Funding search · EIN 306558102 · Sarasota, FL

James M Doss Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

76
grants reported
$1.9M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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3 grants matching “STEM education · $30,000

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Stem educational c-stem program

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Stem educational programs

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Stem educational programs

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Uf Health Proton Therapy Institute3 grants · $180,000
  • Seminole Boosters4 grants · $150,000
  • Pines of Sarasota Foundation4 grants · $130,800
  • Suncoast Charities for Children4 grants · $120,000
  • St Jude Children'S Research Hospital4 grants · $116,361
  • Camp Boggy Creek4 grants · $105,000
  • Easter Seals Southwest Florida3 grants · $85,000
  • Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center3 grants · $81,820
  • Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota2 grants · $75,000
  • Summit Charter School4 grants · $73,100

Giving over time

$492,820
2022
$438,603
2023
$456,173
2024
$469,420
2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Uf Health Proton Therapy Institute · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    Simulation center renovation

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Newtown club

  • $50,000

    Pines of Sarasota Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Intergenerational park

  • $50,000

    Saint Joseph School · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Stem program, scholarships

  • $50,000

    Seminole Boosters · Tallahassee, FL · 2023

    General

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Arcadia club

  • $50,000

    Seminole Boosters · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    General

  • $50,000

    Uf Health Proton Therapy Institute · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Simulation center renovation

  • $41,361

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General

  • $40,000

    Suncoast Charities for Children · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Thunder by the bay

  • $36,820

    Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Mental health counseling

  • $35,000

    Suncoast Charities for Children · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Children's first venice campus playground equipment

  • $35,000

    Suncoast Charities for Children · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Laptops

  • $30,800

    Pines of Sarasota Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Intergenerational park

  • $30,000

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Easter seals ranch, lily preschool & autism center

  • $30,000

    Uf Health Proton Therapy Institute · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Patient transportation van

  • $30,000

    Camp Boggy Creek · Eustis, FL · 2024

    Therapeutic camp programs

  • $30,000

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Equipment

  • $27,500

    Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau · Cashiers, NC · 2022

    Sports and safety equipment

  • $25,000

    All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    School family pantry food

  • $25,000

    Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry · Arden, NC · 2025

    Triple p parenting program training

  • $25,000

    Camp Boggy Creek · Eustis, FL · 2025

    2025 summer camp programs

  • $25,000

    Herrig Center for the Arts · Bradenton, FL · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Pines of Sarasota Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Security system

  • $25,000

    Seminole Boosters · Tallahassee, FL · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    General

  • $25,000

    Summit Charter School · Coral Springs, FL · 2025

    School nursing program

  • $25,000

    Take Stock in Children Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Scholarship programs

  • $25,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast · Venice, FL · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Arcadia club

  • $25,000

    Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Mental health counseling

  • $25,000

    Seminole Boosters · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    General

  • $25,000

    Summit Charter School · Coral Springs, FL · 2024

    Field improvements, athletic equipment

  • $25,000

    Trinity Episcopal Church · Apalachicola, FL · 2024

    Capital equipment, maintenance, property improvements

  • $25,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast · Venice, FL · 2023

    General

  • $25,000

    Camp Boggy Creek · Eustis, FL · 2023

    Therapeutic camp programs

  • $25,000

    Family Promise of South Sarasota County · Venice, FL · 2023

    Parkside cottages property

  • $25,000

    Sarasota Sharks · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    General

  • $25,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General

  • $25,000

    Take Stock in Children · Palmetto, FL · 2023

    Scholarships and program expenses

  • $25,000

    Trinity Episcopal Church · Apalachicola, FL · 2023

    Capital equipment, maintenance, property improvements

  • $25,000

    Camp Boggy Creek · Eustis, FL · 2022

    Therapeutic camp programs

  • $25,000

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Equipment

  • $25,000

    Family Promise of South Sarasota County · Venice, FL · 2022

    Pathways home transitional housing project

  • $25,000

    Pines of Sarasota Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Intergenerational park

  • $25,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General

  • $25,000

    St Patrick Catholic Church · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Renovations

  • $25,000

    Take Stock in Children · Palmetto, FL · 2022

    Scholarships and program expenses

  • $20,000

    Big Waters Land Trust · Osprey, FL · 2025

    2025 youth education program

  • $20,000

    Education Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Future ready initiatives

  • $20,000

    Sarasota Medical Pregnancy Center · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Volunteer coordinator position

  • $20,000

    Meals On Wheelsmanatee · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Food for families programs

  • $15,000

    Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2024

    Conservation

  • $15,000

    Education Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Student success centers

  • $15,000

    Education Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Student success centers

  • $14,812

    Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Dba Parenting Matters · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Musical motion program

  • $13,100

    Summit Charter School · Coral Springs, FL · 2022

    2 minibuses

  • $12,400

    Parenting Matters for Musical Motion · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Early learning program

  • $12,303

    Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Dba Parenting Matters · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    Musical motion program

  • $10,500

    St Patrick Catholic Church · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Renovations

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2025

    Stem educational c-stem program

  • $10,000

    Take Stock in Children Manatee · Palmetto, FL · 2025

    Scholarship program

  • $10,000

    Adventure for All · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Face Autism · Ellenton, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Stem educational programs

  • $10,000

    Suncoast Charities for Children · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Children's first venice campus playground equipment

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Stem educational programs

  • $10,000

    Summit Charter School · Coral Springs, FL · 2023

    Field improvements, athletic equipment

  • $10,000

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Education outreach

  • $10,000

    State College of Florida Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Keeping student veterans connected and enrolled

  • $7,500

    Laurel Civic Association · Laurel, FL · 2025

    2025 teen empowerment summer program

  • $5,000

    Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2025

    Children's law program

  • $5,000

    Pisgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Children's law program

  • $5,000

    Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Scholarships

  • $3,000

    Our Daily Bread of Bradenton · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Food and supplies

  • $1,920

    Family Support Services of Suncoast · Largo, FL · 2025

    Summer program for teens.

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