April 11, 2024
Get in on the Giving Challenge
The Community Foundation of Sarasota's annual Giving Challenge runs through Wednesday at noon. For a 24-hour period, the Patterson Foundation provides a dollar-for-dollar match on all unique d…
April 10, 2024
Community Raises $17.2 Million in 24-Hour Giving Challenge!
More than $92 million has been raised since 2012 through nine online giving events supporting nonprofit efforts to address community needs and opportunities. SARASOTA, FL – Within 24 h…
April 9, 2024
Double your nonprofit donation; Patterson Foundation to match $25-$100 gifts
This year's 24-hour online Giving Challenge is off to a record-setting start well before the clock strikes noon Tuesday - with more than a half-million dollars already committed to help hundre…
April 9, 2024
Giving Challenge at The Bay returns
Nearly 700 nonprofits from Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties will be raising funds during the 2024 Giving Challenge on Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to noon. The fundraising m…
April 8, 2024
Ready. Set. Give!/OPINION
Philanthropy is like a sport in Sarasota-Manatee. It is no surprise that Sarasota has its own Superbowl. On GivingChallenge.org a countdown clock ticks off the days, hours, minutes and second…
February 8, 2024
A New Historical Marker Will Memorialize Victims of Lynching and Racial Terror in Sarasota
In the first half of the 20th century, at least seven African Americans were lynched in the Sarasota area. The names of the victims—the ones we know about—were Henry Thomas,…
January 2, 2024
Community Foundation, Selby Gardens bring families together for Lights in Bloom
More than 1,300 children, families, teachers and school staff enjoyed complimentary access to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Lights in Bloom holiday light show this season thanks to a partners…
December 29, 2023
The Venice Symphony awarded grant for Patriotic Pops
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County will once again serve as Presenting Sponsor for The Venice Symphony's Patriotic Pops Concert on Memorial Day 2024 weekend, as we celebrate American…