Following are grants totaling $1,879,466.24 awarded through the Community Foundation in our fiscal year of January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. The list is a combination of (1) grants awarded through our two discretionary grant cycles; (2) donor advised 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 County Community Foundation is Committed to Pinellas.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Total Affordable Housing...........................................................$83,800.00

Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

Community Service Foundation
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

Pinellas Habitat For Humanity
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

Pinellas Village, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00
Vinyl fence surrounding playground area....................................$10,000.00

Shepherd’s Village, Inc
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00
Roof replacement and repair.....................................................$22,000.00

Avery County (NC) Habitat for Humanity
Distribution from Arthur Fund....................................................$1,800.00

ANIMAL WELFARE

Total Animal Welfare:..............................................................$70,927.92

Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Distribution from Klauser Fund.................................................$16,291.10

Friends of Strays
Distribution from Klauser Fund.................................................$16,291.10

Pinellas Animal Foundation
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00
Distribution from Klauser Fund.................................................$22,663.00
Distribution from their agency endowment.................................$379.31

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Distribution from Klauser Fund.................................................$5,000.00
Distribution from their endowment fund......................................$303.41

ARTS AND CULTURE

Total Arts and Culture.............................................................$383,165.31

Florida Orchestra
Distribution from Anonymous Fund...........................................$626.02

Great Explorations
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10.000.00
Security cameras for the safety of children................................$4,000.00

Museum of Fine Arts
Distribution from Vary Fund.....................................................$47,595.94

Partners N Progress for the Arts
Distribution from Bailey Fund...................................................$4,996.35

Science Center of Pinellas County
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00

Schenectady County Historical Society....................................$300,000.00
Distribution from Franchere Fund

Tampa Bay Symphony
Distribution from Dalzell Fund..................................................$5,947.00

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Total Behavioral Health Care Services.......................................$25,000.00

Directions for Mental Health, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00

Operation PAR, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant.............................................................$1,000.00
Improvements to restroom facilities...........................................$10,000.00
Sand and water play tables......................................................$4,000.00

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

Total Children and Youth Services............................................$264,674.81

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00
Distribution from their agency endowment.................................$342.14

Boy Scouts of America, West Central Florida
Distribution from Clapp and Roebling Funds..............................$5,527.51

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00

Brookwood Florida-Central, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00
Furniture and equipment for dining room....................................$5,000.00
Electrical improvements to building...........................................$4,000.00

Child Development Center
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00
Distribution from their agency endowment.................................$1,573.87

Christian Outreach Center
Faith Mission Donor Advised Grant...........................................$10,000.00

Community Pride Child Care, Inc
Regular Operating Grant..........................................................$10,000.00
Cribs and high chairs...............................................................$3,000.00
Supplies.................................................................................$1,000.00
Distribution from their agency endowment..................................$3,041.07

Crystal Beach Youth Center
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant...................................$10,000.00

Florida United Methodist Childrens Home
Distribution from Wilson Fund...................................................$751.22

Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches
Distribution from Bennett Fund..................................................$492.35
Distribution from Roebling Endowment.......................................$1,045.71
Distribution from Tonne Fund.....................................................$30,900.93

Girls Inc. of Pinellas
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00
Upgrade bathroom fixtures........................................................$10,000.00
Computer system enhancements..............................................$8,000.00

Happy Workers Children’s Center
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00
Various building and equipment improvements............................$10,000.00

Junior Achievement of West Central Florida
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

Pre-School Experience, Inc
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00
Kitchen renovations..................................................................$16,000.00

Royal Family Kids’ Camp.........................................................$10,000.00
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant

Speaking Up For Children
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

YMCA of the Suncoast, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant..............................................................$4,000.00
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant....................................$10,000.00

YWCA of Tampa Bay, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant...........................................................$10,000.00

DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

Total Developmentally Disabled.................................................$83,200.40

Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf....................................$2,000.00
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant

Benedict Haven, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant............................................................$10,000.00

Caring and Sharing For Independent Living
Regular Operating Grant............................................................$10,000.00
Replace malfunctioning light fixtures...........................................$2,000.00

Lighthouse of Pinellas
Regular Operating Grant.............................................................$10,000.00
Computers for visually impaired seniors.......................................$10,000.00
Adaptive training devices for seniors new to vision loss..................$5,000.00
Software to facilitate reading.......................................................$3,000.00

Award from Walter Leahy Clearwater Breakfast Sertoma
Club Memorial Endowment Fund.................................................$461.12

Pinellas Association For Retarded Children (PARC)
Regular Operating Grant.............................................................$4,000.00

Upper Pinellas Association For Retarded Citizens (UPARC)
Basic Operating Grant................................................................$4,000.00
Emergency response kits...........................................................$5,000.00
Distribution from Zamoyski Fund.................................................$17,451.84
Distribution from UPARC/GAP Fund............................................$287.44

EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Total Education and Scholarships................................................$222,809.59

EDUCATION
Total Education..........................................................................$105,788.68

The Albany Academy..................................................................$73,154.78
Distribution from Franchere Fund

The Crossnore School
Distribution from Arthur Fund.......................................................$1,800.00

A Gift for Teaching
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant......................................$10,000.00

Largo Library Foundation
Distribution from Bailey Fund.......................................................$4,996.35

North Bay Christian Academy
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund...............................................$10,000.00

Pinellas Education Foundation
Distribution from Moffatt Fund......................................................$5,837.55

SCHOLARSHIPS

Total Scholarships......................................................................$117,020.91
College Fund of Pinellas
Regular Operating Gran...............................................................$10,000.00
Distribution from Boudreau, Condon and Thompson Funds..............$917.57

Graham-Bowman Scholarships....................................................$75,000.00
Nathan Alderson
Lisa Basta
Brian Boone
Jacqueline Brown
Margaret Caplan
Lisa Chau
Felicia Collins
Yvette Daniels
Lisa Diehl
Courtney Dunn
Matthew Eutzler
Adriana Evans
Matthew Grover
James Hatfield
Paula Hatfield
Latiena Flournoy
Andrrea Hargett
J. Derek Kantaskas
Benjamin Keener
Meghan Kenefic
Jaimie Mickey
Mia Mancinella
Phillip McCormick
Rebecca Muller
Lee Nash
Ali Paulson
Andrea Rigali
James Saller
Areti Tsitsakis
Lynn Whipple
Stephanie Wilkins

James L. Lambright Scholarships (Largo Elks).................................$6,000.00
Marianne Bennett
Erika Brooke
Daniel Holmes

Costas G. Lemonopoulos Scholarships...........................................$13.630.00
Christopher Battaglia
Ellen Boczarski
Jorge Borges
Anthony Catone
Erick Cetano
Ashley Chin-Baarstad
Samantha Darrigo
Joy Gallagher
Patrick Goergen
Jennifer Handville
Brittany Hannon
Joseph Holtz
Sonia Hudson
Sean Lonergan
Andrea Lovelly
Adam Marts
Reginald McGee
Keith McLaurin
Ann McLemore
Molly Mieras
Meagan Miraglia
Harry Page
Lydia Parigi
Jessica Robbins
Dannielle Rossetti
Sarah Rust
Alyssa Stroetz
Nicholas Walsh

H. Robert Merrill Scholarship............................................................$5,780.65
Awarded by the University of Vermont

David G. Perkins, Jr. Tribute Scholarship...........................................$500.00
Donna Flesher

Ralph Richards Memorial Scholarship...............................................$500.00
Adam Simons

F. Kiernan Schoonmaker Memorial Scholarship.................................$500.00
Carl McLaren

Aneta I. Thomas Scholarship...........................................................$4,192.69
Awarded by Tri-State University

ELDERLY SERVICES

Total Elderly Services......................................................................$34,818.71

F.A.S.T. (Faith and Action for Strength Together)
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant............................................$10,000.00

Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas County
Regular Operating Grant....................................................................$10,000.00
Faith Mission Donor Advisory Grant....................................................$10.000.00
Distribution from Gordon Fund............................................................$626.02

Florida Geriatric Research Program
Distribution from Thomas Fund...........................................................$4,192.69

ENVIRONMENTAL

Total Environmental...........................................................................$37,165.79

Audubon of Florida
Distribution from Bushnell Fund..........................................................$3,954.90
Distribution from Tonne Fund..............................................................$30,900.91

Clearwater Audubon Society
Distribution from their endowment.......................................................$309.98

Friends of the Island Parks
Cathleen W. Grant Environmental Improvement Award..........................$2,000.00

FAMILY SERVICES

Total Family Services.........................................................................$70,192.69

Daystar Life Center
First Time Operating Grant.................................................................$6,000.00
Purchase commercial refrigerator........................................................$5,000.00

Citizens Alliance For Progress
Regular Operating Grant.....................................................................$10,000.00
Faith Mission Donor Advised Grant......................................................$10,000.00
To assist with replacement of roof........................................................$7,000.00

Family Resources, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant.......................................................................$4,000.00

Family Service Centers, Inc.
Basic Operating Grant.......................................................................$4,000.00

Partners in Self-Sufficiency
Regular Operating Grant.....................................................................$10,000.00

Salvation Army
Distribution from Thomas Fund............................................................$4,192.69

United Methodist Cooperative Ministries/Suncoast
Regular Operating Grant.....................................................................$10,000.00

HEALTH CARE

Total Health Care..............................................................................$333,307.34

All Childrens Hospital Foundation
Distribution from Kessler Fund...........................................................$13,094.08
Distribution from their agency endowment...........................................$324.36

American Heart Association
Distribution from Thomas Fund..........................................................$4,192.69

American Lung Association
Distribution from Thomas Fund...........................................................$4,192.69

Arthritis Foundation
Distribution from Thomas Fund...........................................................$4,192.69

Clearwater Free Clinic
Regular Operating Grant....................................................................$10,000.00
Distribution from Bennett Fund...........................................................$492.35
Distribution from their agency endowment...........................................$314.91

Greenwood Community Health Resource Center
Regular Operating Grant....................................................................$10,000.00

Hospice of Avery County (NC)
Distribution from Arthur Fund..............................................................$1,800.00

Hospice of Florida Suncoast
Distribution from Bennett Fund............................................................$492.35
Distribution from Margaret Craig Thompson Fund..................................$173.26

Morton Plant Hospital
Distribution from Fields Fund...............................................................$3,937.44

Morton Plant Mease Foundation
Distributions from Moffat, Mullin and Zamoyski Funds............................$39,622.38
Distribution from Thomas Fund............................................................$4,192.69

St. Anthony’s Hospital
Distribution from Reuter Fund..............................................................$76,470.93

St. Petersburg Free Clinic
Regular Operating Grant......................................................................$10,000.00
Equipment for Food Pantry..................................................................$20,000.00
Replace cabinets at Women’s Residence.............................................$9,000.00

St. Jude’s Research Hospital
Distribution from Dalzell and Mullin Funds............................................$8,415.80

Shriners Hospitals For Children
Distribution from Bennett Fund............................................................$492.35
Distribution from Franchere Fund.........................................................$73,154.78
Distribution from Zamoyski Fund..........................................................$16,223.53

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Distribution from Dalzell Fund..............................................................$5,947.00

Tampa Bay Research Institute
Distribution from their endowment (Frances G. Prasse Trust)..................$357.53

University of Florida College of Medicine
Distribution from Zamoyski Fund..........................................................$16,223.53

HOMELESS SERVICES

Total Homeless Services....................................................................$30,000.00
ASAP Homeless Services, Inc
Regular Operating Grant.....................................................................$10,000.00

Homeless Emergency Project, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant.....................................................................$10,000.00
Dental equipment...............................................................................$10,000.00

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES

2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant.....................................................................$10,000.00

PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Total Public Broadcasting...................................................................$7,447.00

WUSF Public Radio/TV
Cathleen W. Grant Public Communications Award................................$1,500.00
Distribution from Dalzell Fund..............................................................$5,947.00

RELIGION

Total Religion.....................................................................................$6,995.02

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Distribution from Helen D. Scott Endowment.........................................$2,502.33

First Methodist Church Clearwater
Distribution from Thomas Fund.............................................................$4,192.69

WOMEN’S SERVICES

Total Women’s Services......................................................................$92,658.35

Alpha “A Beginning” Inc.
Regular Operating Grant......................................................................$10,000.00
Passenger Van...................................................................................$25,000.00
Distribution from their endowment.........................................................$658.35

CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse)
Regular Operating Grant......................................................................$10,000.00

Haven of RCS
Regular Operating Grant......................................................................$10,000.00
Parking lot and building improvements..................................................$10,000.00

Kimberly Home Pregnancy Center
Regular Operating Grant......................................................................$10,000.00
Upgrade telephone system..................................................................$2,000.00

Pregnancy Center of Pinellas County
Faith Mission Donor Advised Fund Grant..............................................$5,000.00

Resource Center for Women, Inc.
Regular Operating Grant......................................................................$10,000.00

MISCELLANEOUS

Goodwill Industries Suncoast
Distribution from Tonne Fund................................................................$123,603.31

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