Kiaora Society of Donors

Founding Member and Purpose of The Kiaora Society

Ed McAmis, an attorney and philanthropist, was a champion of the work of YES since our inception. To honor Ed as our first private contributor, we named our donor society after the street on which he lived, Kiaora Street. Coincidentally, “Kia ora” is a Maori word that conveys “welcome, hello friend, thank you” making our chosen name uniquely fitting. On June 3, 2023 Ed passed away. You can learn more about Ed and his commitment to our mission, and make a contribution in honor of Ed.

We encourage our donors to be part of our work by participating in dialogues and courses throughout the community.

Thanks to members’ incredible generosity and commitment to making the world safer for our youth, we are not confined by the financial priorities of foundations. Instead, we have become leaders for the entire community, staying on the razor’s edge of innovative services and programs.


JOIN or RENEW YOUR KIAORA DONATION HERE

Members of our Kiaora Society contribute $1,000 or more each year. The generous support of Kiaora members forms the lifeblood of our work and empowers us to take our education programs where they are needed most.  As a member of our Kiaora Society, you are our partner in creating a safer world for all youth. A major benefit of being a Kiaora donor is that our courses are all complimentary to you.


PIONEER $75,000MENTOR $1,000
AnonymousLewis Aaron & Nigel Stirk
TRUSTEE $50,000Jose Alonso
Children's Services Council of Palm Beach CountyPatricia Anderson
The Comcast NBCUniversal FoundationGreg Baldwin & Jose Castro
Jonathan D. Lewis FoundationConnie Barden
The Our Fund FoundationColleen & Bruce Bastian
The Our Fund Foundation
Community Foundation of Broward Funders Collaborative
Sam Blum
Toby D. Lewis Philanthropic FundDanny Cabrera & Krisztian Karsai
LUMINARY $25,000Cécilia de Almeida
Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin CountiesOlga & Ignacio del Valle
Patricia McKay Verbeeck–In Loving Memory of Hope Eric VerbeeckWilliam Dewald
Dr. Karen Raben in memory of Andrea PernickSamantha Dietz
The Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee FoundationMichele & Jonathan Drucker
Quantum Foundation, Inc.Umut Dursun
VISIONARY $10,000Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg Foundation
The Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc.Ed Eksdale in Memory of Glenn L. Minton
Howard Greenfield Charitable FoundationViktor Frengut in honor of Naomi & Ry Canning
Joseph M. KrausMartha Fugate
The LGBTQ+ Equity FundVictoria Gabriel
Emeritus Donors: Ed McAmis & Gerson GonzalezLiebe & Seth Gadinsky
Paul Palank Memorial FoundationBarbara T. Gray
Micky & Madeleine Arison Family FoundationJames Gross & Bruce Healy
Paula Morabito & Maria YipNeal Haber & Lisa Saldana Fund
Sain Orr Royak DeForest Steadman FoundationInternational Institute of Clinical Sexology
ViiV FoundationJamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen
CHAMPION $5,000Christie & Jahn Kirchoff
Boca Rio FoundationLeesfield Family Foundation
Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo SalazarAlfredo & Cristy Leon
Coral Gables Community FoundationEllie & Zach Llano
John GordonDr. John J. Martin Jr. & Forrest McSurdy
Gulfstream Philanthropic FoundationEvan McEwing
Scott HuizengaMofsky-McLean Family
The Jack Kagan FoundationTeresa Montolio
Jose Luis Pere & Trae WilliamsonThomas J. Murrell
Tim Wagoner Family Memorial Education FundRobert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza
The Walter and Adi Blum Foundation, Inc.Noah & Natalie Pantaleon
The William R. Watts Foundation, Inc.Proud Society
Carol & Ed WilliamsonLaura & Andrew Reiss Kindness Matters 365
LEADER $2,500Dr. Shelley Slapion-Foote & Dr. Frank Foote
The Anthony Timiraos & Arthur Crispino Charitable Fund at The Our Fund FoundationRachel Sottile
Tim & Meredith BirrittellaLaura White
Naomi Canning-In Honor of John Canning’s memoryJoseph Zolobczuk
Enterprise Holdings FoundationAnonymous
Dolores Granados
Elizabeth C. Lambertson Foundation
Grove Bank & Trust
The Logan Family
Barry Long
Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson
The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation
McCutcheon Foundation
The Miami Foundation
Roxy-Cary Sora
Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez
Kevin Veilleux
Stephanie Yahn & Athena Hadjixenofontos
Hector Zuazo & Bob Medina