Inspired to Give Results

In the 2017-18 SCF Foundation (SCFF) fiscal year, total giving reached more than $2.4 million. Those giving to SCF include: Y Individuals 42% Y Foundations 25% Y Corporations and Organizations 33%

24-Hour Giving Challenge

This year’s Giving Challenge, presented by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with giving strengthened by The Patterson Foundation, took place May 1, 2018 and supported more than 638 nonprofits serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. The SCF Foundation raised more than $32,000, with 100% participation from the Foundation’s board of directors.

Avenues to the Future

Avenues to the Future, under the leadership of SCFF Board Director Pam Swain, generated more than $91,000 in 2018.

Evening Under the Stars

SCF’s 30th annual Evening Under the Stars had the “best music ever” according to some guests who enjoyed the “Celebrate Good Times, C’mon” theme. Nearly $78,000 was raised as we showcased our SCF vocalists, Big Band and musicians who played alongside The Venice Symphony, conducted by Dr. Robyn Bell, SCF Director of Instrumental Studies. Co-Chairs of the event were Steven LaFountain, Pointe of Palms Real Estate, and Cathy Kuhlman, SCFF Board of Directors President.

Grants

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc. Anonymous Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Norbert P. Donelly Foundation Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, Inc. Arthur T. Esslinger Memorial Fund Ralph S. French Charitable Foundation Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Foundation, Inc. Mosaic Company Plantation Community Foundation Lawrence E. Ruf Charitable Fund at the

Manatee Community Foundation Swift Family Foundation Venice Yacht Club

Charitable Foundation

Jennifer Griffon receives the Dustin Lane Memorial Nursing Scholarship.

Volunteers read scholarship applications to help the Foundation choose the best student for each scholarship. This year the Foundation had nearly 40 new volunteers with more than 100 volunteers reading applications. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Foundation at 941-752-5390.

Total Applications Completed and Submitted

Y 2,400 students submitted applications Y 1,151 students were offered scholarships Y Awards offered: $1.63 million Y Average Award: $1,416 In gratitude to the donors, advisors and board members of the following foundations for their continued support of scholarships for deserving students: Y The William G. and Marie Selby Foundation Y Community Foundation of Sarasota County Y Gulf Coast Community Foundation Y Manatee Community Foundation

New Scholarships

Y Blake Medical Center Excellence in Nursing

Scholarship Y Sharon and Tom Howze Family Scholarship Y For the Kingdom Scholarship Y Dr. Herbie Solomon Nursing Memorial

Scholarship Y John and Charlene Moeckel STEM Scholarship Y Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Excellence in Nursing Scholarship Y Robert Elderkin Opportunity Scholarship Y Alice Trice Business Scholarship Y NOVEL Unit 159 Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship Y Dustin Lane Memorial Nursing Scholarship Y Destiny Nicole Nichols Health Science Memorial

Scholarship Y Hannah Elizabeth Nahrwold Memorial Dental

Hygiene Scholarship Y Biotechnology Summer Scholarship

Our supporters have helped SCF’s music programs thrive through the decades. SCF music alumni teach and entertain throughout the community. You can meet them at local schools where they teach music, or hear them in local theatre and musical groups including the Asolo Repertory Theatre, the Manatee Players, the Sarasota Orchestra and The Venice Symphony. Almost anywhere you go, from California to the Carolinas, you can meet a musician who has spent time in the SCF music program—all thanks to you! SCF Foundation would like to recognize those who supported the SCF Music Excellence Sponsorship/Scholarship Program this year by funding scholarships and program expenses for the SCF Presidential String Quartet and Jazz Ensemble, which have offered 30 free community performances throughout the region. Y Tom and Carol Beeler Foundation Fund through the

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Y Edmund and Elizabeth Campbell Foundation Y Francis E. and Gaile A. McCracken Fund through the

Manatee Community Foundation Y Wes and Annie Scheufler and the Trustees of the Scheidel

Foundation Y Mike and Madelyn Tetmeyer Y John Weichel, Mike Fuller and Anne Weichel-Fuller Since 2015, when the Music Excellence Sponsorship/Scholarship Program was created, 29 music students have received full tuition, including books and fees, a music instrument and/or repairs, uniform, music coach, transportation to and from events, and miscellaneous expenses. Throughout the region, at least a dozen SCF alumni are teaching music to our next generation of composers, performers and music educators. Those working in area schools include: Y Dan Shafer, orchestra director, Lakewood Ranch High School Y Fernando Vera, choir director, Martha B. King Middle School Y Jayne Jurek, choir and orchestra director, Palmetto High School Y Celia Sperato, orchestra director, Rowlett Academy Y Ellen Wittmann Saxton, band director, Booker High School Y Alex Zickafoose, choir director, Booker High School Y Michael Alegria, elementary music, Atwater Elementary Y Lauren Nielson, Sarasota Academy of the Arts Y Julia Dubsky, Alta Vista Elementary Y Sergei Glushnakov, Southside Elementary Y Lisa Termine, Sarasota Suncoast Academy Y Katelyn Priest, Music Compound

Collaboration Matters

This year, more than 100 service clubs, organizations, community foundations, private family foundations, veteran organizations, churches, women’s groups and educational nonprofits partnered with SCF Foundation to help with student scholarships or to fund an SCF project, program, building or equipment. Some of our partners include:

Community Foundations

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Gulf Coast Community Foundation Manatee Community Foundation Tulsa Community Foundation

Education

College Club of Venice, Florida Cross College Alliance Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc. Manatee Education Foundation

Music & Art

Bay Chorale, Inc. Jazz Club of Sarasota

Religious/Churches

Bay Point Church The Catholic Community Foundation Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh

Veteran Organizations

Military Officers Association of Sarasota American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24 Marine Corps League North Port Detachment 948

Service Organizations

Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Port Charlotte #2153 Kiwanis Club of Bradenton Foundation, Inc. Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key Foundation, Inc. Loyal Order of the Moose #1308 Ponce de Leon Conquistadors Foundation, Inc.

Women’s Organizations

American Association of University Women - Manatee Chapter Business and Professional Women of Englewood and Venice National Council of Jewish Women Sarasota-Manatee

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