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Suncoast Charities for Children Inc

"Supporting local children, teens, and adults with special needs since 1985"

SARASOTA, FL   |  suncoastcharitiesforchildren.org

Mission

Suncoast Charities for Children provides direct financial support to six local non-profit agencies offering programs and services to children, teens, and adults with special needs and their families. It also provides funding to the Suncoast Foundation to help support necessary maintenance and capital expenditures at these local non-profit agencies.

Ruling year info

1994

Executive Director

Lucy Nicandri

Director of Special Events

Lisa Baer

Main address

5317 Fruitville Road - Suite 43

SARASOTA, FL 34232 USA

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EIN

65-0397846

NTEE code info

Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers (P82)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Suncoast Summer Fest

Suncoast Charities for Children is a funder, not a service provider. This annual Festival raises money (from a variety of events) for seven local non-profit agencies providing critical programs and services to over 8,000 local children, teens, and adults with special needs and their families.

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
People with physical disabilities

Suncoast Charities for Children is a funder, not a service provider. This annual Festival raises money (from a variety of events) for seven local non-profit agencies providing critical programs and services to over 8,000 local children, teens, and adults with special needs and their families.

Population(s) Served
People with disabilities
People with physical disabilities
Adults
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups

Where we work

Awards

Be More Award 2005

WEDU

Impact Award 2018

The Florida Center for Early Childhood

Best Festival Award - 2nd Place 2021

Sarasota Magazine

Affiliations & memberships

Visit Sarasota County Membership 2023

Gulf Coast Builders Exchange Membership 2023

Florida Festivals and Events Association 2023

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Average number of service recipients per month

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Multiracial people, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, People with disabilities, Families

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goals are to stay true to our mission of fundraising and expand our reach to event sponsors and our donor base. Key focus areas are as follows:

• Secure financial support through non-event revenue sources.
• Increase overall event sponsorship commitments by 10% (inclusive of all special events).
• Expand engagement and overall reach on social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter).
• Increase the amount of direct program/service allocations i n addition to maintaining a strong
level of financial support to the Suncoast Foundation.
• Expand and strengthen community partnerships.
• Expand fundraising efforts, and outcomes measurement of programs/services, within Manatee
and South Sarasota County.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Suncoast Charities for Children Inc

Board of directors
as of 08/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Greg Linehan

Wittmer Linehan Law Firm

Term: 2022 - 2023


Board co-chair

Jr. Sam Chavers

Suntex Marina

Term: 2022 - 2023

Julie Brown

Community Volunteer

Jamie Wood

Marina Jack

Greg Linehan

Wittmer Linehan Law Firm

David Oriente

Professional Concrete

Simon Williams

Shore Thing Storage

Bob Morrison

Community Volunteer

Maureen McAuley

Concierge Accounting

Sam Chavers

Suntex Marina

Genevieve Judge

Sarasota Police Department

Paul Kotlarczyk

The Loaded Barrel Tavern

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/31/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/31/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.