Leaders of the Sarasota County School District and Board and staff members of Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation visited schools from Sarasota to North Port on May 14 to honor…
Our Board of Directors recently approved $6 million in grants to improve access to quality education, expand human services for vulnerable community members, strengthen local arts programs, and more. “These…
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…
Barancik Foundation’s Board of Directors recently approved $3.2 million in grants to support vulnerable families, expand access to early education, bolster environmental sustainability, and more. The funding includes: $900,000 to…
Congratulations to the 25 outstanding Sarasota County Schools educators selected for Barancik Foundation’s 2025 TIME Fellowship! The TIME Fellowship provides public-school educators with the resources to experience meaningful professional renewal…
“I’m not usually speechless, but…,” Kevin Purcell said, trailing off. Mr. Purcell, a 21-year educator at Heron Creek Middle School, had just been presented with the Ripple Effect Teacher Award…
Sarasota County Schools educators have until September 30 to submit a proposal for Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation’s 2025 TIME Fellowship program. Barancik Foundation will select up to 25 applicants…
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…
Leslie Harrell’s kind eyes got a bit misty when we first met to talk about her work. “I’m kind of feeling some way right now,” she said. “I’m going to…
Charles Harris earned his master’s degree in Management Information Systems. Computer programming. And he hated it. “You’re creating interfaces for something, and you don’t even know what it goes to,”…
The Charles and Margery Barancik family has long believed in the power of philanthropy to shape our world and enrich the lives of all people. It was the expression of this belief that led them in 2014 to establish Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation—a private, family foundation located in Sarasota, Florida.
1515 Ringling Boulevard, Suite 500, Sarasota FL 34236
The Barancik Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding.