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Welcome new members of the Board of Trustees.
Ron Ciganek holds an MBA from Oral Roberts University. He began his banking career with Barnett Bank in 1991.
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Robert H. “Bob” Mohr is the new chairman.
Sun City Center attorney Robert H. “Bob” Mohr is the new chairman of the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay board.
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Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg, FL
Celebrating 22 years of amazing success with Academy Prep Center of St. Petersburg, FL at this morning’s Scholar’s Breakfast.
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M2Gen, a health informatics solutions company focused on accelerating the discovery, development and delivery of precision medicine, announced today a $3 million donation to fund seven team science research projects as part of the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN) New Oncologic Visionary Awards (NOVA) program.
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Foundation VP joins Mayor’s workforce advisory team
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announced her Workforce Development Advisory Team on July 24, the third of her five-part “Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow” transition advisory teams.
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Registration open for fall education series for professional advisors
The Community Foundation of Tampa bay is collaborating with several communtiy partners to co-host a series of educational opportunities for professional advisors this fall. Register today.
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Nominations open for National Philanthropy Day awards
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay underwrites $10,000 Award for Philanthropist of the Year honoree to provide to charity of their choice
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Qualified Charitable Distributions and the SECURE Act
The rules governing the Qualified Charitable Distribution (“QCD”) seem to change every few years, and last year was no exception.
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Community Foundation presents free Florida Orchestra concert for Sun City Center-area residents
For the second year, the Foundation’s South Shore Council hosted a free concert by the Florida Orchestra in the Sun City Center area as a way to thank area residents for their past generosity and to call attention to the efforts of the Foundation in the area.
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Mary Petro Fund moves to the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center
We are pleased to announce that the Mary Petro Food and Medicine Fund moved to the campus of the United Methodist Church of Sun City Center on May 2.
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Look back at a year of giving
Our Celebration of Giving luncheons this spring have helped us thank donors and friends for their generosity in our community over the last year.
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Inspired Giving podcast with Eleanor Saunders, ECHO of Brandon
Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how ECHO of Brandon bridges the gap between crisis and stability
Read MoreWe’re celebrating! Bringing the Fuse Scholarship Fund to $3 million
We’re celebrating! Almost a year ahead of schedule, we and our LEAP Tampa Bay partners have successfully met a challenge from the Helios Education Foundation.
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Is now the time to give? Year-end reminders about giving to the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
As 2019 approaches, I wanted to share a few helpful reminders that can make your personal year-end giving (or that of your clients) go as smoothly as possible.
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Update on Give Day Tampa Bay and support for nonprofits
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay has hosted Give Day Tampa Bay to raise the profile of philanthropy and the important work that Tampa Bay area nonprofits do in the community.
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Inspired Giving podcast with Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky
Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how Hal Freedman and Willi Rudowsky became connected to St. Petersburg
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2018 Fast Pitch Tampa Bay Winner
ABC Action News Positively Tampa Bay interviews April McKnight of Shepherds Village about her nonprofit's goals and work in the community.
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Tampa Bay Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund
As Hurricane Irma threatened in Fall 2017, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and other local funders sprang into action. They joined to provide a trusted source to gather and disburse disaster relief and recovery funds.
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Give more for less
Those who are 70 ½ or older must take a minimum distribution from their IRA each year.
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Inspired Giving podcast with Neil & Gianna Gobioff of the Gobioff Foundation
Listen to the latest edition of the Inspired Giving podcast to hear about how Neil and Gianna Gobioff carry out the work “to make the world a better place” started by Neil’s brother, Howard.
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2017 grantmaking by community foundations reaches record high
At the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, our donors made possible more than $14 million in grants to nonprofits during our most recent fiscal year.
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Big Idea Grant: Civility awarded to OPEN
The third annual $50,000 Big Idea Grant, this year focused on civility, goes to the Open Partnership Education Network (OPEN), operated under University of South Florida St Petersburg.
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Inspired giving podcast with kyle matthews of BeatNB
Join us for our third episode of the Inspired Giving podcast.
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Now accepting grant proposals
The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay is now accepting grant proposals relating to education, arts, and culture.
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