December 4, 2024

2024 Year-End Giving Deadlines

By Press Release, Betsy Pennewill,

2024 year-end gifting deadlines for charitable contributions range from December 15 - December 31, depending on the type of assets outlined below. Cash donations: Credit card contributions…

December 4, 2024

Popular Year-End Strategies for Impact-Focused Philanthropists

By Blog, Jay Young,

As you discuss your year-end giving plan with your tax advisor, here are five popular strategies that are gaining traction with philanthropists across the country for your consideration: 1.…

October 8, 2024

The Patterson Foundation Contributing Up to $3 Million to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for Disaster Relief and Recovery

By Press Release, Blog,

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…

May 28, 2024

A Heart Needs a Home

By Blog, Homepage - Blog,

Claudia Barnett remembers the first place she truly felt at home. In truth, her address was in the small town of Leonia, New Jersey. But her heart was at home in New York. Specifically, her gr…

May 28, 2024

In Defense of the Donor-Advised Fund

By Blog, Homepage - Blog,

At our Community Foundation and others across the nation, many generous donors begin their relationship with charitable giving through establishing a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF), which allows don…

December 20, 2023

Putting the “Fun” in Fundraising: the Flanagans and the Community Foundation of Sarasota County

By Blog, Scene Magazine,

The high school sweethearts’ love affair with Sarasota began in 1999. Former Chicago and Silicon Valley residents Tom and Nancy Flanagan visited this charming coastal city for vacation a…

June 8, 2023

Report: Future Is Bright, If We Make It So

By Blog, Homepage - Blog,

Our work at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County almost always starts with listening. We listen to learn what the motivations are—personal and collectively—around charitable…

June 16, 2022

Masala Giving Circle awards $20,000 in grants to support the African American community in Sarasota and Manatee Counties

By Press Release, Story,

SARASOTA - June 29, 2022 Masala Giving Circle has announced the recipients of their 2022 grants. FUNducation, Inc. will receive a grant of $10,000 for their project, “Betty J. Johnson No…

March 10, 2022

How to Help in the Ukraine

By Blog, Homepage - Story of Impact, Jay Young,

Want to help the humanitarian crisis in the Ukraine? The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has evaluated several organizations that can make effective use of contributions made during th…