Nonprofits will work through a 30-month process to develop and implement earned-income plans in The Patterson Foundation’s Margin & Mission Ignition initiative

The awards highlight community-wide efforts focused on third grade reading proficiency

The match benefits nonprofits participating in Margin & Mission Ignition, an initiative of The Patterson Foundation focused on increasing mission impact through earned-income strategies

The Campaign will host a luncheon in DeSoto County and distribute Kindergarten Readiness Bags

The bags will be provided for all incoming kindergartners in Sarasota County

The milestone sparked an additional $100,000 contribution from The Patterson Foundation

The contributions to EdExploreSRQ will provide hands-on learning opportunities for children in our community

The match will benefit organizations participating in Margin & Mission Ignition, an initiative of The Patterson Foundation focused on boosting nonprofit mission impact through earned-income strategies

$100,000 contributions will be sparked by key milestones reached by the community during the campaign

The contributions will support widespread recovery efforts for Hurricanes Irma and Harvey

The contribution will support medium- and long-term recovery efforts in the affected region

Organizations will develop and implement earned-income plans through Margin & Mission Ignition 2017, an initiative of The Patterson Foundation

The Foundation recently contributed $250,000 to strengthen the Campaign’s early literacy efforts spanning more than 300 communities nationwide.

The Campaign was awarded for efforts to improve early literacy

Proclamation shines the spotlight on the importance of early learning