Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Incorporated
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation is a private family foundation based in Sarasota, Florida that funds education, family enrichment/humanitarian efforts, arts and culture, the environment, and medical research. The official site includes a grants database, news updates, a leadership directory, and an "Introduce Yourself" page describing how organizations can make contact; it also states most grants are made by invitation.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established Florida-based nonprofits (especially Sarasota/Manatee/DeSoto counties) working in education, family services, arts & culture, environment, or health/medical research with capacity for measurable impact and potential for multi-year or capacity-building support.
Good Fit
- • Clear service area or program impact in Sarasota/Manatee/DeSoto counties or other Florida communities
- • Work in the foundation's stated focus areas (education, family enrichment/humanitarian, arts, environment, medical research)
- • Demonstrated organizational capacity and measurable outcomes
- • Readiness for unrestricted or capacity-building support
- • Existing local partnerships or reputation that can surface the organization to funders
Geography
Giving is heavily focused on Florida: about 94% of dollars and roughly 92% of grant count were in-state in the latest year, though small out-of-state awards were made across a handful of other states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set—292 grants to 191 distinct organizations across many program areas—and modest dollar concentration (largest grantee ~8%, top five ~20%), indicating a wide variety of independent grantees.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of multi-year turnover is unavailable, but the foundation publishes a public 'Introduce Yourself' contact route and staff directory while also stating most grants are by invitation and operating a preselection process, so public introductions are possible but selection appears selective.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
