Foundation News

Press Release- February 12, 2019, Sarasota, FL:  Pines of Sarasota Foundation is pleased toannounce the re-opening of Pines of Sarasota’s Assisted Living Facility following a $3.9 million renovation made possible by major support for Pines of Sarasota Foundation from the Esther & Harold Mertz Foundation and the community. Major work […]

Press Release- February 26, 2019, Sarasota, FL:  Pines of Sarasota Foundation has received a transformational donation from the Esther & Harold Mertz Foundation that will fully fund the construction of a new 90 bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation building on the Pines of Sarasota campus, as well as a new […]

PRESS RELEASE 1/31/2022 Sarasota, FL: Janet K. Ginn, CFRE, President of Pines of Sarasota Foundation, has announced she will retire in June of 2022. Ginn joined Pines of Sarasota Foundation in 2016 as Director of Development. She became President the following year, launching a new era of success for the […]

PRESS RELEASE January 1, 2024 Sarasota, FL: After a national search, the Pines of Sarasota Foundation Board of Trustees has named Andrea Stephens as the organization’s new President. Stephens joined the Foundation as Director of Development in 2018 and has been serving as Interim President since September 2023. Her tenure […]