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 |
| Children's Services Council of Palm Beach County | Patricia Anderson |
| The Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation | Greg Baldwin & Jose Castro |
| Florida Blue Foundation | Connie Barden |
| The Our Fund Foundation | Sam Blum |
| The Our Fund Foundation Community Foundation of Broward Funders Collaborative | Danny Cabrera & Krisztian Karsai |
| LUMINARY $25,000 | Cécilia de Almeida |
| Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties | Olga & Ignacio del Valle |
| William Dewald | |
| Dr. Karen Raben in memory of Andrea Pernick | Samantha Dietz |
| The Joseph H. & Florence A. Roblee Foundation | Michele & Jonathan Drucker |
| VISIONARY $10,000 | Umut Dursun |
| Howard Greenfield Charitable Foundation | Ed Eksdale in Memory of Glenn L. Minton |
| Joseph M. Kraus | |
| The LGBTQ+ Equity Fund | Martha Fugate |
| Emeritus Donors: Ed McAmis & Gerson Gonzalez | Tori & Tom Gabriel |
| Paul Palank Memorial Foundation | Liebe & Seth Gadinsky |
| Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation | Barbara T. Gray |
| Paula Morabito & Maria Yip | James Gross & Bruce Healy |
| Sain Orr Royak DeForest Steadman Foundation | Neal Haber & Lisa Saldana Fund |
| ViiV Foundation | International Institute of Clinical Sexology |
| CHAMPION $5,000 | Jamie M. Joseph, Ph.D & Michael Krameisen |
| Boca Rio Foundation | Christie & Jahn Kirchoff |
| Patricia Caicedo & Eduardo Salazar | Leesfield Family Foundation |
| Coral Gables Community Foundation | Alfredo & Cristy Leon |
| John Gordon | Ellie & Zach Llano |
| Gulfstream Philanthropic Foundation | Retta Logan |
| Scott Huizenga | Dr. John J. Martin Jr. & Forrest McSurdy |
| The Jack Kagan Foundation | Evan McEwing |
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | Mofsky-McLean Family |
| Tim Wagoner Family Memorial Education Fund | Teresa Montolio |
| The William R. Watts Foundation, Inc. | Thomas J. Murrell |
| Carol & Ed Williamson | Robert Oldakowski & Luis Mendoza |
| LEADER $2,500 | Osaic Foundation |
| Noah & Natalie Pantaleon |
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| Tim & Meredith Birrittella | Laura & Andrew Reiss Kindness Matters 365 |
| Naomi Canning-In Honor of John Canning’s memory | William Ross |
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | Dr. Shelley Slapion-Foote & Dr. Frank Foote |
| Rachel Sottile | |
| Dan Heininger | Virgin & Pete Vandervlugt |
| Grove Bank & Trust | Laura White |
| The Logan Family | Joseph Zolobczuk |
| Barry Long | Dr. Terilee Wunderman |
| Jose Luis Pere & Trae Williamson | Bruce Wolfe & Mark Henderson |
| Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC | Anonymous |
| The Margaret McCartney & R. Parks Williams Charitable Foundation | |
| McCutcheon Foundation | |
| The Miami Foundation | |
| Roxy-Cary Sora | |
| Gary B. Stross | |
| Cynthia & Emilio Vazquez | |
| Kevin Veilleux | |
| The Walter and Adi Blum Foundation, Inc. | |
| Stephanie Yahn & Athena Hadjixenofontos | |
| Hector Zuazo & Bob Medina | |