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2010 GRANTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Following are grants totaling $1,793,304 awarded through the Community Foundation in our fiscal year of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. The list is a combination of (1) grants awarded through our discretionary grants programs; (2) Field of Interest grants; and (3) distributions from both designated and agency endowment funds. These grants and distributions reflect the philanthropic spirit and vision of our many donors. The grants and distributions made, and the lives touched by them, serve as a reminder that the Pinellas Community Foundation is Building a Better Future for Pinellas County.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Total Affordable Housing: $35,252

Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Community Service Foundation
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County
Distribution from Their Endowment Fund $252

Shepherd’s Village, Inc
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $5,000

ANIMAL WELFARE

Total Animal Welfare: $61,537
Animal Services League
Distribution from their Endowment $1,693

Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Distribution from Edna A. Klauser Fund $23,601

Friends of Strays
Distribution from Edna A. Klauser Fund $23,601

Pinellas Animal Foundation
Distribution from Edna A. Klauser Fund $1,277
Distribution from their agency endowment $313

SPCA Tampa Bay
Distribution from Edna A. Klauser Fund $5,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802
Distribution from their endowment fund $250

ARTS AND CULTURE

Total Arts and Culture: $399,833

American Stage Company
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $5,000

City Players
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $5,000

Creative Clay
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $5,000

The Dali Museum
Distribution from Osborn Memorial Fund $ 2,901

Dunedin Historical Society
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $5,000
The Florida Orchestra
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $5,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $ 2,901
Distribution from Anonymous Fund $522

Great Explorations
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Leepa Ratner Museum of Art
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $5,000

Museum of Fine Arts
Distribution from Marjorie B. Vary Fund $36,578
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

Partners N Progress for the Arts
Distribution from Phyllis E. Bailey Memorial Fund $4,258

Ruth Eckerd Hall
Theodore and Marian Tonne Cultural Outreach Grant $ 5,000

Schenectady County Historical Society
Distribution from George E. Franchere Fund $300,000

Tampa Bay Symphony
Distribution from Clara K. Dalzell Fund $4,538

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Total Behavioral Health Care Services: $55,510

Directions for Mental Health, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Mildred A. Stribling Competitive Grant $20,000
Distribution from their agency endowment $510

Operation PAR, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant $1,000
Mildred A. Stribling Competitive Grant $ 9,000
William A. Kane Competitive Grant $5,000
Mary K. Haworth Competitive Grant $10,000

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

Total Children and Youth Services: $240,828

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Distribution from their agency endowment $283

Boy Scouts of America, West Central Florida
Basic Operating Grant $4,000
Distribution from and Roebling Funds $3,266

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Brookwood Florida-Central, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Mildred A. Stribling Competitive Grant $1,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Christian Outreach Center
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $5,000

Clothes to Kids
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $10,000

Community Pride Child Care, Inc
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Distribution from their agency endowment $2,510
Glenn and Carol Arthur Field of Interest Fund Grant $16,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $ 3,000

Crystal Beach Youth Center
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $5,000

Father Flanagan’s Girls and Boys Town
Distribution from Carl A. and Ruth A. Engelhardt Fund $2,854

Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
Distribution from Thomasene Bennett Fund $401
Distribution from Joy Gilmore Roebling Endowment $863
Distribution from Theodore and Marian Tonne Fund $25,476

Florida United Methodist Childrens Home
Distribution from Betty Hayes Wilson Fund $626

Girls Inc. of Pinellas
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Mildred A. Stribling Competitive Grant $15,000
Earl and Dorothy Frazell Competitive Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $7,000

Happy Workers Children’s Center
Distribution from Willie McAdams Endowment $846
Distribution from Florence Stanberry Endowment $650

Junior Achievement of West Central Florida
Regular Operating Grant $4,000

Pre-School Experience, Inc
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $8,000

Raising Hope, Inc.
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $5,000

Suncoast Voices for Children
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg
Regular Operating Grant $4,000

YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant $4,000
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $5,000

YWCA of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Glenn and Carol Arthur Field of Interest Grant $1,000
Distribution from their endowment $252

DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

Total Developmentally Disabled: $122,176

Benedict Haven, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Caring and Sharing For Independent Living
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Distribution from their endowment $146

Deaf and Hearing Connection of Tampa Bay
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Award from Leahy Clearwater Sertoma Club Endowment $436

Lighthouse of Pinellas
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Cathleen W. Grant Competitive Award $5,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $5,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

Pinellas Association for Retarded Children (PARC)
Regular Operating Grant $4,000
Distribution from their endowment fund $238
Benedict Capital Improvement Fund $20,000
Howard McGlasson Competitive Award $10,000

Sailability Greater Tampa Bay
Regular Operating Grant $4,000

Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens (UPARC)
Basic Operating Grant $4,000
Distribution from Josephine L. Zamoyski Fund $13,317
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901
Distribution from UPARC/DAL $5,000
Distribution from UPARC/GAP Fund $237

EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Total Education and Scholarships: $258,820

EDUCATION
Total Education: $98,168

The Albany Academy
Distribution from George E. Franchere Fund $53,192

Bridging the Achievement Gap
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund $5,000

The Crossnore School
Distribution from Glenn and Carol Arthur Fund $4,000

Largo Library Foundation
Distribution from Phyllis E. Bailey Memorial Fund $4,258

New Opportunities School for Women
Distribution from Glenn and Carol Arthur Fund $4,000

North Bay Christian Academy
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund $10,000

Pinellas Education Foundation
Distribution from Wahnetah Moffatt Fund $4,455

Pinellas Genealogy Society
Distribution from their endowment $263

F. Kiernan Schoonmaker Outstanding Educator
of the Year Award
Lisa Fagan-Brown $3,000

Science Center of Pinellas County
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

SCHOLARSHIPS

Total Scholarships: $160,652

College Fund of Pinellas $10,816
Awarded by College Fund of Pinellas

Robert and Martha Eifert Memorial Loan Fund $12,380
Awarded by University of Florida College of Medicine

Graham-Bowman Scholarships $94,000
Laura Atkins
Alicia Billington
Christine Booth
Jacqlyn Bryant
Kathryn Crum
Danielle Currant
Michelle Davis
Kerolos Fahmi
Maria Forlivio
Tiffany Hayes
Krystle Hunt
Michal Kaminski
Jordan Kapper
Julia McKee
Andrew McLaughlin
Jaclyn Parrinello
Jason Patel
Stephanie Poniatowski
Dawn Rittall
Eben Smith
Marilyn Smith
Donald Spano
Kristen Taylor
Dawniesha Thierry
Lee Tobin
Emily VanOosting
Lisa Winkler
Daniel Winter
Bryan Wisniewski
Jian Zheng

Joy Ann Harris Scholarships $5,058
Awarded by St. Petersburg College

Largo Elks Scholarships $8,000
Angela Del Prete
Jaclyn Fosnacht
Nicole Fosnacht
Jason Patrick Salm

Costas G. Lemonopoulos Scholarships $7,695
Kalehli Allain
Molly Brown-Fuller
Brittany Catone
Rachel Chmura
Austin Glassman
Jennifer Graham
Stacie Hamilton
Rachel Hargrave
William Haug
Jessica House
Jessaryn Huisman
Jamie Jaworski
Charles Kammerer
Bridget Komaroski
Mason Koral
Randy Koral
Rebecca Laube
Robin McQueen
Javier Palomino
Michelle Perez
Andrea Portillo
Benjamin Smith
Kristin Staerker
Brentley Stead
Brian Stein
Christopher Stephens
Daniel Winters

H. Robert Merrill Scholarship $4,822
Awarded by the University of Vermont

David G. Perkins, Jr. Tribute Scholarship $500
Awarded by St. Petersburg College

Ralph Richards Memorial Scholarship $500
Awarded by St. Petersburg College

Dennison Rusinow Memorial Scholarships $13,000
Kanita Beba
Mijana Djurdjevic
Bohdan Maksymyuk
Vanesa Muratovic
Marko Predic
Danilja Zekanovic

F. Kiernan Schoonmaker Memorial Scholarship $500
Awarded by St. Petersburg College

Aneta I. Thomas Scholarship $3,381
Awarded by Trine University

ELDERLY SERVICES

Total Elderly Services: $14,155

Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas County
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Distribution from their own endowment $252
Distribution from Elizabeth B. Gordon Fund $522

Florida Geriatric Research Program
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

ENVIRONMENTAL

Total Environmental: $40,912

Audubon of Florida
Distribution from William P. Bushnell Fund $4,477
Distribution from Theodore and Marian Tonne Fund $25,476

Clearwater Audubon Society
Distribution from their endowment $256

Eckerd College Marine Science Lab
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Ocean Conservancy
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

St. Petersburg Audubon Society
Catherine W. Grant Environmental Improvement Award 2,000

FAMILY SERVICES

Total Family Services: $84,767

Citizens Alliance For Progress
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $10,000
Edith B. Green Competitive Grant $10,000

Daystar Life Center
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Family Resources, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant $4,000

RCS Food Bank
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Salvation Army-Clearwater Corps
Distribution from Carl L. and Ruth A. Engelhardt Fund $2,584
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

Suncoast Center (for Family Service Center program)
Basic Operating Grant $4,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Edith B. Green Competitive Grant $5,000

HEALTH CARE

Total Health Care: $298,201

All Childrens Hospital Foundation
Distribution from Betty P. Kessler Fund $11,774
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $ 2,901
Distribution from their agency endowment $268

American Cancer Society
Distribution from Carl L. and Ruth A. Engelhardt Fund $2,584

American Foundation for AIDS Research
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

American Heart Association
Distribution from Carl L. and Ruth A. Engelhardt Fund $2,584
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

American Lung Association
Distribution from Carl L. and Ruth A. Engelhardt Fund $2,584
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

Arthritis Foundation
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

Clearwater Free Clinic
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Distribution from Thomasene Bennett Fund $401
Distribution from their agency endowment $260

Doctors Without Borders
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Engender Health
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Gulf Coast Dental Outreach
First Time Operating Grant $6,000

Hospice of Florida Suncoast
Distribution from Thomasene Bennett Fund $401
Distribution from Margaret Craig Thompson Fund $152

Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

Morton Plant Hospital
Distribution from Michael Fields Memorial Fund $1,901

Morton Plant Mease Foundation
Distributions from Wahnetah Moffat, Ellen M. Mullin and
Josephine L. Zamoyski Funds $30,236
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

St. Anthony’s Hospital
Distribution from Agnes M. Reuter Fund $62,447

St. Jude’s Research Hospital
Distribution from Clara K. Dalzell and Ellen M. Mullin Funds $6,422

St. Petersburg Free Clinic
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $4,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Shriners Hospitals For Children
Distribution from Thomasene Bennett Fund $401
Distribution from George E. Franchere Fund $53,192
Distribution from Josephine L. Zamoyski Fund $12,380

Siecus
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

Sister Margaret Freeman Foundation
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Distribution from Clara K. Dalzell Fund $4,538

Tampa Bay Research Institute
Distribution from Frances G. Prasse Trust $320
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $8,703

USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute
Distribution from Ernest Boyd Hendrix and Roxea Udell
Hendrix Memorial Fund $1,218

Willa Carson Health Resource Center
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

HOMELESS SERVICES

Total Homeless Services: $25,000

ASAP Homeless Services, Inc
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

Homeless Emergency Project, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $5,000

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES

2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant $10,000

PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Total Public Broadcasting: $14,741
WEDU Public Broadcasting
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

WUSF Public Media
Cathleen W. Grant Public Communications Award $1,500
Distribution from Clara K. Dalzell Fund $4,538
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

RELIGION

Total Religion: $15,046

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Distribution from Helen D. Scott Endowment $2,065

Crystal Beach Community Church
Faith Mission Christian Field of Interest Fund Grant $9,600

First Methodist Church Clearwater
Distribution from Aneta L. Thomas Fund $3,381

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Total Social Responsibility: $11,604

Amnesty International of the USA
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Council for Secular Humanity
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

National Farmworker Ministry
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

WOMEN’S SERVICES

Total Women’s Services: $70,048

Alpha House of Pinellas
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $5,000
Distribution from their endowment $543

CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse)
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Haven of RCS
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Glenn and Carol Arthur Field of Interest Grant $7,000

Kimberly Home Pregnancy Center
Regular Operating Grant $10,000
Ernest and Carolyn Benedict Competitive Grant $3,000

Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $5,802

Population Connection
Distribution from Virgil and Meta Osborn Memorial Fund $2,901

MISCELLANEOUS

Goodwill Industries Suncoast
Distribution from Theodore and Marian Tonne Fund $101,905

Congratulations to all recipients!

 

 


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