Empowerment and Success: Stories of Impact
September 17, 2025
Embracing Our Differences Awarded Strategic Partnership Grant
Every day, hundreds of area students face the challenges of bullying, exclusion, and isolation. Embracing Our Differences believes the antidote is simple yet profound: kindness, respect, and t…
September 16, 2025
Sarasota Opera Receives $30,000 Strategic Partnership Grant
Sarasota Opera has announced a $30,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, provided by the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund II and the Allen Wirtz Nobbe and Jo Bowen…
August 20, 2025
College of Central Florida Foundation Receives Grant to Support Students and Families
The College of Central Florida Foundation can provide financial assistance to college students who may not quality for other financial aid, thanks to a $70,000 grant from the Edward K. Roberts…
June 5, 2025
Gulf Coast State College Foundation Receives $80K Grant
The Gulf Coast State College Foundation has received an $80,000 grant from the Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. According to a press rel…
March 1, 2025
Power to the Parents
Pictured: On Feb. 18 the Community Foundation of Sarasota hosted 2Gen Connections a learning and discussion session attended by 50 nonprofit organizations focused on incorporating voices of pa…
January 7, 2025
Scholarship Application for Students Under Age 24 is Open at Community Foundation of Sarasota County
The application deadline for more than 70 different scholarships is March 2, 2025. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has opened its Traditional Scholarshi…
October 31, 2024
Student literacy progress through Science of Reading fuels momentum in Strauss Literacy Initiative
The term “dyslexia” was first used more than 130 years ago, by German ophthalmologist Rudolf Berlin. He first noticed something amiss when he began working with adult patients who…
July 18, 2024
Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Scholarships
Funding supports students and adults pursuing postsecondary education SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded more than $1.7 million in scholarships to peo…
July 11, 2024
$500,000 in grants awarded to support vital programming
Grants support nonprofit organizations promoting access to educational, health, and human services in the region SARASOTA, FL – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has awarded mo…
May 23, 2024
Partnership is Key: The Community Foundation of Sarasota County and the Sarasota County Bar Association
By Amanda R. Kison, Sarasota County Bar Association, 2023-2024 President Throughout history, many famous duos have emerged that just seem destined to be paired up—think Bert and Ernie, B…
January 25, 2024
Application open for Community Foundation of Sarasota County Scholarship Opportunities
Applications for students under age 24 are due March 1, 2024. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has opened its Traditional Scholarship Application for st…