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News, Updates, and Future Developments of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

Events, Giving Challenge, Grants, Philanthropy

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards 2018 Giving Challenge Prizes »

By Murray Devine / June 4, 2018

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded more than $240,000 in 2018 Giving Challenge grant prizes to organizations for a variety of special “Best Of” categories during the Challenge. An event was held on Friday, June 1st at Gold Coast Eagle Distributing to announce the recipients and award them their prize certificates.

Arts, Feature 2, Grants, Philanthropy

Community Foundation Announces $1 Million Gift Towards New Players Centre for Performing Arts Complex »

By Murray Devine / June 12, 2017

The Players Centre for Performing Arts received a $1 million gift toward its new state-of-the-art complex in Lakewood Ranch. The donation is the lead gift since the theatre announced plans last year to sell its current property and move to Lakewood Ranch’s newest village, Waterside, in Sarasota County.

Giving Circles, Grants, Philanthropy

Masala Giving Circle Grants Funds to Support the Lives of Young Girls »

By Murray Devine / May 24, 2017

On May 15, the Masala Giving Circle, a philanthropic organization of African-American women, held a Grant Awardee Ceremony at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. This year the grant award was for $2,500.00 and was awarded to Five Pearls of Excellence, a mentoring organization lead by professional women working with young girls.

Education, Grants

Partnership Grants Allow for Expansion of Booker High School College & Career Center »

By Murray Devine / December 7, 2016

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County is the recipient of $60,000 in leveraged grants made possible through a partnership between Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

Grants, Philanthropy

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Exceeds $1 Million in Immediate Impact Grants »

By Murray Devine / June 2, 2016

Since 2012, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded $1,005,964 in Immediate Impact Grants to local nonprofit organizations to address urgent and emergency needs, so that the unexpected obstacles that nonprofits experience don’t halt the important work they do for the community.

Education, Feature 1, Grants, Leadership

Foundations Support Consortium of Colleges on the Creative Coast »

By Murray Devine / January 5, 2016

The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, Community Foundation of Sarasota County (CFSC) and Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) are partnering to support C4 (Consortium of Colleges on the Creative Coast).

Arts, Education, Grants

Ringling College Receives Technology Funding Gift from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County in Collaboration with Sol Schwartz »

By Murray Devine / September 23, 2015

Ringling College of Art and Design today announced that the Community Foundation of Sarasota County in collaboration with noted artist Sol Schwartz have provided a gift of $31,000 for the purchase of essential technology for the new Ringling College Library.

Grants, Veterans

Anonymous Donor Awards $25,000 to Stars and Stripes Foundation »

By Murray Devine / July 9, 2015

An anonymous donor has granted $25,000 to the Stars and Stripes Foundation, a fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County created by the Military Officers Association of Sarasota and The Pops Orchestra, for the organizations’ successful community Flag Day event on June 14 of this year.

EdExploreSRQ, Grants

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards More Than $165,000 for Arts and Cultural Explorations Through EdExploreSRQ »

By Murray Devine / March 3, 2015

Since February of 2014, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded 84 grants totaling $165,283 to fund arts and cultural experiences for teachers and students through EdExploreSRQ, a web-based search platform that features hundreds of offerings by local nonprofits and individual teaching artists.