Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice offers a variety of fund options:

Named Fund
You may create a named fund in any name you choose. Your gift can be unrestricted, designated to a particular organization(s), or directed to a field of interest important to you. To put it simply, a named fund provides the most flexibility to match your personal charitable giving goals to needs in the community.


Our Current List of Named Funds:

Unrestricted
  • Frank and Elsie Bushroe Endowment Fund
  • L. Conway Channing Endowment Fund
  • The Community Endowment Fund
  • Mildred F. Currie Charitable Fund
  • Future Fund Endowment
  • A. Hamilton and Edith T. Gardner Fund
  • Agnes Gnewikow Charitable Fund
  • The Violetta Marchisio Charitable Fund
  • Arthur E. and Audre B. Smith Charitable Remainder Unitrust
  • Ed and Barbara Strubel Fund
  • The Venice Endowment Fund

Designated

  • Anonymous (9)
  • Artist Series of Sarasota Designated Fund
  • J.M. Berlin Skate Park Fund
  • Because It Matters Fund
  • Boy Scouts of Englewood, Florida Troop 26 Endowment Fund
  • Louis Carpenter Designated Fund for New College
  • George and Margery Coburn Family Endowment Fund
  • Margery H. Coburn Designated Fund for Community Presbyterian Church
  • Community Health Improvement Partnership Fund
  • Dan’s Fund
  • Edgar Donahue Designated Fund for Shriner's Burn Institute
  • Florida Military Heritage Museum Spatz Memorial Building Fund
  • Hammett Charitable Endowment
  • Heritage Christian Academy Marjorie Blough Memorial Designated Fund
  • Homes for Working Families Fund
  • Helen L. Iler/Herbert A. Brobst Endowment Fund for Elsie Quirk Library
  • John C. Kerns Charitable Fund
  • Robert Kopple Endowment Fund
  • LAM Treatment Alliance Fund
  • Ruth Satzman Levy Trust for Jewish Community Center of Venice
  • Warren Loranger Fund for Englewood Art Center
  • Lord Higel House Endowment Fund
  • Lord Higel House Historic Preservation Fund
  • Loveland Students and the Arts Fund
  • Casimir Mallek Endowment Fund
  • Verna E. Mallek Endowment Fund
  • Pete Mason Memorial YMCA Scholarship Fund
  • Terrence B. and Sally Morris Memorial Fund
  • Elizabeth Mundie Charitable Fund
  • Albert Netz Fund for Senior Friendship Center
  • North Port High School Foundation Fund
  • Anice Pace Charitable Fund
  • Perlman Music Program/Suncoast Fund
  • Odile Robertson Charitable Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Designated Fund
  • Virginia Savage Charitable Fund
  • Ruth G. Sharp Designated Fund
  • The Seimer Family Foundation Fund for Jewish Family and Children's Services
  • Pat Stottsberry Memorial Fund for DASH
  • Freida S. Vartdal Charitable Fund

Agency Endowment Funds

  • 22q13 Deletion Foundation Endowment Fund
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Endowment
  • Child Protection Center Endowment Fund
  • Children First Endowment Fund
  • Coalition to Assist Supported Living Endowment Fund
  • Margery Coburn Fund for Community Presbyterian Church of Englewood, Florida
  • Dollars for Mammograms, Inc. Endowment Fund
  • Englewood Helping Hand Endowment Fund
  • Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc. Fund
  • Friends of the Elsie Quirk Public Library Endowment Fund
  • Friends of the Sarasota County Parks Endowment Fund
  • Friends of the Venice Public Library Endowment
  • Gulf Coast Diabetes Foundation
  • Happiness House Easter Seals
  • Healthy Start Coalition Endowment Fund
  • Historic Spanish Point Endowment
  • Jewish Community Center Endowment
  • Jewish Community Center of Venice Memorial Park Endowment Fund
  • Key Chorale Endowment Fund
  • Laurel Civic Association Fund
  • Lee County Environmental Fund
  • Lemon Bay Conservancy Endowment Fund
  • Lemon Bay Playhouse Endowment Fund
  • The Loveland Fund
  • Natural Heritage Endowment Fund
  • Natural Heritage Fund
  • Pine Island Preserve at Matlacha Pass Endowment Fund
  • Plantation Community Foundation Fund
  • Quota Club Fund
  • Royal Palm Players Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Bay Preserve Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Stewardship Fund
  • Sarasota County Arts Council Endowment Fund
  • Sarasota County Arts Council J. Ringling Fund for Artists and Historic Preservation
  • Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. Agency Endowment Fund
  • Smith Center for Therapeutic Riding Endowment Fund
  • South County YMCA Endowment Fund
  • Special Athlete Boosters, Inc. Agency Endowment Fund
  • Special Olympics Florida Sarasota County Endowment Fund
  • Suncoast Humane Society Agency Endowment Fund
  • Temple Beth Israel Endowment Fund
  • Temple Beth Sholom Advised Fund
  • United Way of South Sarasota CountyEndowment Fund
  • United Way of South Sarasota County Foundation Endowment Fund
  • Venice Area Audubon Society Endowment Fund
  • Venice Area Beautification, Inc. Endowment Fund
  • Venice Art Center Endowment Fund
  • Venice Bible Church Endowment Fund
  • Venice Christian School Endowment Fund
  • Venice Theatre Endowment Fund
  • Venice Symphony Agency Endowment Fund
  • Village on the Isle Foundation
  • Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Endowment Fund

Field of Interest

  • Anonymous Fund (4)
  • Andrew and Audrey Belomyzy Charitable Trust Fund
  • Community Health Endowment Fund
  • Charles and Frances Concordia Health Care Endowment Fund
  • Ina L. Donnan Field of Interest Fund
  • Faith in Action Florida Network Fund
  • Good Governance Fund
  • Anna V. Pfister, Nellie Mae Koss and Helen K. Hadden Memorial Endowment Fund
  • Robert Hassmer Charitable Fund
  • Homes for Working Families Fund
  • Margaret Lehman Endowment Fund
  • The Jason Norman Fund
  • Margery E. Pellicci Charitable Fund
  • Odile Robertson Field of Interest Fund
  • Sarasota Conservation Foundation Designated Fund
  • The Women’s Fund
  • The Mary York Fund for Women’s Health
  • Youth Foundation Endowment Fund

Donor Advised Fund
You may wish to participate in grantmaking and establish a donor advised fund. With this type of fund, you may make grant recommendations and may choose to include your children or grandchildren in advising the fund in order to share your charitable values.


Our Current List of Donor Advised Funds:


  • Anonymous Fund (2)
  • Joseph and Jacqueline Brisch Charitable Fund
  • Barbara Brizdle and Lawrence J. Schoenberg Charitable Foundation
  • Lawrence Calder and Dianne Belk Foundation
  • Capone Goodwin Family Fund
  • Gene and Kaye Carlisle Fund
  • Melissa Clare Carlson Fund
  • Nancy Elizabeth Carlson Fund
  • Lisa Carlton Charitable Fund
  • Gary Chmielewski, Gulf Coast Advisory Group Charitable Foundation
  • Community Foundation at The Venice Golf & Country Club Fund
  • Conroy Family Fund
  • John and Christine Currie Foundation
  • David and Laura Dignam Family Trust Fund
  • P.L. Dodge Foundation
  • Donelly Family Fund
  • The Edinger Family Fund
  • Ehrhart Family Foundation
  • Sally Ruth Lucke-Elkes & Dr. Joel Elkes Charitable Fund
  • Janis Fawn and Winston Wilmore Charitable Fund
  • Fine Family Foundation
  • W. Donald Fisher Family Advised Fund
  • The Florida BRAIVE Donor Fund
  • Alan A. Floyd Family Fund
  • Marjorie A. Floyd Charitable Fund
  • Sharon Black Floyd Charitable Fund
  • The Steiner Fraser Family Charitable Fund
  • Mel and Marshann Fruth Endowment Fund
  • Future Fund
  • Robert W. and Dottie Baer Garner Fund
  • Robert P. and Mary L. Gates Donor Advised Fund
  • Robert Georgevich Foundation for Pulmonary Disease Research Fund
  • Carol Lee Gilbert Charitable Fund
  • The Fred and Lois Glines Charitable Fund
  • Jean Gollay Advised Fund for Women
  • The Capone Goodwin Family Fund
  • Grace's Kids of Lemon Bay High School Theatre Advised Fund
  • The Gray Family Fund
  • Anne and Lee Hale Fund
  • Joyce E. Hanes Donor Advised Fund
  • Craig Michael Hanking Memorial Fund
  • Hannah’s Hope Fund
  • Herrig Family Charitable Fund
  • The Tom and Dawn Hinck Family Fund
  • Charles and Susan Hines Family Fund
  • Hannah's Hope Fund
  • Crystal L. Hansen Donor Advised Fund
  • Teri A. Hansen Charitable Fund
  • Michael T. and Bonnie B. Hartley Foundation
  • Paul and Judy Huth Charitable Foundation
  • Jarrett Family Fund
  • Beau Charles Jarrett Fund
  • Danae Rachel Jarrett Fund
  • Katherine Hunter Jarrett Fund
  • Megan McCabe Jarrett Fund
  • Pauline and Albert Joerger Fund
  • Beverly J. Johnston Donor Advised Fund
  • Key Agency Inc. Charitable Fund
  • Kiwanis Club of Englewood-Cape Haze Charitable Fund
  • Koi Family Endowment Fund
  • The Korszen Family Fund
  • Laurel Lions Club Advised Fund
  • Linda’s Legacy Fund
  • Living Art Foundation Fund
  • Cheryl Loeffler Charitable Foundation
  • Martin Family Fund
  • Burton E. “Pete” and Geri Mason Fund
  • Maureen and Dave Mason Family Fund
  • J. David Massey Advised Fund
  • The Mathews Fund
  • Virginia McCollum Donor Advised Fund
  • McGillicuddy Charitable Fund
  • Charles A. McLeod Donor Advised Fund
  • Cord and Ida Mellor Fund
  • Miller Family Foundation
  • Natural Heritage Fund
  • North Port Performing Arts Center Advised Fund
  • On The Beach
  • Cathleen Carlson Pavelka Fund
  • Scott and Julie Pinkerton Donor Advised Fund
  • Robert and Gayle Rainville Advised Fund
  • Ranchhand Trust Fund
  • Jim and Linda Renz Donor Advised Fund
  • Joanne and Jerry Robertson Fund
  • Lisa Robertson Charitable Fund
  • Scott Robertson Charitable Fund
  • Stuart Robertson Charitable Fund
  • The Rodriguez Family Foundation
  • Mike and Dawn Rolph Family Fund
  • Catherine A. Rustin Family Fund
  • Saperstein Fund for Temple Beth Israel
  • Sertoma Club of Venice Advised Fund
  • Barbara R. Staton Fund
  • Hillary G. Steele Charitable Foundation
  • Tommy and Tiffany Taylor Family Fund
  • Terris Family Endowment Fund
  • James and Nelda Thompson Family Fund
  • Thro Family Fund
  • Carol K. Tilley and George P. Tilley, M.D. Trust Fund
  • Udell Family Foundation
  • Joseph and Theresa Vaughn Charitable Trust Fund
  • Warren Backpack Program Feeding Hungry Kids Fund
  • Wellspring
  • The White Family Foundation Fund
  • Katherine Naismith Witten Fund
  • Sally W. Yanowitz Donor Advised Fund
  • Youth Experiencing Art

Scholarship Fund
You may choose to establish a scholarship fund -- either for young persons or those who wish to continue education later in life -- to memorialize a loved one or honor a special person. You can name the guidelines for candidate selection, requirements, and use of the award.

Our Current List of Scholarship Funds:

  • Student Athlete Foundation
  • Herbert Alexander Bargeon and Violet Gail Bargeon Scholarship Fund
  • Michael Bingamen Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Bogart and Daugherty Technology Scholarship
  • Patricia Bradley Venice-Nokomis Elks Scholarship Fund
  • Wellington Chen M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship Fund
  • William E. and Karen S. Cornelius Scholarship Fund
  • George F. Dignam Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Tom and Annette Dignam Family Trust Scholarship Fund
  • Englewood Masonic Family Trust Scholarship
  • Englewood United Methodist Men's Fellowship Scholarship Fund
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Scholarship Fund
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Fund in Memory of Frances B. Concordia
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Janet E. and Henry J. G. Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Englewood Youth Foundation Scholarship Fund in Memory of Nick Pihowicz
  • Gail Fitzpatrick Fund
  • Robert and Leslie Copson Foster Scholarship Fund
  • Arthur E. Gulick, M.D. Vocational Scholarship Fund
  • Robyn Knapp Gullotta Soccer Scholarship Fund
  • Grace Herrmann Nursing Scholarship Fund
  • Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice Part-Time Scholarship
  • Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice Scholarship
  • Charles S. Herron Jr., M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship Fund
  • Arne and Dorothy Iversen Scholarship Fund
  • L.A. Ainger Jr. High Foundation Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay American Legion Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay High School Mary B. Conwell Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay High School Virginia Preston Memorial Scholarship
  • Lemon Bay High School Walter J. McCormick, Jr. Scholarship Fund
  • Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Scholarship Fund
  • Joseph and Dina Marshall Scholarship Fund
  • Mission Valley CC Scholarship Fund in Memory of Paul Peters, Jr.
  • Richard M. Morrison M.D. Student Healthcare Scholarship Fund
  • Eugene A. and Dolores E. Mullaly Scholarship Fund
  • North Port Community Scholarship Fund
  • Robert and Ida Shelton Scholarship Fund
  • Ann Brown Spaulding Scholarship Fund
  • Marion B. Thompson Scholarship Fund
  • Toledo Blade Scholarship Fund
  • Venice High School Rotary Futures Scholarship Fund
  • Venice High School Scholarship Fund
  • Harry and Joyce Wachter Business Scholarship Fund
  • Helen Wedding Vocational Scholarship Fund
  • Christopher L. Woiak Memorial Scholarship Fund for Big Brothers/Big Sisters
  • Yates Family Memorial Scholarship Fund

Endow Your Fund and Your Interests

David and Tanner Sobelman

Charitable Gift Annuities

Lifetime Benefit. Community Legacy.

Testamentary Gifts
Thoughtful planning today will help meet the needs of our community tomorrow.

Fund Documents

Guidelines for Establishing a Fund

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