Grants Awarded in January 2008 Grant Cycle
|
Asolo Theatre, Inc. |
$ |
15,000 |
To fund participation of 327 students in the Access to Arts program, workshop for 9 teachers, tickets, classroom visits and bus trips |
|
Child Protection Center |
$ |
60,000 |
Capital Campaign to build a Child Advocacy Center |
|
Circus Sarasota |
$ |
50,000 |
Capital Campaign to partially fund the Big Top circus performance tent and the Foyer entrance tent |
|
Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities, Inc. |
$ |
20,000 |
To expand a Behavior Management System in the Selby Preschool |
|
Gulf Coast Heritage Association |
$ |
18,000 |
To fund a Facilitator Fee and Landscape Architect fee and site work for the Coastal Environmental Education Trail and Observation Tower |
|
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Inc. |
$ |
30,573 |
To purchase a high-powered virtualization server, a storage area network and a backup server |
| Salvation Army of Sarasota | $ |
25,000 |
To provide case management for the clients of Families in Transitional Housing (FAITH) program |
| SCOPE | $ |
12,125 |
To purchase new computers, memory for existing computers and a projector |
|
TSIC of Sarasota
County (Take Stock in Children) |
$ |
50,000 |
Challenge Campaign for scholarships for 7th - 12th grade students through Florida Prepaid Program |
| United Methodist Higher Education Foundation | $ |
10,000 |
To provide ten scholarships of $1,000 each for seminarians attending United Methodist related theological schools through Dollars for Scholars program |
| Total Grants for cycle |
$ |
290,698 |
Grants Awarded in July 2007 Grant Cycle
| Organization |
Amount |
Purpose | |
|
Easter Seals of Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore |
$ |
75,000 |
Provide support for the Early Information program which serves children birth through three years |
|
Children's Beach House |
$ |
20,000 |
Support the continuation and expansion of the Youth Development Program |
|
Art Center Sarasota |
$ |
34,868 |
To fund the renovation of the galleries and classrooms, upgrade electrical, plumbing and flooring and improve overall aesthetics |
|
Boys and Girls Clubs of Sarasota |
$ |
15,000 |
To provide funds to implement improved curriculum for the Aquatics Program at the Lee Wetherington Club for 2007/2008 academic year |
|
Children First, Inc. |
$ |
25,000 |
To support the expansion and ongoing sustainability of the Nurturing Dads Initiative |
|
Crowley Museum and Nature Center |
$ |
22,675 |
To support the completion of the restoration of the Tatum Ridge School House |
| Easter Seals of Southwest Florida, Inc. | $ |
16,913 |
To purchase 250 plastic, stackable chairs with chair truck, refrigerator, electric stove and 10 microwaves for Adult Vocational Services Program |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. | $ |
35,000 |
To award Building Blocks for Success classroom grants to Sarasota County public school teachers for academic year 2007/2008 |
| Florida Studio Theatre, Inc. | $ |
32,339 |
To underwrite expenses associated with Mail House Renovation project |
| Foundation for Dreams, Inc. | $ |
15,000 |
To provide 20 camping scholarships at $750 each to special needs children with financial need residing in Sarasota County |
| The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Inc. | $ |
12,500 |
To furnish and equip an administrative office with computers and peripherals and chairs |
| Mote Marine Laboratory | $ |
31,160 |
To construct new Aquarium quarantine capacity for midsize to large fish, rays and sharks |
| Pines of Sarasota Foundation, Inc. | $ |
43,865 |
To purchase and install hurricane shutters for the Assisted Living Facility, East and West Buildings and Resident Services Building |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, Inc. | $ |
15,000 |
To help fund the continuation of the prevention education program in partnership with Sarasota County Health Department and Truvine Missionary Baptist Church |
| Sarasota Season of Sculpture | $ |
30,000 |
To support the Fourth Invitation Sculpture Exhibition November 11, 2007 - May 31, 2008 at Bayfront Park |
| Senior Friendship Centers | $ |
35,000 |
To enhance and continue the Friendship Center for Active Again programming in North Sarasota County with Super Senior Plus |
| Total Grants for cycle |
$ |
459.320 |
Grants Awarded in February 2007 Grant Cycle
| Organization |
Amount |
Purpose | |
|
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Inc. |
$ |
28,275 |
To purchase AIMS software, monitors for agency-wide use and a maintenance contract for staff training |
|
Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Manatee and Sarasota Counties |
$ |
12,500 |
1:1 Matching Grant to support the Health Awareness and Education Project |
|
First Step of Sarasota, Inc. |
$ |
28,699 |
To purchase a 12 - 15 person passenger van |
|
Foundation for Manatee Community College, Inc. |
$ |
47,060 |
To help equip a new Black Box studio theater with stage lighting at the Bradenton Campus |
|
Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc. |
$ |
50,000 |
To purchase a 15 foot box truck and a full-size pick-up truck with naming recognition on both trucks |
|
J.H. Floyd Sunshine Manor, Inc. |
$ |
37,500 |
To make necessary security repairs & enhancements to the building to meet compliance standards by the Agency for Health Care Management, and human services project for activities - Laughter Unlimited |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center of Sarasota, Inc. | $ |
10,000 |
Service Appreciation Grant in honor of Leona Hughes |
| Salvation Army of Sarasota | $ |
24,004 |
To provide case management for the clients of the Faith program |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | $ |
38,000 |
To purchase and install ceiling-mounted operating room lights for one operating room |
| Sarasota Opera Association | $ |
30,455 |
To purchase new opera equipment - musician chairs, music stands and stand lights |
| Total Grants for cycle |
$ |
306,493 |
|
Grants Awarded in January 2006 Grant Cycle
| Organization |
Amount |
Purpose | |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, Inc. |
$ |
15,000 |
To support the implementation of a Digital Arts program at three centers for 150 members 10-18 years of age. |
|
Circus Sarasota |
$ |
21,000 |
To purchase a new 7-passenger van. |
|
Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. |
$ |
120,000 |
To establish an endowment for the Julius Brandenburg Legacy Building Blocks for Success Grant program to implement projects that promote business and financial literacy in Sarasota County public schools. |
|
Mental Health Community Centers, Inc. |
$ |
25,000 |
To fund expansion, renovation and furnishings for Prospect House. |
|
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center of Sarasota, Inc. |
$ |
25,000 |
To remodel building adjacent to present center and connect the two buildings. |
|
Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc. |
$ |
12,000 |
To fund the salary of a part-time contractual person. |
| Total Grants for cycle |
$ |
218,000 |
|
Grants Awarded in
July 2005 Grant Cycle
| Organization |
Amount |
Purpose | |
| Children's Haven and Adult Community | $ | 30,000.00 | Provide scholarships for infants and children birth-five years with disabilities for Selby Preschool Educational and Early Intervention services and School Readiness program |
| Ear Research Foundation of Florida | $ | 10,000.00 | Pay the salary of a part-time Audiologist for Hearing Outreach Program for free hearing tests for Sarasota County Pre-Schools and Day Care Program |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. | $ | 25,000.00 | Fund Edge of Excellence classroom grants to Sarasota County public school teachers for academic year 2005-2006 |
| Gulf Coast Heritage Association, Inc. | $ | 6,000.00 | Partially support the "Living History" Drama Program |
| John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Foundation | $ | 45,000.00 | Purchase lighting equipment for the newly restored Historic Asolo Theatre to reopen Spring 2006 |
| Pines of Sarasota Foundation | $ | 50,000.00 | Assist the funding of construction of a Skilled Nursing Facility building, an Alzheimers/Dementia unit, and a Therapy and Rehabilitation Center with naming opportunity for the reception area in the Administrative Wing |
| Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida | $ | 26,896,00 | Purchase a 15-passenger van to be used by the SOURCE Teen Theatre Troupe |
| Players, Inc. | $ | 10,000.00 | Provide full and partial scholarships to students at The Players Performing Arts School |
| Sarasota Season of Sculpture | $ | 18,200.00 | Fund the development of color catalog for the Third International Invitational Sculpture Exhibition at Bayfront Park November 13, 2005 - May 31, 2006. Catalog will recognize this grant |
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| SCOPE | $ | 15,000.00 | Support staff, direct expenses and promotion of community Assemblies, September 2005 - September 2006 towards making Sarasota a national model for Aging. |
| Smith Center for Therapeutic Riding | $ | 6,122.00 | Purchase new phone system and peripherals |
| Soulspeak/Sarasota Poetry Theatre | $ | 9,000.00 | Purchase a used automobile to be used as an outreach vehicle |
| Total Grants for cycle |
$ |
251,218.00 |
Grants Awarded in January 2005 Grant Cycle
| Organization |
Amount |
Purpose | |
| Foundation for Manatee Community College | $ | 43,722 | Assist funding conversion of small lecture hall into a business multimedia "Smart" classroom with naming opportunity |
| Pines of Sarasota | $ | 47,088 | Purchase 48 PTAC air conditioning units and wall sleeves for 72 residents of the Assisted Living Building. |
| Sarasota Family YMCA | $ | 43,500 | Administrative support for the STAR Leadership Training program for the Community Youth Development project |
| Senior Friendship Center | $ | 50,000 | Expansion of the Friendship at Home Program in North Sarasota County |
| USF Sarasota-Manatee | $ | 25,000 | Partial tuition for 10 Educational Leadership Masters students to become Sarasota School District Administrators |
| USF Sarasota-Manatee | $ | 100,000 | Partially fund instructional technology and equipment for the Julius Brandenburg Business/entrepreneurial Classrooms in the Crosley Campus Center |
Grants Awarded in August 2004 Grant Cycle
Organization |
Amount |
Purpose |
|
| Circus Sarasota |
20,719 |
Purchase 3 computers and 3 ticket printers for the box office; a rubber floor, carpet and ring curbs for performances | |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | 25,000 | Edge of Excellence classroom grants to Sarasota County public school teachers for academic year 2004/2005 | |
| Foundation for Dreams | 8,700 | Purchase furnishings for one camp cabin | |
| Girls Inc. | 5,000 | Cost of replacing fire alarm system | |
| Gulf Coast Heritage Association | 12,450 | Support the creation of a new multi-media design and production center | |
| Sarasota Family YMCA | 24,755 | Purchase appliances and furnishing for the commercial kitchen at Renaissance Ranch | |
|
Total Grants for this cycle |
96,624 | ||