More than $5.2 million in grants approved by our Board of Directors last week will help lift struggling families, build staff capacity at critical nonprofit organizations, expand arts and cultural…
Greg LubereckiAugust 14, 2024
Our Board of Directors recently approved $11.8 million in grants aimed at further improving the quality of education in Sarasota County’s public schools and preschools, expanding access to health care…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 13, 2024
This event is sold out. Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation is sponsoring free admission for Sarasota County early learning educators and their families to a popular Halloween light show on…
Barancik FoundationSeptember 20, 2023
The following story, written by Daniel Antonio Miguel, was published by Florida Policy Institute on November 3, 2022. In recent years, Florida has become one of the least affordable places…
Barancik FoundationNovember 9, 2022
The essence: Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has recently approved grants for affordable housing, human services, and projects that promote environmental sustainability. This funding brings Barancik Foundation’s total philanthropic investment…
Barancik FoundationAugust 22, 2022
The strained labor market is putting pressure on preschools to find and retain quality talent. This is especially true in Sarasota County, where there are hundreds of open positions for…
Barancik FoundationJune 6, 2022
The essence: Recently approved grants from Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation will address areas such as hunger and food insecurity, support affordable housing opportunities, and promote projects that enhance diversity,…
Barancik FoundationMay 13, 2022
“The earlier the investment, the greater the return.” Once upon a time, our founders, Chuck and Margie Barancik, asked staff to research ways to address summer learning loss for students…
Barancik FoundationApril 19, 2022
Child-care centers wavered during the pandemic, scrambling to stay open on razor-thin budgets and with little federal and state guidance. Some closed, others eked by, barely able to afford to…
Barancik FoundationApril 5, 2022