Greg Luberecki

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Spring 2026 Ripple Effect Teacher Award Honorees

“Unflappable.” “Indispensable.” “Catalyst.” “Transformative.” Those were among the words used by principals to describe the six Sarasota County Schools educators recently selected for Barancik Foundation’s 2026 Ripple Effect Teacher Award.…

Greg LubereckiMay 27, 2026

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#AffordableHousing #EnvironmentalStewardship #FinancialEmpowerment #MentalHealth #Recidivism #StudentSuccess

New Grants Aim to Strengthen Foundations of Community Stability

A safe place to call home amid financial hardship. A supportive path back to work while in mental-health recovery. Respite care that helps families in crisis stay together. Barancik Foundation…

Greg LubereckiMay 22, 2026

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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…

Greg LubereckiApril 7, 2026

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 #MentalHealth #Recidivism #StudentSuccess

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…

Greg LubereckiFebruary 24, 2026

#FamilyEnrichment #FinancialEmpowerment

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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#PeopleofImpact #UnityThroughArt

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