Education & Philanthropy

Grey Bull Rescue and Costa Sunglasses delivered hurricane relief supplies and Thanksgiving food to Metropolitan Ministries this week. The donation drive, which ran throughout November was a collaborative effort with

St. Petersburg College and Veterans Florida have partnered, for a second year, to offer the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program, designed to help veterans transition to business ownership. The 8-week program

Haven will hold a month-long fundraising event, in December, to support the Florida Giant Dog Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming large dog breeds in need. From

As Thanksgiving approaches, Metropolitan Ministries is facing a 23% drop in donations compared to last year, while the number of families needing assistance has increased by 20%. With just days

In response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Hillsborough Education Foundation and Pinellas Education Foundation have raised a total of $2.8 million to support schools, students and educators affected by

The Mike Alstott Family Foundation provided Thanksgiving dinners to all 46 Hillsborough County Fire Rescue stations for the sixth consecutive year. Firefighters received groceries for a traditional holiday dinner, including

Matt Mitchell, the chief executive officer of the Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA, began his journey with the YMCA as a college student working as a wellness attendant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 The University of South Florida has received a $6.5 million estate gift to benefit the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Center & Research Institute. The donation, from an anonymous benefactor, is

Richard Gonzmart, a 1971 graduate of Jesuit High School and a Tampa restaurateur, has donated $1 million to the school. This latest gift adds to Gonzmart’s long-standing contributions to Jesuit

St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Foundation has announced that Scott and Kathy Fink, in Tampa, have donated $5 million to support children’s health care in West Central Florida. Their gift will

American Integrity Insurance announced a $100,000 donation to Metropolitan Ministries, during its Gratitude Gathering event on Friday. The donation will sponsor 1,000 collection barrels, across the region, gathering essential food

Every year, the team at Tampa Bay Business and Wealth gathers for an afternoon and plans what they think the next year of issues will look like. From who will