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United Way Suncoast will merge with United Way of Manatee County by this summer, the nonprofit organizations said Wednesday. United Way Suncoast serves Hillsborough, Pinellas, DeSoto and Sarasota counties. United Way of Manatee County, based in Bradenton, serves Manatee County.
The merger was prompted in the wake of UWMC president Philip Brown’s retirement announcement in March, 2016. Discussions with United Way Suncoast began in September 2016.
In January, both boards unanimously voted to proceed.
"For years we have worked closely with United Way of Manatee County on programs like the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, where United Way of Manatee County has played a leading role regionally," said Eric Bailey, United Way Suncoast board chairman and managing principal of CapTrust Financial Advisors in Tampa. "Joining together will strengthen these relationships and leverage their expertise across the region to the benefit of Manatee County and all of the people in the communities we serve."
United Way Suncoast was created in 2012 by the merger of United Way of Tampa Bay and United Way of Sarasota County.
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