The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust Grants
Private foundation · Sarasota, FL · EIN 14-6285967 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust is a private foundation based in Sarasota, FL (EIN 14-6285967). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $7.1M paid in 134 grants, with a median grant of $29.4K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $94.5M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · flanzertrust.org
- Total grants paid
- $7.1M
- Grants reported
- 134
- Typical grant
- $29.4K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $94.5M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Eric Kaplan
- Phone
- (941) 376-5030
- Application materials
- Grant Applications should be submitted with a written request and include the following: 1) most recent copy of tax return 2) mission of organization soliciting 3) specific description of proposed use of funds 4) name and of address of submitter 5) names and addresses of other funding sources for the proposed program both committed and applied to
- Restrictions
- Award limitations include - Geographical: Support of the communities located only in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte or Desoto County and which have no material activities beyond those counties. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Trust reserves the right to make exceptions without creating any rights for any other agencies. Charitable fields: social services, social welfare, K-12 education and healthcare with education as primary function,but excluding the arts, such as theatre, music,entities primarily engaged in providing entertainment and similar performance based activities. Functions,activities and other: Delivers services to the public.Has and provides a valid IRS letter of determination and active Florida solicitation registration.Does not include any officers, directors or other principals and control people who have a criminal record.
The filing does not state deadlines; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ERIC KAPLAN
- Address
- 1266 FIRST STREET SUITE 4 Sarasota, FL, 34236
- Phone
- 9413765030
- ekaplan@bristolllc.com
- Deadlines
- None
- Application materials
- Grant Applications should be submitted with a written request and include the following: 1) most recent copy of tax return 2) mission of organization soliciting 3) specific description of proposed use of funds 4) name and of address of submitter 5) names and addresses of other funding sources for the proposed program both committed and applied to
- Restrictions
- Award limitations include - Geographical: Support of the communities located only in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte or Desoto County and which have no material activities beyond those counties. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Trust reserves the right to make exceptions without creating any rights for any other agencies. Charitable fields: social services, social welfare, K-12 education and healthcare with education as primary function,but excluding the arts, such as theatre, music,entities primarily engaged in providing entertainment and similar performance based activities. Functions,activities and other: Delivers services to the public.Has and provides a valid IRS letter of determination and active Florida solicitation registration.Does not include any officers, directors or other principals and control people who have a criminal record.
Reported organization name: THE LOUIS AND GLORIA FLANZER PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
Where The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University - Trustees | New York, NY | Endowment of Cardiology Department $2,000,000; | Tax year 20242024 | $1M |
| Forty Carrots Family Center | Sarasota, FL | General & Matching | Tax year 20242024 | $308.4K |
| Women's Resource Center of Manatee | Bradenton, FL | Educational - To engage, educate, enrich and empower women | Tax year 20242024 | $279.4K |
| Mothers helping Mothers | Sarasota, FL | General - Children & Family Support | Tax year 20242024 | $208.2K |
| South County Food Pantry | Venice, FL | General & Matching | Tax year 20242024 | $197.5K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (134 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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