PHILANTHROPISTS: ENDOWMENT FUNDS

   
We acknowledge these funding donors who were early believers in the possibilities inherent in funding grant making through the Community Foundation.


$10,000,000 AND UP
Anonymous
To help individuals discover the goodness, strength, peace, and love that live deep within each of us




$5,000,000 TO $9,999,999
Anonymous
For the Community Foundation’s creative
grant making

Edwin G. and Nona C. Barton
For the establishment of scholarship funds at
Northwestern University Medical School and The Mayo Foundation and to leave a legacy to the community of Streator, Illinois

Harold W. Corrigan
With a vision for a healthier tomorrow, to help shape answers to today’s problems

Frank and Carol Morsani
To support the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and other deserving organizations, trusting that this gift will encourage others
to be generous to the many nonprofit organizations in our community which are so vital to enriching mankind

Raymond and Nancy Murray
It is more blessed to give than to receive

Durward and Janet Siville
To celebrate our thirty years in Sun City Center




$2,500,000 TO $4,999,999
Frank and Betty Gooden Estes
To help deserving students in Meriwether and Houston counties of Georgia advance their education

The David A. and Mary Irene
Falk Memorial
Established as the David Falk Foundation, now a fund within the Community Foundation, because the Community Foundation will
best perpetuate the interests of David and Mary Irene Falk

Hadley and Helen Bryant Hill
In gratitude for a happy retirement in Sun City Center




$1,000,000 TO $2,499,000
Anonymous
To nurture goodness in the Tampa Bay area

Anonymous
To enhance the lives of people in need

William and Dorothy Bruse
To provide direct care for dogs and cats

Hazel P. Bryson
To downplay selfishness, greed, and ethnic hatred, and meet the needs of deserving people

Donald and Carol Jean Byrnes
For the Donald Byrnes Scholarship Fund at the University of Montana Business School

Campo Family
To maintain and improve Camp Cristina and other children's programs

Betty and Phillip Casey Family
To nurture seeds that will magnify the dreams and horizons of individual achievement

Mary Lee Nunnally Farrior
To strengthen education and help those less fortunate

Evelyn and Anthony Fiorelli
We are gratified that programs we believe in will continue to benefit from our fund long after we are gone

Frederick E. and Aleta B. Fisher
For the kids in our community

Gary Haas Heart Endowment
To perpetually carry out Gary's interest in pediatric cardiovascular care and to make the Tampa Bay area a stronger and healthier place for all of its citizens

James N. Harrell
For unrestricted grant-making

Duain and Helen Johnson Scholarship
To provide scholarships for academically achieving students

Costas and Barbara Lemonopoulos
To support the Greek and Roman Collection at the Tampa Museum of Art

George Lutz
To empower the effective and creative grant making of the Community Foundation

Edwin P. and Esther M. Marshick
To assist in making St. Petersburg a better community

Julia Rachler Memorial
For scholarships

Risser Family
For the support of education and the arts

Gwendolyn M. Sherrick
For support of The Long Center

Cyrus and Joanne Spurlino
To support children, animals, and environmental needs in the greater Tampa area

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.
People serving people

$500,000 TO $999,999
Edna Barritt
Because our family has always felt that it is important to give back to a community that has been good to us

George and Deborah Baxter
To help Tampa Bay realize its potential for being a truly great community

Cedar Key Community Endowment
Servicing the sight and hearing needs of Cedar Key and Levy County

John and Elizabeth Crawford
For promoting the appreciation of fine arts

Christine G. Crump
To support scholarships, Hospice, and The Children's Home

Jerome J. and Alma F. Cummings
Provide educational opportunities for students needing financial assistance

Louise Lykes Ferguson
For the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Challenge Grant

Jack Golly (Gollobith) Family
To benefit the Tampa community in gratitude for what Tampa has given to us

William and Virginia Klein
To help the poor of our community and to engage youth in classical music

Margaret P. Langlykke
Helping people be healthy, educated, joyful, and liberal of spirit

Fred D. and Mary Whitaker Learey
Knowing how important the Foundation is to the Tampa Bay community

Merchants Association of Florida
Being part of a community means giving back to it

Dick and Helen Minck
To provide support to The Florida Orchestra's percussion, violoncello, and harpist chairs

Allen and Marie Sheer Family
To assist deserving institutions in our community

Jay B. and Marsha Starkey
For support of The Florida Orchestra

Arthur L. Stuckey Family
To give back to Tampa some of what Tampa has given to us

United Way of Hillsborough County established by Raymond E. Meyer
To provide a lasting and permanent income for the United Way activities

Harman and Mary Wheeler
To assist at-risk youth and others in need in our community

Paul and Gail Whiting Family
In gratitude to and for the glory of God

Leonard and Helen Wilson
To support various nonprofits

$250,000 TO $499,999
Anonymous
To support Alpha House of Tampa

Anonymous
To support various charitable endeavors

Anonymous
To bring an emphasis of moral and spiritual values to our community

Myrtle Phillips Baker Memorial Scholarship
Established by Robert A. Baker in honor of his mother to provide scholarships for students attending a Florida college or university who are pursuing an R.N. degree or in a nursing program at the baccalaureate level

George and Deborah Baxter Fund for Leadership
Established by 80 plus Foundation donors to honor the founding staff members of the Foundation

Sharon and G. Robert Blanchard, Sr.
Believing the Community Foundation can make a difference in the quality of life in the Tampa Bay area

Bloomingdale Civic Association
To benefit youth programs

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
To partner in identifying solutions for community issues in the Tampa Bay area

Mildred W. and Doyle E. Carlton, Jr.
To support The Children's Home Society of Florida, specifically for the maintenance of "The Mildred Carlton House" at Joshua House

Certified Public Accounting Scholarship
Established by SunTrust Bank and Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A. for accounting students at The University of Tampa, the University of South Florida, and St. Leo University

Cristina Memorial
To enhance the lives of children through programs and education

George Dillon and William Kidd
To support classical music, dance, Florida College, Redlands Christian Migrant Association, and Mary and Martha House

Rosaleen J. and Daniel M. Doyle, Sr.
For education, for the Leave A Legacy Challenge Grant Program and for the support
of The Long Center Challenge Grant

Frank E. Duckwall Foundation
To support the Tampa Museum of Art Photography Collection and the Tampa Bay History Center

Ferman Family and Ferman Motor Car Company
Because the Community Foundation is a flexible vehicle which assists us in meeting our philanthropic objectives

David E. Freeman Family
To support the scholarship program at Lee University

Albert Gruenig Memorial
Established by his granddaughter, Helen Bryant Hill, to honor students by providing scholarships to graduates of Brookville Ohio High School

Arthur Haedike, Sr.
To support deserving charitable organizations

Chuck and Bernie Hall
To help youth in the Tampa Bay community

Hyman Memorial
Established by David and Marie Hyman in memory of Jacob and Dora Hyman for humanitarian purposes and for the Leave A Legacy Challenge Grant Program

Sharon Marie Jakobi
To assist those who suffer abuse and to support projects benefiting our environment

Dr. Gladys Shafran Kashdin
To support the Life Enrichment Center and its programs for older, active adults

John Keefe Memorial
For the Foundation's unrestricted grant making

Arthur and Georgia Kemp
To benefit Epilepsy Services Foundation

Julia A. and Harold P. Kraft
For needy students attending Albany Medical College

George E. Lackman, Jr.
For the Foundation's unrestricted grant making

Esther S. Laraway
For grant making purposes

Edward J. and Vivian E. Lurie
A donor advised fund at the Community Foundation enables us to specify how we wish to give back to our community

Dorothy J. Martin
For support of the Women's Fund

Alfred T. May
For the benefit of The Florida Orchestra, the
St. Petersburg Cultural Endowment, the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program, and American Stage

Michelin Golf Classic for Joshua House
For support of Joshua House

Josephine Garcia Perry
For the support and benefit of The Florida Orchestra and for Community Foundation initiatives

Bruce M. Robbins, Jr. Memorial
To provide perpetual support for the Steam Exhibit at the Florida State Fair

Robert and Mary-Lee Rogers
To carry our appreciation of Tampa into the future

Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School
To provide scholarships for Plant High School students

James and Amy Shimberg Charitable Trust
Because the Community Foundation is Tampa's best hope for establishing a real sense of community

James and Doris Siglin
To create a means for effectively resolving Tampa's challenges

Ellsworth G. Simmons Scholarship
Established by Mabel Simmons in honor of her husband to provide scholarships for graduates of East Bay and Lennard High Schools

James L. and Susan C. Smith
To support organizations dedicated to helping people in need

Carlyle and Elizabeth Stieler
For charitable purposes in the greater Sun City Center area

Patricia C. Sullivan
Because it is important to help others

J. Thomas and Lavinia Witt Touchton
To express support for the Community Foundation, a positive and worthwhile institution in our community

Women's Fund
To meet the needs of women and girls in South Hillsborough County

Grover and Suzie Wrenn
To benefit education, the environment, the arts, and the Presbyterian Church USA

$100,000 TO $249,999
Anonymous
For education of South Hillsborough County children

Anonymous
To support The Florida Orchestra and WEDU

Anonymous
To encourage self-help

Anonymous
To support Christian based organizations

Anonymous
For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant and the Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial

Robert and Susan Ableidinger
For grant making in the fields of education, emergency needs, and senior programs

Gayanna Moss Bailey Scholarship
To assist needy and worthy college students attending accredited educational institutions and who are members of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church of Tampa

Arthur Frank Benoit
For support of Text and Academic Authors Association Foundation

Monroe and Suzette M. Berkman Foundation
With a sincere desire to make a difference in the quality of life

Betzer Family
For The Florida Orchestra and the arts; for education and the environment

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
To partner in identifying solutions for community issues in the Tampa Bay area

Marian Bonte
Working together toward a better community

Borrell Foundation, Inc.
To support recreational activities for families at the Borrell Family Park and for the Borrell Scholarship Fund

The Bridge Fund
To enable a group of friends to give back to the community

Tom and Edna Campbell
To enhance educational and character building opportunities for young people

Jean M. Collins
For the support of Tampa Habitat for Humanity, The Florida Orchestra, Southeastern Guide Dogs, and the Humane Society of Tampa Bay

Alice Miller Cornelius Memorial
To benefit the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and the health care facility at Canterbury Tower

Marguerite P. Curtis
To underwrite special events for residents at The Home

Otto and Vinette Daykin
For charitable purposes in the greater Sun City Center area

Leslie de Galbert
To express gratitude for my parents' generosity and to promote understanding and peace among countries and cultures

Bradford G. and Patricia L. Douglas
For the betterment of those less fortunate in our community

Lionel and Anne Elozory and Westshore Glass Corporation
To improve education and support religious and other charitable organizations for the enrichment of our community

Michel G. Emmanuel Fund for the Arts
Established by the Saunders Foundation in memory of their faithful trustee

Esperanza
To provide support for various nonprofits

David and Margo Fischer
It takes many years to finally understand the rewards of giving

Gilbert R. and June Fischer
For the endowment of The Florida Orchestra

Flagg Family
To support at-risk youth programs toward a more responsible and productive citizenry of tomorrow

Claude C. and Nina M. Focardi
For enhancement of the quality of life in Pinellas and western Pasco counties

Joseph and Anne Garcia
To support deserving charitable organizations

Bruna Maria and John P. Giammarco
For the benefit of education, the physical and spiritual development of youth and families, and those who reach the world for Christ

James R. and Emily Gillespie
For Pinellas Education Foundation, The Florida Orchestra, Bayfront Medical Center, and the needs of young children and the frail elderly of Pinellas County

Arthur and Liliane Harris
To support Morton Plant Mease Hospital, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Florida West Coast Broadcasting, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Humane Society of North Pinellas

Hill Ward Henderson
Scholarships for undergraduate students and for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

William Herron
To provide support for the University of Florida's Department of Engineering

J. William and Myrtle Hodge
To benefit The Florida Orchestra and the Tampa Museum of Art

Roger and Kathleen K. Johnson
For scholarships for pharmacy students and public education teachers

Jack L. Jones
To leave a legacy to my community

Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin
To benefit The Long Center

David C. G. Kerr Memorial
Established by the David A. and Mary Irene Falk Memorial Fund

Roger and Lila Kumar
For the establishment of the Oldsmar and Upper Tampa Bay Scholarship Fund

John Lindstrom
To benefit The Florida Orchestra and the maintenance of the Tampa Theatre organ

Harris and Shirley Long
For The Long Center Challenge Grant

Edward J. and Vivian E. Lurie
A donor advised fund at the Community Foundation enables us to specify how we wish to give back to our community

Gary Markel Family
To make our world a better place

Charles W.and Iona A. Mathias
For the benefit of LifePath Hospice

Mayor's Scholarship
To provide encouragement to the youth of the City of Tampa

Herbert G. McKay Emerging Artists
Established by the David A. and Mary Irene Falk Memorial Fund and the Saunders Foundation to honor their past chairman to benefit the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Because a successful Community Foundation is important for a healthy community

R. F. "Red" Pittman Scholarship
Established for academic achievement by The Tampa Tribune and Media General in fond memory of this previous Tribune publisher

Martha B. Politz
To support various nonprofits

Roddy Reed Memorial
To support the arts, causes of nature preservation and conservation, and the protection of wild animals

Mary Anne Reilly and Ross E. Roeder
To support the St. Petersburg area with an emphasis on education

Jan and Charles Rutz
For educational programs of the Ruth Eckerd Hall Educational Institute, for classroom curriculum in public schools, and support of The Florida Orchestra Challenge Grant

Leonard and Hazel Selz
To benefit Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church

Carl Shaffer
For support of First Baptist Church of Brandon

L. David Shear Family
For support of the Bay Area Legal and the
North Tampa Boys and Girls Club

Bob and Mary Sierra
For the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program and for initial Challenge Grant Program in Hernando County

Martin and Ruth Silbiger
To support the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and R' Club Child Care

Randy and Linda Simmons
To help make our community stronger by supporting worthy causes and projects

Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial
To support Bay Area Legal Services so they may carry out their role and mission in the Tampa Bay area

Anna Laura Sine
To benefit the Florida United Methodist Children's Home and the Masonic Home

William Reece Smith, Jr.
In support of law related and civic activities

James R. and Teri M. Stanger Family
Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

William and Barbara Starkey
For education and for the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

Sun City Center Spirit Fund
To enrich the lives of the residents of Sun City Center

William F. and Helen C. Sutton
Established by his wife, Helen, and son,
Bill, Jr.

Merrill Pratt Thomas
To return to Florida some of the good Florida has given to me

Time Warner Communications
For the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

Kathryn Hill Turner
Sharing joy by giving is made easier through the Community Foundation

Beth Waters Friendship
Established by her friends to support victims of domestic violence, award scholarships for women in need of assistance, and provide healthcare advocacy to support individuals diagnosed with cancer

Welch Family
To improve the lives of children and underscore the need for family and Christian values

Alex Williams Family
Because together we can make a difference

Jerry and Jane Williams
Thanks, Tampa

Mac and Beverly Wilson
To be part of the community in which we live and to support it as best we can

Sumner J. Wilson and Helen G. Wilson Memorial
To support Berkeley Preparatory School, United Negro College Fund, Tampa Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Tampa Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Wittner & Company
To benefit public school foundations

Frank and Rutha Marie Zaleck
To support people in need

$50,000 TO $99,999
Anonymous
To provide help for the neediest in our community and to strengthen education

Anonymous
To provide support for The Florida Orchestra

Anonymous
For education

Anonymous
For the St. Petersburg Free Clinic

Rosemary Armstrong and Morris Weinberg
For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant and the Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial

Thomas Arthur
To support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program and the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Sam Astin Jr. Agricultural Scholarship
For scholarships for Plant City or Durant High School students

The Athena Society Women's Education
To help women reach their career goals by providing educational opportunities

George P. and Pauline W. Bauman
To support The Children's Home, programs for seniors, and to provide scholarships for students in the Sun City Center area

Blanchard Family
In memory of Jeanne Rozier Winter designated for the Tampa Museum of Art

Carlton Fields, P.A.
For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Clyde Theron and Martha Shirley Clark Christian Education
For seminary students and special needs children enrolled in preschool

Barbara Ann Cole
To provide an opportunity for young people who wish to have a better education

Carole D. Crocker
Onward and upward

Georgia R. and Paul W. Danahy, Jr.
To support the Boys & Girls Clubs, specifically for the Salesian Youth Center to honor Joe and Anne Garcia and to The University of Tampa, specifically for The University of Tampa Press and to the Tampa Bay History Center

Richard and Francine Dobkin Family
To enhance the quality of life in Tampa Bay

Dibbs Memorial
Symbolizing our concern for people in need

Ray Donoghue
To support Redlands Christian Migrant Association in memory of his wife, Leah Morris Donoghue, and for the support of The Children's Home and Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Bank

Frank and Dorothy Dunn Fund
To support The Florida Orchestra

Duveneck Family
For education of primary and secondary school-aged children

Herb Ehlers
For The Long Center Challenge Grant

Mary Irene Falk Campership Scholarship
For scholarships to enable underprivileged children to attend Camp Scoutcrest

Howell Ferguson
To support the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

George and Mildred Frank
For the care, welfare, and education of children and to support the Women's Fund

Robert and Mary Graham Family
We believe that the Community Foundation provides efficiency and leverage in supporting educational initiatives and helping small businesses get started

Patty Neblett Hartsock Scholarship Award
Established by her husband, Bart, for scholarships for women at Plant High School

John L. and Sarah M. Hill
Established by their granddaughter, Eileen Hill, to benefit Tampa General Hospital

Hazel and Bill Hough
To support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

John J. and Nancy J. Howley Domestic Animal Welfare
Because they can't help themselves

Ruby LaNace Hurst
To benefit The Children's Home of Tampa, Humane Society of Tampa Bay, Lowry Park Zoo, and the Tampa Bay Children's Chorus

James, Hoye, Newcomer & Smiljanich, P.A.
For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Dan and Tina Johnson
To enable us to give back in a simple and efficient way

V. C. (Bob) and Betty Ann Jordan
To be a part of a Foundation dedicated to fostering giving

George and Bobbe Karpay
For support of the Bolesta Center to assist the hearing impaired

Carol Elizabeth Kennedy Memorial
Established by her parents as a loving and living tribute to their beloved daughter, it exists to help children and families in our community have a brighter tomorrow

John G. and Mary S. Khosh
For Eckerd College specifically for multidisciplinary science scholarships

Sylvia R. Kimball Fund of the United Way of Hillsborough County
For support of minority involvement activities within the United Way and its member agencies

Mahagan Family
To provide support for the Make A Wish Foundation

Roy McCraw, Jr. and Nedra McCraw Family
To support and reward passion and excellence

Robert and Susan Mohr
For the support of the Sun City Center Donor Cultivation Fund, the Spirit Fund, and the Women's Fund

Reynolds and Eleanor Morse
For The Florida Orchestra Music Library and Challenge Grant

Michael and Joy Murray
Because we believe in giving back

Leroy and Alice Pate
To provide support for the Children's Cancer Center

Allison Rinaldi Memorial
Supporting charitable interests of the Rinaldi family

Oscar and Dorothy Ronken
For scholarships for undergraduate or vocational schools and for medical research

Ruden McClosky Smith Schuster & Russell P.A.
For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Donald Russell and Elizabeth Spoto-Russell Family
Changing people's lives for the better

John and Cynthia Ruzic
For Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay. Tampa has given us so much. We simply want to say thanks

Sales and Marketing Executives of Tampa Bay Education
For Junior Achievement educational initiatives and marketing studies by MBA students

Saterbo Family
To provide support for Girls Inc. of Winter Haven

Betty Sue and Joel Shane
Because we have such a good life, we want to give back to others

Mary Ellizabeth Smith Family
To celebrate an ever-changing earth and to remember that it is one's dreams that shapes one's reality

Rozale Millinor Smith Scholarship
Established by her son, Mac, to provide college scholarships for Plant City High School's outstanding English student

Martin and Maxine Solomon
To give the less fortunate in our society the opportunity to become self-sufficient and successful

Harry B. Stafford
To benefit the visually or physically handicapped

Synovus Bank of Tampa Bay
For The Long Center Challenge Grant

Robert and Ann Trinkle Family
To support the Child Abuse Council, Tampa. The Fund honors the memory of their infant son, John Robert, and Ann's father, John M. Hammer, Sr.

John P. and Martha R. Wallace
Established for the benefit of music, education, and health

$25,000 TO $49,999
Anonymous
In appreciation for what The Florida Orchestra brings to the community

Anonymous
To support specific nonprofits that are meaningful to the family

Anonymous
To encourage alumni support for Trinity College of Florida

Ross and Cindy Alander
To support Judeo Christian Health Clinic

Andrew J. (Andy) Aviles Memorial Scholarship
In remembrance of Andrew J. Aviles

Oscar A. and Helen Simmons Ayala
To support programs for children and youth

Sally L. and Walter A. Baldwin, Jr.
To provide a permanent source of income to support Lowry Park Zoological Garden

George and Beatrice Berlin Scholarship
To provide scholarships for students who are pursuing a career in nursing

Dorothy Biegert
For the Messiah Lutheran Church Challenge Grant

John and Ann Boyd
To support WEDU and Sun 'N Fun Foundation

Tilda and John A. Brabson, Jr.
For programs at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church and other philanthropic interests

Charles and Julie Britton
For the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the Tampa Theatre, Wittenberg University, and Georgia Tech Athletic Association

Ruth Coleman
To benefit The Florida Orchestra because it offers so much pleasure and inspiration; my personal thanks go to it for many years of enjoyment

Daniel B. Curtis Family
To support education and religious organizations and nonprofits working to improve the Tampa Bay area

Sam F. and Helen Ayala Davis
To support programs for children and youth

Helen Gordon Davis
To provide support for The Centre for Women

Ellie and Tom Dempsey Family
A great organization to place a family charity fund to meet the ever-changing requests from many charities that seek funds

Jeffrey and Joan Fortune
To support Academy Prep Foundation

Frank and Vicki Fox
To support The Florida Orchestra endowment campaign

Lorna Taylor Gregory
For the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Marvin Hamlisch Scholarship
To provide scholarships for pianists pursuing a music degree

Sara S. Hammer Memorial
To support Johnnie B. Byrd, Sr. Alzheimer's Center and Research Institute

Elinor P. Hunt
For support of the Bridge Fund

Hamilton E. Hunt, Jr.
To support the arts and education in the Tampa Bay area

Margaret V. Hunt
To provide community support for education and the less fortunate

Elizabeth J. Jeffress
To continue and enhance WEDU's educational programs and outreach

George Jeffrey Family
To make a better community

Robert and Alice Landstra
To support Bayfront Medical Center

Beverly Lauring Fund for the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra
For permanent support of the organization she founded

Bern Laxer Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship awards for the promotion and support of qualified personnel for the food service and hospitality industry

Fred D. Learey Memorial
To honor the Community Foundation's founding chairman

Walter H. and Anna Mary Lewis and John H. and Martha L. Pieper
To benefit Young Life Tampa

Gwendolyn T. and Victor M. Lonsbrough Memorial
For the Community Foundation's grant making and to support The American Red Cross and the United Community Church in Sun City Center

Evelyn Lunsford
To support the ever changing needs of our local community

Mahaffey Family Fund
To provide support for the Florida Orchestra

Sheila McDevitt
For support of The Florida Orchestra

John B. McKibbon
Supporting community nonprofits

Cody Miley Memorial Art Scholarship
Scholarship for students pursuing a post-secondary degree in art

Josephine Musick
For creative grant making

Arlene Oakley
In support of the Women's Fund

Lucile Davis Oellerich Memorial Scholarship
Scholarships for students of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago

Dr. Sudhir I. Patel Memorial
Established by his wife Mina for funding of research in brain and spinal cord injuries

Poe Financial Group
To support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

Vivian and Allen Reeves / Reeves Import Motor Car
To participate in the important work of building an endowment for the greater Tampa area

Reitzel Foundation
To support Big Cat Rescue

Roger Robson
To support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

Romano Family
To support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program and for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Rosica Family
To support education and community outreach

Rotary Club of Trinity
Working with the Community Foundation of Pasco to make a difference in the lives of our children

Sister Wilma Sanchez Scholarship
To provide scholarships for students selected by Salesian Sisters of Tampa

Lee Roy Selmon Scholarship
Established by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce to honor an outstanding citizen

Mandell "Hinks" and Elaine Shimberg
To establish a fund for cultural and fine arts enrichment for Hillsborough County elementary schools at risk

Shirley Solomon
To support The Florida Orchestra

St. Leo University
For scholarships for MacDill Air Force Base personnel

Jane and James Strenski
To support The Florida Orchestra

Robert and Averill Summer Music
Established by William A. and Sheldona P. Vanderipe to support music in the Tampa Bay area

Sun Point Volunteer Association
For fire prevention, control, and protection programs primarily in the greater Sun City Center area

Tampa Federation of Garden Club Circles, Inc. Scholarship
To provide scholarships for students pursuing a career in fields such as ecology, horticulture, conservation, floriculture, or allied subjects

Timberly Trust
To preserve the historic property in Hillsborough County

Doris Torr
For the support of the Helen Watts Scholarship for Seniors at Plant City YMCA and for WEDU

Trenam Kemker Scharf Barkin Frye O'Neill & Mullis, P.A.
For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Harry E. Tropp Memorial Scholarship
To support the Ybor City Rotary scholarship program

Katharine M. Turtle
To provide support for The Florida Orchestra

Robert E. and Frances C. Vaughn
To support various nonprofits

Walter Industries, Inc.
For the Boys & Girls Club Challenge Grant

J. Gary Wellman Memorial
Established by his wife, Joyce, and sons Will, Grant, and Tyler to perpetually carry out Gary's interests in education, religion, and senior citizen programs

Brooke H. and Margit Bessenyey Williams
To support various nonprofits

William Zewadski
To support the Tampa Museum of Art
 

$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous for The Florida Orchestra

Anonymous for the Tampa Museum of Art

Anonymous restricted for health and well being of felines

Marvin and Trudy Barkin

Charles and Ruth Bissett Family

John and Linda Bowker for support of the Sun City Center Emergency Squad

Jeanna Brannon for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Arnetta M. Brown for The Florida Orchestra

Rita M. Buckley for WEDU

Christine Caldara for the Women’s Fund

Michael and Elizabeth Carrere for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Terrell Clark Family Foundation for Eckerd Youth Alternatives

Codilis & Stawiarski for the Bay Area Legal Services

James Burns Creighton, Sr. and Mary Lou Creighton Memorial

Davis Islands Capital Improvement

Durrance Family

John Elbare and Lindsay Mickler for the Mark and Robert Elbare Memorial

Tom Elligett, Jr. for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Daniel Toby and Bonnie Lynn Elozory

Paul S. Elsberry

Phyllis Elsberry Family for women’s issues

Aila Erman

Marvin Jerome “Doc” Essrig Memorial Fund for classroom instruction

Lawrence and Lucille Falk for Kotler Lecture Series

William and Eileen Freda for The Florida Orchestra

Fullerton Family

Gardner, Wilkes, Shaheen & Candelora for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Thomas C. Gaputis

Peter and Suzy Gilbert for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Give A Little Back

Susanna F. Grady for Tampa Preparatory School

Arthur Haedike Family

Sally Hahn for unrestricted grant making

Joshua Harris Memorial Scholarship

Gary W. and Marguerite Harrod for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Heller Family

Lewis and Sally Hill for the Alpha House Challenge Grant

Hillsborough River Realty Corporation

Colonel Eckford and Margaret Tabit Hodgson Memorial

Gerry Hogan for Ready for Life

J. Bob Humphries Education

John R. Jaeb for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Robert A. Jaeb for The Salvation Army

H. Roy Kaplan to establish the Henry A. Kaplan Scholarship

Fred B. Karl

Anita Katzman for Suncoast Gerontology Center

The Kaul Foundation for the Hill Ward Henderson Scholarship

Thomas Kay in memory of Margaret Kay for the Women’s Fund

David and Elizabeth Kennedy for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

James Hiatt (Jimbo) Kynes

Howard L. and Mary M. Leary

Helen K. Leslie for The Florida Orchestra

Jane Ling Memorial to purchase music for The Florida Orchestra

Richard and Caren Lobo

Karlyn Loucks for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Cynthia Mansour Mathematics Scholarship

Gene and Aldyth Marshall to support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

Lissa McClintock Memorial for the Arts

Beverly R. McCurdy for The Florida Orchestra

Charles A. and Irene McKay

Paul and Patricia Melech

Bill and Eileen Meurer

Iris and Lester Mixon Family

William T. and Berdina Morgan for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Robert P. Moulin and Jeanne F. Sciarappa to support St. Petersburg Free Clinic

Debra Muse Memorial designated for University Baptist Church

Navigant Consulting, Inc. for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Bobby, Merideth, Dawson, and Paxton Newman Family for Southeastern Guide Dogs and The Children’s Home

Gordon and Kay Norton

William J. Paladine Family

John and Carol Pare for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant and the Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial

Vincent G. and Cathy L. Pavese

Wilma V. Pierce for The Florida Orchestra

Richard F. Pittman Memorial

Jan Platt for Friends of the Library of Tampa-Hillsborough County

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Progress Energy for Ready for Life

RAE of Hope

Maynard and Lynn Ramsey for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

Dennis and Patricia Ruppel for the R’Club Challenge Grant

Ruskin Community Development Foundation to establish the Charlie and Shirley Riddle Outdoor Education Fund

Marc I. Sachs for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

M. William Saul and Joan Perlman Saul Memorial established by their daughters Linda Saul- Sena and Julie Saul

Bradley A. Schropp Memorial

Schropp, Buell & Elligett P.A. for Bradley A. Schropp Memorial Fund, Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant, and the Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial Fund

Dr. Terry Snell – Rotifer Research

SouthTrust Bank for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Lona Frances Davis Spencer to establish the Mary Kathleen Fund

Sterling Research Group for The Florida Orchestra

Donald and Ellen Stichter for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Robert Summer Master Chorale

Sun City Center Woman’s Club, Inc.

Tom and Patsy Taylor

Sheila Tempelmann for The Florida Orchestra and the Museum of Fine Arts

Michael and Karen Urette for Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Challenge Grant

Alexander Volk for WEDU and for the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program

WWJD Dunkel

Dan and Sylvia Walbolt for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Don and Erika Wallace for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Helene Wehinger for the Women’s Fund

Brad G. H. Welch Family

Logan Welch Family

Schuyler Welch Family

Stephen Westerfield for the Sister Rosalie Hennessey Fund

Jonathan Arron Woolard and Esther Annette Woolard Memorial established by Julia E. Woolard

Gregory C. and K. Anne Yadley for The Florida Orchestra

Thomas R. Young III for the Jack Romano Scholarship Fund for Plant High School

David and Cheryl Zimmerman for The Florida Orchestra

$5,000 to $9,999
Arnold Andrews Memorial

Memory of Jo-an Audsley for the Women’s Fund

Vivian A. Appeldoorn for the Women’s Fund

Al and Olga Barnes Scholarship

Ann Bouckaert for the Women’s Fund

Children of Dagney Brady In her memory for the Women’s Fund

Robert C. and Aida G. Calafell

Miles and Barbara Capron for the Women’s Fund

Mary Castellano for the Women’s Fund

Julio and Tana Castro

John J. Cerutti Memorial

James Burns and Catherine Grace Creighton

Robert T. and Laurie Curtis

Dorathea Davis for the Women’s Fund

Jerry D. and Alice Dingle

Grace Erath for the Women’s Fund

Lisa A. Eichenholtz Memorial

Ross and Vicki Elsberry in memory of Mary Lou Elsberry for the Women’s Fund

Roberta I. Erickson for the Women’s Fund

Spencer Faircloth in memory of Mary Faircloth for the Women’s Fund

Marie Farr for the Women’s Fund

First Night Tampa Bay for the Arts

Margorie Hanson

Sarah Jane Hibbert Memorial

T. Michael and Jana Kaney

Kathleen K. Keys for the Women’s Fund

Brooke McDonald Memorial

Effie Mohr for the Women’s Fund

Esther Nichols for the Women’s Fund

Karl P. Reiser

Elaine A. Richards by William R. Richards for the Women’s Fund

Melissa, Samantha, Morgan and Camryn by Richard Rios Husband and Father for the Women’s Fund

St. Petersburg Times Fund for Ready for Life

John and Ruth Tapley

Louise Wallace and Thelma Wallace Memorial

Jeb Weber for Religious Community Services

UP TO $4,999
Aston Martin Jaguar of Tampa for Big Cat Rescue

Karen Breslow for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

R. Flake and Judith Chambliss

James Estes, Jr. for Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

David and Judith Felman for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Fowler White Boggs

Guillermo Gomez for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Craig Humphrey Mad Science Memorial

Donna Koch for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Denise H. Lasher

Donna L. Longhouse for The Florida Orchestra

Morris Manning & Martin LLP for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Gene Melamud for Religious Community Services

Stan and Kathleen Murphy for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Margaret Perrone

William Redwood for Religious Community Services

James M. and Louise Roche Foundation for Religious Community Services

Saab of Tampa for Big Cat Rescue

Hoshedar Tamboli for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Dallas B. and Norma A. Tuthill

Cathy Unruh for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Lloyd Waters for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Ruth Waters for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Daryl Wickstrom for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund

Diana Winoker for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant

Zeman Family

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PHILANTHROPISTS:
TEMPORARY DONOR ADVISED FUNDS

$50,000 to $249,999
Anonymous
Allegany Franciscan Foundation
John C. and Ruth W. Bierley
Children's Board of Hillsborough County
Glazer Family Foundation
Edward and Louise Koren
Robert L. and Kimberly J. Myers
Publix Super Markets
Sierra Foundation for Hernando County
      Challenge Grant
C. Lawrence and Betsy Stagg

Under $50,000
Anonymous
ARCS Foundation-Tampa Bay
Bank of America
Robert and Caryl Atkins
Robert C. and Aida G. Calafell
Capital One Services, Inc.
John B. and Heather L. Caswell
John Donnelly
Keith D. and Judi Dunn
Friends of Clean City
John Galbraith Opera Fund
Stephen A. and Lynn Goldman
Cecil S. Harrell Family
Glenn S. and Carole K. Hooper
Robert J. and Anna C. Jeffries
Steven K. and Nancy B. Kreider
Phillip and Linda Lerner
Leadership Tampa Alumni
Richard K. and Patricia L. Martin
Pasco 100
Pinellas Cannot Forget
Pinellas Women’s Philanthropic
Drew and Anne Pittman
Dick and Judy Reeves
Rooms to Go
Richard and Franci Golman Rudolph
L. Gray and Catherine Sanders
Alex Sink and Bill McBride
SunTrust Bank of Tampa
Tampa New Auto Dealers Association, Inc.
David A. Tichy
Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin Frye,
      O’Neill & Mullis
William P. and Sara C. Wallace
George and Paula Wilson
Karen A. White

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2009 IN MEMORY
A memorial gift to the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is a thoughtful way to remember and honor a friend or family member. A memorial fund which builds to $5,000 will become a permanent fund and will in perpetuity enrich and strengthen our community.

Jo-an Audsley
Community Foundation of Greater Sun City
      Center Council

Al Barnes
Kalyn K. Brandewie
Pamela G. Chesley
Anita T. Gillen
Joseph Huchro

Jack Begelman
Ada C. Begelman

Robert F. Chambliss, III
R. Flake Chambliss

Richard Crane
Elinor P. Hunt

Mary Lou Creighton
Judith J. Flanders
C. T. Harkness
Barbara E. Hawkins
Jesse Lewis
William Lewis and Mary B. Howard
George W. and Barbara M. Moody
William F. Poe Foundation
Jay, Jr., and Patricia W. Stark

Craig Humphrey
Design House Studio
Janice L. Hardy
Tyra Humphrey
Mad Science Group
Mad Science of West and South Tampa Bay
Adam Whipple
Eloy R. Wouters

Brooke McDonald
Jack and Amy Askeland
Kathi M. Barnard
Dondru S. Hart
Highland Park Church of the Nazarene
Junell and Ernest E. Holbrook
Clyde and Vicky Kramer
Cozette M. Painter
Pam Pippin
Shirley M. Pippin

Cody Miley
Marjorie M. Adcroft
Anonymous
W. W. Bland
Herbert and Christy Boehmker
Robert Butcher
The Cincinnati Reds Community Foundation
James and Betty B. Clark
Lois Marie Franklin
Wesley and Gina L. Gillman
Thomas and Susan Hume
Charles E. and Jonnie B. Miley
David A. Miley
Donald and Marla Newberger
Kenneth G. Oaks
Charles and Marianne Pitisci
Denise R. Retzner
John and Wanda Retzner
Chris Safos, Jr.
SCS Construction Services, Inc.
Sisters of St. Francis-Alice Retzner
Cynthia S. Tozier
Harold and Deborah Wynegar
Richard Youdal

Ronald E. Roberts, Jr.
Mental Health Care Foundation

Jack Romano
Bretta B. Arthur
Thomas D. Arthur
Beard Foundation, Inc.
Michael and Elizabeth Carrere
Raymond H. Carswell
James L. Ferman, Jr.
Gary and Marguerite Harrod
Thomas and Anne Henderson
John R. Jaeb
David and Liz Kennedy
Roy J., Jr. and Nedra F. McCraw
William T. Morgan III
Maynard and Lynn Ramsey
Robert and Carolyn Yelverton

Jan C. Rutz
Toni Alexander
Wilma A. Byrnes
Charlene Gordon
Dana Karpowich
Joan Karpowich
John K. Karpowich
Matthew and Linda Karpowich
Betty L. Lang
Roberta Lutz-Christenson
Terry McHarg
Evanna and Keith Murray
Judith S. Richardson
Charles J. Rutz
Laura Taylor
James Young and Marie Davis

Barrett Spencer
Mental Health Care Foundation

Pam Stevens
Jonnie B. Miley

William F. Sutton
Mary P. Chapman
James D. Farmer

Beth Waters
Frederick and Caroline Bennett
Rachelle D. Bedke
Jeanne A. Brannon
Chambers Medical Group
David and Judith Felman
Howell L. Ferguson
Fowler White Boggs
GEC 58 LLC
W. Gregory Golson, PA
Lorna Taylor Gregory
H. Steven Holtzman
Andrew and Gayle Hutcher
Patrick and Kimberly Jones
Robert and Sharon LaPlant
William E. Long and Charles M. Nalbone
William J. Nordhausen
Samuel and Leigh Ann Queirolo
Sierra Foundation, Inc.
Adelaide A. Sink
Susannah L. Thayer
Donald and Erika Wallace
Lawrence and Jane Waters
Lloyd and Ruth Waters
Anna Ygual

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2009 IN HONOR
Gifts in honor of a family member or friend

Ruth Ann Elozory
Melvin W. and Jean R. Anderson
Robert and Geraldine Carnahan
Link and Anne B. Elozory
Patrick T. and Nancy J. Metheny
Norman and Irene Sholk
Mark and Christel Yaffee
Dan Zohar

John D. McQuigg
John R. (Jackson) McQuigg

Barbara Romano
Bayshore Capital Advisors LLC

Marty Solomon
Shirley Solomon

Helen Sutton
Mary P. Chapman