Prior Grant Requests
| Organization Name | Grant Year | Cycle | Request Amount | Grant Awarded | Awarded Amount | Matching Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Faiths Food Bank, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| All Faiths Food Bank, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $5,000.00 | |
| ALT Foundation | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$4,500.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Azara Ballet Inc | ||||||
| Azara Ballet Inc | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
| Barbara A Harvey Elementary School | ||||||
| Beyond the Spectrum, Inc. | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | ||
| Beyond the Spectrum, Inc. | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Beyond the Spectrum, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | No | ||
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County | 2019 |
2019-1 |
Yes | $1,700.00 | ||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$1,300.00 | Yes | $750.00 | |
| Care Net Manasota Crisis Pregnancy Center Inc | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | No | ||
| Care Net Manasota Crisis Pregnancy Center Inc | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | |||
| Chemical Coaters Association International Finishing Education Foundation | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Children’s Guardian Fund | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | No | ||
| Children’s Guardian Fund | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,800.00 | |
| Children’s Home Society of Florida (Manatee Elementary Uniform Closet) | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| Community Coalition on Homelessness dba Turning Points | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,800.00 | |
| Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities, Inc. dba The Haven | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| CreArte Latino Cultural Center | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| CreArte Latino Cultural Center | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| CreArte Latino Cultural Center | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | |||
| DD’s Miracle Minis: Miniature Horse Therapy | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| DD’s Miracle Minis: Miniature Horse Therapy | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| DD’s Miracle Minis: Miniature Horse Therapy | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,200.00 | |
| Dualang Ministries 4 | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$4,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | No | ||
| Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $750.00 | |
| Easterseals Southwest Florida | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | No | ||
| Embracing Our Differences, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$1,000.00 | Yes | $600.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Embracing Our Differences, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Empath Tidewell Hospice (Blue Butterfly) | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | $500.00 |
| Empath Tidewell Hospice (Blue Butterfly) | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Empath Tidewell Hospice (Blue Butterfly) | 2025 |
2025-1 |
Yes | $3,000.00 | ||
| Empath Tidewell Hospice (Blue Butterfly) | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Equal SRQ | ||||||
| Everyday Blessings Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Feeding America Tampa Bay, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$10,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Feeding Empty Little Tummie | 2021 |
2021-1 |
Yes | $2,000.00 | $500.00 | |
| Feeding Empty Little Tummie | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | $600.00 |
| FLIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$10,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Food Bank of Manatee | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $17,350.00 | ||
| Forty Carrots Family Center | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Forty Carrots Family Center | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Foster the Family | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Foster the Family | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Foster the Family | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$7,500.00 | Yes | $4,500.00 | |
| Foundation for Dreams | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$1,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Girls Inc. of Sarasota County | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| GrantsByLinda | ||||||
| Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, Inc. | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$1,428.00 | Yes | $1,400.00 | |
| Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, Inc. | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$1,968.00 | |||
| Hand Up To Victory | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Inc. (DBA Harvest House) | 2025 |
2025-2 |
Yes | $500.00 | ||
| Harvest Tabernacle of Sarasota Inc. (DBA Harvest House) | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Healthy Teens, Inc. | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,100.00 | |
| HOPE Family Services Inc. | 2019 |
2019-1 |
Yes | $1,700.00 | ||
| HOPE Family Services Inc. | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | $600.00 |
| HOPE Family Services Inc. | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| HOPE Family Services Inc. | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| HOPE Family Services Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,400.00 | $500.00 |
| HOPE Family Services Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | $0.00 |
| Hope Seeds Inc. | ||||||
| Isaiah 117 House Sarasota/Manatee FL | ||||||
| JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | $100.00 | |
| JoshProvides Epilepsy Assistance Foundation | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,250.00 | |
| Key Chorale, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$15,000.00 | |||
| Key Chorale, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | |||
| Kim’s Krew Inc | ||||||
| Kim’s Krew Inc | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,500.00 | Yes | $1,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Lighthouse Vision Loss Center | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Lighthouse Vision Loss Center | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | |||
| Manatee Children’s Services | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | $100.00 | |
| Manatee Children’s Services | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Manatee Children’s Services | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Manatee Co. Habitat for Humanity | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | $100.00 | |
| Manatee Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$3,500.00 | $3,500.00 | ||
| Manatee Community Foundation Disaster Relief Fund | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$10,000.00 | |||
| Manatee Legal Aid | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | $100.00 | |
| Meals on Wheels of Sarasota Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Meals on Wheels of Sarasota Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $4,000.00 | |
| Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$7,000.00 | |||
| Mothers Helping Mothers | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | $600.00 |
| Mothers Helping Mothers | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Mothers Helping Mothers | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County, Inc. d/b/a Parenting Matters | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County, Inc. d/b/a Parenting Matters | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Pines of Sarasota Foundation | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Pines of Sarasota Foundation | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Pines of Sarasota Foundation | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,550.00 | Yes | $3,300.00 | |
| Providence Community Outreach Ministries | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | No | ||
| Realize Bradenton | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $800.00 | |
| Reservoir, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | |||
| Rise Above Performing Arts Inc | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Safe Children Coalition | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,500.00 | |
| Safe Children Coalition | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Safe Children Coalition | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) | 2021 |
2021-1 |
Yes | $1,500.00 | $500.00 | |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | $600.00 |
| Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,600.00 | |
| 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 | |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,200.00 | |
| School Attendance Support, Inc. | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| School Attendance Support, Inc. | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| School Attendance Support, Inc. | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| School Attendance Support, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| School Attendance Support, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | |
| Second Chance Last Opportunity | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Second Chance Last Opportunity | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,500.00 | Yes | $1,750.00 | |
| Second Heart Homes, inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$4,000.00 | |||
| Second Heart Homes, inc. | 2025 |
2025-2 |
Yes | $750.00 | ||
| Selah Freedom | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$0.00 | Yes | $5,000.00 | |
| Selah Freedom | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Shuckin’ Good Cause | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| SRQ Healing Project (we are in the process of moving the Kansas City Healing Project to FL) | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$2,500.00 | No | ||
| State College of Florida Foundation, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,980.00 | Yes | $2,950.00 | |
| State College of Florida Foundation, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,400.00 | |||
| Stillpoint Mission | 2021 |
2021-1 |
Yes | $2,000.00 | $500.00 | |
| Stillpoint Mission | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | $100.00 | |
| Stillpoint Mission | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $2,500.00 | |
| Stillpoint Mission | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Stillpoint Mission | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| Streets of Paradise | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | $500.00 |
| Suncoast Aging Network | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Téa Bayonne Choates Foundation, INC | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$9,000.00 | Yes | $500.00 | |
| Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, Inc. | 2019 |
2019-1 |
Yes | $1,700.00 | ||
| Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, Inc. | 2021 |
2021-1 |
Yes | $2,500.00 | $500.00 | |
| Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, Inc. | 2022 |
2022-1 |
Yes | $100.00 | $100.00 | |
| Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,700.00 | |||
| Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$3,700.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Take Stock in Children of Manatee County, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$4,250.00 | Yes | $2,975.00 | |
| Teen Court of Sarasota Inc. | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Teen Court of Sarasota Inc. | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$4,000.00 | Yes | $4,000.00 | |
| Teen Court of Sarasota Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$4,000.00 | Yes | $2,400.00 | |
| Teen Court of Sarasota Inc. | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| The Circus Arts Conservatory | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| The Salvation Army Sarasota County | ||||||
| The Salvation Army Sarasota County | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$1,350.00 | |||
| The Twig Cares, Inc. | 2021 |
2021-1 |
Yes | $2,000.00 | $500.00 | |
| The Twig Cares, Inc. | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $2,100.00 | $600.00 |
| The Twig Cares, Inc. | 2023 |
2023-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $2,000.00 | |
| The Twig Cares, Inc. | 2024 |
2024-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,000.00 | |
| The Twig Cares, Inc. | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,000.00 | |||
| The Twig Cares, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,500.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Tidewell Foundation | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | No | ||
| Two Steps Further | 2019 |
2019-1 |
Yes | $1,700.00 | ||
| UnidosNow | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$3,200.00 | Yes | $1,600.00 | |
| UnidosNow | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | |||
| We Care Manatee | 2021 |
2021-1 |
Yes | $1,500.00 | $500.00 | |
| We Care Manatee | 2022 |
2022-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,100.00 | $600.00 |
| Women’s Resource Center of Manatee, dba Women’s Resource Center | 2025 |
2025-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Women’s Resource Center of Manatee, dba Women’s Resource Center | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | Yes | $3,000.00 | |
| Young Life Capernaum | 2025 |
2025-2 |
$2,000.00 | No | ||
| Hopeful Handbags | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$10,000.00 | |||
| New Jerusalem Haitian Baptist Church | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$10,000.00 | |||
| Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,500.00 | |
| Children First, Inc. | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | |||
| Angel Flight Southeast | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | |||
| Sarasota Youth Sailing | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,400.00 | |||
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,500.00 | |||
| Suncoast Therapeutic Equine Partners (STEP) | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$4,800.00 | |||
| United Community Centers | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,340.00 | |||
| Manatee River Youth Sailing Inc | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | |||
| Learn My History Foundation Corporation | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$5,000.00 | |||
| Ability to Include, Inc | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$4,000.00 | Yes | $2,400.00 | |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$3,000.00 | Yes | $1,800.00 | |
| Freedom House Manasota | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | Yes | $1,200.00 | |
| Truly Valued Inc | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$2,000.00 | |||
| Harbor58 | 2026 |
2026-1 |
$1,000.00 | |||
Organization Name:
Organization Website: http://www.childrenfirst.org
Year Established: 1961
Mission Statement:
Strengthening children and families by improving the quality of their lives through a comprehensive approach to development, education, health, and well-being.
Contact Name: Philip Tavill
Years in Position: 30
Contact Email: grants@childrenfirst.org
Contact Phone: (941) 953-3877
Address:
1723 N Orange Ave
Sarasota, Florida 34234
Have you previously received a grant? No
If yes, please indicate the year(s):
How did you hear about our organization?
We learned about your organization through an article featured in Scene Magazine’s People & Business highlighting your Fall 2025 grant cycle and funded organizations. After reading the article, we visited your website to learn more about your mission and priorities.
What do you believe we can provide your organization?
The Lake Club Women’s Charitable Foundation can provide a meaningful partnership grounded in our shared commitment to supporting women and children. A $5,000 investment in Children First’s scholarship program would help mothers pursue higher education and career training, opening doors to greater opportunity, financial stability, and self-sufficiency. By investing in a child’s future, The Lake Club Women’s Charitable Foundation can also strengthen their family’s future by creating lasting, multigenerational impact for women and children throughout our community.
What will the grant be used for?
The $5,000 grant would provide scholarship support for children from low-income families to participate in Children First’s comprehensive early childhood education program. Funding would help cover the cost of high-quality education and care while connecting children with services that support their health, development, and school readiness. Every dollar helps ensure each child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.
Provide the grant amount you are seeking: $5,000.00
Do you provide services to Sarasota and/or Manatee County? Yes
What is the financial impact per individual/program this grant will provide?
The average annual cost to provide comprehensive early childhood education and family support services for one child is approximately $14,100. The requested $5,000 grant would cover about 35% of the annual cost of serving one child, helping provide essential education, meals, developmental and health screenings, and individualized family support. Children First will secure the remaining $9,100 through other public and private funding sources.
Please provide the estimated number of women, children and families impacted.
We serve an estimated 1,100 women, children, and families annually, providing the services listed above, as well as mental health support, family advocacy, parent education, and opportunities for continued education and career advancement. Together, these comprehensive services help children prepare for success in school while empowering parents to achieve greater stability and self-sufficiency.
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:
The Foundation’s generosity will be celebrated through a dedicated press release, featured recognition in our monthly email newsletter, and acknowledgment across Children First’s social media channels. The gift will also receive lasting recognition in our Impact Report, highlighting the Foundation’s meaningful investment in the success of women, children, and families.
Proof of Non-Profit Status
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Organization’s Logo
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Project/Program-specific budget:
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Guide Star Profile/Rating (if applicable):Â
https://tlcwcf.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/15/Candid-Guidestar-Profile.pdf
Anything else you would like to share with us?
Children First is highly decorated at the local, state, and national levels for our excellence in community service, organizational transparency, and outstanding workplace culture. Standout recent accolades include our fifth National Head Start Association Program of Excellence designation, Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency, and widespread recognition as a 2025 and 2026 Top Workplace in the USA.