Capacity Building Grant (Edward K. Roberts Emerging Need Fund)

Capacity Building Grant (Edward K. Roberts Emerging Need Fund) is sponsored by Community Foundation of Sarasota County. This grant supports the implementation of volunteer management software and other internal systems to strengthen nonprofit organizations.

Press Alt+1 for screen-reader mode, Alt+0 to cancelAccessibility Screen-Reader Guide, Feedback, and Issue Reporting | New window **Every One Can Make a Difference** * Create a Charitable Fund * Join the Legacy Society * Establish or Participate in a Giving Circle * Consult With Your Professional Advisor * Find Inspiration Through Donor Stories * Donate Through Your Private Foundation * Research Nonprofits and Volunteer Opportunities * Understand Community Needs and Data **Our Services for Professional Advisors** * Charitable Giving Options * Financial Advisor Program * Distinguished Speaker Series **Our Support for Nonprofits** * Workshops and Trainings * Research Community Needs and Data **Scholarship Opportunities** * Scholarships for Students Under 24 Years of Age * Scholarships for Students 24 Years of Age or Older * Tools and Resources for Scholarship Planning * Become a Scholarship Committee Volunteer * Community Knowledge and Impact _Community Knowledge and Impact Overview:_ Community Tools and Reports Community Indicators Dashboard * Emergency Needs & Disaster Relief * Scholarship Opportunities * Cultural Development & The Arts * Building Support & Capacity * 2Gen (two-generational) Approach * “EdExploreSRQ” Student Learning * Education and Career Scholarships * Season of Sharing Donation Campaign * Strauss Literacy Initiative * Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund * Campaign for Grade-Level Reading * History of Community Impact * Our Strategic Framework * Audited Financials and Tax Returns * Our Benefits and Culture Caring for our community means being a resource during challenging times.

We invest in emergency needs, disaster relief and recovery, programs that provide and sustain stability, food security and quality healthcare, our environment, and animal welfare, so that those who live here can enjoy a high quality of life. Caring for our community means being a resource during challenging times.

We invest in emergency needs, disaster relief and recovery, programs that provide and sustain stability, food security and quality healthcare, our environment, and animal welfare, so that those who live here can enjoy a high quality of life. ### Empowerment & Success A fulfilling life comes from support, encouragement, wisdom, and experience that guide us to our dreams.

We invest in literacy support, student enrichment, scholarships & mentoring, career development & advancement, and opporutnities to create lifelong connections so that everyone can be empowered to realize their potential. ### Empowerment & Success A fulfilling life comes from support, encouragement, wisdom, and experience that guide us to our dreams.

We invest in literacy support, student enrichment, scholarships & mentoring, career development & advancement, and opporutnities to create lifelong connections so that everyone can be empowered to realize their potential. ### Belonging and Culture To have a place or group where you belong inspires passion and creativity.

By supporting organizations whose work Bridge Generations and Unites the Community around Cultural Development & the Arts, we are here to help build the community we all want to live in. ### Belonging and Culture To have a place or group where you belong inspires passion and creativity.

By supporting organizations whose work Bridge Generations and Unites the Community around Cultural Development & the Arts, we are here to help build the community we all want to live in. ### Panther Prep College Bridge Program Renewed for Summer 2026 The Edward K.

Roberts Community College Fund, through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, has granted South Florida State College (SFSC) Foundation $26,000 for Panther Prep, a six-we…### Building Bridges Through the Arts: CreArte Latino Awarded $20,000 Community Impact Grant On any given day at CreArte Latino Cultural Center, a child might be learning a new dance step while a parent joins a bilingual book club nearby.

A teenager rehearses for a performance as gra…### PHSC Foundation Receives $35,000 Grant to Support Student Scholarships The Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation recently received a $35,000 grant from the Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The funding will… ## In the Spotlight[](https://www.

cfsarasota. org/) ### How Education Can Change a Whole Family When we think about scholarships, we usually picture a recent high school graduate heading off to college thanks, in part, to some form of financial assistance.

That scholarship story is very… July 23, 2026 #### New Hires Expand the Community Foundation of Sarasota County's Expertise in Charitable Giving and Engagement Margaret Karakashian, Michelle Maslowski and Helena Von Otto have joined the foundation, where they will work with donors to help them achieve their philanthropic goals, among other responsibi… July 1, 2026 #### Community Foundation of Sarasota County Adds Three New Members to Its Board of Directors Dane DeSantis, Greg DiDomenico and Greg Parris recently joined the foundation’s board.

Sarasota, Florida — The Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s board of directors re… June 24, 2026 #### Masala Giving Circle Awards More Than $50,000 to Local Nonprofit Organizations Masala Giving Circle, a group of more than 100 philanthropically minded African American women in the Sarasota area, recently awarded $52,200 to six nonprofits, strengthening efforts to reduce… ##### Receive the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s latest news 8:30 a.

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**Every One Can Make a Difference** * Create a Charitable Fund * Join the Legacy Society * Establish or Participate in a Giving Circle * Consult With Your Professional Advisor * Find Inspiration Through Donor Stories * Donate Through Your Private Foundation * Research Nonprofits and Volunteer Opportunities * Understand Community Needs and Data **Our Services for Professional Advisors** * Charitable Giving Options * Financial Advisor Program * Distinguished Speaker Series **Our Support for Nonprofits** * Workshops and Trainings * Research Community Needs and Data **Scholarship Opportunities** * Scholarships for Students Under 24 Years of Age * Scholarships for Students 24 Years of Age or Older * Tools and Resources for Scholarship Planning * Become a Scholarship Committee Volunteer * Community Knowledge and Impact _Community Knowledge and Impact Overview:_ Community Tools and Reports Community Indicators Dashboard * Emergency Needs & Disaster Relief * Scholarship Opportunities * Cultural Development & The Arts * Building Support & Capacity * 2Gen (two-generational) Approach * “EdExploreSRQ” Student Learning * Education and Career Scholarships * Season of Sharing Donation Campaign * Strauss Literacy Initiative * Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund * Campaign for Grade-Level Reading * History of Community Impact * Our Strategic Framework * Audited Financials and Tax Returns * Our Benefits and Culture