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Sarasota Community Fdn at a glance

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Sarasota Community Fdn

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$65k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Human Services$153kHealth$121kYouth Development$58kPhilanthropy$43kCrime & Legal$35kInternational$30kAnimals$12kEnvironment$8kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAMARITAN COUNSELING SERVICES GULF COAST$10,000
COMMUNITY HAVEN ADULTS CHILDREN DISAB$10,000
FORTY CARROTS OF SARASOTA INC$10,000
PINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INC$7,500
CHILDREN FIRST INC$5,000
TIDEWELL FOUNDATION INC$5,000
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC$5,000
SECOND CHANCE LAST OPPORTUNITY INC$5,000
NEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION INC$5,000
CONSERVATION FOUND OF THE GULF COAST INC$2,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–23, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 36% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST: $10k → 13%TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $10k → 9%JEWISH FAMILY CHILDRENS SERVICE OF THE S: $5k → 9%ADVENTURE FOR ALL CORPORATION: $3k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$353k · 17 repeat orgs$118k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +48% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
17

Total granted

$353k
$95k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+48%

Still filing today

82%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SAMARITAN COUNSELING SERVICES OF THE GULF COAST INC
    6× · 2018–2025 · $43k · revenue +162%
  • FC
    Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc
    8× · 2018–2025 · $42k · revenue +124%
  • Children First Inc
    4× · 2018–2025 · $30k · revenue +34%

Funded once

  • FC
    FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +48%
  • CF
    CHILDREN FIRST INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • TH
    TIDEWELL HOSPICE INC
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +19%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Easter Seals Florida Inc

See schedule o for a complete description of the organization's mission

Health
2
The Florida Center for Early Childhood Inc

The florida center supports the healthy development of young children, specializing in those with delays, disabilities or mental health challenges. our mission- "to help build and foster strong families and expand the potential of young…

Human Services
3
Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness

Lead agency in the community for providers of homeless/prevention services in manatee/sarasota. responsible to plan strategies with community partners, assist with grants, educate the public, advocate with local leadership, administer the…

Human Services
4
The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Inc

Suncoast hospice's mission is to be the center to improve life for those touched by advanced illness, death, dying, grief, bereavement and other end-of-life issues.

Human Services
5
Family Promise of Southeast Florida Inc

The Organization's mission is to empower families in making their transition from homelessness to sustainable independence.

Religion
6
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services Inc

Inspired by jewish values, we protect the vulnerable, empower individuals and strengthen families. (continued on schedule o)

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7
Child Protection Center Inc

The mission of the child protection center, inc. is the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse. we envision a community where children are safe from abuse and free to thrive. to successfully address the issue of child abuse,…

Crime & Legal
8
Mental Health Community Centers Inc

Mental health community centers provides a safe environment, promoting wellness, for individuals managing mental health.

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9
Florida Community Health Centers Inc

Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

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10
Family Support Services of Suncoast

To be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Human Services
11
Hps Helping People Succeed Inc

To empower individuals of all ages and abilities and their families through comprehensive intervention and disability services promoting growth and belonging.

Health
12
Child & Family Service of Saginaw

Child and Family Service of Saginaw County is a social work agency dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in our community by fostering personal growth, emotional development, recovery from trauma, self- reliance, and healthy…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc; the most unlike its peers is Blue Backyard Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 38 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/26
Grantees still filing
19/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY HAVEN FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN: $45,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY HAVEN FOR ADULTS AND CHILDRENForty Carrots of Sarasota Inc: $42,000 · OtherForty Carrots of Sarasota IncSAMARATIN COUNSELING SERVICES: $20,000 · OtherSAMARATIN COUNSELING SERVICESBOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO: $12,500 · OtherBOYS GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTOCOMMUNITY HAVEN ADULTS CHILDREN DISAB: $10,000 · OtherSENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS INC: $10,000 · OtherCHILDREN FIRST INC: $10,000 · OtherTAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN OF SARASOTA: $7,500 · OtherCLUB BLUE BUTTERFLY AND TIDEWELL HOSPICE: $7,500 · OtherSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $12,500 · OtherSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INCCAT DEPOT: $11,500 · OtherMOTHERS HELPING MOTHERS INC: $7,500 · Other+7 more: $24,000 · Other+7 moreSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $19,000 · HealthSafe Place and Rape…PINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 · HealthPINES OF SARASOTA F…TIDEWELL FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 · HealthTIDEWELL FOUNDATION…Foundation for Dreams Inc: $12,500 · HealthFoundation for Drea…COMMUNITY ASSISTED AND SUPPORTED LIVING INC: $5,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY ASSISTED …NEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · HealthNEURO CHALLENGE FOU…EPILEPSY SERVICES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $5,000 · HealthEPILEPSY SERVICES O…Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $3,500 · HealthSAMARITAN COUNSELING SERVICES OF THE GULF COAST INC: $42,500 · PhilanthropySAMARITAN …Children First Inc: $30,000 · EducationChildren …EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $7,500 · EducationEDUCATION…GIRLS INCORPORATED OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $22,500 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES INC: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentFLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesSECOND CHANCE - LAST OPPORTUNITY: $5,000 · Human ServicesJewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesAdventure for All Corporation: $2,500 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S GUARDIAN FUND: $25,000 · Crime & Legal
Other$220,000Health$80,000Philanthropy$42,500Education$37,500Youth Development$32,500Human Services$32,500Crime & Legal$25,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSAMARITAN COUNSELING SERVICES OF THE GULF COAST INC: $42,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetForty Carrots of Sarasota Inc: $42,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetChildren First Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S GUARDIAN FUND: $25,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetGIRLS INCORPORATED OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $22,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $19,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPINES OF SARASOTA FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTIDEWELL FOUNDATION INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Dreams Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetSLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCAT DEPOT: $11,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSENIOR FRIENDSHIP CENTERS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SARASOTA AND DESOTO COUNTIES INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTIDEWELL HOSPICE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEDUCATION FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMOTHERS HELPING MOTHERS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCOMMUNITY ASSISTED AND SUPPORTED LIVING INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSECOND CHANCE - LAST OPPORTUNITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBLUE BACKYARD INC: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNEURO CHALLENGE FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetEPILEPSY SERVICES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetINSTRIDE THERAPY INC: $4,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetEaster Seals Southwest Florida Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdventure for All Corporation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…Gulf Coast Community …Charles & Margery Bar…Manatee Community Fou…The Louis and Gloria …Wilson - Wood Foundat…Msc Foundation IncWilliam G and Marie S…Harry Sudakoff Founda…Bank of America Clien…Roberta Leventhal Sud…Harold C & Jacqueline…
The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co IncFL44.7× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc · Manatee Community Foundation Inc · The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust · Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc · Msc Foundation Inc · William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc · Harry Sudakoff Foundation Inc · Bank of America Client Foundation · Roberta Leventhal Sudakoff Foundation Inc · Harold C & Jacqueline F Bladel Foundation Declaration of Charitable Tr

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Sarasota Community Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sarasota Community Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 12%
  • Children First Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast Inc: 67% of income from government
  • Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc: 12% of income from government
  • Community Assisted and Supported Living Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Cat Depot: 0% of income from government
  • Tidewell Hospice Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 38 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home