William G and Marie Selby Foundation
ActivePrivate FoundationPhilanthropy & Voluntarism
Sarasota, FLWebsite
About William G and Marie Selby Foundation
By investing in people through academic scholarships and supporting capital projects of local organizations, the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation looks beyond what is and enables change for what can be.
Focus Areas
Education / ScholarshipsNonprofit capital projects & capacityArts & CultureSocial servicesDisability servicesDisaster recovery
Who They Fund
individual scholarship recipients (students)local nonprofit organizations undertaking capital projectslocal communities served by those nonprofits
Funding Style
individual scholarships / direct aid to students
About William G and Marie Selby Foundation
The William G and Marie Selby Foundation Inc pairs renewable scholarship support with capital funding for local nonprofits, making it a funder of both students and the organizations that serve Southwest Florida communities. In 2025, its largest recent grants reached All Faiths Food Bank Inc in Sarasota for $115,000 and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of the Suncoast Inc in Sarasota for $100,000, showing a mix of human services support and organizational funding at the upper end of its recent activity. The foundation also backs education directly through scholarship awards, including institutional scholarship support to State College of Florida Foundation and the University of South Florida Foundation. Alongside that, it funds nonprofit facility improvements, equipment, accessibility work, and capital-related services under its traditional and local nonprofit grant programs. Recent awards also touch arts and culture, disability services, disaster recovery, and community services, which aligns with the foundation’s stated emphasis on academic scholarships and capital projects. Its work is tied closely to local organizations serving Sarasota County and surrounding Southwest Florida communities, especially through project-based support for organizations undertaking building, renovation, and capacity needs.
What William G and Marie Selby Foundation Funds
Education is a consistent thread in the foundation’s recent awards. It gave $75,000 to State College of Florida Foundation in Bradenton for an institutional scholarship, and $40,000 to University of South Florida Foundation (usf Sarasota-manatee) in Tampa for the same category. The scholarship side of the portfolio also includes renewable support through its Selby Scholars program. Human services organizations appear frequently in the recent grant list. The foundation awarded $100,000 to Loveland Center Inc in Venice, $63,075 to Family Promise of South Sarasota County in Venice, and $60,000 to Centerstone of Florida Inc in Bradenton, showing support for disability-related services, housing-related assistance, and behavioral health. Arts and culture also receive capital-oriented support. Recent grants include $50,000 to Sarasota Opera Association Inc, $45,650 to Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, and $31,285 to Rise Above Performing Arts Inc, indicating that cultural organizations are part of the foundation’s local grantmaking mix.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$78.3M
Total Revenue
$2.6M
Total Expenses
$3.4M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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