Grants History

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LWRCF 2025 Grant Recipients

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About the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation Grant History

Passion, purpose and community perfectly sum up the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation’s (LWRCF) vision for the region. We’re vehemently committed to enhancing the lives of the people who live here – and that’s accomplished through the generous donations of those who give here. Together, with your partnership alongside our organization, we can further foster a sense of community in Lakewood Ranch and east Sarasota and Manatee counties.

Since LWRCF’s first grant cycle in 2002, more than $1.75 million has been distributed to 170 nonprofit organizations listed below. And, with your help, we can continue to grow this life-changing program that has a legacy of effectively addressing the needs of children to families – even people close to you.

LWRCF 2025 Grant Recipients

2026 Grant Recipients

  • A Life Worth Giving
  • Ability to Include
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
  • Big Waters Land Trust
  • Children’s Guardian Fund
  • Foundation for Dreams
  • Forty Carrots
  • Harvest House
  • Hungers End
  • Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the Suncoast
  • Josh Provides Epilepsy Assistance
  • Literacy Council of Manatee County
  • Meals on Wheels of Sarasota
  • Mothers Helping Mothers
  • Safe Children Coalition
  • Sarasota Orchestra
  • State College of Florida Foundation
  • Step Up Suncoast
  • Sugar’s Gift
  • Suncoast Communities Blood Bank
  • Suncoast Therapeutic Equine Partners
  • Take Stock in Children Manatee
  • The Twig Cares
  • Tidewell Foundation
  • Wounded Veterans Relief Fund

2025 Grant Recipients

  • Avenue 941
  • Bailes Consulting
  • Beyond the Spectrum
  • Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties
  • Children’s Guardian Fund
  • Epilepsy Services of South West Florida
  • Forty Carrots Family Center
  • Foster the Family
  • Hope Family Services
  • Local Relief
  • Manatee Habitat for Humanity
  • Meals on Wheels Plus-Manatee
  • Meals on Wheels, Sarasota
  • Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s
  • One Stop Cares
  • Samaritan Counseling Services
  • Sarasota Orchestra
  • State College of Florida Foundation
  • Stillpoint Mission
  • Take Stock in Children Manatee
  • The Florida Center for Early Childhood
  • The Mark Wandall Foundation

2024 Grant Recipients

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
  • Breaking Chains Foundation 
  • Care Net Manasota
  • Children’s Guardian Fund 
  • Easterseals Southwest Florida 
  • Feeding Empty Little Tummies 
  • Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation 
  • Forty Carrots of Sarasota, Inc.  
  • Habitat for Humanity, Sarasota
  • Healthy Teens, Inc.  
  • Manatee Children’s Services
  • Sea of Strengths 
  • Sisters Sowing Seeds, Inc
  • SMART with HEART
  • Stillpoint Mission
  • Take Stock Manatee
  • The Mark Wandall Foundation
  • The Out-of-Door Academy
  • Tidewell Foundation

Beginning in 2023, grants are issued directly by the Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation.

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The Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll-free (800-435-7352) within the state or going to the department’s website www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. Registration #CH66420.

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Celebrating 25 years of giving to our community. Please help the Foundation secure the next 25 years! Your donation increases grants to deserving nonprofits in our community!

25th Anniversary $250,000 Goal

$100,000 Raised!

$250,000 40%

Celebrating 25 years of giving to our community. Please help the Foundation secure the next 25 years! Your donation increases grants to deserving nonprofits in our community!

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