Gulf Coast Community Foundation
601 Tamiami Trail S
Venice, Florida 34285
United States
Mission
Together with our donors, we transform our region through bold and proactive philanthropy.
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Most Meaningful Change
Our new mission statement, and our living up to it, has attracted new donors who want to invest in our work.
1995 Year Founded
16 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$232,647,057 Endowment Value
$16,432,516 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Gulf Coast Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 601 Tamiami Trail S |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Venice |
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State / Region | Florida |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 34285 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 941.486.4600 |
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Email | Thansen@gulfcoastcf.org |
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Website | www.GulfCoastCF.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Teri Hansen, President & CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Teri Hansen |
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Primary Contact’s Position | President & CEO |
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Year Founded | 1995 |
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Mission Statement | Together with our donors, we transform our region through bold and proactive philanthropy. |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 385,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 16 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 14 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $41,814,582 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $19,904,665 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $20,313,100 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $16,432,516 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $232,647,057 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a slight role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played a centrally important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Fair amount of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Important but not central |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Important but not central |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Centrally important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Important but not central |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Important but not central |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Not at all |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Lot |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Occasionally |
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Research | Often |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting much better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Some important achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Some important achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Much achievement |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Some important achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Some important achievements |
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Gender equity | A few small achievements |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Much achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Lot |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Little |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Unimportant |
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Stronger civil society | Unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our new mission statement, and our living up to it, has attracted new donors who want to invest in our work. |
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