Greg Luberecki

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,…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 12, 2026

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Foundation Elects Board Members, Appoints Officers

Our Board of Directors recently elected Marlon Brown and Jeffrey McCurdy to three-year terms on the Board. The Board also elected members Rebecca Harris Barancik as Chair and Steve Barancik…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 10, 2026

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Barancik Foundation Commits to Multiyear, General Operating Support

Listen first. That’s a principle we strive to practice in our philanthropy at Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. Through ongoing conversations and facilitated feedback, our nonprofit partners have told us…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 3, 2026

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Barancik Foundation’s 2025 Grantee Perception Report

In September and October of 2025, the Center for Effective Philanthropy conducted a Grantee Perception Survey for Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation. Through confidential, anonymous feedback from our grantees, we…

Greg LubereckiJanuary 28, 2026

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Terrance Jackson: Teaching Artist

Visit the Education & Engagement page on Asolo Repertory Theatre’s website and you’ll find about 20 different programs. There’s Asolo Rep on Tour, which brings dynamic performances to classrooms and…

Greg LubereckiJanuary 6, 2026

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Sonya Johnson: Turning Pain into Purpose

When Sonya Johnson, CRPS-A, first meets many of the parents she’ll be working with, it’s at perhaps the worst moment of their lives: the “shelter hearing.” That’s when a judge…

Greg LubereckiDecember 4, 2025

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Strengthening the Safety Net: $4 Million in Support for Local Partners

Our Board of Directors recently approved more than $4 million in grant awards to nonprofit organizations in the region. The grants support several new initiatives designed to stabilize community members…

Greg LubereckiNovember 19, 2025

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2026 TIME Fellows Selected

Twenty-five more Sarasota County Schools educators will receive the resources to complete the educational experience of a lifetime as recipients of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s 2026 TIME Fellowship. Awarded…

Greg LubereckiNovember 10, 2025

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John Brothers Named Barancik Foundation’s Next CEO

We are excited to announce that John Brothers will become Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s next President and CEO, effective December 1. John brings decades of diverse experience in philanthropic…

Greg LubereckiOctober 13, 2025

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Foundation honors five more educators with Ripple Effect Teacher Award

Five Sarasota County Schools educators received our Ripple Effect Teacher Award this month. On September 18, Barancik Foundation staff were joined by district and school-level leaders, including Superintendent Terry Connor,…

Greg LubereckiSeptember 23, 2025