PHILANTHROPISTS: ENDOWMENT FUNDS
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We acknowledge these founding donors
who were early believers in the possibilities
inherent in funding grant making through
the Community Foundation.
$5,000,000 AND UP Anonymous To help individuals discover the goodness, strength, peace, and love that live deep within each of us
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
(ƒ) 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 Campo Family To maintain and improve Camp Cristina and other children's programs
The David A. and Mary Irene
Falk Memorial (ƒ) 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 (ƒ) 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
Betty and Phillip Casey Family To nurture seeds that will magnify the dreams and horizons of individual achievement
Frank and Betty Gooden Estes To help deserving students in Meriwether and Houston counties of Georgia advance their education
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
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
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
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. To partner in identifying solutions for community issues in the Tampa Bay area
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
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
Costas and Barbara Lemonopoulos
(ƒ) To support the Greek and Roman Collection at the Tampa Museum of Art
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 (ƒ) To give back to Tampa some of what Tampa has given to us
Patricia C. Sullivan Because it is important to help others
Raymond E. Meyer Fund of the
United Way of Hillsborough
County (ƒ) 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 (ƒ) To help Tampa Bay realize its potential for being a truly great community
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
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
Frank E. Duckwall Foundation To support the Tampa Museum of Art Photography Collection and the Tampa Bay History Center
Duveneck Family For education of primary and secondary school-aged children
Ferman Family and Ferman
Motor Car Company (ƒ) 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
Jack Golly (Gollobith) Family To benefit the Tampa community in gratitude for what Tampa has given to us
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
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
Michael and Joy Murray Because we believe in giving back
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 (ƒ) 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 High School
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
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 nurture goodness in the Tampa Bay area
Anonymous To support The Florida Orchestra
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
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
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
Rosaleen J. and Daniel M. Doyle, Sr. For education and for the support of The Long Center Challenge Grant
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
Hyman Memorial (ƒ) Established by David and Marie Hyman in memory of Jacob and Dora Hyman for humanitarian purposes
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
David C. G. Kerr Memorial Established by the David A. and Mary Irene Falk Memorial Fund
Roger and Lila Kumar For establishment of the Oldsmar and Upper Tampa Bay Scholarship Fund
Jack L. Jones To leave a legacy to my community
Junior League of Clearwater-Dunedin To benefit The Long Center
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
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
John B. McKibbon Supporting community nonprofits
Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation (ƒ) 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
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
Anna Laura Sine To benefit the Florida United Methodist Children's Home and the Masonic Old People's Home
Leonard and Hazel Selz To benefit Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church
Carl Shaffer For support of First Baptist Church of Brandon
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
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
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.
Time Warner Communications For the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program
Kathryn Hill Turner Sharing joy by giving is made easier through the Community Foundation
John P. and Martha R. Wallace Established for the benefit of music, education, and health
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
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, Greater Tampa Urban League, United Negro College Fund, and Tampa Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Wittner & Company To benefit public school foundations
Frank and Rutha Marie Zaieck 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
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
Borrell Foundation, Inc. To support recreational activities for families at the Borrell Family Park and for the Borrell Scholarship Fund
Carlton Fields, P.A. For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Clyde Theron and Martha Shirley Clark Christian Education For seminary students
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
Dibbs
Memorial (ƒ) Symbolizing our concern for people in need
Herb Ehlers For The Long Center Challenge Grant
Mary Irene Falk Campership Scholarship For scholarships to enable underprivileged children to attend Camp Scoutcrest
George and Mildred Frank For the care, welfare, and education of children and to support the Women's Fund
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
John J. and Nancy J. Howley Domestic Animal Welfare Because they can't help themselves
Hamilton E. Hunt, Jr. and Margaret Hunt To support the arts and education in the Tampa Bay area
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 Hoyer Newcomer & Smiljanich For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Elizabeth J. Jeffress To continue and enhance WEDU's educational programs and outreach
Roger and Kathleen K. Johnson For scholarships for pharmacy students and public education teachers
V. C. (Bob) and Betty Ann
Jordan (ƒ) 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
Sylvia R. Kimball Fund of
the United Way of
Hillsborough County (ƒ) For support of minority involvement activities within the United Way and its member agencies
John G. and Mary S. Khosh For Eckerd College specifically for multidisciplinary science scholarships
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
Leroy and Alice Pate To provide support for the Children's Cancer Center
Roddy Reed Memorial To support the arts, causes of nature preservation and conservation, and the protection of wild animals
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
Bob and Mary Sierra For the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program
Rozale Millinor Smith Scholarship Established by her son, Mac, to provide college scholarships for Plant City High School's outstanding English student
Synovus Bank of Tampa Bay For The Long Center Challenge Grant
Merrill Pratt Thomas To return to Florida some of the good Florida has given to me
J. Thomas and Lavinia Witt Touchton
(ƒ) To express support for the Community Foundation, a positive and worthwhile institution in our community
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.
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
Jerry and Jane Williams (ƒ) Thanks, Tampa
$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
Rosemary Armstrong and Morris Weinberg For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant and the Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial Fund
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. for Lowry Park Zoo 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. Family 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
James Burns Creighton, Jr.
and Catherine Grace
Creighton (ƒ) Because our roots are here, we wish to make Tampa an even better place for our children
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
Leah Morris Donoghue Memorial To support Redlands Christian Migrant Association in South Hillsborough County
Howell Ferguson To support the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Jeffrey and Joan Fortune To support Academy Prep Foundation
Frank and Vicki Fox To support The Florida Orchestra endowment campaign
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
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
George Jeffrey Family To make a better community
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
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
Pete Mathews Memorial For Christian day care for low income families
Paul and Patricia Melech We believe in sharing so that our community may prosper
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 (ƒ) To participate in the important work of building an endowment for the greater Tampa area
Romano Family To support the Community Foundation Challenge Grant Program and for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School
L. David Shear For the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
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
(ƒ) To establish a fund for cultural and fine arts enrichment for Hillsborough County elementary schools at risk
Martin and Maxine Solomon To give the less fortunate in our society the opportunity to become self-sufficient and successful
St. Leo University For scholarships for MacDill Air Force Base personnel
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
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 (ƒ) 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
Tom and Bretta Arthur for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School
John and Linda Bowker for support of the Sun City
Center Emergency Squad
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
Julio and Tana Castro
Terrell Clark Family Foundation for Eckerd Youth Alternatives
Codilis & Stawiarski for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
James Burns Creighton, Sr. and Mary Lou Creighton Memorial
Ken and Helen Crowell Memorial
Jerry D. and Alice Dingle
Durrance Family
John and Lindsay Elbare for the Mark and Robert Elbare Memorial Fund
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
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
Colonel Eckford and Margaret Tabit Hodgson Memorial
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
Mahagan Family to benefit the Make A Wish Foundation
Cynthia Mansour Mathematics Scholarship
Lissa McClintock Memorial for the Arts
Beverly R. McCurdy for The Florida Orchestra
Charles A. and Irene McKay
Eileen and Bill Meurer
Iris and Lester Mixon Family
William T. and Berdina Morgan for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School
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
Kay and Gordon Norton
John and Carol Pare for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant and the Judge Robert J. Simms Memorial
Wilma V. Pierce for The Florida Orchestra
Richard F. Pittman Memorial
Jan Platt for Friends of the Library of Hillsborough County
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
RAE of Hope
Maynard and Lynn Ramsey for the Jack Romano Memorial Scholarship Fund for Plant High School
Rosica Family
Rotary Club of Trinity
Ruden McClosky Smith Schuster & Russell, P.A. for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Dennis and Patricia Ruppel for the R' Club Challenge Grant
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
Linda and Randy Simmons
Dr. Terry Snell Rotifer Research
Ruskin Community Development Foundation to establish the Charlie and Shirley Riddle Outdoor Education Fund
SouthTrust Bank for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Lona Frances Davis Spencer to establish the Mary Kathleen Fund
Harry B. Stafford
Donald and Ellen Stichter
Robert Summer Master Chorale
Sun City Center Woman's Club, Inc.
Patsy and Tom Taylor
Sheila Tempelmann for The Florida Orchestra and the Museum of Fine Arts
Timberly Trust
Dallas B. and Norma A. Tuthill
Michael and Karen Urette for Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Challenge Grant
Alexander Volk for WEDU
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
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
William K. Zewadski for the Tampa Museum of Art
David and Cheryl Zimmerman for The Florida Orchestra
$5,000 to $9,999 Arnold Andrews Memorial
Ann Bouckaert 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
John J. Cerutti Memorial
Robert T. and Laurie Curtis
Dorathea Davis for the Women's Fund
Lisa A. Eichenholtz Memorial
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
Sarah Jane Hibbert Memorial
Hillsborough River Realty Corporation
T. Michael and Jana Kaney
Effie Mohr for the Women's Fund
Esther Nichols for the Women's Fund
Margaret Perrone
Karl P. Reiser
Elaine A. Richards by William R. Richards for the Women's Fund
Ruth and John Tapley
Louise Wallace and Thelma Wallace Memorial
Thomas R. Young III for the Jack Romano Scholarship Fund for Plant High School
Zeman Family
UP TO $4,999 Jeanna Brannon for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Karen Breslow for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
R. Flake and Judith Chambliss
Grace Erath for the Women's Fund
David and Judith Felman for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Fowler White Boggs Banker
Guillermo Gomez for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Donna Koch for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Denise H. Lasher
Donna L. Longhouse
Morris Manning & Martin LLP for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Stan or Kathleen Murphy for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Don Stichter for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant
Hoshedar Tamboli for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Cathy Unruh for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Lloyd Waters for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Ruth Waters for the Beth Waters Friendship Fund
Diana Winoker for the Bay Area Legal Services Challenge Grant