Castigliano Foundation

Joan Armour Mendell Foundation Inc

Sarasota, FL

The foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including healthcare, education, cancer research, marine science, community, arts, and disability services. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $25,000, with a median of $2,500, and most funding went to Florida organizations, with some grants elsewhere. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation

Orlando, FL

United Way of South Sarasota County Inc

Venice, FL

The United Way of South Sarasota County, Inc. (the Organization") is a not-for-profit organization formed under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 ( c ) (3) and is located in Venice, Florida. The United Way has adopted a Modern United Way Model, transitioning away from being a passthrough-only organization to a model that also embraces providing direct services to those in need in the local area of Venice, North Port, Nokomis, Laurel, Englewood, and Osprey, Florida. The Organization is a partner with the Sarasota County Sheriffs Eviction Mitigation taskforce, the Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Tax Assistance Program, and Sarasota County Emergency Service. It is recognized by FEMA and the State of Florida as the Sarasota County Long-Term Recovery Group leader in times of disaster.

LPL Financial Foundation Inc

Boston, MA

The LPL Financial Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including education, health, children and families, and volunteerism, with 2024 grants concentrated in Delaware and Virginia. Its 55 grants totaled about $2.33 million, but the median grant was $515, reflecting a wide range from $103 to nearly $1.95 million. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Stuhley Charitable Foundation

Nokomis, FL

The Stuhley Charitable Foundation supports a range of charitable work, including arts, children and families, health, conservation, libraries, and marine science, with most funding going to Florida organizations. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $9,000, with a median of $5,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Vern A & Florence E Martin Charitable TA

Port Charlotte, FL

The foundation funds scholarships, tutoring, church and children’s programs, and community services, with most grants going to organizations in Florida and some in Michigan. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,254 to $24,047, with a median of $2,446. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

MSC Foundation Inc

Sarasota, FL

MSC Foundation Inc. funds charitable organizations, including groups addressing food assistance, children and families, domestic violence, housing, homelessness, and older adults, primarily in Florida. Its 2025 grants were typically $1,000, ranging from $1,000 to $2,000; it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Assurant Foundation

Atlanta, GA

The Assurant Foundation funds housing security and disaster resilience, access to resources and opportunities, and future leadership, including affordable housing, food security, education, and environmental sustainability. It supports organizations across the United States and globally where Assurant operates; in 2024, grants ranged from $1 to $416,914, with a median of $104. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Tarr Charitable Family Foundation Inc

Sarasota, FL

The foundation funds healthcare, education, food assistance, and community organizations, primarily in Florida, with some grants in Georgia and other states. In 2024, it gave 28 grants ranging from $100 to $20,000, with a median of $1,750. The filing says to request a form and lists no restrictions on awards; it does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

U N I Foundation Incorporated

Sarasota, FL

The Betty and Marie Healy

Sarasota, FL

The Louis and Gloria Flanzer

Sarasota, FL

The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Trust funds direct-service programs in social services, social welfare, K–12 education and healthcare, primarily serving people in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto Counties. In 2024, grants ranged from $40 to $1 million, with a median of $29,407. It accepts written grant requests; no deadline is stated.