DARDEN RESTAURANTS FOUNDATION
GRANTS GIVEN FY 04-05
(June 1, 2005 - May 31)
 
CATEGORY/ORGANIZATION AMOUNT DESCRIPTION OF GRANT
Arts and Culture
Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community $115,000 Program/salary support
Bach Festival Society of Winter Park $20,000 General operating support
Community Communications, Inc. (W.M.F.E.) $125,000 Operating and digital campaign budget (4th of 4)
Dallas Museum of Art $15,000 Funding for Lords of Creation
Festival of Orchestras $10,000
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra $10,000 Operating and Scholarship Program support
Jovenes, Inc. Arts Program $5,000
Kids Who Care, Inc. $10,000
LACER (Literacy, Arts, Cul., Edu., Recreation) $5,000 ARTSTARS Program funding
MicheLee Puppets $15,000 eXtreme Game Show Robt. Wood Johnson match (3/3)
Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation, The $12,500 Funding for regional competitions
Orlando Ballet  (Formerly Southern Ballet Theatre) $50,000 Support for 2005-2006 Season 
Orlando Opera Company $75,000 Operating funding to help support high level artists
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra $75,000 Operating budget Darden Family Series 06/07 Season
Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival $30,000 Funding for Children’s Series for 05/06 Season
Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival $40,000 Funding for Children’s Series for 05/06 Season
Smithsonian American Art Museum $35,000 Partnership w/Mennello Museum/Cunningham Project
Sphinx Organization, The $40,000 Support for the Sphinx Performing Academy 
24th Street Theatre $10,000 Saturday Explorer Summer Program funding
United Arts of Central Florida $125,000 Trustee fee
United Arts of Central Florida $90,000 Match to DRI UA Campaign
United Arts of Central Florida $25,000 Development Project funding (2nd of 2)
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation $35,000 Funding to convert building to Performing Arts Ctr
Big Thought (formerly Young Audiences of N Texas) $15,000 Program support Awesome Arts Project 
TOTAL Arts & Culture $987,500
Education
A Gift For Teaching $25,000 Program support for Color a Future 
The Able Trust $10,000 Program support for high school kids in customer service
Adult Literacy League, Inc. $10,000 Operating Support /One-to-One Tutoring Program
C.I.T.E. (Ctr for Independence, Technology & Edu) $30,000 Early Intervention Program for sightless children
The College Fund/UNCF $30,000 Operating support for three Florida colleges
East Carolina University $25,000 Funding to expand and renovate Darden/RL Dining room
Erickson Institute, The $20,000 Funding for K-8 teacher training
Florida State University $50,000 College of Business scholarship fund
Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, Inc. $30,000 Mini Grant Program for Orange Cty. Schools & Teachers
Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools $25,000 Mini-grant program for Seminole Schools/teachers
Global Connections Foundation $10,000 Funding for The Worldviews for the 21st Century
Hispanic Heritage Scholarship Fund $20,000 Hispanic Scholarship funding
Hi-Tech Tutoring Center $17,000 “School’s Out” Summer Program
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Ctr $25,000 Funding Teachers’  Institute and general op. support
Int’l Council on Hotel, Rest. & Institutional Edu. $12,500 Teacher training support
John Hopkins University. Ctr for Talented Youth $14,400 Funding for Talented Youth Program (2nd of 5)
Junior Achievement of Central Florida $57,500 Program support for elementary program (2nd of 3)
Latino Literacy Now  $20,000 Funding for educational website
National Urban League $30,000 Operating support for NULITES Youth Program
National Urban League $30,000 Operating support for NULITES Youth Program 
North Carolina Ctr Univ. Hospitality & Tourism Adm. $75,000 Funding for culinary teaching lab (1st of 2)
P.A.C.E. Center for Girls, Inc $40,000 Funding for analysis for program expansion
Purdue University- Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt $50,000 Support for Executives in the Classroom 
Rollins College Philanthropy & Non-Profit Ldr Ctr $30,000 Support for operations and Donor’s Forum
Seminole Community College Foundation $25,000 Funding for the New Directions Program
Texans Can! (dba Houston Can! Academy $7,500 Funding for the READ 180 Program
          -Hobby Campus
University of Florida/Warrington Col. Of Bus. $100,000 Fourth payment on $700K commitment to Warrington 
     College – Business Ethics program(5/5)
Waycross College Foundation $5,000 PREP Program support
Educational Gift Matching for the quarter $21,000 Match to employee’s contributions
Educational Gift Matching for the 2nd quarter $66,799 .08 Match to employee’s contributions
Educational Gift Matching for the 3rd quarter $110,949 .90 Match to employee’s contributions
Educational Gift Matching for the 4th quarter $42,878 .00 Match to employee’s contributions
TOTAL Education $1,065,526 .98
Social Services/Nutrition
American Red Cross $50,000 Operational support (2nd /final)
B.E.T.A. $45,000 Support for Child Care Program 
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cen. FL $20,000 Support for school based mentoring program
Boggy Creek Gang $18,000 Support for Camp feeding program
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc. $500,000 Funding for the Joe R. Lee Center (1st of 3)
Center for Independent Living for Central FL $20,000 Funding for education/technology for disabled
Central Florida Council – Boy Scouts of America $27,000 Operational support for Scouting for Food Program
Central Florida Y.M.C.A. $150,000 Capital expansion support (3rd of 4)
Christian Service Center for Cen. FL, Inc. $20,000 Operational support for food pantry programs
Community Service Center of So. Orange Cty $20,000 Operational support  for Programs
Conklin Center for the Blind $17,500 Operational support 
Crosswinds Youth Service, Inc. $20,000 Operational support for programs
Easter Seals Florida, Inc. $15,000 Funding for needed care of disabled children
Esteem for Florida Youth, Inc. $15,000 Operational support for programs
Federation of Congregations United to Serve $20,000 Operational support
Freedom Ride $19,000 Operating support for two part-time staff
Heart of Florida United Way – 2-1-1 Project $45,000 Fiscal Agent for operational support
Hebni Nutrition Consultants, Inc. $50,000 Funding for 12-week nutritional series
House Of Hope-Fellowship of Faith, Inc. $22,500 Funding for scholarships and feeding program
Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando $25,000 Constr of Darden Restaurants Fndn. Pantry (4th/ final)
Justice and Peace Office, Inc. $47,500 Apopka Fam Learning Ctr Children’s programs
Kids House of Seminole $15,000 Support for Capital campaign of a new facility
Lutheran Counseling Services of Central Florida, Inc. $19,500 Funding for fee reductions for counseling services
Meals on Wheels, Inc. $25,000 Operational support
Mustard Seed, The $12,000 Operational support, 
National Center for Fathering, Inc. $50,000 Underwriting support for website upgrades
National Spinal Cord Injury $10,000 Funding for 
Orlando Day Nursery Association, Inc $40,000 Funding for new kitchen equipment
Osceola Council on Aging, Inc., The $15,000 Funding for meals for the elderly
Primrose Center, Inc. $15,000 Funding for renovations of facilities
Quest, Inc. $50,000 Funding for program projects
Salvation Army $50,000 Capital funding for new facility
Samaritan House of Atlanta, Inc. $15,000 Support for three programs
Seniors First, Inc. $25,000 Operating support for Nutrition & Guardianship Progs.
Share the Care, Inc. $12,500 Respite Program support
South Brevard Women’s Center $5,000 Operational support
UCP Child Development Centers $25,000 Funding for larger facility
TOTAL Social Services/Nutrition         $1,550,500
Environmental/Natural Resources
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Inc $50,000 Spiny Lobster & queen conch sustainability proj. 
Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute $78,000 Sea Turtle tracking project
Lobster Conservancy, The $20,000 Juvenile Lobster monitoring program
Nature Conservancy $50,000 Coral Reefs project support
Student Conservation Association $25,000 Support for Service Program in Dallas, TX area
University of Maine Fndtn/Friends of Lobster Institute $18,750 Endowment Campaign support (4th/ final)
Valley Zoological Society $30,000 Kemp Ridley Sea Turtle Project
TOTAL Natural Resources $271,750
Other
Darden Dimes $250,000 Match to employee campaign
Heart of Florida United Way $325,000 Match for employees’ campaign 
Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Greater Orl. $20,000 Support for Hispanic business initiatives
TOTAL Other $595,000
Total for FY 05-06  $4,470,276.98
Total for FY 04-05 $4,121,893.00 .60  (1)       
$1,000,000 .00 From Corpus
Total for FY 03-04  $3,160,986.00 .39
Total for FY 02-03  (Budget) $3,999,763
Special Funds from Corpus for Univ. of Cen. FL $2,100,001 Rosen Hospitality School
Total for FY 01-02 $3,400,464
Total for FY 00-01 $2,661,639
Total for FY 99-00 $2,130,500
Special Funds from Corpus for Orl Science Ctr $300,000
Total for FY 98-99 $1,903,425
Total for FY 97-98 $1,600,588 *    *  (Includes $  20,000 carryover from GMI)
Total for FY 96-97 $1,836,913 **  **  (Includes $136,743 carryovers from GMI)
Total for FY 95-96 $2,281,754 *** ***  (Includes $699,743 carryovers from GMI)
Total for FY 88-95 (as part of GMI) $7,515,147
Total Foundation Grants (Including Corpus
Funding)  Awarded FY 88-05   $37,998,073 .99
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