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Education Foundation of Sarasota County

SARASOTA, FL EIN: 59-2320858 Website

TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL OF STUDENTS, PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, AND INSPIRE INNOVATION IN EDUCATION, GUIDED BY STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$12.0M

+119.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$530K

+139.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$530K

+139.2% YoY

About Education Foundation of Sarasota County

Based on IRS filings

Education Foundation of Sarasota County is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in SARASOTA, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $12.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $530K. Net investment income was $1.0M.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Sarasota

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$12,030,085$5,469,942$5,086,867
Revenue$4,780,412$3,177,753$4,227,915
Expenses$3,385,916$2,896,289$2,574,890
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,018,047$78,202$104,991
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$133K$265K$398K$530K4 grants20203 grants20213 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC S…$530K

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from Education Foundation of Sarasota County

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JENNIFER VIGNEPRESIDENT$173K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BETH DONOFRIOTEACHER REPRESENTATIVE2
LUCIE LAPOVSKYTREASURER2
STEVE KRAUSEDIRECTOR2
HEATHER KASTENDIRECTOR2
JENNIFER INFANTIDIRECTOR2
RON MASONDIRECTOR2
GABRIEL CORDERO ARRIECHESTUDENT REPRESENTATIVE2
DONA SCOTTDIRECTOR2
KENT HAYESFIRST VICE CHAIR2
BROCK H LEACHBOARD CHAIR3
ANNE ROLLINGSSECRETARY2
NELLE MILLERBOARD CHAIR3
KARA SAUNDERS2ND VICE CHAIR2
BECKY VAN DER BOGERTDIRECTOR2
ES SWIHARTDIRECTOR2
KARI JOHNSONTEACHER REPRESENTATIVE2
JENNIFER VIGNEPRESIDENT40$173,061

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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