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Suncoast Searchlight is supported by people across Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties who believe strong, independent journalism makes our communities stronger. Gifts large and small help fund in-depth reporting, public-service journalism and community events — all provided without a paywall.
Help keep this work strong, independent and accessible to everyone.
Suncoast Searchlight began with a belief that the Suncoast deserves strong, independent accountability journalism. Seed support from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation helped make that vision possible. Today, a growing community of donors is helping sustain it.
We’re grateful to the following supporters who make our work possible.
Beacon Circle ($100,000+)
- Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation
- Gulf Coast Community Foundation
- Nancy Jo Marchisello Charitable Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Watchdog Circle ($50,000-$99,999)
- Scott and Rebecca Barancik
- Michael Hannon & Elaine Carbo
Spotlight Circle ($25,000-$49,999)
- Teri Hansen
Investigative Circle ($10,000-$24,999)
- NewsMatch, INN
- Gary Olson
- Gary & Barbara Rodkin
- Sam & Dona Scott
- Karen Stack
Press Pillars ($5,000-$9,999)
- Barbara & Richard Scissors
- The Patterson Foundation, 2026 Giving Challenge Match
- Jackie & Glenn Tilton
- Keith Woods
Public Trust Circle($2,500-$4,999)
- Emily Le Coz*
- Gregory & Kimberly Parris
- Peter Schelhorn
Civic Partners ($1,000-$2,499)
- Hazel Bradford*
- Jaime V. DiDomenico
- Jim Doyle
- Janis Holland
- James Furneaux
- Gene and Kathy Jongsma
- AG Lafley
- Marilyn Lucht
- Kelly McBride*
- Richard D Moore
- Lourdes Ramirez*
- Samantha Ramlall*
- Felice Schulaner
- Keaton Williams, Seidman Family Foundation
- Stan & Susan Zimmerman
Friends of Searchlight ($100-$999)
- Diane Allen
- John Annis & Regina Morris
- Linda Atkins*
- Mary Pat Aust*
- Cherie Balan
- Dave Balot
- Elizabeth Barrett*
- Richard Barry
- Marie Bayly
- Richard Beene*
- John Berteau
- Andrew Blanda
- Donna Booth
- Susie Bowie*
- John Bradbury
- Veronica Brady
- Julee Breehne
- Bev & Dick Brinson
- Kelly Brown
- Margaret Bryant
- Susan Buniva
- Stephen Burge
- Judy Burns
- Michael Burns*
- Debra Buttaggi
- Su Byron
- Judy W. Carson
- Geri Chaffee
- Margie Charney & David Hillhouse
- Karen Christianson
- Jacqueline Cochran
- Brian Cody
- Michael & Stacey Corley*
- Karen Curlin
- Katherine Daley
- Chris Davis
- Kathleen Delaney
- Kay Delaney
- Dan Denton
- Diane Desenberg
- Joseph Deutsch
- Linda Donnelly
- Donna Mae Donovan
- Fitz Edward & Susan Otis*
- John Feagan
- Cady Ferguson
- Nedra Foster
- Kathleen Frankart
- Kelly Franklin*
- Gerhardt Inspired Giving Fund
- Nancy Gold
- Michael & Linda Goldsmith
- Dru Greene*
- Brenda Griffiths
- Jay Handelman
- Chris Hegg
- Robert & Deborah Hendel
- Stephen Hoffman*
- Margo Howard
- Brian Hunter
- Daniel Idzik
- Sue A. Jacobson
- Vilia Johnson
- Mary Juday
- Sarabeth Kalajian*
- Michelle Kapreilian
- Karl Kaukis
- Mischa Kirby
- Steven Landry
- Carol Larson*
- LWV of Sarasota County
- Rebekah Leopold
- Susan R Lewis
- Scott Litherland*
- Carol LoCicero
- Douglas Logan
- Amy Lovejoy
- Maureen Maguire
- Kumar Mahadevan
- Geri Jo Manson*
- Pat McCarthy
- Robert McCarthy
- John Mercer
- Music Compound (Jenny Townsend)*
- Rick Myerburg
- Nancy Newlon
- Kim Noyes
- Robert Patten*
- Debbie Payne
- Margaret Pennington
- Marjorie Peter
- Rhonda & Philip Peters
- Donna Pickup
- Matthew Procaccini
- Ruth Rauch
- Renee Ray*
- Carol Rescigno
- Bruce Reznick
- Katie Ross*
- Nancy Roucher
- Johnathan Ryder
- Susan Schoettle-Gumm
- John Scotese
- Jennifer and David Shafer*
- Michael J. Shelton
- Kristina Skepton*
- Barbara Peters Smith
- Willie & Rosa Stanfield
- Sandra ‘Sandi’ Stuart
- Barbara Stubbers
- Adam Tebrugge*
- Gayle Timmerman
- Sandy Tulenko
- Susie Walters
- Janice Webster*
- Allison Werner*
- Steve Wilson
- Eric Winder*
- Norman Wirtz*
- Jeanette Young
- Allyne Zorn
Community Contributors ($1 – $99)
- Jennifer Abbott*
- Jane Archer
- Laird Boulden
- Mary Anne Bowie*
- Daniel Bradley
- Jessica Bryan
- Bruce Bumbalough
- Judith Burgis
- Mollie Cardamone
- Christian Casale*
- Stephen Chupack
- Robert Clark
- Robin Cooper
- Robert Cusick
- Melodie Deeds
- Sharon Donovan*
- Ericka Dow
- Holly Downing
- Flo Entler
- Vicki Epstein
- Carol Gaskin
- Mary Ginley*
- Sarah Glendening
- Harry Harless*
- Joe Harris
- Barbara Haskins
- Barbara Hicks
- Irek Hicks
- Mary Jo Hixon
- Jeff Hollway
- Dale Horowitz
- Alice Howard
- Andrew Hudson
- Nancy Hughes
- Bill Johnson*
- Carolyn Johnson
- Jennifer Johnston
- Andrea Doria Kale
- Abby Karish
- Jamie Kattrein*
- Linda Koser
- Alex Krumm*
- Melinda Lamon
- Ruth Lawler
- Julie Leach
- Michael Lehner
- R. Andrew Maass*
- Louise Machinist*
- Patrice Matz
- Joy Mayer*
- Cynthia McCague
- Robert & Elizabeth McCarthy
- Michelle McLean*
- Dan Miller
- John & Janet Moynihan
- Gertrude Mueller*
- Dorothy Murphy*
- Alex Neihaus
- Robbie Oila
- Laura Pether
- Erika Quartermaine*
- Kristen Robinson
- Patricia Rousseau
- Linda Salomon
- Peter Saxon
- Lynn Schaefer
- Marc Schreiber
- Lisa Schurr
- John Scibak
- Suzanne Seiter*
- Gary Shull
- Susan Skovronek
- James Slusser*
- Susan Smitten
- Matthew Soldano
- Laura Sperling
- Sharon Stoffel
- Gary Szpatura
- Alan Tannenbaum
- Howard Tessler
- Brett Thomas*
- Lucy Tobias*
- Jessica Traiger*
- Tracy Vanderneck
- Grissim Walker
- Regina Walker
- Vicki Waters
- Joel Werth
- Amber Whittle*
- Mara Winn*
- William Woodson
*Searchlight Club Members who give monthly to sustain local reporting
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