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Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is a public charity dedicated to the progressive development of worthy causes, providing donor services, and promoting and providing leadership in response to changing community needs.
The Foundation is a vehicle for charitable giving through which individuals, families, corporations, non-profit organizations and private foundations can meet charitable objectives in the fields of education, arts and culture, historic preservation, neighborhood enrichment, and health and human services.
The Foundation meets this mission by developing and managing a comprehensive base of endowment funds - an expanding pool of charitable dollars, permanently committed to meeting the needs of the people of South Mississippi.
Web Address
www.gulfcoastfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @GCCF
The Foundation is a vehicle for charitable giving through which individuals, families, corporations, non-profit organizations and private foundations can meet charitable objectives in the fields of education, arts and culture, historic preservation, neighborhood enrichment, and health and human services.
The Foundation meets this mission by developing and managing a comprehensive base of endowment funds - an expanding pool of charitable dollars, permanently committed to meeting the needs of the people of South Mississippi.
Web Address
www.gulfcoastfoundation.org/
Social Media Links
Twitter - @GCCF
Assets and Giving for Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Assets
2020 - 35,078,242
2019 - 27,330,025
2018 - 23,149,609
2017 - 22,622,965
2020 - 35,078,242
2019 - 27,330,025
2018 - 23,149,609
2017 - 22,622,965
Domestic Grants
2020 - 2,741,726
2019 - 2,295,576
2018 - 2,330,448
2020 - 2,741,726
2019 - 2,295,576
2018 - 2,330,448
Recent News from Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Philanthropy in Motion: Gulf Coast's Latest Impact Investment
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Sarasota Station, a 202-unit workforce housing development off Fruitville Road, broke ground earlier this week.Communities across the country have used similar strategies to address affordable...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Sarasota Station, a 202-unit workforce housing development off Fruitville Road, broke ground earlier this week.Communities across the country have used similar strategies to address affordable...more
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Surpasses $625 Million in Awarded Grants
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has surpassed $625 million in grants awarded since its founding in 1995.The foundation is the first permanently affordable housing for veterans in the U.S.Gulf Coast...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has surpassed $625 million in grants awarded since its founding in 1995.The foundation is the first permanently affordable housing for veterans in the U.S.Gulf Coast...more
Srq Daily Oct 15, 2025
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
After 13 and a half years leading Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Hansen was hired in 2015 by Charles and Margery Barancik to transform their family foundation into a philanthropic organization.Safe...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
After 13 and a half years leading Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Hansen was hired in 2015 by Charles and Margery Barancik to transform their family foundation into a philanthropic organization.Safe...more
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Announces Elizabeth Welch, J.D. As Director ...
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has hired Elizabeth "Lisa" Welch, J.D., as Director of Professional Advisor Relationships.Welch has dedicated her career to designing innovative giving solutions and...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has hired Elizabeth "Lisa" Welch, J.D., as Director of Professional Advisor Relationships.Welch has dedicated her career to designing innovative giving solutions and...more
Srq Daily Aug 27, 2025
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida, is hosting a live jazz event every month.The Patterson Foundation is contributing $500,000 in seed funding to the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund.Manatee...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida, is hosting a live jazz event every month.The Patterson Foundation is contributing $500,000 in seed funding to the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund.Manatee...more
Srq Media Announces Teri A. Hansen As the 2025 Lifetime Good Hero Lifetime ...
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Hansen as the 2025 Lifetime Good Hero Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.The prestigious recognition will be presented during the Annual SRQ Giving Coast and Good Hero Awards Luncheon.The Annual...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Hansen as the 2025 Lifetime Good Hero Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.The prestigious recognition will be presented during the Annual SRQ Giving Coast and Good Hero Awards Luncheon.The Annual...more
Happening Feb. 28: Gulf Coast Community Foundation's 228 Day - WLOX
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Hansen as the 2025 Lifetime Good Hero Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.The prestigious recognition will be presented during the Annual SRQ Giving Coast and Good Hero Awards Luncheon.The Annual...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Hansen as the 2025 Lifetime Good Hero Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.The prestigious recognition will be presented during the Annual SRQ Giving Coast and Good Hero Awards Luncheon.The Annual...more
Cultivating Kindness in Philanthropy
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
This Monday, February 17, we celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, a reminder to perform small yet impactful gestures for others.Project HEAL is providing four homeless-service organizations ...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
This Monday, February 17, we celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, a reminder to perform small yet impactful gestures for others.Project HEAL is providing four homeless-service organizations ...more
All Star Children's Foundation Receives $10,000 Grant From Gulf Coast Community ...
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
All Star Children's Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation.The SRQ Media team leverages its strong audience footprint to catalyze visionary community...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
All Star Children's Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation.The SRQ Media team leverages its strong audience footprint to catalyze visionary community...more
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Reaches $2.7 Million Milestone in Support to All Faiths ...
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation awarded All Faiths Food Bank $30,000 from the Gould Family Trust Foundation to support the 2025 Campaign Against Summer Hunger.Since 2014, together with its donors,...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation awarded All Faiths Food Bank $30,000 from the Gould Family Trust Foundation to support the 2025 Campaign Against Summer Hunger.Since 2014, together with its donors,...more
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