2023 Grant Recipients
Congratulations to our 2023 Grant Recipients!
Impact100 SRQ awarded $763,000 in seven grants of $109,000 to each of the organizations below for our 2023 Giving Year
Art Center Sarasota
Initiative Name: Youth Digital Art Lab & Classroom Upgrade: Building a Digital Arts Program + Expanding Classroom Capabilities
Description: The proposed Youth Digital Art Lab & Classroom Upgrade: Building a Digital Arts Program + Expanding Classroom Capabilities initiative will create opportunities for students to explore digital art such as photography, animation, graphics, and visual effects by expanding the youth program to include digital technology, and will upgrade classroom space to allow for increased enrollment.
Focus Area: Arts, Culture & History
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc.
Initiative Name: Girl Scouts Amphitheater on the River
Description: The proposed Girl Scouts Amphitheater on the River initiative will provide a gathering space for educational, recreational, environmental, and social activities at Camp Honi Hanta with the construction of a new outdoor amphitheater.
Focus Area: Education
The Paul A. and Veronica H. Gross Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida
Initiative Name: Help Florida's Raptors Soar – Construction of a 100 ft. Flyway for Raptor Rehabilitation
Description: The proposed Help Florida’s Raptors Soar – Construction of a 100 ft. Flyway for Raptor Rehabilitation initiative will strengthen the healthy raptor population and therefore the local ecosystem with the construction of a critical rehabilitation flyway for birds of prey.
Focus Area: Environment & Recreation
Legal Aid of Manasota, Inc.
Initiative Name: Legal Lifeline For Youth
Description: The proposed Legal Lifeline For Youth initiative will increase their ability to assist children in foster care at every stage of their proceedings by expanding the Lifeline Project with the funding of a second children’s attorney.
Focus Area: Family
Teen Court of Sarasota, Inc.
Initiative Name: Empowering Families through a Second Chance
Description: The proposed Empowering Families through a Second Chance initiative will provide more support for first-time misdemeanor youth offenders and their families by funding an additional client coordinator and support staff.
Focus Area: Family
Easterseals Southwest Florida
Initiative Name: Bringing the Magic of Gardening to Children, Teens, and Adults with Disabilities
Description: The proposed Bringing the Magic of Gardening to Children, Teens, and Adults with Disabilities initiative will construct a new, wheelchair accessible Grow and Learn Garden, where clients will have experiences in nature that will enhance learning, support motor skill development, decrease anxiety and improve self-esteem from learning new skills.
Focus Area: Health & Wellness
Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the Suncoast
Initiative Name: School and Family Wellness Support Services
Description: The proposed School and Family Wellness Support Services initiative will improve the emotional, social, and physical well-being of more youth/teen clients and their families by funding a mental health professional with a focus on family and a part-time case manager to coordinate wrap-around services.
Focus Area: Health & Wellness
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