Community Foundation of Sarasota County

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has activated the Disaster Relief Fund for the Gulf oil spill crisis. Donations to fund will be held while the foundation learns more about the crisis and determines where assistance can be best directed. Proceeds from the fund will support nonprofits engaged in first-response work to help communities most affected by the oil spill. Read More

Community Foundation of the Florida Keys

The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys has created a Florida Keys Oil Spill Resource page with information on how the Keys community is preparing for the potential impact of the spill in the region. Read More

Greater Escambia Community Foundation

The Greater Escambia Community Foundation in Pensacola, FL, has opened the Pensacola Environmental Relief Fund. Proceeds from this fund will support nonprofit agencies engaged in first response work to help the communities most affected by the oil spill in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Read More

Greater New Orleans Foundation

The Greater New Orleans Foundation has created the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund to support work that helps the communities most affected by the oil spill in Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and lower Jefferson Parishes and to support long-term recovery efforts that will help strengthen coastal communities against future environmental catastrophes. Read More

Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice awarded a $60,000 grant to help Mote Marine Laboratory respond to potential impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Mote will use the grant to begin five important activities: conduct sampling of water, sediments, bottom dwelling organisms, and sea grass; conduct mollusk sampling (primarily clams and oysters); activate underwater robots to patrol the coast from south Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys for oil; sample the phytoplankton community; and create a detailed oil response plan that covers a number of different scenarios so that our area will be well-positioned to receive federal or British Petroleum funds. Read More

Baton Rouge Area Foundation

Stephen Colbert asked his fans to help with the cleanup of the Gulf Coast and show their support by donating to The Colbert Nation Gulf of America Fund, which was set up through the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a client of Stellar Technology Solutions. Stephen Colbert along with Bing.com have begun the effort with a $100,000 commitment to this new charitable fund. Read More