Photo by Harry Sayer.

In fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), Gulf Coast Community Foundation (Gulf Coast), together with its donors, contributed more than $49 million in community impact. This year's investments reflect three decades of partnership between Gulf Coast and the donors, nonprofits, and community leaders who share its vision for the region. Since 1995, that collaboration has helped advance more than $650 million in community impact, funding solutions to pressing challenges facing Sarasota, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties. This includes more than $40 million in grants from Gulf Coast donors, with $7.7 million creating collaborative funding partnerships that advanced multiple cornerstone projects. In addition, Gulf Coast’s Board of Directors invested $6.9 million to fuel bold work region-wide across 225 organizations in arts and culture, civic and economic development, education, the environment, and health and human services.

Photo by Harry Sayer.