Dona & Sam Scott Foundation
Private foundation · Sarasota, FL · EIN 46-1562521 · reported 2023–2025
41grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 41 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $54K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
605 S Gulfstream Ave Unit 17
Sarasota, FL 34236-6856
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $280,000 |
| Westcoast Black Theater Troupe | Sarasota, FL | $205,000 |
| Westcoast Black Theater Troupe | Sarasota, FL | $195,000 |
| Westcoast Black Theater Troupe | Sarasota, FL | $160,000 |
| Chicago Council on Global Affairs | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| Ringling College of Art & Design | Sarasota, FL | $42,500 |
| Ringling College of Art & Design | Sarasota, FL | $39,000 |
| Ringling College of Art & Design | Sarasota, FL | $36,500 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | $30,000 |
| Gamma XI Boule Foundation | Bradenton, FL | $26,000 |
| After School Matters | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $23,350 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | $21,000 |
| Sarasota Art Museum | Sarasota, FL | $20,000 |
| Sparcc Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center | Sarasota, FL | $16,000 |
| American Business Immigration Coalition (abic) | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $15,000 |
| American Business Immigration Coalition (abic) | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $12,500 |
| After School Matters | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Project Pride | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Van Wezel Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| After School Matters | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Sarasota Art Museum | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 |
| Sarasota Art Museum | Sarasota, FL | $7,500 |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 |
| Visible Men Academy | Bradenton, FL | $5,000 |
| Education Foundation of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| NAACP | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 |
| Asolo Theatre | Sarasota, FL | $2,500 |
| The Hermitage Artist Retreat | Englewood, FL | $2,500 |
| Girls Inc of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Girls Inc of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Assoc for the Study of African-American Life and History (asalh) | Washington, DC | $500 |
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