Scenes from TBBW’s inaugural Philanthropist of the Year Awards (PHOTOS)

Tampa Bay Business and Wealth named the winners, and honored the finalists, of the inaugural Philanthropist of the Year Awards in November. Click through the gallery below to see photos from the event.

More than 250 people were in attendance. Presenting sponsors included the Community Foundation Tampa Bay, Pilot Bank and Sabal Trust. Gold sponsor was Valspar Championship.

You can see the list of winners here.

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