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Grants

The Selby Foundation specializes in supporting local area nonprofits with capital grants.

Capital grants support the construction, acquisition and/or renovation of facilities, as well as the purchase of equipment or software. They may also include the costs of related technical services (legal, architectural, engineering, etc.).

Nonprofit organizations are required to be primarily located in Charlotte, DeSoto, Manatee or Sarasota Counties.

Scholarships

The Selbys were very interested in helping local students with limited financial means pursue a higher education, with the goal of not only achieving a meaningful career, but also of helping their community.

Today, “Selby Scholars” are undergraduate students with exceptional potential who embrace the Selbys’ values of leadership and service. These awards are renewable, with certain requirements, for the four years the student is enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university.

The Selbys

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Humanity

A virtue associated with basic ethics of altruism derived from the human condition.

The Selbys demonstrated that they cared for and about people in general, and especially for those known to them. They cared about equal opportunity for all. They believed that regular acts of kindness, no matter how great or small, do make a difference in the world.

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Humility

The state of being humble.  Humble can be used to describe what is ranked low by others, as in “persons of humble origins.” … When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

The Selbys lived simply, quietly, modestly, and below their means. They did not seek recognition or fanfare in their lives or as a result of their charitable giving.

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Social Responsibility

An ethical framework and suggests that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large.

The Selbys believed in educating others to provide them with better opportunities to improve their lives and the lives of others. They believed in taking care of one’s community, especially Sarasota County and the surrounding counties.

 

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Innovation

To make changes or to do something differently.

The Selbys looked for opportunities to bring about positive change in their community and were willing to invest in new methods, ideas, or products to bring about that positive change.

 

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Stewardship

The act of caring for or improving with time.

The Foundation was established to reduce the Selbys’ substantial tax burden on their assets.  The professionals they chose whether legal, accounting or banking, were individuals known to the Selbys and they maintained the ability to retain or terminate them according to the needs/goals of the Foundation.  The Selbys expected reasonable fees for all services.  The Foundation was to be administratively operated in accordance with established best practices and financial standards, and it was organized to maintain its independence and the ability to direct its future.  The Foundation was clearly established to be maintained in perpetuity.

It has been well over 10 years since Resurrection House has done any inside renovations. Through the generosity of the Selby Foundation and others, we were able to complete major projects that were direly needed. The three commercial washers, ten dryers in the laundry, the new flooring and carpeting will greatly assist our abilities to better serve the homeless and less fortunate in our community.

New Flooring, Washers/Dryer
Resurrection House

Friends of Arcadia Airport, Inc. would like to say thanks very much to the Selby Foundation for the strong support of our capital campaign to build a restroom/shower facility. The new structure will support Aviation City a fly in camp out center we operate at Arcadia Airport that supports economic development in DeSoto County.

Restrooms/Showers
Friends of Arcadia Airport, Inc.

“With less than 4% of the population donating 100% of the community blood supply, SunCoast Blood Bank must make donating as convenient as possible. Thanks to the support of the Selby Foundation, SunCoast added a new bloodmobile to its fleet this summer. The addition of this bloodmobile gives SunCoast the ability to collect up to 4500 additional units of blood and platelets per year, which will serve up to 13,500 patients.”

Bloodmobile
SunCoast Blood Bank

The Shuttle and Bus Stop Project serves a dual purpose on the Southeastern Guide Dog campus. They provide a means to move guests safely, quietly, and efficiently through our campus as we share with them the tasks that we perform daily without interfering in the intensive work of breeding, raising, and training our dogs and ultimately their human partners. The shuttles also act as training tools for our guide dogs by replicating a bus stop on a city street allowing our trainers to train our guide dogs to locate a bus stop and bench for their human partners.

Shuttle and Bus Stops
Southeastern Guide Dogs
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The United Way Reading Room at La Mirada Apartments in Bradenton ensures access to free, quality summer learning for children, where they live. Thanks to the generous grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation, United Way Suncoast was able to reimagine an old utility space to create a shared resource filled with books, technology and instruction where children and families can thrive!

Reading Room
United Way Suncoast

This is the best bed I have had since I was a kid. I had a feather bed back then that was wonderful, but you don’t have to take this mattress out to beat it ….and it’s so much easier to use my laptop!

New Remote Control Beds
Marie (Resident at the Pines Sarasota)

This playground was designed to accommodate children of all abilities. The playground includes a handicapped accessible merry go round, and components to help autistic children use the playground comfortably.

This playground will be shared by Challenger with the Boys and Girls Club of Venice and provide more than 300 children access to an outdoor playground year round.

It is adjacent to a new multipurpose building and handicapped accessible baseball field.

ADA Accessible Playground
Venice Challenger

“The truck is used to deliver food to drop-off sites and migrant camps in DeSoto County.

As of April 2020, eight different farms and a total of 1,836 unduplicated agricultural workers have been served.”

Truck
All Faiths Food Bank
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“Thanks to the generosity of the Selby Foundation and our amazing donors this will soon be completed and ready to welcome another generation of girls to our beautiful wetlands on the property of our headquarters.”

Sarasota Campus Boardwalk
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc.