Funding search · EIN 591956886 · Sarasota, FL

The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co

Name: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

2,687
grants reported: $162.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $18,029
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

capital purchases education scholarship services human related arts

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Human services in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, Charlotte counties
K-12 education: Sarasota County school board, individual elementary schools, scholarships
Sarasota arts and culture: orchestra, ballet, opera, theatre companies
Mental health, crisis intervention, and healthcare access locally
Transfers to other charitable funds and community foundations
Environment and marine science: Selby Gardens, Mote Marine Laboratory

Typical grant

Median grant is $18,029, with the middle half between $10,000 and $43,625, so most of the 2,687 grants on file are small checks under $50,000. The very large awards go to a handful of anchor local human services and civic institutions (SPARCC at $2.5M, Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center at $2.25M, Selby Botanical Gardens at $1.37M, School Board of Sarasota County at $1.23M) plus fund-to-fund transfers such as $4.1M to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. With 2,687 grants spread across 1,294 recipients in four years, repeat giving is the norm rather than the exception.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“HUMAN SERVICES”
“PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTARISM, AND GRANTMAKING FOUNDATIONS”
“MENTAL HEALTH, CRISIS INTERVENTION”
“PUBLIC SAFETY, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, AND RELIEF”
“ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor the work in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto or Charlotte county service delivery, not statewide or national scope.
Size a first ask at $15,000 to $45,000; that matches the middle half of their record.
Connect research to their applied science grantees: Mote Marine Laboratory, Selby Gardens, Simmaron Research.
Frame education work through Sarasota County schools, Take Stock in Children, or Early Learning Coalition partnerships.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation whose giving runs largely through donor-advised funds, so most checks reflect individual fundholder choices rather than a central strategy; the out-of-state grants to New York, Massachusetts, California and DC recipients look like donor pass-throughs, and the single largest line item is a $4.1M transfer to Fidelity Charitable. Roughly four out of five grants stay in Florida and the money concentrates on established Sarasota-area institutions that appear year after year, so a local partner or an existing fundholder relationship matters more than a strong proposal on its own.

41 grants matching “gulf” · $1.9M

$129,470
Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Mental health, crisis intervention
$100,000
Gulf Coast Partnership · Port Charlotte, FL · 2024
Housing, shelter
$80,000
Gulf Coast State College Foundation · Panama City, FL · 2024
Education
$45,850
Big Waters Land Trust Fka Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2024
Environmental quality, protection, and beautification
$41,000
Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Animal related
$12,350
Friends of the Gulf Gate Library · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Education
$8,000
Gulf Gate Elementary School · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Education
$5,473
Alzheimer'S Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc - Florida Gulf · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Healthcare
$132,527
Gulf Coast Partnership · Punta Gorda, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support
$108,153
Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$99,045
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$80,000
Gulf Coast State College Foundation · Panama City, FL · 2023
Scholarship support
$78,021
Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$35,943
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Dba Gulf Coast Fca · Venice, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$25,991
Gulf Coast Mens Chorus Dba Diversity the Voices of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$22,869
Florida Gulf Coast Rugby Foundation Inc Dba Sarasota Rugby Club · Lakewood Ranch, FL · 2023
General support
$16,427
Alzheimer'S Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc - Florida Gulf · Clearwater, FL · 2023
General support
$16,409
Gulf Coast Maritime Museum · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support
$12,026
Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$10,074
Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society · Englewood, FL · 2023
General support
$7,824
Gulf Shore Animal League · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support
$7,447
Gulf Coast Community Choir · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support
$7,251
Gulf Coast Flute Choir · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support
$7,155
Gulf Gate Elementary School · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$90,000
Gulf Coast State College Foundation · Panama City, FL · 2022
Scholarship support
$78,470
Gulf Coast Partnership · Punta Gorda, FL · 2022
Program support
$49,050
Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$17,295
Alzheimer'S Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc - Florida Gulf · Clearwater, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$13,400
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$5,250
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation Inc Dba Wgcu-Tv Public Broadcastin · Ft Myers, FL · 2022
General support, scholarship support
$199,435
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2021
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$100,000
Gulf Coast State College Foundation · Panama City, FL · 2021
Scholarship support
$100,000
Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2021
Program support
$69,948
Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General and program support
$43,288
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Dba Gulf Coast Fca · Venice, FL · 2021
General support
$26,974
Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$24,247
Gulf Coast Mens Chorus Dba Diversity the Voices of Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support
$9,165
Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support
$8,827
Alzheimer'S Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc - Florida Gulf · Clearwater, FL · 2021
General support
$7,205
Gulf Shore Animal League · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support
$6,027
Gulf Coast Flute Choir · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support

Top recipients

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

Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center3 grants · $6.7M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma3 grants · $6.0M
Renown Health Foundation3 grants · $5.5M
Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points4 grants · $4.8M
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens4 grants · $4.3M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $4.1M
Step Up Suncoast4 grants · $3.2M
United Way of Charlotte County4 grants · $3.1M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties4 grants · $2.9M
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (Sparcc)1 grant · $2.5M

Giving over time

$39.3M

2021

$31.6M

2022

$50.6M

2023

$41.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,687 grants.

$4.1M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations
$3.1M
Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$3.0M
Renown Health Foundation · Reno, NV · 2023
Program support
$3.0M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program support
$2.5M
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (Sparcc) · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Human services
$2.3M
Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center Aka Caring Collective · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Human services
$2.2M
Community Foundation of South Lake County · Clermont, FL · 2022
General support
$2.1M
Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$2.1M
Boosters Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support
$2.0M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Program support
$2.0M
Renown Health Foundation · Reno, NV · 2022
Capital purchases
$1.7M
Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$1.7M
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Capital purchases, general support, program support, scholarship support
$1.6M
Mana-Sota Lighthouse for the Blind Inc Dba Lighthouse Vision Loss Education · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$1.6M
Glasser-Schoenbaum Human Services Center · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$1.4M
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$1.4M
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Environmental quality, protection, and beautification
$1.3M
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$1.2M
Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2023
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$1.2M
School Board of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Education
$1.1M
United Way of Charlotte County · Port Charlotte, FL · 2022
Capital purchases, emergency assistance, general support, program support
$1.0M
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations
$1.0M
San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Program support
$954,650
Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$943,004
Step Up Suncoast · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Human services
$911,247
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$892,058
Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$845,569
Step Up Suncoast · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$824,000
United Way of Charlotte County · Port Charlotte, FL · 2024
Human services
$756,713
Longboat Island Chapel · Longboat Key, FL · 2024
Religion related, spiritual development
$708,893
School Board of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$708,816
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$703,975
Step Up Suncoast · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$696,024
Step Up Suncoast · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$691,665
United Way of Charlotte County · Port Charlotte, FL · 2023
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$661,079
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$561,204
Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Environmental quality, protection, and beautification
$548,692
Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$523,149
Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$511,005
School District of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$510,252
School Board of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$508,925
St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Human services
$507,142
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$470,827
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$461,243
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support, scholarship support
$458,121
Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$455,932
Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Dba Harvest House Transitional Centers · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$450,000
Renown Health Foundation · Reno, NV · 2024
Healthcare
$448,672
Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Healthcare
$423,604
United Way of Charlotte County · Port Charlotte, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support
$418,237
Ringling College of Art and Design · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Education
$407,250
United Way of South Sarasota County · Venice, FL · 2024
Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations
$402,756
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support, program support, scholarship support
$402,067
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$398,134
Ringling College of Art and Design · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support, scholarship support
$387,468
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Youth development
$387,000
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2024
Housing, shelter
$378,063
The Florida Center for Early Childhood · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$374,606
The Bay Park Conservancy · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$360,548
Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$355,607
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$349,978
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$344,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$339,852
Senior Friendship Centers · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$339,647
Ymca of Southwest Florida · Venice, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$339,319
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$338,600
The Bay Park Conservancy · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$337,096
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts, culture & humanities
$333,123
Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Education
$331,800
Equal Srq · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Mental health, crisis intervention
$331,522
All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Food, agriculture, and nutrition
$331,224
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Healthcare
$327,030
Salvation Army - Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$322,227
The Bay Park Conservancy · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$319,436
Safe Children'S Coalition · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$316,688
Family Promise of South Sarasota County · Venice, FL · 2021
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$310,901
Equal Srq · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$304,743
Longboat Island Chapel · Longboat Key, FL · 2023
General support
$304,478
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice · Venice, FL · 2021
Emergency assistance, general support, program support
$301,512
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts, culture & humanities
$301,439
Family Promise of South Sarasota County · Venice, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$299,515
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$296,543
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$289,631
Sarasota Ballet of Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts, culture & humanities
$288,942
Women'S Resource Center of Manatee Inc Dba Women'S Resource Center · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$285,462
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support, scholarship support
$284,746
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice · Venice, FL · 2024
Human services
$281,986
Library Foundation for Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$279,830
Asolo Repertory Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts, culture & humanities
$278,184
School District of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$276,746
Salvation Army - Sarasota · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$268,012
Library Foundation for Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$265,770
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$265,520
Asolo Repertory Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$264,490
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$260,924
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$257,343
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Capital purchases, general support, program support
$257,179
Florida Winefest & Auction · Sarasota, FL · 2023
General support, program support, scholarship support
$257,064
Library Foundation for Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2022
General support, program support
$255,668
Humane Society of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Capital purchases, general support, program support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.