Over the last 33 years, each of these charitable children’s programs have directly benefited from the funds raised through Caring for Children Charities.
Each year we accept new applications for grants. Each application is reviewed by the Grants Committee and Programs are monitored throughout the year by our dedicated volunteers.
The following charities received grants from our fundraising events in 2022. The next grant process dates will be announced in the spring of 2023.
Grant Recipients To Date
The underlined charities received grants from our fundraising events in 2022.
All Faiths Food Bank
American Diabetes Association
Asolo Theatre, Inc.
Bay Haven School of Basics Plus – Excellent Reader Program K-6
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Manatee County
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Sarasota
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Sun Coast, Inc.
Blaze of Hope
The Blessing Bags Project
Boy Scouts of Sunny Land Council
Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County, Inc.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, Inc.
Child Development Center
Child Protection Center, Inc.
Children First
Children Guardian Fund
Community Coalition on Homelessness
Community Haven for Adults & Children with Disabilities, Inc.
Community Youth Development of Sarasota County
Deaf Service Center Manatee/Sarasota
Ear Research Foundation, Inc.
Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County
Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County
Emma E. Booker Elementary School
Every Child, Inc.
Everyday Blessings, Inc.
Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County, Inc.
Family Counseling Center of Sarasota County, Inc.
Family Promise of Sarasota, Inc.
Family Resources, Inc.
F.E.L.T. (Feeding Empty Little Tummies)
Florida Center for Child & Family Development
Florida Studio Theatre
Florida West Coast Symphony, Inc.
Forty Carrots Family Center
Foundation for Dreams
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc.
Girls Inc. of Sarasota County
Greater Newtown Redevelopment Corporation
Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation
Gulf Coast Marine Institute, Inc.
Gulf Coast Marine Institute, So.
Gulf Gate Elementary School
Healthy Teens Coalition of Manatee
The Healthy Start Coalition
Helen R. Payne Day Nursery
Hispanic American Alliance
HOPE Family Services, Inc.
Human Services Center
Humane Society of Sarasota County, Inc.
Jewish Family & Children’s Services
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Intl.
Laurel Civic Association, Inc.
Laurel Middle School/Nokomis Elem. School
Mana-Sota Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
Manatee Children’s Services
Manatee Council on Aging
Manatee Foster & Adoptive Association
Manatee County Girls Club, Just for Girls
Manatee County Police Athletic League
Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee, Inc.
Mothers Helping Mothers, Inc.
Parenting Matters
Police Athletic League of Manatee County, Inc.
Police Athletic League of Sarasota County, Inc.
Rebound Youth Service, Inc.
Resurrection House
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Inc.
Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Inc.
Sarasota County Braille Transcribers, Inc.
Sarasota County Educational Program
Sarasota Day Nursery, Inc.
Sarasota Family YMCA, Inc. HIPPY Program
Sarasota High School Street Smarts
Sarasota Housing Funding Corporation
Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy (SMART)
Sarasota Salvation Army
Sarasota Special Athlete Boosters, Inc.
Selah Freedom
South County Family YMCA
Take Stock in Children of Manatee County
Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County
Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc.
The Blessing Bags Project, Bradenton
The Children’s Guardian Fund
The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County
The Vision Foundation, Inc.
The Wellness Community / Southwest Florida
Tidewell Hospice & Palliative Care
Tiny Hands Foundation
Turning Points
United Cerebral Palsy of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc.
Van Wezel Foundation for Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Volunteer Connections of Sarasota County
Volunteer Services of Manatee County
Women’s Legal Fund of Sarasota County
Women’s Resource Center of Manatee, Inc.
YMCA Children, Youth & Family Services
Youth Employment Services (Y.E.S. Kids, Inc.)
USF/New College Foundation
