Fund Details
Animal Welfare Grant, provided by the Robert Parker Fund and the Helen C. Schwieder Fund

Description:

2020 Animal Welfare Grant, provided by the Robert Parker Fund and the Helen C. Schwieder Fund

The Animal Welfare Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County is available through support from the following funds:
  • Robert Parker Fund - To benefit domestic animals and promote their humane care. Support is available for projects serving Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, or DeSoto counties.
  • Helen C. Schwieder Fund – To support the care and maintenance of all animals located in Sarasota County, Florida that have not been placed in homes, farms, or ranches but are under the care and supervision of agencies in Sarasota County that hold these animals pending placement. The fund shall be used to pay for such items as veterinarian expenses, medicines, food, and rehabilitative care. Support is exclusively available for projects serving Sarasota County.
To be eligible for grant funding the proposed project must meet the criteria for at least one of these funds. Your organization must also have an approved/current profile in The Giving Partner by the application deadline (we are currently undergoing a platform change and understand that many of you are still working on your profiles).

The total amount of grant funds available in this grant cycle is $100,000. Funding requests must have a
minimum of $10,000 and there is no set maximum, but please keep in mind that the review committee may award grants to multiple organizations. Partial funding of requests may be available based on the quality and quantity of applications received.

Applications will be reviewed by a committee including local animal welfare experts. The committee will give preference to proposals that demonstrate the strongest impact on a critical need in animal welfare in our community.

The application deadline is Friday, March 6 by 12:00 midnight.



Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Angelica Hull at AHull@cfsarasota.org