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October 24, 2025
Advisor Spotlight: ‘Doing Well by Doing Good’ with Jon Hay
Jonathan L. Hay, a shareholder at Purcell, Flanagan & Hay, specializes in estate planning and advising privately held business owners. He has actively supported various charitable and community organizations and for many years, served as chair of the Downtown Professional Advisory Council for The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. Reflecting on his work as he passes leadership to Kelly Helmuth, Hay emphasized the Foundation’s vital role in helping clients shape their philanthropic goa
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October 16, 2025
Seven Performing/Theatre Arts Students Receive Bernie G. Yvon Scholarships for 2025-2026 Study
In its ninth year of helping aspiring performers, the Bernie G. Yvon Memorial Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida is awarding scholarships to seven performing/theatre arts students for their collegiate studies.
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The Community Foundation in the News
June 27, 2024
Delores Barr Weaver makes ‘extraordinary’ $61 million gift to Jacksonville-area nonprofits
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February 25, 2021
Fort Mose’s ‘Flight to Freedom’ to Become Year-Round Black History Trail in St. Augustine
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January 14, 2021
Art Ventures Turns 30! Cummer Exhibit Celebrates Three Decades in Investment in Jacksonville Art
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Stories
August 1, 2025
Putnam County Schools Are Building Bright Futures Through Philanthropist’s Endowed Gifts
Since then, the Frank V. Oliver Fund at The Community Foundation has distributed more than $1.7 million in grants to support education, health, community and critical needs throughout Putnam County.
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July 22, 2025
A Philanthropic Legacy That Honors a Father and a Mother
J. Thomas and Shirley Gay were the most local of philanthropists. Both born in the old St. Luke’s hospital near downtown Jacksonville, they never lost sight of their responsibility to the community as they built a successful business and raised their children, whose enduring love led them to establish a fund in their honor this year.
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May 27, 2025
New Endowment to Benefit Jacksonville’s Oldest Neighborhood
Springfield Preservation and Revitalization (SPAR) launched an endowment at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida this year.
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