Become a distinguished member of Friends of South Florida PBS, and you will be recognized for being a community leader whose support helps touch the lives of millions.
Your gift may be directed towards:
- Kids & Education – Engage and educate children, parents and teachers to improve school readiness and success.
- Arts, Music & Culture – Broaden access to arts and culture – locally, nationally and internationally.
- Health & Wellness – Provide unique health education that will lead to improved access and expedited diagnosis.
- Environment & Science – Produce environmental programming that will educate and inspire solutions.
A significant portion of our funding comes from philanthropists who understand that public television is a unique resource that helps to connect, inspire and feed curiosity.
Help us continue a legacy of trusted, valued, and essential programming for future generations.
FRIENDS OF SOUTH FLORIDA PBS - MAJOR DONOR LEVELS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
$50,000+
- Customized individual spot recognition
- On-air recognition ten times monthly for one year
- Opportunity to be recognized around program of choice
- Personal meeting with President and CEO
- Opportunity to tour the stations’ studios with an option of attending a live program taping
- Donor society recognition (includes website and annual report)
- Invitations to special events
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
$25,000+
- On-air recognition eight times monthly for one year
- Opportunity to be recognized around program of choice
- Personal meeting with President and CEO
- Opportunity to tour the stations’ studios with an option of attending a live program taping
- Donor society recognition (includes website and annual report)
- Invitations to special events
STUDIO CIRCLE
$10,000+
- On-air recognition four times monthly for one year
- Opportunity to tour the stations’ studios with an option of attending a live program taping
- Donor society recognition (includes website and annual report)
- Invitations to special events
PRODUCER'S CIRCLE
$5,000+
- On-air recognition monthly for one year
- Opportunity to tour the stations’ studios with an option of attending a live program taping
- Donor society recognition (includes website and annual report)
- Invitations to special events
DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE
$3,000+
- On-air recognition four times annually
- Donor society recognition (includes website and annual report)
- Invitations to special events
CHAIRMAN'S CIRCLE
$1,500+
- On-air recognition annually
- Donor society recognition (includes website and annual report)
- Invitations to special events
FRIENDS OF SOUTH FLORIDA PBS - ANNUAL GIVING SOCIETY MEMBERS
On behalf of the South Florida PBS family – board, staff, viewers and volunteers – we extend sincerest gratitude to the individuals, foundations, businesses and other charitable entities who contribute gifts of cash, securities, retirement funds, insurance policies, planned gifts and more to fuel public television.
Please join us in celebrating the following members of Friends of South Florida PBS.
Estate of Carl W. Grover
Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation
Felicia Taylor*
The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable Foundation
The Batchelor Foundation
The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Alfred Allan Lewis* and Ralph Lutrin*
The Addison Hines Charitable Trust
Mr. William R. Groves, Jr*
Corinne Maietta
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation
Nicholas V. Perricone, M.D.
Estate of Malcolm S. Sotland
Mrs. Dorothy M. St. Jean*
Mr. Harry Acton Striebel*
The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation, Jay Rickel-Finnegan
Kerrin & Peter L. Bermont
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Beyer
Mr.* & Mrs. Paul J. DiMare, Sr.
Henri and Flore Lesieur Foundation
L. & L. Copeland Foundation
Laurans A. & Arlene H. Mendelson Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Marjorie A. Matheson*
Mrs. Judith Reinach*
Samuel E. & Mary W. Thatcher Foundation
Warten Foundation, Inc.
Rita & Gary Wilder, The Wilder Foundation
Jack R. Wood & Una L. Wood
Michael J. Zinner M.D.
Audrey Love Charitable Foundation
Trish & Dan Bell
Mr. Colin W. Brown
The Brunetti Foundation
Sharon E. Glasrud
JayKay Foundation Fund
The John A. Moran Charitable Trust
Mr. Richard P. Jones*
The Kessler Family Foundation
The Kirk Foundation
The Laurence W. Levine Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Victor H. Mendelson
Estate of Henry P. Nix
Mr. David C. Prather, Esq.
The Ruth Anderson Foundation
T.C. Quick Charitable Foundation, Thomas C. Quick
Estate of Fredericka Achin
Adolf and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation
Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, Inc.
Mr. George Houghton K. Barkley*
Mr. Fred Berens
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Bolotin
James R. Borynack & Adolfo Zaralegui
Rita & Charles Bronfman
Sheila & Francois Brutsch
Mrs. Robert T. Butler
Ms. Josephine T. Carvill
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce E. Clinton
Community Foundation of Broward
Georgina Jacobsen Fund
John H. Rau Fund
Joseph S. and Louise B. Rumbaugh Fund
Susan E. Sachs Designated Fund
Mr. Mark W. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Cypen, Esq.
The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc.
Margaret S. Eidson, M.D. and Mr. Mike Eidson
Mr. & Mrs. J. Pepe Fanjul
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Garfunkel
Estate of Myrna Glass-Mansdorf
Mr. & Mrs. Bertram J. Goldsmith, Jr.
Ms. Carol M. Hall
Mrs. Lydia A. Harrison
Mr. Richard A. Herter and Mr. Dennis E. Baney
Mr.* & Mrs. Harry D. Hochman
Ms. Lisann Jacobs
Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust
Dr. and Mr. Charles B. Johnson
Dorothy & Sidney Kohl
Ms. Carol Kosberg*
Ms. Carolina Lanao
Ms. Rose J. Lem
Ms. Beatrice Madauss*
Ms. Susan M. Mansolillo & Mr. Kip S. Marsique
Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin
Mrs. Audrey H. Millsaps
Mrs. Ruth H. Mitchell
National Endowment for the Arts
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L. Newbold
Mr. Millard C. Norman*
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Patterson
Pauline Pitt
Daniel E. Ponton
Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Quick
Handel R. Robinson, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rocker
Ms. Gloria B. Rosenstein*
John and Jana Scarpa and the John F. Scarpa Foundation
Steve Scott
John & Diane Sculley
Bruce & Pam Shaffner
Sidney & Estelle Brozen Charitable Trust
Ms. Laurie Silvers & Mr. Mitchell Rubenstein
Ted and Lorraine Glasrud Family Foundation
Susan and Dom Telesco
UKG
Mr. & Mrs. Gary C. Wendt
Estate of James White
The Wildflower Foundation, Inc.
Essie K. Yates, M.D. and Mr. Jordan L. Yates
Ms. Cindy Ziff
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Abramson
Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Allen
The Alvah H. & Wyline P. Chapman Foundation
The Anna A. Moldrup Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Arnold
Mrs. Joanna U. Bratt
Mr. & Mrs. George R. Chamberlin*
Mr. Richard P. Cole
Ms. Cynthia Collard
Mike & Julie Connors
Dr. Lourdes M. Cowgill and Mr. James T. Cowgill
Da Rin Butz Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Myrna L. Daniels
The David Kimmel Foundation
Ms. Clover Drinkwater
Mr. Edward Dudnyk
Mr. George T. Elmore
Kenneth & Sherry Endelson
Gail & Al Engelberg
Florman Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Freitas
Herb Gruber and Donna Lee Steffens
Audrey & Martin D. Gruss
Ms. Carol Halperin Minkin
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick O. Hanser
Mrs. Nicki Harris
Mr. Christian C. Harrison
Helen S. & Merrill L. Bank Foundation, Inc.
Helliwell Family Foundation
Mrs. Lyn Ianuzzi
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation
Ellen & Bob Jaffe
Darlene and Jerry Jordan
Phyllis & John Kirkpatrick
Janet & Tom Kuzio
H. Irwin* & Ellen Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Lieberman
Lou and May Jean Wolff Family Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward
Louis J. Appignani Foundation
Lowell S. & Betty L. Dunn Family Foundation
Ms. Christine E. Lynn
Mr. & Mrs. David Mack
Mr. Hawley H. McAuliffe
Mr. & Mrs. Bruno Mejean
James & Barbara Meyer
Dr. Barry A. Morris
Dr. & Dr. Gary Nabel
Ms. Naomi Nathan
New Trinity Charitable Fund
Ms. Linda R. Olsson
Mr. & Mrs. Chaim Plewinski on behalf of Louis Goldberg*
Ann & Christopher Quick
Ms. Patricia A. Quick
Dr. Karen Raben
Roz & Abe Rapp
Mr. & Mrs. Nash W. Schott
Shepard Broad Foundation
Mrs. Zoe S. Sindell
Ms. Marsha Soffer
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Soter
Christine & Bob Stiller
Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Tatelbaum, III
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Taylor, III
Ms. Susan O. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. William & Norma Kline Tiefel
Robbi & Bruce Toll
Mr. Robert L. Tracy
Kathryn & Leo Vecellio
Mrs. Jocelyn Watkins
Mr. & Mrs. George W. Weaver
Stephen R. and Roberta S. Weiner
Lynne Wheat & Thomas Peterffy
Susan and Bob Wright
Mrs. Deena L. Wynne
Aaron & Sylvia Rothenberg Family Foundation
Phebe W. Bauer
Ms. Judith L. Biggs
Mr. & Mrs. James Byrnes
Mazie Cox & Brinkley Thorne
Connie & Theo Folz
Mrs. John Franco
The Garner Foundation
Mr. Harvey A. Goldman
Ms. Karen E. Moore
Alan J. & Kathleen B. Newell
Mrs. Jane A. Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Rohan
Marylou Lionells Schimel, Ph.D.
Mr. Franklin Schmidt
Thomas Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John & Joan Altwater
Madeline & Stephen Anbinder
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Applebaum
Ruth & Bob* Baal
Ms. Sandra K. Baker
Sybil & John Barkett
Mrs. Lydia M. Barnes
Ms. Diane M. Barrett
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Baum
Mr. Bruce A. Beal and Mr. Frank Cunningham
Ms. Judith R. Bezark
Carmen Bishopric
Sandy & Richard Bornstein
Don & Linda Brodie
Ms. Lottie B. Brown*
Christine & Larry Carsman Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Collins
Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Cummings
Ms. Diane Dalsimer
The Honorable Norman S. Edelcup
Alan & Shoshanna Ehrlich
Anna K. Emilsdottir, M.D. and Richard Rowey
Dolores Fernandez Alonso
Madeline & Wes Finch
Mrs. Gwen Fisher
Florida Humanities
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Freihofer
Mr. Bernard Gewirz
The Graham Companies
H.D. Perry Family Foundation
Ms. Martha R. Haas
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Hanley, Esq.
Ms. Eleanor L. Haydock
Mrs. Beatricia Herrick
Mr. & Ms. Wayne Hundt
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Huston, Jr.
Ms. Patricia Isenberg
James J. Colt Foundation, Inc.
Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation, Inc.
Susan M. Kahn
Ms. Joan F. Kasner
Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Katz
Victoria C. Kirby
Mrs. Shirley Knox
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Kulin
Pat & Jack Lentz
In memory of Luis and Vidalina López
Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Loving
Carol & Earle Mack
Hillie Mahoney
Joan W. Mayer, M.D.
Mercedes Benz of Coral Gables
Mercedes Benz of Cutler Bay
MHC Endowment
Moriarty Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Lucia N. Musso
Mrs. Barbara Nickerson-Estrada
Karl Wellner & Deborah Norville
P J Callahan Foundation
Stephen F. Patterson
Wendy Sager Pomerantz
Ms. Pamela F. Poulos
Mr. & Mrs. George D. Prigmore
Ms. Mary Quick
Randall and Mary Hack Foundation
Rhoda Rubin Revocable Living Trust
Richard H. Simons Charitable Trust
Olga Robbin-Rogers
Ms. Sally Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Rosenberger
The Honorable Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. and Mrs. Ross
Ms. Constance F. Rothenberg*
Ms. Patricia Rowell
Candace Ruskin
Ms. Cari Schnipper
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Schuster
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Siegel
Mr. Barry Solomon
Ann Sommer
Dr. & Mrs. R. Steinbook
Tonkinson Foundation
Mrs. Jacqueline B. Traurig
Mr. & Mrs. David Waltz
Robert & Carol Weissman
Ms. Patricia M. Wiencke
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Winsberg
Mrs. Barbara C. Zwick
This recognition lists reflect gifts received between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023. If you see a discrepancy please contact the Development office.
For further information and assistance with giving opportunities please contact our Development Department at 1-877-272-7867 or email development@southfloridapbs.org