Prior Grant Requests
| Organization Name | Grant Year | Cycle | Request Amount | Grant Awarded | Awarded Amount | Matching Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,250.00 | |
| Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 |
Organization Name: Samaritan Counseling Services of the Gulf Coast
Organization Website: http://www.samaritangulfcoast.com
Year Established: 1999
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to instill hope and transform lives through excellent, professional, spiritually integrated counseling services. Our vision is to be the region’s premier counseling organization.
Contact Name: Nicole Mobley Years in Position: 3
Contact Email: nicolem@samaritangulfcoast.com
Contact Phone: 941-926-2959
Address: 3224 Bee Ridge Rd.
Sarasota, Florida 34239
Have you previously received a grant? Yes If yes, please indicate the year(s): 2025
How did you hear about our organization?
We first connected with your organization in 2025, when we were graciously awarded $1,250. That application was facilitated by Jonathan Evans, our former Senior Director of Development.
What do you believe we can provide your organization?
With your support, Samaritan Counseling Services can strengthen our two-generation approach, addressing the mental health needs of both children and the adults in their lives. By providing coordinated care for caregivers and their children, we help build healthier family systems, improve emotional well-being, and interrupt cycles of stress and trauma, creating lasting impact for the families we serve.
Quotes from our recent client satisfaction survey illustrates this impact:
“With my counselor’s guidance, we have the possibility of bringing our fractured family back to wholeness.”
“I’m now starting to recognize myself as a person again and not just as a mom or a wife. I care about me more than before now.”
“It takes a village…right? I would be lost and feeling defeated as a mother without support and guidance.”
These stories show how your support directly contributes to instilling hope and transforming lives in our community.
What will the grant be used for?
In 2025, over 2,600 had the courage to ask for help from Samaritan Counseling. Of these, 399 clients received financial assistance, demonstrating the critical need for affordable mental health care. This grant will cover an average of $65 per counseling session, allowing approximately 4 clients to receive an average of 9 sessions each. This funding ensures that we can continue serving all individuals, regardless of faith or ability to pay, providing professional mental health care that is accessible, inclusive, and impactful.
Provide the grant amount you are seeking: $2,000.00
Do you provide services to Sarasota and/or Manatee County? Yes
What is the financial impact per individual/program this grant will provide?
Based on an average of 9 sessions per client and an average financial assistance of $65 per session, the financial impact per person is estimated at $585.
Please provide the estimated number of women, children and families impacted.
Based on the estimated $585 per person, the estimated number of people it would impact is 4.
Is there a matching grant? No If yes, indicate donation source:
May we tour your facility? Yes
What reciprocal benefit can you provide our organization:
– Listing on the supporting foundation’s page of our website
– Listing in our annual luncheon program and on event slideshow
– Invitation to our annual donor appreciation event in the Fall
Proof of Non-Profit Status https://tlcwcf.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/15/IRS-Determination-501C3-1.pdf
Organization’s Logo https://tlcwcf.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/15/sam-retina-logo-150×150.png [110 show_image=1]
Project/Program-specific budget: https://tlcwcf.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/15/TLC.Program-Budget26.pdf
Guide Star Profile/Rating (if applicable): https://tlcwcf.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/15/candid-seal-platinum-2026-1-150×150.png
Anything else you would like to share with us?
Thank you for your consideration of this request! We appreciate the partnership with The Lake Club Women’s Giving Circle!