CF Foundation Awarded $70,000 Grant From The Community Foundation of Sarasota County For Student Scholarships

The College of Central Florida Foundation was awarded $70,000 from the Edward K Roberts Community College Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support student scholarships. For more than 40 years, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County has matched donors with causes, creating lasting impact across generations. This is the fifth consecutive year that the CF Foundation has been awarded funding from the Community Foundation to assist CF students. Since 2020, the Edward K. Roberts Scholarship has helped 153 CF students.

“We are honored and thrilled to be selected for the fifth year in a row to receive the Edward K. Roberts scholarship through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County,” said Chris Knife, vice president for Institutional Advancement and CEO of the CF Foundation. “This scholarship is changing lives and creating upward momentum for our students and their families.”

The Edward K. Roberts scholarship is to be used for financial assistance to CF students who may not qualify for other financial aid. The scholarship’s criteria also give preference to students who are parents, working to better themselves and their families through education.

The CF Foundation, founded in 1959, is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation that enhances the college’s programs and services through the development and management of private contributions and community partnerships. To learn more, visit CF.edu/Foundation.

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 $489 million in more than 1,580 charitable funds, the Community Foundation awarded grants and scholarships totaling $40 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 more than $435.8 million to area nonprofit organizations in our community, thanks to the generosity of charitable individuals, families and businesses. For more information, visit www.CFSarasota.org or call (941) 955-3000.