plus, Sarasota Middle School, Wilkinson Elementary and Tatum Ridge Elementary were all…
In the Spotlight
December 9, 2019
In Memory of Stewart Stearns, the longtime President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
It is with a heavy heart we share that Stewart Stearns, the longtime President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, passed away at the age of 72 on December 7th from long-te…
Upcoming Events
Final Steps to Success for the Giving Challenge
With only a few weeks until the Giving Challenge, there’s still plenty of time to make sure your Giving Challenge campaign is ready to go. In this webinar we’ll go over last minute tips and best practices to engage with your supporters and be successful on the Giving Challenge. The Giving Challenge team will also be available to answer any and all of your last minute questions.