Apply Now for Our TIME Fellowship!

The application is now available for our 2027 TIME Fellowship.

Once again this year, Barancik Foundation will award 25 Sarasota County Schools educators with the resources to pursue the educational opportunity of a lifetime.  The TIME Fellowship is designed to help  teachers reconnect with their passion for their profession and explore ideas to inspire creative new approaches to teaching.

Learn more about who is eligible and how to apply on our TIME web page.

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An Uncommon Approach to the Common Good

The issues facing our community are incredibly complex. That’s why Barancik Foundation takes a unique, multifaceted approach to our grants and initiatives. We strategically choose and collaborate with partners whose combined efforts strengthen the community from every angle.

About Us

At a Glance

$202

Million
Awarded

290+

Nonprofit
Partners

6

Collaborative
Initiatives

125

TIME
Fellows

50

Ripple Effect
Teacher Awards
Focus Areas

Community Interests We Support

Barancik Foundation works alongside a network of partners to address challenges that immediately affect people’s lives, and ultimately impact all of Sarasota. Our grants work in tandem, transcending single issues and improving our community holistically.

Our Focus Areas
Initiatives

Transforming the Community from Every Angle

We believe bold philanthropy is uniquely positioned to raise the flag on issues that threaten the future of our community. From creating a coordinated network of mental health providers to increasing access to care for mothers and babies, we are catalyzing efforts around systemic issues that require complex and long-term solutions.

Our Initiatives

What’s Trending in Our World

#EnvironmentalStewardship

Pia Ronquillo-See and Peyton Faulk: Citizen Scientists

Nobody wants to make the wrong impression at a new job. For some, that might mean holding up your end of the conversation on the ride to your first sales…
A smiling adult wearing glasses and a blue Boys & Girls Club polo stands with three young girls gathered around her, all posing closely together indoors in what appears to be a classroom or community center.
#AffordableHousing

Foundation Awards $11.3 Million in Grants

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently awarded $11,285,000 in new grants to support a range of local organizations serving the community.  The grants include significant investments in: affordable housing for adults…
#FamilyEnrichment

All Faiths Food Bank to pilot choice-style community market

All Faiths Food Bank has announced the upcoming opening of Margie’s Market by All Faiths Food Bank, a choice-style market in Sarasota’s Newtown community designed to increase access to fresh,…

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