Sarasota Community Fdn
Sarasota Community Fdn is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded $65,000 in grants to 10 organizations in 2025; its filing gives a preference to organizations in Sarasota County, Florida.
Sarasota Community Fdn at a glance
In short: Sarasota Community Fdn gave $65K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Florida. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,000
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,500
- +19.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,303,591
- +1.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (5 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Sarasota Community Fdn
- How to Apply
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The filing directs applicants to apply online through Wells Fargo’s private-foundations application. It says the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. The filing states that capital campaigns and multi-year commitments are not funded.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists May 31 as the deadline. That date has passed as of October 2, 2026.
- Deadline
- The filing lists May 31 as the deadline.
- Next open deadline
- May 31, 2027 (Sarasota County Foundation Grant)
- Contact
Application contact: Apply Online To Conner Sawyer
Mailing address: 100 Main Street, Winston Salem, NC 27101-4047
Phone: (855) 739-2921
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Sarasota Community Fdn
Who Sarasota Community Fdn funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Haven Adults Children Disab ($10K). Together the top 10 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
56 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 56 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s filing gives a preference to organizations in Sarasota County, Florida. In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida and 8% to recipients in Idaho.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sarasota Community Fdn open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 10 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 30% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $65K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $65K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Haven Adults Children Disab Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Samaritan Counseling Services Gulf Coast Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Pines of Sarasota Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $7,500 |
| Neuro Challenge Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc Pocatello, ID | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Children First Inc Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Second Chance Last Opportunity Inc Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Tidewell Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Conservation Found of the Gulf Coast Inc Osprey, FL | General Operating | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,303,591 | $121,674 | $98,205 | $65,000 | 10 | $75,759 | $98,034 | $82,076 |
| 2024 | $1,279,700 | $86,144 | $96,372 | $60,000 | 11 | $71,638 | $66,673 | $77,401 |
| 2023 | $1,289,631 | $229,127 | $77,361 | $50,000 | 14 | $59,948 | $210,790 | $67,110 |
| 2022 | $1,139,060 | $52,877 | $90,294 | $60,000 | 10 | $70,472 | $34,205 | $73,070 |
| 2021 | $1,177,226 | $121,915 | $96,732 | $65,000 | 11 | $76,594 | $101,629 | $82,301 |
| 2020 | $1,153,365 | $86,558 | $88,747 | $60,000 | 9 | — | $69,042 | $69,233 |
| 2019 | $1,155,913 | $89,282 | $83,414 | $55,000 | 8 | — | $71,248 | $68,869 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sarasota Community Fdn reported a distributable amount of $82K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include counseling, support for people with disabilities, child and family development, services for seniors and children, and providing beds to children in need. For example, Samaritan Counseling Services describes its mission as providing professional, spiritually integrated counseling; Forty Carrots of Sarasota describes its work as nurturing child and family development through education and mental health services.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 10 grants totaling $65,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. The listed grants were for general operating support.
The largest grants were $10,000 each to Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities, Samaritan Counseling Services Gulf Coast, and Forty Carrots of Sarasota. Other grants included $7,500 to Pines of Sarasota Foundation and $5,000 each to Neuro Challenge Foundation, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Children First, Second Chance Last Opportunity, and Tidewell Foundation. Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast received $2,500.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Sarasota Community Fdn's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$21K (2019) → $28K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $28K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sarasota Community Fdn
How much does Sarasota Community Fdn give each year?
Sarasota Community Fdn gave $65K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 11 grants.
What is Sarasota Community Fdn's typical grant size?
Sarasota Community Fdn's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,500, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sarasota Community Fdn that year got $7K on average.
Where does Sarasota Community Fdn give grants?
Sarasota Community Fdn gives mostly in Florida: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Idaho (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Sarasota, FL (8 grants).
Does Sarasota Community Fdn give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Sarasota Community Fdn's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Sarasota Community Fdn's largest grantees?
Sarasota Community Fdn's largest 2025 grantees include Community Haven Adults Children Disab ($10,000), Samaritan Counseling Services Gulf Coast ($10,000) and Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sarasota Community Fdn?
Sarasota Community Fdn reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $76K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $82K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Sarasota Community Fdn fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include counseling, support for people with disabilities, child and family development, services for seniors and children, and providing beds to children in need. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sarasota Community Fdn?
The filing directs applicants to apply online through Wells Fargo’s private-foundations application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sarasota Community Fdn's EIN?
Sarasota Community Fdn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-6169723. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Sarasota Community Fdn funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/sarasota-community-fdn-morg_0d864628a9e54c19a89375265ad9155c
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