IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Administration of this Foundation has moved to Wachovia. Please contact Joan Greenwood at Wachovia on 941-361-5803 or email her.
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Cordelia Lee Beattie was a concert violinist who retired to Sarasota and became a musician in the Florida West Coast Symphony. Mrs. Beattie established this foundation in 1973 in memory of her husband, Edward William Beattie. The grantor‘s lifelong interest was in music and fine arts and requested that the Foundation focus on the various area organizations in Sarasota County.
Fiscal Year # of Grants: 8
Average Grant Size: $15,434
Application Deadlines: November 15th
Notification Dates: January 30th
Grants Awarded in January 2008 Grant Cycle:
| Organization |
Amount $ |
Purpose |
| Florida State University Foundation |
$28,529 |
To replace the lighting in the Cook Theatre for the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. |
| Florida West Coast Symphony |
$25,000 |
To support the FY 2008 Youth Orchestra and Summer at the Symphony. |
| La Musica di Asolo |
$7,000 |
To purchase 6 stage risers and legs, storage cart, 3-step stairway with handrails and 10 drapery sections. |
| Sarasota Opera Association |
$19,750 |
To purchase equipment and materials to light the downstage portion of the main stage. |
| Senior Friendship Centers |
$10,000 |
Beauty and the Bench art project. |
| Venice Little Theatre |
$8,200 |
To purchase digital sound control and mixer board and necessary cables for installation. |
| West Coast Civic Ballet |
$5,000 |
To offset production costs of The Spring Festival of Dance ‘08. |
| Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe |
$20,000 |
To partially support production costs of Hot Mikado and Love, Sung in the Key of Aretha. |
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Total Grants for Cycle: |
$187,500 |
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Click here to view previous cycle‘s grant histories.
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