GRANTS: MANATEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDED 954 GRANTS TOTALING $6,192,438 TO 346 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON PHILANTHROPIC ASPIRATIONS OF DONORS THAT ENTRUST THE FOUNDATION WITH THEIR CHARITABLE GIVING. THESE GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH MISSIONS FOCUSED ON THE ARTS, EDUCATION, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR OPERATIONS, CAPITAL NEEDS, AND PROGRAMS/SERVICES. SCHOLARSHIPS: MANATEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDED 121 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $272,329 FROM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO NEW AND RETURNING COLLEGE STUDENTS, INCLUDING GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTENDING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY, STUDENTS ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL, AND LEARNERS RETURNING TO SCHOOL TO PURSUE A VOCATIONAL OR TECHNICAL CERTIFICATION.NONPROFIT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, MANATEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FACILITATED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND FORUMS TO LEARN FROM THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PARTICIPANTS AND TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PRESSING ISSUES; FACILITATED TRAININGS TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY; AND CONNECTED RESIDENTS AND DONORS TO CAUSES THEY WISH TO INVEST IN. EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK INCLUDE ADVANCING ENGAGEMENT IN GRADE-LEVEL READING SUCCESS, CONNECTING PARTNERS IN CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS, AND HELPING ORGANIZATIONS DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
