Grants

Since the Fund’s first grant cycle in the fall of 2002, 321 grants totaling over $1.1 Million have been distributed to the following non-profit organizations:


American Red Cross
ArtCenter Manatee
Beyond the Spectrum
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Braden River Band Boosters
Braden River High School
Braden River Elementary School
Braden River Middle School
Braden River Soccer Club
CARE – Center for Autism
Care Net Manasota Pregnancy Center
Catholic Charities/Our Mother’s House
Center for Building Hope
Center for Sight Foundation Fund of the GCCF
Children’s Academy of SW Florida
Coastal Behavioral Healthcare
Coexistence, Inc. – Embracing Our Differences
Community Center for the Deaf & Hard of     Hearing
Community Haven for Adults & Children with     Disabilities
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County
Easter Seals Southwest Florida
Family Network on Disabilities
Family Partnership Center
Family Resources
Feeding Empty Little Tummies
For Pete’s Sake Foundation – for Payton Wright
Forty Carrots Family Center
Foundation For Dreams
Friends of the Braden River Branch Library
Girlscouts of the Gulfcoast


Goodwill Foundation
Gullett Elementary School
Haile Middle School
Healthy Start Coalition
Hope Family Services
Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch
Humane Society of Manatee County
InStride Therapy
Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota Manatee
JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation
Junior Achievement
Lakewood Ranch Band Boosters
Lakewood Ranch Blood Center
Lakewood Ranch Mom’s Group
Lakewood Ranch High School
Literacy Council of Manatee County
Manasota B.U.D.S.
Manasota SOLVE
Manatee Children’s Services
Manatee Community Action Agency
Manatee County Health Dept.
Manatee Glens
Manatee Players
Manatee Religious Services
Manatee Technical Institute
McNeal Elementary School
Meals on Wheels PLUS Food Bank of Manatee
Miracle League of Manasota
Mote Marine Laboratory
Mothers Helping Mothers
Myakka City Community Center


Nature’s Academy
Neighborly Care Network
Nolan Middle School
Palmetto High School
Payton Wright Foundation
Project Light of Manatee
Safe Place
St. Francis Animal Rescue Venice
Salvation Army – Manatee
Samaritan Counseling Services
Sarasota Film Festival
Sarasota Orchestra
School Board of Manatee County
Selah Freedom
SMART – Sarasota Manatee Association of Riding Therapy
South Florida Museum
Southeastern Guide Dogs
Special Olympics
State College of Florida Foundation
Stillpoint House of Prayer
Take Stock in Children
Tidewell Hospice
Turning Points
United Way of Manatee County
Visible Men Academy
Volunteer Services of Manatee County
We Care Manatee
Wildlife, Inc.
Willis Elementary School
Women’s Resource Center of Manatee
Woodland Early Childhood Center
YMCA at Lakewood Ranch