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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
Srq Daily May 1, 2024
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
As a child, Megan Howell was homeless. As an adult, she's now the executive director of Second Heart Homes, a nonprofit in Sarasota, Fla., that provides housing and services to homeless adults...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
As a child, Megan Howell was homeless. As an adult, she's now the executive director of Second Heart Homes, a nonprofit in Sarasota, Fla., that provides housing and services to homeless adults...more
Srq Daily Mar 13, 2024
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Customers at Rise Up Cafe in Sarasota, Fla., will soon notice a difference: The coffee and ice cream shop staffed by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is moving to a new...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Customers at Rise Up Cafe in Sarasota, Fla., will soon notice a difference: The coffee and ice cream shop staffed by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is moving to a new...more
Register for Gulf Coast Community Foundation's Free Better Together 2024 Event
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Customers at Rise Up Cafe in Sarasota, Fla., will soon notice a difference: The coffee and ice cream shop staffed by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is moving to a new...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Customers at Rise Up Cafe in Sarasota, Fla., will soon notice a difference: The coffee and ice cream shop staffed by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is moving to a new...more
Gulf Coast Community Foundation taking next steps in Fixed for Life campaign - WLOX
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Customers at Rise Up Cafe in Sarasota, Fla., will soon notice a difference: The coffee and ice cream shop staffed by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is moving to a new...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Customers at Rise Up Cafe in Sarasota, Fla., will soon notice a difference: The coffee and ice cream shop staffed by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is moving to a new...more
Hancock Whitney, Gccf Award 12 Leo Seal Teacher Grants for 2024
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Hancock Whitney oil and gas company has announced the recipients of its 2024 Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants, and they're a dozen of Mississippi's "most accomplished, creative" teachers, per...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Hancock Whitney oil and gas company has announced the recipients of its 2024 Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants, and they're a dozen of Mississippi's "most accomplished, creative" teachers, per...more
Reflecting on Moments of Impact - SRQ Daily Jan 20, 2024 - SRQ Magazine
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Hancock Whitney oil and gas company has announced the recipients of its 2024 Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants, and they're a dozen of Mississippi's "most accomplished, creative" teachers, per...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
The Hancock Whitney oil and gas company has announced the recipients of its 2024 Leo Seal Innovative Teacher Grants, and they're a dozen of Mississippi's "most accomplished, creative" teachers, per...more
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Receives $40,000 From Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
“Gulf Coast Community Foundation is pleased to support Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, which focuses on sharing and celebrating Black history...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
“Gulf Coast Community Foundation is pleased to support Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, which focuses on sharing and celebrating Black history...more
Amy Worth Receives 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the Realtor Association
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
CREATING OPPORTUNITY | Phillip Lanham wants Gulf Coast Community Foundation l... ... Community Foundation lifting all voices, and won't...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
CREATING OPPORTUNITY | Phillip Lanham wants Gulf Coast Community Foundation l... ... Community Foundation lifting all voices, and won't...more
Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Puts Focus on Philanthropy
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Manatee Community Foundation
Amy Kwakya-Amoah is a 17-year-old senior at Out-of-Door Academy in Florida. She's also the Youth Humanitarian of the Year for her volunteer work with Healthy Teens, a community education program...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Manatee Community Foundation
Amy Kwakya-Amoah is a 17-year-old senior at Out-of-Door Academy in Florida. She's also the Youth Humanitarian of the Year for her volunteer work with Healthy Teens, a community education program...more
Srq Daily Sep 13, 2023
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
When Greg Luberecki started working for a Florida nonprofit earlier this year, he didn't think he'd end up as its new chief communications and learning officer. But that's exactly what happened,...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
When Greg Luberecki started working for a Florida nonprofit earlier this year, he didn't think he'd end up as its new chief communications and learning officer. But that's exactly what happened,...more
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Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however, cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.