Community Impact
Community Care
Community Care
Caring for our community means being a resource during challenging times. We invest in emergency needs, disaster relief and recovery, programs that provide and sustain stability, food security and quality healthcare, our environment, and animal welfare, so that those who live here can enjoy a high quality of life.
Empowerment & Success
Empowerment & Success
A fulfilling life comes from support, encouragement, wisdom, and experience that guide us to our dreams. We invest in literacy support, student enrichment, scholarships & mentoring, career development & advancement, and opporutnities to create lifelong connections so that everyone can be empowered to realize their potential.
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
Sarasota's Giving Challenge Raises $16.7 Million for Nonprofits
More than 50,000 individuals came together to donate $16.7 million during this year’s Giving Challenge, a 24-hour online giving event hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota Count…
Valerie's House Gets $5K Grant for Grief Support
Valerie’s House Charlotte County received a $5,000 grant from the Zella I. and Junius F. Allen Fund through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to expand peer grief support servi…
Suncoast 24-Hour Giving Challenge Raises $16.7 Million for Nonprofits
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County raised $16,760,000 during its 24-hour giving challenge, the organization announced as the event concluded. The funds will benefit more than 750 n…
April 6, 2026
The Giving Challenge Is Back!
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s 10th Giving Challenge takes place from noon to noon, April 15 to 16, and you can already feel the excitement building across our community.…