Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice offers a variety of fund options:

Named Fund
You may create a named fund in any name you choose. Your gift can be unrestricted, designated to a particular organization(s), or directed to a field of interest important to you. To put it simply, a named fund provides the most flexibility to match your personal charitable giving goals to needs in the community.


Our Current List of Named Funds:

Unrestricted
  • Scott Anderson Charitable Fund
  • Frank and Elsie Bushroe Endowment Fund
  • L. Conway Channing Endowment Fund
  • Mildred F. Currie Charitable Fund
  • Thomas M. and L. Annette Dignam Family Endowment Fund
  • Keith R. First Charitable Gift Annuity
  • A. Hamilton and Edith T. Gardner Fund
  • Agnes Gnewikow Charitable Fund
  • Katherine Huneycutt Charitable Gift Annuity
  • The Violetta Marchisio Charitable Fund
  • Richard J. Roberts Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Arthur E. and Audre B. Smith Charitable Remainder Unitrust
  • The Venice Endowment Fund
  • Harry and Joyce Wachter Charitable Fund

Designated

  • Anonymous (9)
  • J.M. Berlin Skate Park Fund
  • Because It Matters Fund
  • Boy Scouts of Englewood, Florida Troop 26 Endowment Fund
  • Joseph S. Bursel Charitable Fund
  • Valerie and Roger Button Designated Fund for Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center
  • Alison Calder Charitable Gift Annuity (2)
  • Louis Carpenter Designated Fund for New College
  • Evelyn E. Cerny Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Walter and Virginia Chaddock Fund
  • Christ United Methodist Church Designated Fund
  • George and Margery Coburn Family Endowment Fund
  • Margery H. Coburn Designated Fund for Community Presbyterian Church
  • Community Health Improvement Partnership Fund
  • Donald O. Collins Fund
  • Clara C. Cox Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Dan’s Fund
  • Ilse L. and Abner J. Delman Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Edgar Donahue Designated Fund for Shriner's Burn Institute
  • Mildred and Garrett Eelman Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Keith R. First Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Florida Military Heritage Museum Spatz Memorial Building Fund
  • Shirley Gawne Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Lester C. Gilman Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Lois Goodspeed Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Margaret Grasston Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Amy-Lee Haffner Charitable Gift Annuity (5)
  • Hammett Charitable Endowment
  • Lucile M. Harford Charitable Gift Annuity (2)
  • Dennis R. and Sarah J. Hayes Charitable Gift Annuity (2)
  • Marian and Howard Harlow Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Grace Herrmann Charitable Fund
  • Bud and Dixie Hoffman Endowment Fund
  • Homes for Working Families Fund
  • Carol Hull Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Hurricane Charley Disaster Relief Fund
  • Helen L. Iler/Herbert A. Brobst Endowment Fund for Elsie Quirk Library
  • Arne and Dorothy Iversen Testamentary Endowment Fund
  • Clara Jensen Charitable Fund
  • Elva M. Johanson Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Diane M. Kazi Charitable Fund
  • Theodore G. and Doris M. King Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Robert Kopple Endowment Fund
  • LAM Treatment Alliance Fund
  • Iola Lanaman Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Laurel Civic Association Fund
  • Lemon Bay Playhouse Endowment Fund
  • Ruth Satzman Levy Trust for Jewish Community Center of Venice
  • Lord Family House Endowment Fund
  • Lord House Historic Preservation Fund
  • Diane Loughlin Charitable Fund
  • Loveland Students and the Arts Fund
  • Casimir Mallek Endowment Fund
  • Verna E. Mallek Endowment Fund
  • Robert and Marie Antoinette Mancuso Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Pete Mason Memorial YMCA Scholarship Fund
  • Ellen B. Mercer Endowment Fund
  • Gabriele S. and Linda L. Moretti Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Terrence B. and Sally Morris Memorial Fund
  • Dr. Norman Ness Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Albert Netz Fund for Senior Friendship Center
  • North Port High School Foundation Fund
  • John and Lois Paul Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Joy Piehl Charitable Gift Annuity
  • R.J. Reardon Charitable Fund
  • Virginia M. Redding Endowment Fund
  • Odile Robertson Charitable Fund
  • Will Ryall Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Designated Fund
  • Virginia Savage Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Betty H. Schenck Charitable Gift Annuity (2)
  • Ruth G. Sharp Designated Fund
  • Barbara J. Stephan Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Pat Stottsberry Memorial Fund for DASH
  • Albert and Diana Thuer Charitable Gift Annuity
  • David Towne and Eric Styren Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Freida S. Vartdal Charitable Fund
  • H. Walter and Gracia Westman Charitable Fund
  • Ruth and James Whitney Charitable Fund
  • Marshall Wicks Charitable Gift Annuity (5)

Agency Endowment Funds

  • 22q13 Deletion Foundation Endowment Fund
  • Anonymous Fund for Colonial Baptist Church
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Endowment
  • Calvary Baptist Church Endowment Fund
  • Child Protection Center Endowment Fund
  • Children First Endowment Fund
  • Coalition to Assist Supported Living Endowment Fund
  • Margery Coburn Fund for Community Presbyterian Church of Englewood, Florida
  • Englewood Helping Hand Endowment Fund
  • Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc. Fund
  • Friends of the Elsie Quirk Public Library Endowment Fund
  • Friends of the Sarasota County Parks Endowment Fund
  • Friends of the Venice Public Library Endowment
  • Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation
  • Happiness House Easter Seals
  • Healthy Start Coalition Endowment Fund
  • Heritage Christian Academy Marjorie Blough Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Historic Spanish Point Endowment
  • Jewish Community Center Endowment
  • Jewish Community Center of Venice Memorial Park Endowment Fund
  • Key Chorale Endowment Fund
  • Lemon Bay Conservancy Endowment Fund
  • The Loveland Fund
  • Natural Heritage Endowment Fund
  • Natural Heritage Fund
  • Plantation Community Foundation Fund
  • Quota Club Fund
  • Royal Palm Players Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Bay Preserve Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Stewardship Fund
  • Sarasota County Arts Council Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota County Arts Council J. Ringling Fund for Artists and Historic Preservation
  • Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. Agency Endowment Fund
  • Smith Center for Therapeutic Riding Endowment Fund
  • South County YMCA Endowment Fund
  • Special Athlete Boosters, Inc. Agency Endowment Fund
  • Special Olympics Florida Sarasota County Endowment Fund
  • Suncoast Humane Society Agency Endowment Fund
  • Temple Beth Sholom Endowment Fund
  • United Way of South Sarasota CountyEndowment Fund
  • United Way of South Sarasota County Foundation Endowment Fund
  • Venice Area Audubon Society Endowment Fund
  • Venice Area Beautification, Inc. Endowment Fund
  • Venice Art Center Endowment Fund
  • Venice Christian School Endowment Fund
  • Venice Little Theatre Endowment Fund
  • Venice Symphony Agency Endowment Fund
  • Village on the Isle Foundation
  • Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Endowment Fund

Field of Interest

  • Anonymous Fund (4)
  • Andrew and Audrey Belomyzy Charitable Trust Fund
  • Andrew Britton Charitable Gift Annuity
  • The Carlson Family Fund
  • Community Health Endowment Fund
  • Charles and Frances Concordia Health Care Endowment Fund
  • Faith in Action Florida Network Fund
  • Ferguson Family Fund
  • Greg Fuhrman Endowment Fund
  • Good Governance Fund
  • Robert Hassmer Charitable Fund
  • Homes for Working Families Fund
  • Wisheart and Marcelle Hudson Education Fund
  • Theodore G. and Doris M. King Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Margaret Lehman Endowment Fund
  • The Jason Norman Fund
  • Margery E. Pellicci Charitable Fund
  • Anna V. Pfister, Nellie Mae Koss and Helen K. Hadden Memorial Endowment Fund
  • The Picazio Family Fund
  • Bruce Harrison Richter Leukemia Fund
  • Odile Robertson Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Harry and Joyce Wachter Charitable Fund
  • The Women’s Fund
  • The Mary York Fund for Women’s Health
  • Youth Foundation Endowment Fund

Donor Advised Fund
You may wish to participate in grantmaking and establish a donor advised fund. With this type of fund, you may make grant recommendations and may choose to include your children or grandchildren in advising the fund in order to share your charitable values.


Our Current List of Donor Advised Funds:


  • Anonymous Fund (2)
  • Boca Grande Storm Assistance Advised Fund
  • The Brandon Family Fund
  • Lawrence Calder and Dianne Belk Foundation
  • Gene and Kaye Carlisle Fund
  • Gary Chmielewski, Gulf Coast Advisory Group Charitable Foundation
  • Community Foundation at The Venice Golf & Country Club Fund
  • Conroy Family Fund
  • David and Laura Dignam Family Trust Fund
  • P.L. Dodge Foundation
  • Donelly Family Fund
  • Ehrhart Family Foundation
  • Janis Fawn and Winston Wilmore Charitable Fund
  • W. Donald Fisher Family Advised Fund
  • Alan A. Floyd Family Fund
  • Marjorie A. Floyd Charitable Fund
  • Sharon Black Floyd Charitable Fund
  • The Steiner Fraser Family Charitable Fund
  • Mel and Marshann Fruth Endowment Fund
  • Robert P. and Mary L. Gates Donor Advised Fund
  • The Fred and Lois Glines Charitable Fund
  • Jean Gollay Advised Fund for Women
  • Grace's Kids of Lemon Bay High School Theatre Advised Fund
  • Anne and Lee Hale Fund
  • Joyce E. Hanes Donor Advised Fund
  • Craig Michael Hanking Memorial Fund
  • The Tom and Dawn Hinck Family Fund
  • Charles and Susan Hines Family Fund
  • Hannah's Hope Fund
  • Crystal L. Hansen Donor Advised Fund
  • Teri A. and Randolph M. Hansen Charitable Fund
  • Michael T. and Bonnie B. Hartley Foundation
  • Homes for Sri Lanka
  • Paul and Judy Huth Charitable Fund
  • Jarrett Family Fund
  • Pauline and Albert Joerger Fund
  • Beverly J. Johnston Donor Advised Fund
  • Key Agency Inc. Charitable Fund
  • Kiwanis Club of Englewood-Cape Haze Charitable Fund
  • Koi Family Endowment Fund
  • The Korszen Family Fund
  • Linda’s Legacy Fund
  • Laurel Lions Club Advised Fund
  • Martin Family Fund
  • Burton E. “Pete” and Geri Mason Fund
  • J. David Massey Advised Fund
  • The Mathews Fund
  • Virginia McCollum Donor Advised Fund
  • Charles A. McLeod Donor Advised Fund
  • Cord and Ida Mellor Fund
  • Miller Family Foundation
  • Natural Heritage Fund
  • Julia Pennington Norris Tuition Assistance Fund
  • North Port Performing Arts Center Advised Fund
  • Scott and Julie Pinkerton Donor Advised Fund
  • Robert and Gayle Rainville Advised Fund
  • Ranchhand Trust Fund
  • Jim and Linda Renz Donor Advised Fund
  • Joanne and Jerry Robertson Fund
  • Lisa Robertson Charitable Fund
  • Scott Robertson Charitable Fund
  • Stuart Robertson Charitable Fund
  • The Rodriguez Family Foundation
  • Mike and Dawn Rolph Family Fund
  • Catherine A. Rustin Family Fund
  • Sertoma Club of Venice Advised Fund
  • Barbara R. Staton Fund
  • Ed and Barbara Strobel Fund
  • Tommy and Tiffany Taylor Family Fund
  • Terris Family Endowment Fund
  • James and Nelda Thompson Family Fund
  • Thro Family Fund
  • Carol K. Tilley and George P. Tilley, M.D. Trust Fund
  • Joseph and Theresa Vaughn Charitable Trust Fund
  • Wellspring
  • The White Family Foundation Fund
  • Katherine Naismith Witten Fund

Scholarship Fund
You may choose to establish a scholarship fund -- either for young persons or those who wish to continue education later in life -- to memorialize a loved one or honor a special person. You can name the guidelines for candidate selection, requirements, and use of the award.


Our Current List of Scholarship Funds:

  • Michael Bingamen Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Patricia Bradley Venice-Nokomis Elks Scholarship Fund
  • Wellington Chen, M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship Fund
  • Donald O. Collins Music Scholarship Fund
  • William E. and Karen S. Cornelius Scholarship Fund
  • George F. Dignam Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Marifrances Dignam Charitable Gift Annuity
  • Tom and Annette Dignam Family Trust Matching Scholarship Fund
  • Englewood Masonic Family Trust Scholarship
  • Englewood United Methodist Men’s Fellowship Scholarship Fund (2)
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Scholarship Fund (2)
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Scholarship Fund in Memory of Frances B. Concordia
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Janet E. Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund for Henry J. G. Davis Jr.                     
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Scholarship Fund in Memory of Nick Pihowicz
  • Gail Fitzpatrick Fund
  • Robert and Leslie Copson Foster Scholarship Fund
  • Arthur E. Gulick, M.D. Vocational Scholarship Fund
  • Robyn Knapp Gullotta Soccer Scholarship Fund
  • Grace Herrmann Nursing Scholarship Fund
  • Charles S. Herron Jr., M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship Fund
  • Arne and Dorothy Iversen Scholarship Fund
  • L.A. Ainger Jr. High Foundation Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay American Legion Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay High School Mary B. Conwell Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay High School Walter J. McCormick Jr. Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay High School Virginia Preston Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Scholarship Fund
  • Joseph and Dina Marshall Scholarship Fund

 

Fund Documents

New Fund Form

Guidelines for Establishing a Fund

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