Manatee Community Foundation

To supplement an existing donor-advised fund

Manatee Sarasota Workforce Funders Collaborative

To create the Manatee Sarasota Workforce Funders Collaborative (MSWFC) which will move low-wage workers into higher-paying jobs while providing employers with the skilled employees they need

Afterschool Alliance

To provide technical assistance and cross-community learning opportunities to Knight grantees working on out-of-school-time programming and related youth-development initiatives in seven Knight communities

Manatee County Board of County Commissioners

To provide additional public internet access to Manatee County residents through laptop computers, digital enhancements to a community bookmobile and expanded bandwidth at the central library

Bradenton Downtown Development Authority

To help form a broad-based, lead cultural organization through support of the Bradenton Culture and Business Alliance

William J. Brennan Jr. Center for Justice

To achieve implementation of the Help America Vote Act and combat serious electoral problems by providing state policymakers and nonprofit organizations with legal assistance, legislative counseling and drafting, research and technical support

Community Foundations of Florida

For the Community Foundations of Florida to implement the Regional Marketing Initiative, a three-year marketing campaign to raise awareness, visibility and understanding of community foundations among professional advisers in Florida

Manatee Opportunity Council

To launch the Economic Prosperity Program in Manatee County

Knight Youth Voice

To raise community awareness and action on local issues by launching Knight Youth Voice, a program that adds a student journalism component to an innovative youth community service model

Central Community Redevelopment Agency

To hire a consultant to support the formation of a regional funders collaborative in the next six months that will be well positioned to submit a strong application to the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (NFWS) in June 2009

Florida Philanthropic Network

For 2012 and 2013 membership, general operating support and Annual Summit sponsorship

Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County

To supplement the summer program at Harllee Middle School with the addition of Career Camp and to purchase a van for visits to college campuses