The Community Foundation of Sarasota County was created in 1979 by the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council to encourage philanthropic individuals to leave a charitable legacy to the citizens of Sarasota County.
Since 1979, the Community Foundation has been making the important connection between individuals' personal memories, passions, dreams and the fulfillment of their charitable goals. We help create permanent charitable funds of everlasting impact. These funds ensure that people of vision will have an enduring influence on the life of their community and the charitable causes they hold dear, that is truly For Good.
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
Roxie Jerde is president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.Anne Mosle called for "radical collaboration" to propel the work of 2Gen.Jerde: Changing systems through collaborative...more
"In many cases, organizations awarded through this cycle are the primary support system for vulnerable people and families, or else working to dismantle stigma that further limits individual...more
Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards nearly $110,000 to 15 Area Nonprofits.The Community Foundation has awarded more than $438.5 million in grants to support causes addressing education,...more
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
The Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation has awarded more than $5 million in grants to local nonprofit organizations working in education, mental health, humanitarian causes, and the arts and...more
Steven Bender was living on the streets of Philadelphia in the early 1980s when he met his future wife, Aurea.
She was just a year older than him, and they grew up together.
"Our love just got...more
Season of Sharing: A vital community asset sarasota manate desotoNews Sports Ticket Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals Season of Sharing is a community foundation in Sarasota,...more
Kathy Covington and her partner, Jeannie Abreu, are both BRCA positive, meaning they carry a rare genetic mutation linked to a higher risk of breast cancer.
"Being BRCA positive having a strong...more
Empowerment Plan is a nonprofit aimed at helping countless homeless people find jobs. To combat the country’s homeless crisis, the Plan hires homeless people and teaches them how to make coats for the homeless suffering on the streets.