Recent funding from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation strengthens its focus on some of the community’s most pressing issues, including red tide, mental health and housing. Restoring a Public Sarasota…
Barancik FoundationFebruary 6, 2019
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation announces the election of Hosana Fieber, Chief Financial Officer at Tervis Tumbler, to serve a three-year term on its Board of Directors. Fieber leads the…
Barancik FoundationJanuary 2, 2019
Florida’s reef tract protects our shorelines from major storms and attracts more than 16 million visitors a year, supporting over 71,000 jobs and providing $6.3 billion to Florida’s economy alone.…
Barancik FoundationDecember 15, 2018
In Manatee County, the heroin and opioid epidemic has far-reaching and devastating consequences for families. The number of parents and guardians incapacitated, incarcerated, or in treatment programs as a result…
Barancik FoundationDecember 14, 2018
Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for children ages 10 to 18. This data point is deeply troubling…
Barancik FoundationDecember 12, 2018
Young people, particularly those from Sarasota’s disadvantaged households, need extra guidance in order to reach their full potential. In 2015, the Foundation helped the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota…
Barancik FoundationDecember 1, 2018
The Barancik Foundation announced the hiring of Murray Devine for the newly created position of Communications and Learning Officer. Previously with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Devine will direct…
Barancik FoundationNovember 28, 2018
That’s how a math lesson at a local elementary school started. Fun. Creative. Engaging. A partnership between Barancik Foundation and Sarasota County Schools has reinvented elementary math instruction so that every…
Barancik FoundationOctober 30, 2018
Amid exponential growth in its community impact and operational needs, the Barancik Foundation hired Jessica Polk for the newly created position of operations manager. In 2018, the Foundation increased its…
Barancik FoundationSeptember 14, 2018