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.lighthousevlc.org
Year Established: 1985
Mission Statement:
We educate and empower individuals affected by vision loss, enabling them to live happy, healthy, and independent lives.
Contact Name: Kelly French
Years in Position: 2
Contact Email: kellyf@lighthousevlc.org
Contact Phone: 941-359-1404
Address:
7318 N Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, Florida 34243
Have you previously received a grant? Yes
If yes, please indicate the year(s): 2025
How did you hear about our organization?
We were invited to apply by one of your members last year.
What do you believe we can provide your organization?
Lighthouse is a believer in organic marketing. Giving Lighthouse the opportunity to speak to your group, like in February of this past year, helps us spread the word of our programs and services. Lighthouse also has opportunities for groups to volunteer – either with light office work (event preparation) or lend support to our staff for a class outing.
What will the grant be used for?
Now in its second year, the Lighthouse children’s program is meeting the needs of visually impaired students teaching them use of accessibility tools that can be incorporated into their public-school classroom experience.
The Accessibyte software program teaches visually impaired children braille and comes with other tools for learning typing and math. For the 10 clients in the program, the cost of the program is $1,069. In addition, the program would also like to purchase Bluetooth keyboards, specifically designed for individuals with low vision (total cost $1,400), as well as other software subscriptions and tools for teaching braille.
Provide the grant amount you are seeking: $4,000.00
Do you provide services to Sarasota and/or Manatee County? Yes
What is the financial impact per individual/program this grant will provide?
The benefit to each child would be about $400.
Please provide the estimated number of women, children and families impacted.
The program has capacity for 10 children, ranging between the ages of 5 and 13. They can remain in the program until they turn 14 and then transfer to the Lighthouse Youth program. To date, 12 children have been in the program. All 1:1 instruction is age and grade-level appropriate and helps each child as they advance through elementary and middle school. That said, Lighthouse anticipates serving 10 children with these funds.
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:
Lighthouse would love to feature The Lake Club Women’s Charitable Foundation on our social media pages, as well as in a future newsletter.
Proof of Non-Profit Status
Organization’s Logo
Project/Program-specific budget:
https://tlcwcf.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/15/Childrens-Program-Technology-Tools-Budget.xlsx
Guide Star Profile/Rating (if applicable):Â
Anything else you would like to share with us?
I will be departing Lighthouse Friday, October 2 for another position. My time here has been incredibly rewarding and I have learned so much about both the challenges facing and tools supporting people with vision loss. It has been an extraordinary experience. I will carry what I’ve learned with me and if/when I meet someone who could use Lighthouse services, I’d certainly refer them here.
That said, emails to me will be forwarded to another person on the development team, Jason Rhodes after I leave. I’d recommend adding Jason and our CEO, Alexandra Elman Foley. I would also copy Mary McClure on any correspondence.
JasonR@LighthouseVLC.org
AlexEF@LighthouseVLC.org
MaryM@Lighthouse VLC.org