Grants paid in 2025
Top 60 of 217 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Community FoundationVenice, FL | Smoothing fund contribution, 2025 | $2.4M |
| Community News Collaborative (dba Suncoast Searchlight)Sarasota, FL | To create a more informed citizenry through quality news coverage of local stories. | $1.8M |
| Sarasota County SchoolsSarasota, FL | To support the districts professional learning opportunities program | $1.2M |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto CountiesSarasota, FL | To support construction of a new facility for the roy mcbean club in newtown. | $1.0M |
| Gulf Coast Community FoundationVenice, FL | Donor advised fund contribution, 2025 to support the community news collaborative | $1.0M |
| Marie Selby Botanical GardensSarasota, FL | To relocate and care for its priceless collection of living plants during phase two construction of its master plan. | $995K |
| Operation Warrior ResolutionSarasota, FL | To help the organization procure a permanent location from which to expand operations and improve program quality. | $850K |
| YMCA of Southwest FloridaVenice, FL | To support quality early learning at sarasota county's largest childcare provider. | $833K |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FL | To provide match funds to support the long-term sustainability of first 1,000 days suncoast. | $800K |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare FoundationSarasota, FL | To support sarasota memorial hospital's new pregnancy care team. | $800K |
| Links to SuccessArcadia, FL | To help families in desoto county access resources and educational opportunities through a family navigation program. | $770K |
| All Faiths Food BankSarasota, FL | To pilot a free grocery store in newtown where families can access fresh, healthy food and referrals to other services and resources | $700K |
| The Florida Center for Early ChildhoodSarasota, FL | To support preschool teachers in addressing the behavioral health needs of children. | $695K |
| Chicago Zoological SocietyBrookfield, IL | To support the sarasota dolphin research program, the longest-running study of dolphins in the wild. | $659K |
| The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce FoundationSarasota, FL | To support the chamber's workforce training, entrepreneurial support, and internship programs. | $600K |
| Sarasota County SchoolsSarasota, FL | To support teacher recruitment and retention efforts for sarasota county schools. | $533K |
| Girls Incorporated of Sarasota CountySarasota, FL | To sustain and expand critical mental-health services for girls and provide scholarship funding to offset membership fees. | $500K |
| Turning PointsBradenton, FL | To provide families with access to a range of financial-stability and homelessness-prevention services directly from two school sites in ma… | $450K |
| The School District of Desoto CountyArcadia, FL | To support early learning and kindergarten readiness in desoto county. | $434K |
| Suncoast Science CenterSarasota, FL | To provide scholarships and transportation assistance so more students can participate in its programs and to expand its science lending li… | $400K |
| Suncoast WaterkeeperSarasota, FL | To support and expand environmental monitoring of water quality across the region and mangrove health in vulnerable areas. | $400K |
| The Salvation Army Sarasota CountySarasota, FL | To support programs for families facing homelessness, addiction, and financial struggles. | $400K |
| National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY | To support the cohn weil memorial ms outing for research, 2025 | $400K |
| Project 180 SarasotaSarasota, FL | To support infrastructure and staff capacity so the organization can serve more formerly incarcerated community members. | $380K |
| Women's Resource CenterSarasota, FL | To support its core programming and strengthen its ability to track and analyze client needs and outcomes | $375K |
| Senior Friendship CentersSarasota, FL | To support and expand the friendship at home program for homebound seniors. | $367K |
| YMCA of Southwest FloridaVenice, FL | To support the ymca's early learning directors collaborative program | $353K |
| Family Promise of South Sarasota CountyVenice, FL | To renovate its family shelter buidling in venice for improved security and enhanced capacity. | $350K |
| UnidosnowSarasota, FL | To expand its future leaders academy college and career readiness program and build organizational capacity to serve more families. | $350K |
| Crearte Latino Cultural CenterSarasota, FL | To enhance organizational capacity and its ability to continue to deliver high-quality programming and community connection | $320K |
| Bridge a LifeLakewood Ranch, FL | Foster care prevention and placement stability, 2025 | $300K |
| Climate Adaptation CenterSarasota, FL | To scale its ability to provide trusted, science-based information about the local impacts of a changing climate and strategies for adaptat… | $300K |
| We Care ManateeBradenton, FL | To help more uninsured, low-income residents navigate the healthcare system and access the care they need. | $300K |
| Sarasota Housing Funding CorporationSarasota, FL | To support quality, on-site education for residents of sarasota public housing. | $270K |
| Parenting MattersBradenton, FL | To sustain parenting education in manatee and sarasota counties and build organizational capacity. | $265K |
| Art Center SarasotaSarasota, FL | Capacity building and progrmmatic support to ensure more people can experience and participate in the arts. | $250K |
| Manatee Education FoundationBradenton, FL | To help create the soar in 4 lab, which will bring high-quality early learning opportunities into neighborhoods in bradenton. | $250K |
| Suncoast Partnership to End HomelessnessSarasota, FL | Grant to support staffing and capacity building efforts | $248K |
| McR HealthBradenton, FL | To increase philanthropic support for its low-cost, high-quality healthcare services. | $240K |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of the SuncoastSarasota, FL | To increase access to mental health services for youth. | $232K |
| FunducationLakewood Ranch, FL | To build capacity as it enters a new partnership to provide educational programming at st. stephen's episcopal school's s.t.e.a.m. center. | $200K |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness Sarasota and Manatee CountiesSarasota, FL | To support a new partnership to rapidly deliver wraparound services to families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. | $200K |
| Sarasota County Sheriff's OfficeSarasota, FL | To support the sheriffs department reentry navigator programs to help reduce recidivism. | $200K |
| The Bay Park ConservancySarasota, FL | To support resilient shoreline and water quality improvements at the bay park. | $200K |
| Asolo Repertory TheatreSarasota, FL | Multiple grants to support the organizations general operating capacity. | $187K |
| Sarasota Music ConservatorySarasota, FL | To support operations, expand access to music education, and provide need-based scholarships for talented students. | $170K |
| Sarasota County SchoolsSarasota, FL | To pursue the school district's mission through organizational excellence. | $159K |
| Ability to IncludeSarasota, FL | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | $150K |
| Rebuilding Together Tampa BayTampa, FL | To fund additional housing improvements in newtown to help residents remain in their homes and to create a pilot neighborhood for attractin… | $150K |
| Srq StrongSarasota, FL | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | $125K |
| Boxser Diversity InitiativeLongboat Key, FL | To educate the public on the value of diversity, education, and inclusion. | $100K |
| Florida Cultural GroupBradenton, FL | A grant to fund the common grounds project | $100K |
| Gulf Coast Community FoundationVenice, FL | To support teacher recruitment and retention efforts for sarasota county schools. | $100K |
| Sarasota Bay WatchOsprey, FL | To support a marketing and fundraising position and expand water-quality programming. | $100K |
| Southface InstituteSarasota, FL | To support energy- and water-efficiency solutions at nonprofit organizations through the gooduse program. | $100K |
| The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce FoundationSarasota, FL | To support the chamber's workforce training, entrepreneurial support, and internship programs. | $100K |
| Museum of Science and Industry of ChicagoChicago, IL | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | $100K |
| Desoto County Sheriff's OfficeArcadia, FL | Grant to support reentry navigator and inmate support funds programs to reduce recidivism. | $95K |
| Girls Incorporated of Sarasota CountySarasota, FL | Multiple grants to support the organizations general operating capacity. | $93K |
| Marie Selby Botanical GardensSarasota, FL | Multiple grants to support the organizations general operating capacity. | $85K |
By state: Florida 203 · Illinois 9 · New York 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Maryland 1 · New Jersey 1
About this foundation
Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Sarasota, Florida, administered in care of Nmc, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation accept grant applications?
No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.
How much does Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $29M across 217 grants, a median of $12K.
Where does Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation give?
Florida (203 grants), Illinois (9 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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