June 30, 2026
Roskamp Institute Awarded $43,000 Programmatic Grant From the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
The Roskamp Institute has been awarded a $43,000 programmatic grant to support research focused on developing treatments and potential cures for neurodegenerative diseases. The funding for thi…
June 4, 2026
$500,000 Commitment Strengthens Suncoast's Preparedness for 2026 Hurricane Season
Although disasters throughout the world are growing in size, frequency, and severity, research shows that disaster-related support is currently declining. This is amid a growing need for phila…
April 28, 2026
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…
June 25, 2025
Senior Friendship Centers Receives $27,000 Investment From Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Senior Friendship Centers recently received a $27,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support The Caregiving Place. Funding for caregiver resources was provided by th…
May 23, 2025
New Housing Action Plan Provides a Blueprint for Addressing Sarasota's Affordable Housing Crisis
A new report authored by the Florida Housing Coalition and commissioned by four Sarasota area foundations—including the Community Foundation of Sarasota County—calls for "bold acti…
October 8, 2024
The Patterson Foundation Contributing Up to $3 Million to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for Disaster Relief and Recovery
The new funding will support immediate relief and long-term recovery efforts in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties SARASOTA, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2024) – In response to Hurricane…
April 17, 2023
Recent grants support All Faiths Food Bank's BackPack Program
Grants totaling $60,000 help All Faiths provide nutritional assistance for students over the weekend and during school breaks Nearly 50% of Sarasota County and 100% of DeSoto County students…
February 13, 2023
Season of Sharing raises $3.67 million from community to help neighbors in crisis
After a year in which a hurricane piled another crisis atop many already weighing upon working families, local residents came through once more to help their neighbors – raising more tha…
January 18, 2023
Broken to belonging: Venice man transforms with help from Season of Sharing
The night his life would start to change, Daniel Vowell was drunk and high. And his father, like many times before, was in his face, telling him to stop his ways, turn his life around. To Dani…