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Community Impact
Community Care
Community Care
Caring for our community means being a resource during challenging times. We invest in emergency needs, disaster relief and recovery, programs that provide and sustain stability, food security and quality healthcare, our environment, and animal welfare, so that those who live here can enjoy a high quality of life.
Empowerment & Success
Empowerment & Success
A fulfilling life comes from support, encouragement, wisdom, and experience that guide us to our dreams. We invest in literacy support, student enrichment, scholarships & mentoring, career development & advancemet, and opporutnities to create lifelong connections so that everyone can be empowered to realize their potential.
Belonging and Culture
Belonging and Culture
To have a place or group where you belong inspires passion and creativity. By supporting organizations whose work Bridge Generations and Unites the Community around Cultural Development & the Arts, we are here to help build the community we all want to live in.
Stories of Impact
A Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County Will Boost Choral Artists Production of Considering Matthew Shepard
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently granted $20,000 from the Dallas and Elizabeth Dort Charitable Fund to Choral Artists of Sarasota to help fund its April 2024 concert &ldquo…
Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation's Heritage Awards Celebrated Achievements in Preservation
The 2024 Heritage Awards, hosted by the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation (SAHP) and the History & Preservation Coalition of Sarasota County (HPCOSC), at the Sarasota Art Museum…
Circus Arts Conservatory raises over $400,000 during Royal Gala
Proceeds from CAC's annual gala will support signature youth training, education and outreach programs In early February, 350 supporters of the Circus Arts Conservatory (CAC) gathered at the…
March 1, 2024
Moving Forward by Looking Back
I had the honor of attending the Historical Marker Dedication hosted by Manasota Remembers recently. Set on Fruitville Road at the Unitarian Universalist Church, the memorial commemorates the…