Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlySarasota, Florida · EIN 36-3442474 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$29.1M
Organizations funded217
Typical grant$12,000
Total assets$803.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
6% of grants went outside Florida.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation | Venice, FL | Smoothing fund contribution, 2025 | $2,420,486 |
| Community News Collaborative (Dba Suncoast Searchlight) | Sarasota, FL | To create a more informed citizenry through quality news coverage of local stories. | $1,830,517 |
| Sarasota County Schools | Sarasota, FL | To support the districts professional learning opportunities program | $1,200,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties | Sarasota, FL | To support construction of a new facility for the roy mcbean club in newtown. | $1,000,000 |
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation | Venice, FL | Donor advised fund contribution, 2025 to support the community news collaborative | $1,000,000 |
| Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | Sarasota, FL | To relocate and care for its priceless collection of living plants during phase two construction of its master plan. | $995,000 |
| Operation Warrior Resolution | Sarasota, FL | To help the organization procure a permanent location from which to expand operations and improve program quality. | $850,000 |
| YMCA of Southwest Florida | Venice, FL | To support quality early learning at sarasota county's largest childcare provider. | $832,836 |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Sarasota, FL | To provide match funds to support the long-term sustainability of first 1,000 days suncoast. | $800,000 |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Sarasota, FL | To support sarasota memorial hospital's new pregnancy care team. | $800,000 |
| Links to Success | Arcadia, FL | To help families in desoto county access resources and educational opportunities through a family navigation program. | $770,000 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | To pilot a free grocery store in newtown where families can access fresh, healthy food and referrals to other services and resources | $700,468 |
| The Florida Center for Early Childhood | Sarasota, FL | To support preschool teachers in addressing the behavioral health needs of children. | $695,000 |
| Chicago Zoological Society | Brookfield, IL | To support the sarasota dolphin research program, the longest-running study of dolphins in the wild. | $659,351 |
| The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Sarasota, FL | To support the chamber's workforce training, entrepreneurial support, and internship programs. | $600,000 |
| Sarasota County Schools | Sarasota, FL | To support teacher recruitment and retention efforts for sarasota county schools. | $533,000 |
| Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | To sustain and expand critical mental-health services for girls and provide scholarship funding to offset membership fees. | $500,000 |
| Turning Points | Bradenton, FL | To provide families with access to a range of financial-stability and homelessness-prevention services directly from two school sites in… | $450,000 |
| The School District of Desoto County | Arcadia, FL | To support early learning and kindergarten readiness in desoto county. | $433,640 |
| Suncoast Science Center | Sarasota, FL | To provide scholarships and transportation assistance so more students can participate in its programs and to expand its science lending… | $400,000 |
| Suncoast Waterkeeper | Sarasota, FL | To support and expand environmental monitoring of water quality across the region and mangrove health in vulnerable areas. | $400,000 |
| The Salvation Army Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | To support programs for families facing homelessness, addiction, and financial struggles. | $400,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | To support the cohn weil memorial ms outing for research, 2025 | $400,000 |
| Project 180 Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | To support infrastructure and staff capacity so the organization can serve more formerly incarcerated community members. | $380,000 |
| Women's Resource Center | Sarasota, FL | To support its core programming and strengthen its ability to track and analyze client needs and outcomes | $375,000 |
| Senior Friendship Centers | Sarasota, FL | To support and expand the friendship at home program for homebound seniors. | $367,190 |
| YMCA of Southwest Florida | Venice, FL | To support the ymca's early learning directors collaborative program | $353,029 |
| Family Promise of South Sarasota County | Venice, FL | To renovate its family shelter buidling in venice for improved security and enhanced capacity. | $350,000 |
| Unidosnow | Sarasota, FL | To expand its future leaders academy college and career readiness program and build organizational capacity to serve more families. | $350,000 |
| Crearte Latino Cultural Center | Sarasota, FL | To enhance organizational capacity and its ability to continue to deliver high-quality programming and community connection | $320,000 |
| Bridge a Life | Lakewood Ranch, FL | Foster care prevention and placement stability, 2025 | $300,000 |
| Climate Adaptation Center | Sarasota, FL | To scale its ability to provide trusted, science-based information about the local impacts of a changing climate and strategies for… | $300,000 |
| We Care Manatee | Bradenton, FL | To help more uninsured, low-income residents navigate the healthcare system and access the care they need. | $300,000 |
| Sarasota Housing Funding Corporation | Sarasota, FL | To support quality, on-site education for residents of sarasota public housing. | $270,000 |
| Parenting Matters | Bradenton, FL | To sustain parenting education in manatee and sarasota counties and build organizational capacity. | $265,000 |
| Art Center Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | Capacity building and progrmmatic support to ensure more people can experience and participate in the arts. | $250,000 |
| Manatee Education Foundation | Bradenton, FL | To help create the soar in 4 lab, which will bring high-quality early learning opportunities into neighborhoods in bradenton. | $250,000 |
| Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness | Sarasota, FL | Grant to support staffing and capacity building efforts | $248,000 |
| Mcr Health | Bradenton, FL | To increase philanthropic support for its low-cost, high-quality healthcare services. | $240,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast | Sarasota, FL | To increase access to mental health services for youth. | $231,872 |
| Funducation | Lakewood 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. | $200,000 |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness Sarasota and Manatee Counties | Sarasota, FL | To support a new partnership to rapidly deliver wraparound services to families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. | $200,000 |
| Sarasota County Sheriff's Office | Sarasota, FL | To support the sheriffs department reentry navigator programs to help reduce recidivism. | $200,000 |
| The Bay Park Conservancy | Sarasota, FL | To support resilient shoreline and water quality improvements at the bay park. | $200,000 |
| Asolo Repertory Theatre | Sarasota, FL | Multiple grants to support the organizations general operating capacity. | $187,000 |
| Sarasota Music Conservatory | Sarasota, FL | To support operations, expand access to music education, and provide need-based scholarships for talented students. | $170,000 |
| Sarasota County Schools | Sarasota, FL | To pursue the school district's mission through organizational excellence. | $159,340 |
| Ability to Include | Sarasota, FL | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | $150,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL | To fund additional housing improvements in newtown to help residents remain in their homes and to create a pilot neighborhood for… | $150,000 |
| Srq Strong | Sarasota, FL | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | $125,000 |
| Boxser Diversity Initiative | Longboat Key, FL | To educate the public on the value of diversity, education, and inclusion. | $100,000 |
| Florida Cultural Group | Bradenton, FL | A grant to fund the common grounds project | $100,000 |
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation | Venice, FL | To support teacher recruitment and retention efforts for sarasota county schools. | $100,000 |
| Sarasota Bay Watch | Osprey, FL | To support a marketing and fundraising position and expand water-quality programming. | $100,000 |
| Southface Institute | Sarasota, FL | To support energy- and water-efficiency solutions at nonprofit organizations through the gooduse program. | $100,000 |
| The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Sarasota, FL | To support the chamber's workforce training, entrepreneurial support, and internship programs. | $100,000 |
| Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support the organization's general operating capacity. | $100,000 |
| Desoto County Sheriff's Office | Arcadia, FL | Grant to support reentry navigator and inmate support funds programs to reduce recidivism. | $94,890 |
| Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | Multiple grants to support the organizations general operating capacity. | $92,500 |
| Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | Sarasota, FL | Multiple grants to support the organizations general operating capacity. | $85,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 217 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29,097,136 | 217 |
| 2024 | $26,114,240 | 209 |
| 2023 | $24,636,921 | 267 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 13, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612259349100211
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 36-3442474
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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