Stillpoint Mission awarded $13,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support Food Program serving Manatee, Sarasota and DeSoto counties.
Stillpoint Mission of Bradenton was awarded a $13,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support its Food Program. Funding for the grant came from the Community Foundation’s Community Impact Fund.
The Food Assistance Program distributes bread, cereal, canned foods, pasta, rice, beans, cooking oil, fresh produce and, when available, frozen meats, as part of its weekly outreach in the community. In 2025, Stillpoint distributed over 433,000 lbs. (216 tons) of food to the needy in the local community.
Since 1998, Stillpoint Mission has offered weekly outreach to the disadvantaged in the local community providing basic daily needs including food, clothing, diapers, hygiene products and limited financial assistance for utility bills. Stillpoint is a 100% volunteer organization with no paid staff. Stillpoint receives no federal, state or local government funding. There are no conditions placed on those receiving assistance.
About the Community Foundation of Sarasota County:
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County is a public charity founded in 1979 by the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council as a resource for caring individuals and the causes they support, enabling them to make a charitable impact on the community. With assets of $605 million in more than 1,600 charitable funds, the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling $44.7 million last year in the areas of education, the arts, health and human services, civic engagement, animal welfare and the environment. Since its founding, the Community Foundation has been able to grant $542 million to nonprofits in our community thanks to the generosity of charitable individuals, families and businesses. For more information, visit cfsarasota.org or call 941-955-3000.