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In 2021, the trust sent more than $7.5 million to local agencies in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. By Staff January 10, 2022 The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust has extended its contribution matching program through 2022. The trust launched its matching program in January 2020 to honor the Flanzers’ legacy; in 2021,…

We at the Flanzer Trust felt that it would be helpful for us to highlight some of our agency partners to bring them to your attention. The goal of our signature matching program is to encourage community based funding to the important social, health and educational initiatives carried on through the many voluntary agencies in…

The Golf Tournament Raises $170,000 for SMH Physicians Endowment News MAY 13, 2021 A record number of golfers, 228, teed off at the 19th Annual Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Golf Tournament on May 7. The all-day event raised $170,000. To date, the tournament has raised more than $1 million for the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Physicians…

Contact: Kathleen Reichert American Skin Association 917-538-5731   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES SARASOTA, FLORIDA INITIATIVES Dr. R. Dean Hautamaki Named ASA Senior Medical Advisor – Florida Eric Kaplan, Esq. Joins ASA Board of Directors 2021 ASA Grant Opportunities Now Available January 13, 2021, Sarasota, Florida – American Skin Association (ASA) announces opening…

The Flanzer Trust recently extended the matching program through 2021, and it will begin on Jan. 8. By Staff 1/4/2021 at 6:55pm The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, which launched its Contribution Matching Program in January 2020, recently announced that it sent $3.145 million to agencies in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto Counties, matching…

Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust extends its Matching Challenge for not-for-profit agencies across the Suncoast September 16, 2020 by Press Release All donations $5 to $500 will be matched 1:1 through December 2020 for select social service, social welfare, K-12 education and healthcare organizations As local families continue to navigate the detrimental effects of…

JFCS of the Suncoast announces a special match opportunity from the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust (the Flanzer Trust) to help financially prepare for anticipated increased needs directly related to hardships caused by the COVID-19 crisis. For 30 days, from March 19 to April 19, 2020, any gift up to $500 made through the Flanzer…

OOFOS, a global recovery footwear company based in Massachusetts, recently donated more than 2,000 pairs of shoes to 10 hospitals across the country, among them Sarasota Memorial Hospital. OOFOS shoes reduce stress on feet and joints, and the closed cell foam and sanitary properties allow medical professionals to wash them between shifts and keep out…

Philanthropic organization hopes to encourage smaller donors to become active. by: Eric Garwood Managing Editor It’s a lot like a watching a cross-section of parishioners when the collection basket makes its way back and forth through a church.  Some give more than others, Eric Kaplan says, but almost everyone gives something. And in return, they…