Funding search · EIN 650833500 · Bradenton, FL

Manatee Community Foundation

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

564
grants reported
$24.9M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$15,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

serviceshumaneducationrelatedcapitalpurchasedevelopmentarts

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Easter Seals Southwest Florida4 grants · $2.2M
  • Help To Home4 grants · $1.5M
  • The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund3 grants · $1.5M
  • Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $1.1M
  • United Way Suncoast4 grants · $854,380
  • Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast2 grants · $749,517
  • Manatee Education Foundation4 grants · $675,692
  • The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature4 grants · $634,868
  • Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation4 grants · $624,518
  • Community Foundation of Sarasota County3 grants · $593,773

Giving over time

$5.8M
2021
$6.0M
2022
$8.7M
2023
$4.5M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 564 grants.

  • $1.3M

    The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund · Lakewood Ranch, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $1.1M

    Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Program support

  • $805,295

    Help To Home · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    Program support

  • $739,517

    Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $678,336

    Help To Home · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, program support

  • $645,037

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $629,999

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support, emergency assist

  • $602,041

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $411,462

    Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $364,162

    Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Education

  • $339,149

    Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $311,525

    Easter Seals Southwest Florida · Sarasota, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $310,000

    Whitefish Community Foundation · Whitefish, MT · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $297,381

    The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $278,452

    United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $266,089

    Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $256,063

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, general support, program support

  • $247,632

    United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $246,656

    United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $242,975

    Community Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    Program support

  • $218,526

    State College of Florida Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Program support, scholarships

  • $211,468

    Manatee Children'S Services Incorporated · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $204,100

    Honor Sanctuary Inc Dba Honor Animal Rescue · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, general support

  • $200,438

    Manatee Children'S Services Incorporated · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, general support, program support

  • $200,000

    Salve Regina University · Newport, RI · 2023

    Program support

  • $195,059

    Community Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support

  • $186,323

    Mote Marine Laboratory · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Environmental quality, protection, and beautification

  • $163,753

    The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $160,380

    Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Public, society benefit (includes veterans)

  • $155,739

    Community Foundation of Sarasota County · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $154,176

    Realize Bradenton · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support

  • $146,845

    Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2021

    General support

  • $141,234

    The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $137,859

    Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $137,844

    Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $130,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $126,000

    Saint James School · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $125,753

    Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $125,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $120,442

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $117,295

    Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $114,273

    Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $112,039

    Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Program support, scholarships

  • $111,654

    Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Arts, culture & humanities

  • $110,350

    Realize Bradenton · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $104,799

    Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024

    Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations

  • $101,318

    Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Emergency assist, general support, program support

  • $100,000

    Whitefish Community Foundation · Whitefish, MT · 2022

    Program support

  • $93,245

    Whitefish Community Foundation · Whitefish, MT · 2024

    Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations

  • $91,797

    Manasota Solve · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $90,500

    Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $84,879

    The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund · Lakewood Ranch, FL · 2021

    General support

  • $82,400

    Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations

  • $82,050

    Art League of Manatee County Dba Art Center Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $81,640

    United Way Suncoast · Tampa, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $81,500

    Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Healthcare

  • $78,466

    Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support, scholarship support

  • $77,528

    Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $75,100

    All Faiths Food Bank · Sarasota, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $75,000

    Christ Church of Longboat Key · Longboat Key, FL · 2024

    Religion related, spiritual development

  • $74,083

    Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $73,700

    Safe Children Coalition · Sarasota, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, general support, program support

  • $73,582

    Unidosnow · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $70,800

    Gulf Coast Community Foundation · Venice, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $69,801

    Community Coalition On Homelessness Dba Turning Points · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $69,672

    Guardian Angels of Sw Florida · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    General support

  • $65,037

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Youth development

  • $64,621

    The Lakewood Ranch Community Fund · Lakewood Ranch, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $64,442

    Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $64,114

    Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $63,603

    Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $61,632

    Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, emergency assist

  • $61,472

    Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $60,800

    Realize Bradenton · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Community improvement, capacity building

  • $60,200

    Bridge a Life · Sarasota, FL · 2021

    General support

  • $60,000

    Christ Church of Longboat Key · Longboat Key, FL · 2023

    Program support

  • $59,200

    Pace Center for Girls · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $57,655

    Help To Home · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $57,500

    Manatee County Government · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Public, society benefit (includes veterans)

  • $57,000

    Women'S Resource Center of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $55,750

    Forty Carrots Family Center · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $55,000

    Whitefish Legacy Partners · Whitefish, MT · 2024

    Environmental quality, protection, and beautification

  • $55,000

    American Red Cross · Tampa, FL · 2023

    General support, program support

  • $53,439

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, general support, program support

  • $52,706

    Tidewell Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $51,950

    Hope Family Services · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $51,385

    Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $51,000

    Samaritan'S Purse International Relief · Boone, NC · 2024

    Religion related, spiritual development

  • $50,000

    City of Bradenton · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Public, society benefit (includes veterans)

  • $50,000

    Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (Sparcc) · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    Human services

  • $50,000

    Whitefish Legacy Partners · Whitefish, MT · 2023

    Program support

  • $50,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $50,000

    Volunteer Florida Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    Program support

  • $50,000

    Saint James School · Hagerstown, MD · 2021

    General support

  • $48,548

    Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Sarasota, FL · 2022

    Program support, general support

  • $48,428

    Anna Maria Island Community Center Dba the Center of Anna Maria Island · Anna Maria, FL · 2024

    Recreation, sports, leisure, athletics

  • $47,813

    Children'S Guardian Fund · Sarasota, FL · 2021

    General support, program support

  • $47,600

    Shuckin Good Cause Fund · Bradenton, FL · 2024

    Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking foundations

  • $46,733

    Southeastern Guide Dogs · Palmetto, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $45,872

    Children'S Home Society of Florida · Orlando, FL · 2021

    Capital purchase, 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.