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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

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

Rev. Marta S. Weeks

The Eunice Joyce Gardiner Charitable Foundation

Estate of Harry Acton Striebel

The Batchelor Foundation

The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. George R. Chamberlin*

Leonard and Norma Klorfine Foundation

The Addison Hines Charitable Trust

The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation

Mrs. Marjorie A. Matheson*

Mr. Millard C. Norman*

Park Foundation, Patrick and Milly Park

Ms. Sally A. Scrimgeour*

Mrs. Deena L. Wynne

The Annette Urso Rickel Foundation

Ms. Lottie B. Brown*


Community Foundation of Broward:
Dot and Keith Cobb Fund
Frank D. and Anita M. Butler Endowment Fund
Herschell and Margo Lewis Fund
Mary N. Porter Community Impact Fund
Oakland Park Women's Club


Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. DiMare, Sr.

Henri & Flore Lesieur Foundation

L. & L. Copeland Foundation

Samuel E. & Mary W. Thatcher Foundation

Audrey Love Charitable Foundation

Mr. Colin W. Brown

The Brunetti Foundation

Ms. Dora D. Dixon*

The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc.

The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation

Sharon E. Glasrud

JayKay Foundation Fund

The Kessler Family Foundation

The Kirk Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Lauder

Laurans A. & Arlene H. Mendelson Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Corinne Maietta

Lynne Wheat & Thomas Peterffy

Raymond James & Associates

Mrs. Alice J. Rutten*

Mr. Gerard Schocken*

The Windhover Foundation, H. Richard Quadracci 

Michael J. Zinner, M.D.

The American Foundation for the Arts

Baptist Health South Florida

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Bell

Mr. Fred Berens

Kerrin & Peter L. Bermont

Ms. Joan B. Birnbaum*

Rita & Charles Bronfman

Estate of Walter Brown

Francois & Sheila Brutsch

Buehler Aviation Research Foundation, Inc.

Burnap Foundation

Mrs. Carroll M. Carpenter

Mr. Mark W. Cook

Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. Counihan

Mr. George T. Elmore

Florida Humanities

Mr. & Mrs. George M. Garfunkel

Mrs. Cindy L. Goldberg

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gottsegen

Audrey & Martin D. Gruss

Ms. Carol M. Hall

Mrs. Lydia A. Harrison

Ms. Lisann Jacobs

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Jaffe, Jr.

Jeff Hunter Charitable Trust

John A. Moran Charitable Trust

Joseph & Shirley Leblang Charitable Trust

Dorothy & Sidney Kohl

Mr. Joel Kremer & Mrs. Sara Kremer

Lattner Family Foundation

The Laurence W. Levine Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Rose J. Lem

Mr. & Mrs. Victor H. Mendelson

Mrs. Audrey H. Millsaps

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Patterson

Pauline B. Pitt, William H. Pitt Foundation

Mr. David C. Prather, Esq.

Mr. Thomas C. Quick

Handel R. Robinson, M.D.

Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.

John and Jana Scarpa and the John F. Scarpa Foundation

Estate of Keith H. Schienberg

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schumacher

Steve Scott

John and Diane Sculley

Bruce & Pam Shaffner

Judy Lewent and Mark Shapiro

Sidney & Estelle Brozen Charitable Trust

The Sidney, Milton & Leoma Simon Foundation

Ms. Laurie Silvers & Mr. Mitchell Rubenstein

Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Tatelbaum, III

Ted and Lorraine Glasrud Family Foundation

Susan and Dom Telesco

Thomas & Sally Wood Family Foundation

Ultimate Kronos Group

Mr. & Mrs. Gary C. Wendt

Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Abramson

The Anna A. Moldrup Foundation

Mr. Bruce A. Beal and Mr. Frank Cunningham

Mr. & Mrs. Irving Bolotin

Mr. James Borynack

Ms. Judith M. Buechner

Ms. Cynthia Collard

Mike & Julie Connors

Dr. Lourdes M. & James T. Cowgill

Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Cummings

Da Rin Butz Charitable Foundation

The David Kimmel Foundation

Ms. Susan E. Dsurney

Florida Crystals Corp

Florman Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Freitas

Mr. John Frey

Mr. Wilson Greaton, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Greene

Herb Gruber and Donna Lee Steffens

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick O. Hanser

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Foundation

Helen S. & Merrill L. Bank Foundation, Inc.

Helliwell Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hochman

Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Holtzman

John A. & Marlene L. Boll Foundation

Joseph S. and Louise B. Rumbaugh Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward

Mrs. Marjorie Korach*

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kozloff

Janet & Tom Kuzio

Mr. & Mrs. H. Irwin Levy

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

Mr. & Mrs. David Mack

Carol & Earle Mack

Mr. Hawley H. McAuliffe

Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin

Mr. & Mrs. Abel J. Merrill

Merson Charitable Remainder Trust

Mrs. Ruth H. Mitchell

Ms. Linda R. Olsson

Olga Robbin-Rogers

Ms. Margaret Rodriguez*

Ms. Laurie J. Schecter

Selma Ankist Family Trust, Andrea Nobil, Trustee

Shepard Broad Foundation

Mrs. Zoe S. Sindell

Mr. Richard W. Slocum*

Ms. Marsha Soffer

Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. William J. Soter

Christine & Bob Stiller

Ms. Susan O. Taylor

Norma and Bill Tiefel

Kathryn & Leo Vecellio

Mr. Thomas J. Walend

Mrs. Jocelyn Watkins

Mr. & Mrs. George W. Weaver

Stephen R. and Roberta S. Weiner

Robert & Carol Weissman

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Whitesell

Susan and Bob Wright

Madeline & Stephen Anbinder

Mr. Frank Barnett

Phebe W. Bauer

Ms. Judith R. Bezark

Ms. Judith L. Biggs

Mr. & Mrs. James Byrnes

Cox Foundation

Mrs. Helen H. Crawford

Ms. Clover Drinkwater

Mrs. Gwen Fisher

Connie & Theo Folz

The Halperin Foundation

Mr. Christian C. Harrison

Ms. Eleanor L. Haydock

John H. Rau Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward

Ms. Christine E. Lynn

James & Barbara Meyer

Alan J. & Kathleen B. Newell

Randall and Mary Hack Foundation

Mrs. Jane A. Robinson

Ms. Susan V. Saunders

Marylou Lionells Schimel, Ph.D.

Mr. Richard A. Schwartz

J. Christine Svendsen

Ms. Margaretta Taylor

A.L. Mailman Family Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Anbinder

Mr. & Mrs. James Anderton

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Applebaum

Ruth & Bob Baal

Ms. Colleen M. Bain

Ms. Sandra K. Baker

Mrs. Lydia M. Barnes

Ms. Diane M. Barrett

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Baum

Ms. Diane Belfer*

Ambassador & Mrs. Stuart A. Bernstein

Mrs. Carmen D. Bishopric

Sandy & Richard Bornstein

Mary & Chip Brennan

Calace Family Foundation

Mr. Michael A. Carricarte

Christine & Larry Carsman Charitable Fund at Schwab

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Collins

Ms. Diane Dalsimer

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Davidson

Timothy Davidson & Jana Hesser

Mrs. Susan K. Davis

The Honorable Norman S. Edelcup

Anna K. Emilsdottir, M.D. and Richard Rowey

Gail & Al Engelberg

Robert Holuba & Susan Furman

Mr. Marvin A. Goldenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Goldstein

The Graham Companies

H.D. Perry Family Foundation

Ms. Martha R. Haas

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Hanley, Esq.

Harry F. Duncan Foundation

Mrs. Lynn Honderd

Ms. Phyllis Hopman

Mr. Gerald Horwitz

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Hundt

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Huston, Jr.

Isenberg Family Foundation

James J. Colt Foundation, Inc.

Joseph Weintraub Family Foundation, Inc.

Ms. Joan F. Kasner

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley M. Katz

Mr. Robert M. Kramer, Esq.

Mr. & Mrs. Buzz Krongard

Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Lentz, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Loving

Ms. Rita Marx

Dr. Joan W. Mayer

Betsy & James Meany

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Michaels

Moriarty Family Charitable Foundation

Robert & Christa Murray

Noel & Marianne Nation

Mrs. Gail A. Nessel

Mr. Bruce Nichols

Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner

P J Callahan Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Ellis J. Parker, III

Mr. & Mrs. Rodman D. Patton

Mrs. Mary L. Poisson*

Ms. Wendy S. Pomerantz

Daniel E. Ponton

Ms. Pamela F. Poulos

Dr. Karen Raben

Roz & Abe Rapp

Rhoda Rubin Revocable Living Trust

The Rosenberg Foundation, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Rosenberger

Mrs. Jennifer Schorr

Mr. & Mrs. Nash W. Schott

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Schuster

Dr. Martin E. Segal

Mr. Barry Solomon

Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Steinbook

Ms. Sandra Sternfeld

Dolores Sukhdeo

Thomas Family Foundation

Tonkinson Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Winsberg

Ken & Barb Woltz

Mrs. Barbara C. Zwick

This recognition lists reflect gifts received between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. 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