The Manasota Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) recently raised approximately $100,000 for the 2026 Manasota Scholarship Program during its inaugural Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently awarded $191,985 in grant funding to 15 nonprofits that provide care and rehabilitation to wild and domestic animals. The foundation also recently awarded a total of $163,300 in Capacity Building grants to 21 nonprofits in a wide variety of fields, from day shelter services for the homeless to environmental conservation and restoration.

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund at Manatee Community Foundation recently approved a series of grants totaling $92,820 for Bradenton-based nonprofits to support projects that bring people together through public spaces, the arts, and engagement in civic life. The nonprofits are Realize Bradenton ($45,000), Friendly City Foundation ($20,000), Reflections of Manatee ($15,000), and the Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative ($12,820).

Sarasota's Service Dogs Saving Lives raised more than $47,000 at its “A Night of Hope” fundraising dinner. 

Church of the Redeemer in downtown Sarasota recently awarded 100 St. Scholastica grants totaling $25,000 to full-time K-12 teachers in Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Florida Studio Theatre recently received a $10,000 grant from the Golisano Foundation.