COVID-19 Response Grant Will Expand Convalescent Plasma Collection, and Save Lives
A new testing device—funded largely through our COVID-19 Response Initiative—will enable SunCoast Blood Centers to vastly expand collection of convalescent plasma and speed its delivery to hospitals treating patients with life-threatening COVID-19 infections.
Winter Board Institute Announced
Gulf Coast welcomed 36 highly qualified nonprofit board members to the Winter 2021 Gulf Coast Board Institute. This second iteration of the new virtual format w...
Turtle Sculpture Unveiled at Venice Beach
An innovative and educational new turtle sculpture now greets beachgoers at Venice Beach. The public artwork—a gift to the City of Venice from Gulf Coast Community Foundation—was unveiled January 22.
A 'Do List' to Improve Water Quality
The following guest column by Gulf Coast President/CEO Mark Pritchett appeared in the January 16 edition of SRQ Daily. He provides additional background information on how the Community Playbook for Healthy Waterways came to be.
Gulf Coast Releases Groundbreaking 'Water Quality Playbook'
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has published a first-of-its-kind resource to spur and guide community-wide action to transform environmental water quality throughout the Sarasota County region.
Scholarship Application Open Now
Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2021-22 scholarship program. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 4.
Inside Philanthropy: Community Foundations Helping County Go Green
“Our whole goal is not, so to speak, working within the Gulf Coast, but working within the community so it becomes a community movement,” said Jon Thaxton, senior vice president for community investment at Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
Stories from the Front
For our final blog of 2020, we asked some members of our Gulf Coast team to share a favorite moment of philanthropy from this year that other might not have seen...
$13 Million in Grants from Gulf Coast Donors
Gulf Coast Community Foundation awarded $13.1 million in grants on behalf of donors to the foundation from September through November. “Our donors have been amazingly generous to our community this year,” said Kirstin Fulkerson, senior vice president for philanthropy.