June 9, 2022
Speed of Trust
By Kirsten Russell, Vice President, Community Impact For more than a decade, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has been building trust among small cohorts of parents to improve the l…
December 15, 2021
Van Wezel Foundation Awarded Grant from Community Foundation of Sarasota County
The Van Wezel Foundation (Foundation) announced that it was awarded a $10,000 Community Impact Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Funding through the grant for expanding S…
July 12, 2021
Learn My History Foundation - Youth Empowerment & Success
Learn My History Foundation recaps 'Create With Ro' Season 1 and its Mentoring Program, by documenting what its youth participants learned and shared during the program. You'll hear what each…
February 10, 2021
World of Chucko Receives Grant for Humor for Health Program
World of Chucko, Inc., announces that a new “Humor for Healthy Aging” program will be launched in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Using music and mirth, memories and magic, Chuck a…
January 8, 2021
Learn My History Foundation Empowers Younger Generations
Learn My History Foundation is excited to premiere its first Youth Program called: 'Create With Ro', helping empower younger generations by introducing them to various mentoring missions. This…
October 5, 2020
Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center | Remote Learning for Individuals with Vision Loss
Lighthouse Vision Loss Education Center sought a seamless transition from one-to-one personal instruction to remote learning for individuals with vision loss. Funding in the amount of $9,839 w…
September 28, 2020
Mothers Helping Mothers receives $10,000 grant for new cribs
Mothers Helping Mothers has been awarded a $10,000 Community Impact Grant to purchase cribs for families in need as part of the MHM COVID-19 Emergency Order project.
September 15, 2020
Artificial reefs offer mangrove-like nursery habitat. supported by Community Impact Grant
The Center of Anna Maria Island has 145 units of the Ocean Habitats-made minireefs either installed or contracted for installation in and around Anna Maria Island – including 28 that wil…
May 14, 2020
Key Chorale receives Community Impact Grant from Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Thanks to a grant of $3,200 recently awarded by the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Key Chorale was able to reach out virtually to thousa…