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
  • Quick Tricks Bridge Club
  • 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
  • Jim Barber 
  • Phil Cordell
  • Brian Croteau
  • First Call Broward
  • Drs. Bill Gannon and David Weidner
  • Jack Killen and Fred Boykin
  • PayPal Giving Fund
  • Helene Ross
  • Mark Resnick
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