Goodwill Manasota: Caring for Its Own amid COVID-19
The coronavirus forced Goodwill to furlough over 600 team members across four counties. A $33,700 grant from Gulf Coast's COVID-19 Response Initiative helped Goodwill quickly hire back five GoodPartner Coaches, who began working immediately to connect with their furloughed Sarasota-area teammates.
Foundation Grants nearly $1 Million to Arts Groups in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
With the new round of “Arts Appreciation” Grants, Gulf Coast Community Foundation provides unrestricted funding to 10 cornerstone cultural organizations.Foundations, Donors Grant Over $1.8 Million for COVID-19 Relief
Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation have awarded over $880,000 in grants from their joint COVID-19 Response Initiative, providing relief to nonprofit organizations leading the region’s COVID-19 assistance efforts.Optimism and Courage in the Face of a Crisis
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. Over the past several weeks, many of our nonprofit partners have transformed their operations to meet urgent new community needs. More so, they have done it amid staggering hits to their own operations, personnel and even future viability.
New Grants Awarded from Joint COVID-19 Response Initiative
Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation awarded 16 grants totaling $573,550 from their joint COVID-19 Response Initiative over the past week.
First Grants Awarded from COVID-19 Response Initiative
Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation have awarded the first grants from their COVID-19 Response Initiative. The foundations have issued 11 grants totaling more than $220,000