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Who can apply: The fund is for the benefit of St. Armands Key Lutheran Church and supports the ministries of the congregation.
St Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation
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About St Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation
The St. Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation is a congregational fund that prioritizes supporting its own Lutheran congregation and affiliated Lutheran ministries while also underwriting local social-service charities in the Sarasota area. Grants combine direct church support and denominational giving (synod, Bible translators) with neighborhood-focused human services such as counseling, senior nutrition, affordable housing and disability support. Funding tends to reflect a clear faith-based identity paired with practical, community-level service delivery.
Focus Areas
Direct operating support for the congregation (annual grant to St. Armands Key Lutheran Church)Lutheran denomination support and faith-based ministries (Florida Bahamas Synod, Lutheran Bible Translators)Local mental-health and counseling services (Samaritan Counseling, community counseling programs)Neighborhood basic needs and senior services (Meals on Wheels of Sarasota, Meals/Nutrition programs)Affordable housing and transitional housing locally (Manatee Habitat for Humanity, Second Heart Homes)Disability and rehabilitation support for adults (Aphasia Community Center)
About St Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation
A defining feature of St Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation is its sustained support for its own congregation: St Armands Key Lutheran received $24,000 in 2023, $30,000 in 2024 for community service ministry, and another $13,000 in 2024 for an AV system for the fellowship hall. That pattern shows a funder that mixes internal church support with grants to nearby Lutheran and social-service organizations. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches beyond the church walls into Sarasota-area human services. It funded Samaritan Counseling, Meals on Wheels of Sarasota, and Aphasia Community Center, alongside local housing and family-support groups in Bradenton and Sarasota. A separate grant to Lutheran Bible Translators in Concordia, Missouri, shows that faith-based giving is not limited to the immediate neighborhood. The overall picture is of a congregational foundation that directs most of its grants to organizations tied to Lutheran life or to practical local services such as counseling, food delivery, and housing. Its recent grant list includes recurring support for the church itself and a mix of annual grants to affiliated ministries and community nonprofits.
What St Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation Funds
Faith-based support is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it awarded $15,000 to FL Bahamas Synod in Tampa and $10,000 to Lutheran Bible Translators in Concordia, Missouri, showing direct support for Lutheran denomination work and religious mission activity. Local human services are another clear theme. It gave $9,000 to Samaritan Counseling in 2024 and $7,000 to the same organization in 2023, a pattern that points to continued support for counseling services in Sarasota. Basic-needs and housing grants also appear in the recent list. The foundation provided $10,000 to Meals on Wheels of Sarasota in 2024 and $15,000 to Manatee Habitat for Humanity in 2023, along with $15,000 to Second Heart Homes Inc. These grants align with meal delivery, housing stability, and transitional support.
How St Armands Key Lutheran Church Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent awards also include larger church-focused grants, such as $24,000 and $30,000 to St Armands Key Lutheran across 2023 and 2024. The same recipient appears across multiple years in the grants list, including St Armands Key Lutheran and Samaritan Counseling, which indicates recurring support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a church foundation, and the grant list shows direct support for its congregation alongside external nonprofits.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$64K
Total Assets
$2.6M
Total Revenue
$157K
Total Expenses
$88K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MICHAEL ARMOUR
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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