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 $75,000 | MENTOR $1,000 |
| Anonymous | Lewis Aaron & Nigel Stirk |
| TRUSTEE $50,000 | Jose Alonso |
| Community Foundation of Broward | Connie Barden |
| Florida Blue Foundation | Sam Blum |
| The Our Fund Foundation | Danny Cabrera & Krisztian Karsai |
| LUMINARY $25,000 | Rusty Collins |
| Howard Greenfield Charitable Foundation | Maria Gabriela Contreras |
| F. Lynn Leverett & Lane W. Park | Cécilia de Almeida |
| Olga & Ignacio del Valle | |
| The Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation | William Dewald |
| VISIONARY $10,000 | Samantha Dietz |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties | Docurapid Corp. |
| Joseph M. Kraus | Michele & Jonathan Drucker |
| The LGBTQ+ Equity Fund | Ed Eksdale in Memory of Glenn L. Minton |
| The LOVELOUD Foundation | |
| Emeritus Donors: Ed McAmis & Gerson Gonzalez | Martha Fugate |
| McCutcheon Foundation | Tori & Tom Gabriel |
| Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation | Liebe & Seth Gadinsky |
| Paul Palank Memorial Foundation | Barbara T. Gray |
| Paula Morabito & Maria Yip | James Gross & Bruce Healy |
| Osaic Foundation | International Institute of Clinical Sexology |
| Raben/Pernick Family Fund | Tom Jackson |
| Sain Orr Royak DeForest Steadman Foundation | Jamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen |
| ViiV Healthcare | Tracy Koço |
| CHAMPION $5,000 | Leesfield Family Foundation |
| Tim Bush | Rich Leitner |
| Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo Salazar | Alfredo & Cristy Leon |
| Boca Rio Foundation | Retta Logan |
| Denise & John Gordon | Dr. John J. Martin Jr. & Forrest McSurdy |
| Gulfstream Philanthropic Foundation | Evan McEwing |
| Dan Heininger | The Mofsky-McLean Family |
| Scott Huizenga | Teresa & Nikolas Montolio |
| The Jack Kagan Foundation | Christopher Morello |
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | Thomas J. Murrell |
| Raymond Bravo Foundation | Robert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza |
| The Walter and Adi Blum Foundation, Inc. | Noah & Natalie Pantaleon |
| The William R. Watts Foundation, Inc. | Nicolas Pisano |
| Carol & Ed Williamson | Bill Ross |
| LEADER $2,500 | Roxy-Cary Sora |
| Greg Baldwin & Jose Castro | Rachel Sottile |
| Tim & Meredith Birrittella | Kevin Veilleux |
| Naomi Canning-In Honor of John Canning’s memory | |
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | The Wennett-Cader-Frech Foundation |
| Enterprise/Taylor Enterprise Entities | Laura White |
| Bruce Wolfe & Mark Henderson | |
| Grove Bank & Trust | Dr. Terilee Wunderman |
| The Logan Family | Joseph Zolobczuk |
| The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation | Anonymous |
| The Miami Foundation | |
| Michael Guttman Fund | |
| Gary B. Stross | |
| Virgin & Pete Vandervlugt | |
| Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez | |
| Stephanie Yahn & Athena Hadjixenofontos | |
| Hector Zuazo & Bob Medina | |