According to Lisa DeBartolo, Executive Vice President of DeBartolo Holdings, the DeBartolo Family Foundation Community Grant program was created to support organizations that do extraordinary work in their communities and are in need of financial assistance to help achieve their goals.

For more information regarding community grants, contact Jackie Baca d'Ambrosio or Stephanie Hernandez at 813-964-8302 or e-mail at jbaca@debartoloholdings.com or shernandez@debartoloholdings.com

DEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARDS MORE THAN $64,000 IN FINANCIAL GRANTS TO GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS

TAMPA, Fla. (January 6, 2010) – The DeBartolo Family Foundation announced today it has awarded 10 community organizations more than $64,500 in grants through the Foundation’s community funding program. Established in 2001, the program provides financial support twice annually to non-profit, grass roots organizations, and has given more than $400,000 to over 60 organizations.

The DeBartolo Family Foundation Grant recipients are:

A Brighter Community, Inc.
Center for Citizen Leadership
Center for Urban Programs & Services, Inc.
Chair Scholars Foundation, Inc.
Family Network on Disabilities
Friends of Tampa Recreation, Inc.
Kody Snodgress Memorial Foundation, Inc.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Selama Grotto Cerebral Palsy
Wheels of Success, Inc.

THE DEBARTOLO FAMILY FOUNDATION SELECTED THE LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER TO RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY GRANT.

The gift was awarded during the Moffitt Center’s Capital Campaign and was designated to be used for Cancer Research. In January 2009, the Moffitt Center dedicated the DeBartolo Family Foundation Pavilion, located on the third floor of the Clinic Building, which is the gateway for patients to the Imaging Center, Nuclear Medicine, Thoracic Clinic and Sarcoma Clinic. The Pavilion also is where patients will find the Arts in Medicine Studio.

"The contributions the Lee Moffitt Cancer Center has made to our community and to cancer research, are not only extraordinary and align with our mission, but continue the tradition of excellence shared by both organizations," said Lisa DeBartolo, Executive Vice President of DeBartolo Holdings, LLC, during the ceremony.

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