Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $2.5M

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  Grant to establish charitable donor advised fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation

• $1.1M

  Community News Collaborative · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To create a more informed citizenry through quality news coverage of local stories.

• $1.0M

  Forty Carrots Family Center · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To strengthen families through parenting education and mental health support.

• $972,192

  Sarasota County Schools · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support Teacher Recruitment and Retention efforts for Sarasota County Schools.

• $943,568

  All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To expand food insecurity screening programs in Sarasota and DeSoto counties.

• $900,000

  Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support organizational capacity to provide positive youth development.

• $900,000

  Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To serve more children and families by adding three new classrooms.

• $800,000

  The Bay Park Conservancy · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support resilient shoreline and water quality improvements at The Bay Park.

• $760,507

  Ymca of Southwest Florida · Venice, FL · 2024

  To support quality early learning at Sarasota County's largest childcare provider.

• $750,000

  Safe Children Coalition · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support staff retention efforts and capacity building.

• $658,928

  Ymca of Southwest Florida · Venice, FL · 2024

  To support teacher retention and the early learning profession.

• $650,000

  Second Heart Homes · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support housing for formerly homeless individuals.

• $550,000

  The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support workforce initiatives and internships in Sarasota County.

• $550,000

  Ringling College of Art and Design · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support increased access at Sarasota Art Museum.

• $444,869

  Resilient Retreat · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support the organization's trauma-informed programs and operating capacity.

• $410,000

  Women'S Resource Center · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support core programming and build organizational capacity.

• $405,000

  National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2024

  To support the organization's annual multiple sclerosis Memorial Outing for MS Research.

• $400,000

  Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To expand its support for students into DeSoto County.

• $351,000

  Manatee Community Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $350,000

  Help To Home · Bradenton, FL · 2024

  To support the Hope Village project in Manatee County.

• $350,000

  Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To provide match funds to support the long-term sustainability of First 1,000 Days Suncoast.

• $350,000

  Solutions To Avoid Red Tide · Tallevast, FL · 2024

  To support efforts to reduce excess nutrients in our waterways.

• $331,872

  Jewish Family & Children'S Service of the Suncoast · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To increase access to mental health services for youth.

• $320,000

  Manatee Children'S Services · Bradenton, FL · 2024

  To complete critical safety and infrastructure upgrades at its Child Advocacy Center.

• $300,000

  Asolo Repertory Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To break down economic, accessibility, and cultural barriers to live theater and educational programming.

• $300,000

  Beyond the Spectrum · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• $260,000

  Chicago Zoological Society · Brookfield, IL · 2024

  Bottlenose Dolphins as Sentinels of Coastal Ecosystem Health, 2022

• $255,000

  Pines of Sarasota Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support healthcare career education and childcare scholarships for staff at Pines of Sarasota.

• $250,062

  University of South Florida Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024

  To provide educational leadership development for teachers in the Sarasota and Manatee county school districts.

• $250,000

  Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024

  To support neighborhood revitalization while also helping residents retain homeowners.

• $250,000

  Easterseals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support autism services.

• $250,000

  National Alliance On Mental Illness Sarasota and Manatee Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to address the growing mental health needs in our community

• $250,000

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  To support broader access to healthcare for individuals who are uninsured.

• $250,000

  Family Promise of South Sarasota County · Venice, FL · 2024

  To support a transitional family housing shelter.

• $248,000

  Suncoast Partnership To End Homelessness · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support capacity building efforts.

• $241,100

  Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support the Family Strengthening Program interventions.

• $236,000

  Links To Success · Arcadia, FL · 2024

  To help families in DeSoto County access resources and educational opportunities through a family navigation program.

• $228,790

  Harvest House · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support capacity building for the supportive housing provider.

• $215,000

  The Academy at Glengary · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support expansion of a wellness initiative to Manatee County.

• $180,740

  Mothers Helping Mothers · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To build a suite of wrap-around services at the organization's Sarasota drop-in center.

• $175,000

  Sarasota Children'S Museum · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support a mobile educational outreach program.

• $175,000

  Easterseals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support an affordable housing project and veterans program.

• $165,000

  Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage · Cortez, FL · 2024

  To support public access and environmental education at the FISH Preserve.

• $155,000

  Project Prosper · Clearwater, FL · 2024

  To support the organization's expansion into Manatee County.

• $155,000

  Minorities in Shark Sciences · Bradenton, FL · 2024

  To support minority internships in Marine Sciences.

• $151,000

  Manasota Asalh · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To build staff capacity within the organization.

• $150,000

  Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024

  To help Newtown residents remain in their homes and to create a pilot for attracting other participants.

• $148,476

  Manatee Literacy Council · Bradenton, FL · 2024

  To support capacity for expanded literacy programs.

• $145,000

  Sarasota County Schools · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To pursue the school district's mission through organizational excellence.

• $137,000

  Asolo Repertory Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $133,500

  Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To expand parenting education, family advocacy and vocational coaching services.

• $125,000

  Boxser Diversity Initiative · Longboat Key, FL · 2024

  To support the Bending the Arc education program.

• $125,000

  Florida Humanities Council · St Petersburg, FL · 2024

  To expand programming in 12th Judicial Circuit.

• $122,847

  Desoto County Sheriff'S Office · Arcadia, FL · 2024

  CMBF Initiative: Recidivism - Reentry Navigator, Vehicle, and Inmate Assistance Fund, 2024

• $122,500

  Sunshine Community Compost · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support education and action programs that increase composting.

• $121,878

  Sarasota County Sheriff'S Office · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To reduce recidivism in the 12th Judicial Circuit.

• $102,786

  Embracing Our Differences · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support operational expenses related to annual art exhibition.

• $100,000

  Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To increase capacity and train additional mental health professionals.

• $100,000

  Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $100,000

  Child Protection Center · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse.

• $100,000

  Southface Institute · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support energy- and water-efficiency solutions at nonprofit organizations through the GoodUse program.

• $90,000

  Friends of the Myakka River · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Support for organizational and operating expenses

• $80,000

  Suncoast Blood Centers · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support the creation of an environmental incubator shared space.

• $80,000

  Azara Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support capacity building/early operation expenses.

• $79,000

  Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $77,500

  Ringling College of Art and Design · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $75,000

  Upward Notes · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To expand the classical music audience and reach more people with the humanizing influence of arts and culture.

• $75,000

  Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To meet immediate basic human needs following Hurricane Milton.

• $74,600

  Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $60,000

  Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $60,000

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  To enable the Longboat Key Police Department to acquire a driving simulator for emergency vehicle operations

• $60,000

  The Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $57,500

  Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $50,000

  Climate Adaptation Center · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support a climate summit and research meteorologist.

• $50,000

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  To provide food and beverage workers immediate bridge funding following Hurricane Helene.

• $50,000

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  To meet immediate basic human needs following Hurricane Milton.

• $50,000

  Community Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To meet immediate basic human needs following Hurricane Milton.

• $50,000

  American Jewish Committee · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $50,000

  Fsuasolo Conservatory for Actor Training · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Support to build a reusable Shakespearean set.

• $50,000

  Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Support for scholarship funds for at-risk girls and educational and character-building programs.

• $48,500

  Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $46,000

  Suncoast Blood Centers · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To increase the supply of blood donations and to retrofit a mobile unit to be energy efficient.

• $45,250

  Margwine Organization · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $43,500

  Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Support for organizational and operating expenses

• $42,703

  Florida State University Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

  To support the Pre-Med Mentoring and Academic Enrichment Program in Sarasota County.

• $36,500

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  To support a housing navigator at United Way of South Sarasota County following recent hurricanes.

• $32,500

  The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $30,000

  Jewish Family & Children'S Service of the Suncoast · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $28,500

  Embracing Our Differences · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $27,500

  Harvest House · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $25,000

  Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $25,000

  Safe Children Coalition · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $25,000

  Manatee County Sheriff'S Office · Bradenton, FL · 2024

  To reduce recidivism in the 12th Judicial Circuit.

• $25,000

  Citizens for Conservation · Barrington, IL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $25,000

  Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2024

  Fund for the Sheriff's Office to provide small grants for grassroots efforts that improve neighborhoods

• $25,000

  Children First · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  Grant to provide annual support for the organization's general operational and/or fundraising efforts.

• $25,000

  Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024

  To support Science Careers Continuum in Chicago Public Schools

• $25,000

  Longboat Key Foundation · Longboat Key, FL · 2024

  To support public access and environmental education at Quick Point Preserve.

• $25,000

  The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

  To support the Opportunities for All program.

• $22,500

  Florida Housing Coalition · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

  To support a study to determine the affordable housing needs of Sarasota County for the next 30 years.