Supporters
South Florida Pride Bands Donor List (February 2024-February 2025).
This program was made possible by grants and gifts from the following:
Diamond -$5K and above
- Bears of South Florida
- Broward County, as recommended by the Broward County Cultural Council
- Bruce A. Kraemer, M.D. and Wesley F. Kassulke
- Chris Ambs and Scott Clearwater Charitable Trust at Our Fund
- The Douglas J. Pew and Donald K. Croxton LGBT Trust at Our Fund
- FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund at Our Fund
- Funding Arts Broward
- J. Gary Burton
- Jon Sims Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts
- Mike Dager & Harvey Shapiro Stronger Together Fund at Our Fund Foundation
- The Our Fund Foundation, an LGBTQ community foundation
- State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture
- Warten Foundation
Platinum - $2500 - $4999
- The Agustin Men’s Guesthouse
- Brock Boyd & Doug Spellberg
- The Dave and Ari Fund at Our Fund (David Starkey and Ari Sumargo)
- Gary Bressler in memory of Mickey and Irv Bressler
- Pride Bands Alliance
- SCI Cares
- Sofia Bitela and Pedro Ross
Gold - $1500 - $2499
- Dr. Adam DeRosa and John Garcia
- Blake Velde and Brian Fisher
- Dan Bassett and Francis Lyn
- Jonathan Diernbach
- Joe Turney
- Larry Small and David Burba
- Peter Bieger
- Thomas Nesbit and Gary Gravini
Silver - $1000 - $1499
- Alain Ortiz and Len Strickland
- Bona Italian Restaurant
- Charles Stanley
- Jay Shapiro
- Jim Stork
- Lucila Werthein
Bronze - $500 - $999
- Brian Croteau
- First Call Broward
- Helene Ross
- Jack Killen and Fred Boykin
- Jim Barber
- Mark Resnick
- PayPal Giving Fund
- Phil Cordell
Friend – Up to $499
- Alan Parshley
- Alex Sadeghi
- Arlene Silbiger
- Beth Barbuto
- Brian Boucher
- Broward Summer Music Academy
- Carol Rodgers
- Chris Cooper
- Daniel Elmore & William Davis
- Donald Tomasello
- Donna Fraissenet
- Edgar Figueredo
- Edward Richard and Warren Kendrick
- Eli Rosmarin
- Fidel Garcia
- Gary Deinken
- Jayson Gulley
- Jerry Choy
- Joan Lamb
- Joanna Berkowitz
- Joel Shapiro
- Kevin Daft & Mark Kent
- John Normandin
- Julian Castro
- Julie Barr
- Ken Breznay
- Kerri Schlenker
- Kerry Waldee
- Liz Morales
- Margaret Pestka
- Mark Hirt
- Mark Russell
- Marty Sinnrich and Ellyn Zerfas
- Matthew Darren
- Michael Gouge
- Michael Iglesias
- Nick DiAngiolillo
- Olivia Rodriguez
- Patrick McLendon
- Rob Fountain
- Robert Everson
- Robbie Moon
- Ronni Arden
- Rosemarie Ottomanelli
- Scott McLaughlin
- Thomas Swales
- Tim Gluszak
- Tye Hogan
2025 Pride Youth Band Scholarship Donors ($1500)
- Dr. Adam DeRosa and John Garcia
- The Bears of South Florida (2 scholarships)
- Blake Velde and Brian Fisher
- Brock Boyd and Douglas Spellberg
- Bruce A. Kraemer, M.D. in honor of the Wilton Drive Voice – Sponsor of Your Local Cultural Dashboard
- Bruce A. Kraemer, M.D. honoring William Hayden – Visionary Community Leader, WDV Board Member
- Bruce A. Kraemer, M.D. and Wesley F. Kassulke
- Charles Stanley
- The Chris Ambs and Scott Clearwater Charitable Trust at Our Fund (5 scholarships)
- Dan Bassett and Francis Lyn
- The Dave and Ari Fund at Our Fund (David Starkey and Ari Sumargo)
- The Douglas J. Pew and Donald K. Croxton LGBT Trust at Our Fund (2 scholarships)
- The FLoatarama LGBTQ Youth Fund at Our Fund
- Gary Bressler in memory of Mickey and Irv Bressler
- Joe Turney
- Larry Small and David Burba
- The Michael Dager and Harvey Shapiro Stronger Together Fund at Our Fund
- Sofia Bitela and Pedro Ross
- Thomas Nesbit and Gary Gravini
- UNITE. Service Corporation International, Dignity Funeral Homes, and Timothy Jayson Gulley
Community Partners
