Local Foundations Join a Force for Good
The following op-ed was published in the Herald Tribune on Sunday, December 29.
Remembering Charles and Margery Barancik
Our Gulf Coast family lost two dear members this month with the passing of philanthropists Charles and Margery Barancik. Our entire community lost two irreplaceable heroes.
Foundations Increase Housing Access for Homeless Youth
Affordable housing in Sarasota is a perpetual problem, even more so for young adults who have suffered hardships in life and found themselves without a consiste...
Legendary Ocean Scientist to Speak at Gulf Coast Community Foundation Luncheon
An iconic ocean scientist who has logged more than 7,500 hours under water and is affectionately called “Her Deepness” by colleagues and the media, Earle will discuss the topic “Saving Our Seas.” Reservations for the luncheon, which will be held at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, will beGulf Coast Awards Nearly $10 Million in Donor Grants
Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Board of Directors recently approved over $10.5 million in grants and initiatives. That total included $9.7 million in grants...
Gulf Coast Awards $728,000 In Leveraged, Community Grants
Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Board of Directors recently awarded nine Leveraged Grants totaling $462,000 for a range of major nonprofit programs and servic...
Foundations Help Sarasota High Schools Get ‘Innovative’
Sarasota County Schools unveiled six redesigned ILA classrooms created and implemented through a partnership with Ringling College of Art and Design, Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, and Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The innovative classrooms are part of a larger effort to transform the learning experience for ILA students by improving content delivery, student engagement, and teacher retention.
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Hosts Board Institute Reunion
Sixty-two nonprofit board members from across the region gathered at the Venice Yacht Club for the first ever Gulf Coast Board Institute (GCBI) reunion. GCBI is a part of Gulf Coast’s Invest in Incredible initiative (I3) to provide high-level board governance training to new and veteran nonprofit board members in the Gulf Coast region.
Reading Recovery Continues to Shine in Sarasota Schools
The results are in: Reading Recovery in Sarasota County Schools has outpaced the national average of success for this widely implemented literacy intervention f...
