On a Mission to Ignite Impact
Community Foundation Tampa Bay is a 501 (C)(3) public charity that connects people, ideas and resources to create meaningful, lasting impact. Across our region — Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties — we are philanthropic partners, connectors and advisors. We understand our area’s most critical needs and champion solutions. Let us show you how to bring your giving to life as we work together to build a vibrant, prosperous community for all.
Mission
Vision
Core Commitments to the Community
Build Community Connectedness and Trust
Ensure a Dynamic and Resilient Future for Tampa Bay
By the Numbers
- Founded: 1990
- Grants in FY 2022: $72.2 million
- Nonprofits receiving grants in FY 2022: 1371
- Total grants since founding: $355 million
- Contributions in FY 2022: $239.8 million
- Nonprofit endowments: 765
- Number of charitable funds: 1,294
- Total assets as of June 30, 2022: $499+ million
Impact Report
View our Fiscal Year 2022 Community Impact Report and see the good we’re doing for great causes.
Board Members
Chair
Chair Elect
Treasurer
Secretary
President & CEO
Investment Cttee Chair
Tampa Metro Area Council Chair
Exec Cttee At Large
Pinellas Council Chair
South Shore Council Chair
Nature Coast Council Chair
Meet the Team
Dedicated to meeting the needs of our donors, partners and communities.
Marlene Spalten
President & CEO
(813) 609-4853
Kory Burkley
Vice President & CFO
(813) 609-4854
Jesse Coraggio, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Community Impact
jcoraggio@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4867
Sheila Kinman, CAP©
Senior Vice President, Philanthropy
kinman@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4857
Wilma Norton
Vice President, Community Connections
wnorton@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4858
Denyve Boyle, MBA, CFRE
Senior Director, Philanthropy
dboyle@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4868
Laurie Dames
Specialist, Donor Support
ldames@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4863
Veatrice Farrell
Director, Digital Inclusion Project
vfarrell@cftampabay.org
(813) 282-1975
Grace Hengesbach
Nature Coast Community Consultant
ghengesbach@cftampabay.org
(813) 282-1975
Omeshia Joseph
Accountant
ojoseph@cftampabay.org
(813) 282-1975
Jay Josephs
Executive Assistant, Office Manager
jjosephs@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4863
Henry Kurusz
Information Systems Manager
hkurusz@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4861
Jennifer Malin
Senior Director, Strategic Communications
jmalin@cftampabay.org
(813) 497-2598
Jerrica Peets, Ph.D.
Program Manager, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network; Project Manager, Florida African American Male Experience (FAAME)
jpeets@cftampabay.org
(813) 560-8594
Alexis Rodriguez
Grants Accountant
arodriguez@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4860
Jessica Scites
Director, Nonprofit Relations
jscites@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4865
Katie Shultz, Ed.D.
Senior Director, Community Investments
kshultz@cftampabay.org
(813) 330-2746
Nicolette Rea, JD
Director, Donor Relations
nrea@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4855
Diana Santangelo, Ph.D.
Director, Thrive by Five
dsantangelo@cftampabay.org
(813) 282-1975
Matt Smith
Completion Coach, Complete Tampa Bay, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network
msmith@cftampabay.org
(813) 330-2747
Berkely Spain
Controller
bspain@cftampabay.org
(813) 774-3972
Patti Strippoli
Donor Relations Coordinator
pstrippoli@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4862
Lori Stubbs
Senior Accountant
lstubbs@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4859
Chuck Tiernan
Senior Director, Community Impact & Director, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network
ctiernan@cftampabay.org
(813) 609-4856
Lindsey Tindall, MA
Director, Academic Scholarships
ltindall@cftampabay.org
(727) 777-5858
Laurie Valentine, JD
Counsel, Philanthropic Giving
lvalentine@cftampabay.org
(813) 692-1880
Councils FY 2023
Our Regional Councils are ambassadors for philanthropy in the areas where they live and work. They provide local knowledge about needs and the impact of charitable giving in their communities.
PINELLAS COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Tom Kennedy, President, Westport CRE – Chair
- Laurence Fasan
- Bob Devin Jones, Artistic Director, Studio@620
- Sean King, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County
- Donna Longhouse, Attorney, Allen Dell P.A.
- Linda Marcelli, Managing Director, Lucky’s Real Tomatoes
- Don Mastry, Attorney, Trenam Law
- Elise Minkoff
- Katie Ramsberger, Health Events Coordinator-Marketing for the West Region-BayCare Health System
- Terri Lipsey Scott, Executive Director, Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
SOUTH SHORE COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Karen Lanese, CPA, Chair
- Michael W. Ball, Edward Jones
- Debbie Caneen, Sun Towers Retirement Community
- Barbara Capron
- Jennifer Wells China, Ph.D., Campus President, HCC
- Phyllis Elsberry
- Damon C. Glisson, Attorney
- Lois Kindle, Reporter and Photographer
- Rebecca Mohr
- Richard J. Rios, CFP, Wells Fargo
- E. Elliot Seda
- Jocelyn Vizcarra, Trustco Bank
TAMPA METRO AREA COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Patricia Douglas, Attorney, Chair
- Anthony Brooks, SVP Commercial Loans, Central Bank
- T.J. Couch, Jr., Keller Williams Tampa Properties
- Jonathan J. Ellis, Attorney, Shumaker
- Mark Fernandez, Stonehill Innovation
- Karen D. Fultz, Esq., Sheehe & Associates, P.A.
- Bob Goen, Senior Human Resources Professional in Health Care (Retired)
- Marsha Lewis Brown
- Lyda Lindell, MD, UrBestNow LLC
- Ken Roberts, President, GEMM Development LLC
- Angel Williams, The Shine Firm
NATURE COAST COUNCIL MEMBERS
- Julie Rockwell, Financial Advisor, Raymond James, Chair
- Jacquelyn R. Campbell, Campbell & Company CPAs & Financial Advisors
- Bill Cronin, Pasco County EDC
- Julie Hale
- Seton Hengesbach, Hengesbach & Hengesbach Law
- Blake Lowman, Prida Guida & Perez, PA
- Elinor J. Paladine, Nonprofit Organization Management
- Jeff Rogers, Hernando County City Administrator
- Frank Rygiel, Walbridge
The Council of Professional Advisors is a select group of advisors who work closely with the Community Foundation Tampa Bay to provide leadership and guidance on the future of charitable giving resources in their respective fields. They also serve as ambassadors and advocates for the advancement of philanthropy within Tampa Bay.
Ronald Ciganek, Chairman
Paul H. Auslander – Provise Management Group
Leslie Barnett – Gunster
Rebecca C. Bell – Delzer, Coulter & Bell, P.A.
Natalie Gebicke – Goldman, Sachs & Co. LLC
Stephanie C. Gibson – Bernstein
Brian K. Gray – UBS Private Wealth Management
Seton Hengesbach – Hengesbach & Hengesbach
Krista Hinrichs – The Tampa Bay Trust Company
Raymond E. Ifert – REI Wealth Management LLC
Danny Jackson – RSM US LLP
William R. Lane, Jr. – Holland & Knight LLP
Tom Loncar – Reilly Fisher & Solomon, P.A.
Robert Mohr – Mohr & Associates
Laura Sherman – Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners
Edward Sutton – Sutton Wealth Advisors
Ann-Eliza M. Taylor – Older Lundy Alvarez Koch & Martino
Tate Taylor – Trenam Law
Jennifer Williams – The Williams-Knust Group, Truist Investment Services, Inc.
Gregory Yadley – Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Membership FY 2023
Our Leadership Council members are long-time advocates for philanthropy, the Community Foundation Tampa Bay and the Tampa Bay region. They offer counsel and direction to help us inspire giving and have a positive impact in our communities.
- George J. Baxter, President Emeritus
- Monroe Berkman
- Miles Capron
- Phillip E. Casey
- Betty Castor
- Richard J. Dobkin
- Patricia Douglas
- Susanna C. Fenhagen
- Cecelia D. Ferman
- David J. Fischer
- Frederick E. Fisher
- Linda C. Hanna
- Gerald F. Hogan
- Lyda T. Lindell
- Donna L. Longhouse
- Gene E. Marshall
- Frank Morsani
- Mary Anne Reilly
- Frank J. Rief, III
- Richard J. Rios
- Barbara Romano
- Gregory A. Rosica
- Geoff Simon
- Alex Sink
- Martin B. Solomon
- James R. Stanger
- Bill Starkey
- Gail Whiting
Legacy Giving: William Zewadski, Chair
Auditor: Rivero, Gordimer & Company
Board of Trustee Standing Committees FY 2023
Our committees offer leadership and guidance for our operations.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Oversees the annual independent audit of the Community Foundation to include approving the scope of the audit to be performed, monitoring and reviewing audit conclusions, and reporting those conclusions to the Finance Committee.
- Rick Lanese, Chair
- Miles Capron
- Hilliard Eure
- Christopher Lykes
- Nancy Ridenour
- Scott Robey
- Linda Simmons, Treasurer
- Mike Starkey, Ex-Officio
- Oscar Horton, Ex-Officio
- Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Mike Starkey, Board Chair
- Oscar Horton, Chair Elect
- Linda Simmons, Treasurer
- Andy Hafer, At Large Member
- Willie Tims Jr., Secretary
- Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Supervises the preparation of the budget for the Community Foundation, sets the annual endowments distribution policy, and reviews for Board approval other financial policy proposals that may come to the Committee’s attention.
- Linda Simmons, Chair
- Sean Brown
- Miles Capron
- Andy Hafer
- Ed Koren
- Rick Lanese
- Kevin Sneed
- Willie Tims Jr.
- Kay Wilson
- Mike Starkey, Ex-Officio
- Oscar Horton, Ex-Officio
- Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
- Oscar Horton, Chair
- Sareet Majumdar
- Mark Sena
- Willie Tims Jr.
- Susan Touchton
- Mike Starkey, Ex-Officio
- Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
- Dick Dobkin, Chair
- Alan Bomstein
- Ron Ciganek
- Jeff Hearn
- Christopher Lykes
- Andres Prida
- Al Roberts
- James Stanger
- Susan Touchton
- Mike Starkey, Ex-Officio
- Oscar Horton, Ex-Officio
- Marlene Spalten, Ex-Officio
Investing for Maximum Success
Funds at Community Foundation Tampa Bay have the benefit of being part of a large institutional investment pool, which allows broad diversification and cost-effective management.
Investment Performance Overview
-3.16%
13.67%
7.56%
Investment Options
Long-Term
Investment Strategy
A majority of our donors choose this option to capture the greatest potential for significant growth over time, even if there is short-term volatility or loss.
Intermediate-Term Investment Strategy
This strategy appeals to those who want to balance the potential for growth with lower risk for value-eroding loss or volatility.
Short-Term Investment Strategy
This strategy is usually chosen by those who want to preserve capital to meet more immediate philanthropic needs and who prefer minimal risk.
Passive Portfolio Option
The passive option is designed for those who prefer a passive management approach with lower investment fees. It is comprised of index funds invested in domestic and international equities, as well as fixed income.
Individually Managed Charitable Accounts
Donors may choose to have the wealth manager they work with regularly continue to manage the investment of their charitable donations.
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