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2003 GRANTS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Following are grants totaling $1,361,205.07 awarded through the Community Foundation in our fiscal year of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003. The list is a combination of grants awarded through our two grant cycles, with a focus on social services. Allocations from donor advised funds and distributions from both designated and agency endowment funds also are included. These grants reflect the philanthropic spirit and vision of our many fundholders.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Total Affordable Housing: $65,000

Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services.................... $10,000
Community Service Foundation .....................................$10,000
Pinellas Village, Inc.......................................................$35,000
Shepherd’s Village, Inc................................................. $10,000

ANIMAL WELFARE

Total Animal Welfare: $56,570.59

Friends of Strays...........................................................$19,963.66
Pinellas Animal Foundation.............................................$31,337.20
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ...............$5,269.73

ARTS AND CULTURE

Total Arts and Culture: $57,046.98

Florida Orchestra............................................................$694.93
Museum of Fine Arts.......................................................$50,398.37
Tampa Bay Symphony....................................................$5,953.68

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Total Behavioral Health Care Services: $27,000

Directions for Mental Health, Inc.......................................$15,000
Mustard Seed Foundation................................................$10,000
Operation PAR, Inc. .......................................................$2,000

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

Total Children and Youth Services: $306,523.08

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County, Inc.................$10,304.15
Boy Scouts of America, West Central Florida....................$10,062.33
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast, Inc............................$10,000
Brookwood Florida—Central, Inc.......................................$46,000
Child Development Center................................................$11,000
Christian Outreach Center................................................$10,000
Community Pride Child Care, Inc......................................$24,423.60
Crystal Beach Youth Center.............................................$5,000
Florida Methodist Childrens Home.....................................$833.72
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches.........................................$31,899.28
Girls Inc. of Pinellas.........................................................$10,000
Great Explorations, Inc.....................................................$21,000
Happy Workers Children’s Center......................................$20,000
Junior Achievement of West Central Florida........................$10,000
Pre-School Experience, Inc...............................................$21,000
Science Center of Pinellas County, Inc...............................$10,000
YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg........................................$30,000
YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc...............................................$15,000
YWCA of Tampa, Inc........................................................$10,000

DISABILITIES

Total Disabilities: $92,579.92

Abilities Inc. of Florida.......................................................$12,000
Benedict Haven, Inc..........................................................$20,000
Caring and Sharing For Independent Living..........................$20,000
Pinellas Association For Retarded Children (PARC).............$4,000
Upper Pinellas Association For Retarded Children (UPARC).$21,191.46
Watson Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired...............$15,388.46

EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Total Education and Scholarships: $144,255.86

College Fund of Pinellas....................................................$10,814.57
Largo Library Foundation...................................................$4,514.87
Largo Partners ‘n Progress................................................$4,514.87
Graham-Bowman Scholarships..........................................$83,100
James L. Lambright Scholarships (Largo Elks)....................$6,000

Costas G. Lemonopoulos Scholarships...............................$17,980
H. Robert Merrill Scholarship..............................................$5,803
David G. Perkins, Jr. Tribute Scholarship.............................$500.00
Pinellas County Education Foundation................................$5,836.94
Ralph Richards Memorial Scholarship.................................$500.00
F. Kiernan Schoonmaker Scholarship.................................$500.00
Tri-State University (Indiana)...............................................$4,191.61

ELDERLY SERVICES

Total Elderly Services: $24,886.54

Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas County..............................$20,694.93
Florida Geriatric Research..................................................$4,191.61

ENVIRONMENTAL

Total Environmental: $53,208.88

Clearwater Audobon Society...............................................$275.57
Clearwater Marine Aquarium...............................................$21,963.66
Florida Audobon Society....................................................$30,969.65

FAMILY SERVICES

Total Family Services: $65,191.61

Citizens Alliance For Progress............................................$18,000
Family Resources, Inc........................................................$4,000
Family Service Centers, Inc.................................................$9,000
Partners in Self-Sufficiency..................................................$10,000
Pinellas County Urban League, Inc.......................................$10,000
Salvation Army...................................................................$4,191.61
United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast.................$10,000

HEALTH CARE

Total Health Care: $221,608.30

All Childrens Hospital Foundation.........................................$15,484.83
American Heart Association................................................$4,191.61
American Lung Association.................................................$4,191.61
Arthritis Foundation.............................................................$4,191.61

Clearwater Free Clinic..........................................................$10,278.57
Greenwood Community Health Resource Center.....................$10,000
Hospice of Florida Suncoast.................................................$154.02
Morton Plant Hospital...........................................................$2,027.77
Morton Plant Foundation.......................................................$43,311.18
Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute............................................$5,953.68
St. Anthony’s Hospital.........................................................$56,687.21
St. Petersburg Free Clinic....................................................$25,000
St. Jude’s Research Hospital................................................$7,378.68
Shriners Hospitals For Children.............................................$16,226.69
Tampa Bay Research Institute..............................................$304.15
University of Florida College of Medicine................................$16,226.69

HOMELESS SERVICES

Total Homeless Services: $20,000

ASAP Homeless Services, Inc..............................................$10,000
Homeless Emergency Project, Inc.........................................$10,000

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES

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

PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Total Public Broadcasting: $7,453.68

WEDU Public TV..................................................................$1,500
WUSF Public Radio/TV.........................................................$5,953.68

RELIGION

Total Religion: $16,416.12

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association....................................$2,224.51
Crystal Beach Community Church..........................................$10,000
First Methodist Church Clearwater..........................................$4,191.61

WOMEN’S SERVICES

Total Women’s Services: $69,585.25

Alpha “A Beginning” Inc. $17,585.25

CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse).................................$19,000
Haven of RCS........................................................................$12,000
Kimberly Home Pregnancy Center...........................................$11,000
Resource Center for Women, Inc.............................................$10,000

MICELLANIOUS

Goodwill Industries Suncoast $123,878.26

Pinellas Community Foundation
5200 East Bay Drive, Suite 202
Clearwater, FL 33764
Phone: (727) 531-0058 • FAX: (727) 531-0053
Email:info@pinellasccf.org

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