August 7, 2023
Propel to Excel
For more than a dozen years now, I’ve called Sarasota County home. While I may have lived a longer span of time elsewhere, I feel at home here because of both my love for the location, a…
April 15, 2022
Newtown Connection Awarded $30,000 Grant
The funds come from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support equity and access.
February 16, 2022
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Brings Businesses Two Ways to Be Part of the 2022 Giving Challenge
Businesses have two easy options to choose from to demonstrate their corporate values and community commitments this spring. SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County is…
January 31, 2022
Friends of Shannon Staub Public Library Receives Capacity Building Grant
The Friends of Shannon Staub Public Library knew its logo and website needed to be updated — noting that in 2021. The website www.friendsofsspl.org, had not evolved, it said in a rece…
December 28, 2021
Sarasota residents will soon have a quality of life digital dashboard
Using massive amounts of anonymous public data, New College's Applied Data Science students are working with Community Foundation of Sarasota County to build a tool to help decision-makers fin…
December 9, 2021
In Times of Change
The 2020 Giving Challenge came at a crucial time for Hope 4 Communities. In a time of change amidst the unknown, the Giving Challenge gave us and our partner churches the capacity to continuin…
December 1, 2021
Community Foundation Awards Grant to Truly Valued
Truly Valued is the grateful recipient of a grant from the Sheldon L. German Fund and Edward K. Roberts Emerging Needs Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. This investment will…
October 27, 2021
Sarasota Audubon Awarded Grant to Support COVID Retrofit of Nature Center
Thanks to a $3,700 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, visitors to the Celery Fields will soon be able to stop in at the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center for information on t…