The Community Foundation
believes that assisting
nonprofits in building
their endowments is the
most basic way to
strengthen the community
whatever the economic
climate.
Please consider a gift
to help build the
endowment of the
organization of your
choice.
PHILANTHROPISTS:
ENDOWMENT FUNDS ounding 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
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
Duain
and Helen Johnson
Scholarship To
provide scholarships for
academically achieving
students
Edwin P. and Esther M. Marshick To assist in making St. Petersburg a better community
Julia Rachler Memorial
For scholarships
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
Jay B. and Marsha Starkey For support of The Florida Orchestra
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
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
Risser Family For the support of education and the arts
Allen and Marie Sheer Family To assist deserving institutions in our community
Arthur
L. Stuckey Family To give back to Tampa some of what Tampa has given to us
Raymond
E. Meyer Fund of the United
Way of Hillsborough County 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
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, 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
Marian Bonte Fund 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
Duveneck Family
For education of primary and secondary school-aged children
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, P.A. 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
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
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
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
Gary
Markel Family To
make our world a better
place
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
Michael and Joy Murray Because we believe in giving back
R. F. "Red" Pittman Scholarship Established for academic achievement by The Tampa Tribune and Media General in fond memory of this previous Tribune publisher
Roddy
Reed Memorial To
support the arts, causes of
nature preservation and
conservation, and the
protection of wild animails
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
Martin and Ruth Silbiger To support the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and R' Club Child Care
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
Randy
and Linda Simmons To
help make our community
stronger by supporting
worthy causes and projects
Anna Laura Sine To
benefit the Florida United
Methodist Children's Home
and the Masonic Home
Mary Elizabeth Smith Family To celebrate an ever-changing earth and to remember that it is one's dreams that shape one's realities
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 LAL Challenge
Grant Program
Sun City Center Spirit Fund To enrich the lives of the residents of Sun City Center
William F. 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
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