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Barancik Foundation Board Approves More Than $5 Million In Grant Funding

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May 24, 2023 – Sarasota

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently approved grants for 20 local nonprofits that support the community in the areas of arts and culture, early learning, student success, business development, foster care, ecological restoration, and more.  Six of the grants will go toward capacity building for nonprofits to strengthen their infrastructure and, in many instances, add full-time staff.  

Please follow this link to read our complete news release or find an abbreviated summary of each grant below.  

Thank you, 

Kaitlyn  

Opportunities for All 2023

  • A $350,000 grant to The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Foundation for the organization’s Opportunities For All program. 

Capacity Grant to Support Program Growth

The Future Project: Statewide Early Learning Roadmap 

Stop-Out Student and Summer Melt Initiative 

Experience the Future  

Expanding Opportunities in Middle School 

Project 180 Residential Program Home Purchase 

  • A $450,000 grant to Project 180 for the purchase of an additional home.

Venice Expansion 

Hope Village of Manatee 

Disaster Recovery and Resiliency 

Foster Care Stability 

  • A $145,000 grant to Bridge a Life to support foster and adoptive families. 

Continued Growth and Capacity Building 

Protecting Students and Respecting Families in Sarasota

  • A $250,000 grant to Equality Florida Institute to provide support for LGBTQ parents, their children, and youth.

 No Wrong Door Strategy 

Serving Those Who Served

Teen Health Educator Program Expansion

  • A $225,000 grant to Healthy Teens to support current operations and expand Sarasota County services. 

Protecting Freedom of Artistic Expression

Enhancing the Howard Bros. Circus Model Experience 

Start-Up Capacity Building 

Sharing Myakka’s Magic  

The Board also approved a $300,000 investment into Barancik Foundation’s Affordable Housing Initiative for work on a Newtown improvement project.

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