November 9, 2026
'Thank God for Season of Sharing': High Costs Hit Sarasota Families
While the Sarasota area has passed another fall free of hurricanes so far, residents are facing a different type of storm. This month, as Season of Sharing launches its annual fundraising camp…
November 9, 2026
Season of Sharing Returns With Continued Support From The Patterson Foundation
Community donors have given more than $54 million to families in crisis in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties since 2000 through the initiative. Season of Sharing, the annual ca…
November 9, 2026
The Service We Honor and the Support We Owe
While my grandfather was serving overseas in the Navy, he would write home to my grandmother, scribbling down his thoughts, sealing them up in an envelope, and shipping them home, halfway arou…
November 5, 2026
Community Foundation Continues Strategic Support for Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Last year, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) was awarded a three-year Strategic Partnership grant totaling $150,000 from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County (Community Foundation).…
November 3, 2026
JoshProvides Receives Grant to Expand Epilepsy Care Services
A grant of $10,000 awarded by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County will assist JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation in the funding of transportation to diagnostic testing and out…
October 26, 2026
Newtown Business Council Awards $100,000 in Grants in Partnership With the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Nine organizations that serve the Newtown community were recently awarded grants for disaster recovery and resilience, health and wellness, youth education, senior support and more. The Newtow…
October 23, 2026
Helping Clients Give Through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Your clients’ most consequential financial moments often overlap with their most advantageous opportunities to give. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County can be a flexible plannin…
October 20, 2026
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Commits $400,000 to Resilient Shoreline Effort
The grant to The Bay Park Conservancy will help convert nearly one mile of vulnerable land into a living, resilient shoreline that will help the area withstand and recover from future storms.…
October 14, 2026
2026 Year-End Giving Dates to Remember
The end of 2026 is right around the corner, as are deadlines for charitable giving. Here are dates to keep in mind as the year winds down: Non-cash year-end gifts must be discussed with Gener…