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Philanthropy–Nonprofits

  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 16, 2025
Sarasota nonprofit leader wins global Junior League honor

Jessica Rogers has been a Junior League of Sarasota member for two decades.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 14, 2025
Sarasota Orchestra picks up $10M gift

Funds will go toward the organization's new Music Center project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 29, 2025
Tampa Bay foster care nonprofit breaks ground on new 12,000-square-foot center

Funding for A Kid’s Place of Tampa Bay's new building comes from an $8 million fundraising campaign.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 29, 2025
Embarc Collective launches partnership program, starting with Reliaquest

The Tampa-based startup hub's newly launched partnership program part of a plan to scale the organization to regional success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 9, 2025
Naples land, nature conservancy kicks off $70M campaign with $25M gift

Philanthropic family thinks big and long-term with a large donation to an environmentally focused conservation nonprofit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 1, 2025
Pinellas nonprofit granted $1M for early childhood education

The financial gift will help serve children in four surrounding counties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 27, 2025
Prominent Sarasota nonprofit leader to retire after 10 years

Teri Hansen, the president and CEO of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, was initially hired as the organization's first employee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • March 18, 2025
Nonprofit land conservation group spreads word of name change

Big Waters Land Trust underwent a rebranding to better align its mission with its identity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • March 3, 2025
Goodwill Manasota opens new donation center in Lakewood Ranch

The Goodwill donation center is in a “prime position,” according to the nonprofit’s senior director of real estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 25, 2025
Naples nonprofit formed to help small citrus growers

Save Florida Citrus Groves Foundation is aiming to help small growers "bring abandoned citrus groves back to life."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 21, 2025
Retired Miami car wash owner donates $20M to SWFL nonprofits

The gift from Stephen Saks, 94, includes $11 million for the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • February 14, 2025
12 from region on Forbes best employers lists, including No. 1 spot

Raymond James, Shriners Hospitals for Children and Publix are on a list of the best large and midsize employers compiled by Forbes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 13, 2025
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee lands $4M gift for aquatic facility

Local entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronnie Shugar has donated $4 million to go toward a state-of-the-art aquatic facility on the Greenspon Campus for Jewish Life.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 31, 2025
Naples hospital gets $7.5M donation for orthopedic surgical center

The gift is from Naples philanthropist Scott and Kathleen Kapnick.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Laura Lyon
  • January 31, 2025
Complicated yet successful Tampa Bay nonprofit merger draws national attention

The Boys & Girls Club now want to show others how its done. "We couldn't find any reason why we should not merge," the CEO says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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