Poised for a new phase of growth and community impact, Barancik Foundation is broadening leadership responsibilities on our grants and initiatives team. Effective May 1, longtime Senior Vice President John…
Greg LubereckiApril 23, 2025
Teri A Hansen, the president and CEO of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation since July 2015, has announced her plans to retire from the Foundation. Barancik Foundation’s Board of Directors…
Greg LubereckiMarch 27, 2025
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s Board of Directors recently approved $8 million in grant awards. The funding will help increase access to quality educational opportunities, connect vulnerable residents to vital…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 25, 2025
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation recently awarded nearly $6 million in grants to support early education and youth development, affordable housing, mental health services, and more. “These grants exemplify Chuck…
Greg LubereckiMay 14, 2024
Parent advisor Tonika Conaway and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Senior Vice President Kelly Romanoff have been selected as co-chairs of the Steering Committee of the First 1,000 Days Suncoast…
Greg LubereckiMarch 25, 2024
Kelly Romanoff, our senior vice president for strategy and evaluation, has been selected as a 2023-24 Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellow. The fellowship is a program of Grantmakers for Effective…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 28, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Jones and Ben Hanan have been reelected to our Board of Directors. Each will serve a three-year term on the Board. Stephanie is…
Greg LubereckiFebruary 16, 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
The Barancik Foundation family mourns the passing of former Foundation board member Gerry Lublin. Gerry and his wife, Sheri, first met fellow Longboat Key residents Chuck and Margie Barancik playing…
Kelly RomanoffFebruary 5, 2024