Funding search · EIN 650833500 · Bradenton, FL

Manatee Community Foundation

Name: Manatee Community Foundation 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.

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 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

services human education related capital purchase development 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.

78 grants matching “manatees” · $4.0M

$364,162
Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Education
$160,380
Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Public, society benefit (includes veterans)
$111,654
Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Arts, culture & humanities
$65,037
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Youth development
$61,472
Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$57,500
Manatee County Government · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Public, society benefit (includes veterans)
$37,000
Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2024
Education
$34,186
Manatee Children'S Services Incorporated · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$32,500
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Housing, shelter
$32,500
We Care Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Healthcare
$25,000
Manatee Chamber Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Community improvement, capacity building
$20,000
Manatee County Audubon Society · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Environmental quality, protection, and beautification
$19,714
Humane Society of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Animal related
$14,250
Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc Dba Parenti · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$11,000
Salvation Army - Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$10,000
Manatee County Board of County Commissioners · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Public, society benefit (includes veterans)
$6,344
Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Human services
$6,000
Keep Manatee Beautiful · Bradenton, FL · 2024
Environmental quality, protection, and beautification
$266,089
Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$137,859
Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$120,442
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$64,442
Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$63,603
Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$42,366
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$39,290
Women'S Resource Center of Manatee Inc Dba Women'S Resource Center · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$38,000
Manatee Sheriffs Charity · Bradenton, FL · 2023
Program support
$31,836
Manatee Children'S Services Incorporated · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$30,000
Art League of Manatee County Dba Art Center Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$14,000
Salvation Army - Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$10,750
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$10,716
Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$10,100
Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc Dba Parenti · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$10,000
Manatee County Audubon Society · Bradenton, FL · 2023
Program support
$7,000
Manatee Fish and Game Association · Bradenton, FL · 2023
Program support
$6,776
Humane Society of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$5,930
Young Life of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$5,427
We Care Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2023
General support, program support
$339,149
Library Foundation Inc Dba Manatee County Public Library Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$211,468
Manatee Children'S Services Incorporated · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$82,050
Art League of Manatee County Dba Art Center Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$78,466
Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2022
Program support, general support, scholarship support
$61,632
Manatee Education Foundation · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, emergency assist
$51,385
Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$44,408
Humane Society of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$40,534
Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$24,048
Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc Dba Parenti · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$22,500
Women'S Resource Center of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$17,273
Manatee Elementary School · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support
$15,419
Salvation Army - Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$14,767
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$11,798
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2022
Program support
$11,554
Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$10,000
Amikids Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
General support
$9,799
Literacy Council of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$6,996
Friends of Manatee County Animal Services · Holmes Beach, FL · 2022
Program support
$6,701
We Care Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support, general support
$6,000
Manatee County Foster & Adoptive Parent Association · Bradenton, FL · 2022
Program support
$5,745
Manatee County Girls Club Inc Dba Just for Girls · Bradenton, FL · 2022
General support
$200,438
Manatee Children'S Services Incorporated · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Capital purchase, general support, program 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
$77,528
Meals On Wheels Plus of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$64,114
Take Stock in Children of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$57,000
Women'S Resource Center of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$53,439
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Capital purchase, general support, program support
$43,052
Florida Cultural Group Inc Dba Manatee Performing Arts Center · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$35,849
Salvation Army - Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support
$34,753
Art League of Manatee County Dba Art Center Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$25,000
Manatee County Public Library System · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Program support
$20,400
Manatee Elementary School · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Program support
$19,497
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County · Palmetto, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$19,193
Manatee County Habitat for Humanity · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$17,750
We Care Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$16,922
Humane Society of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$16,100
Exchange Club Family Partnership Ctr - Manatee County Dba Parenting Matters · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$15,780
Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee County · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Program support
$10,559
Manatee County Girls Club Inc Dba Just for Girls · Bradenton, FL · 2021
General support, program support
$6,000
Manatee Fish and Game Association · Bradenton, FL · 2021
Program support

Top recipients

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

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.