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


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
Domestic Grants

2020 - 2,741,726
2019 - 2,295,576
2018 - 2,330,448


    

Recent News from Gulf Coast Community Foundation


Gulf Coast Community Foundation awards $50000 grant for North Port Legacy Trail connector
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

SARASOTA COUNTY – Sarasota County Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources received a $50,000 grant from the Gulf Coast...more

Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County Reaches Fundraising Milestone
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

... at Gulf Coast Community Foundation; Kitty and John Cranor, anonymous donors, and the Louis & Gloria Flanzer matching gift program. Filed...more

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards CareerEdge $125000
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Awards CareerEdge $125,000. The funding will be used to train and upskill the local workforce. By Staff 7/21/2021...more

Backing Sarasota County's mental health fight costs less than ignoring it
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

... of South Florida study commissioned by Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation and Gulf Coast Community Foundation put the annual...more

Grant Spurs More Urban Forest Growth in Venice
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Venice Area Beautification, Inc. (VABI) has received a $100,000 matching grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation for Phase 2, Segment 2 of...more

Local foundations reward summer learning efforts
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

... Sarasota County Schools, the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and Gulf Coast Community Foundation surprised teachers with gift cards...more

Pauline Wamsler Elected Board Chair of Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

The board of directors of Gulf Coast Community Foundation has elected Pauline Wamsler as chair and David Green as vice-chair for a one-year...more

Mining the Gap
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation

The focus of philanthropic efforts has always been on helping teachers serve students.The Gulf Coast Community Foundation helps provide educational support to students year-round.LaunchPad4U in the...more

Bilingual performance open to all
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

... for inclusivity, diversity, equity and access made possible through donations from the Van Wezel Foundation and Gulf Coast Community...more

Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Bolster Million Dollar plus ...
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation

These grants are in support of The Challenge for Changing Lives, the agency's $1,060,000 challenge match that launched earlier this year in...more



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