Dr. Kay Glasser Fund

Purpose: Unrestricted Funding

The Dr. Kay Glasser Fund honors Caring Collective’s beloved Founder. This unrestricted Fund makes possible our ability to invest in our campus and mission on an as-needed basis.

Campus Resources Fund

Purpose: Campus Maintenance and Operations
On our Campus in 14 buildings and outdoor common spaces, 16 non-profit agencies provide diverse services and programs that benefit people in need including children, women, men, families, those experiencing homelessness, and those in addiction or abuse recovery. Our Campus Resources Fund contributes by improving, repairing, and enhancing our buildings and grounds to provide a safe, high functioning, and aesthetically pleasing environment.

Nonprofit Excellence Fund

Purpose: Investing in specific programs and initiatives that allow campus and community nonprofits to excel in mission delivery and client support.
Throughout our 35-year history, contributing to nonprofit excellence has been and continues to be our priority. Our Nonprofit Excellence Fund supports innovative initiatives that contribute to outstanding mission delivery by Suncoast nonprofits. This can include leadership and staff skills development including for our recently launched Chief Executive Peer Circles program.

Shapiro Memorial Fund

Purpose: Unrestricted grants to campus agencies for mission-related needs.
The Shapiro Memorial Fund (created in memory and honor of Lifetime Board Member, Sam Shapiro and his wife Sally) provides critical financial support to our campus agencies. Once per year, an agency can apply for a Fund grant. Recent approved awards reflect the diversity of our agencies’ missions and the people they serve; they include mental health and diagnostic testing services for uninsured clients; marketing and communications enhancements; client instructional videos in Spanish; staff professional training; support of volunteer child advocates; and purchase of items to help clients manage anxiety and stress. Through focused fundraising efforts, we seek to raise the maximum possible grant award for each agency from $1,000 to $2,500.