April 25, 2024

Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties Awarded a $50,000 Grant from The Community Foundation of Sarasota County to Support Post-Hurricane Ian Reconstruction of North Port Club

Funding Supports Post-Hurricane Ian Reconstruction of North Port Club The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently granted $50,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Cou…

April 25, 2024

Giving Challenge lends helping hand to Sarasota County nonprofits

Sarasota once again showed its philanthropic spirit from April 9-10 during the 2024 Giving Challenge. Hosted by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County in conjunction with The Patters…

April 18, 2024

Free North Port Hurricane Expo is set for Saturday

With hurricane season beginning June 1, North Port is hosting an informational Hurricane Expo to help prepare and educate residents.

The free event is set for April 20 from 9 a.m. t…

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 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…

March 28, 2024

A Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Will Boost Choral Artists Production of Considering Matthew Shepard

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently granted $20,000 from the Dallas and Elizabeth Dort Charitable Fund to Choral Artists of Sarasota to help fund its April 2024 concert &ldquo…