Gulf Coast Invests $100,000 More into Venice Urban Forest
Gulf Coast Community Foundation recently made its third $100,000 matching grant to support the project, which will transform an abandoned railway bed into a nearly two-mile greenway along the Intracoastal Waterway from the Venice Train Depot south to Center Road and U.S. 41.
Marking a Mental Health Milestone
Elected officials voted last week to approve a dedicated millage for a mental-health district in the county’s fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, these elected leaders have responded constructively to a crisis in our community, listened carefully to their constituents, and taken responsibility for helping to solve a problem they didn’t create.
$12.6 Million in Grants
Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Board of Directors approved nearly $12.6 million in grants and initiative funding last month at its final meeting of the found...
Pauline Wamsler Elected as Gulf Coast Board Chair
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 term as officers. The Board also reelected Green and Rod Hershberger to a second three-year term as directors. All terms began on July 1.
Local Foundations Recognize Summer Learning Efforts
In partnership with Sarasota County Schools, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and Gulf Coast Community Foundation surprised summer teachers with gift cards and other weekly prizes to celebrate their ongoing commitment to keep learning thriving throughout the break.
25 Graduate from Leadership Institute
Twenty-five talented community leaders from across the region graduated from the 2021 Gulf Coast Leadership Institute. The group made up the 14th class to complete Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s long-running leadership-development initiative, and the first to complete it virtually.