HR 9105

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing and commending the individuals,
3	foundations, and corporate givers of the state for their
4	charitable acts that enrich the quality of life of all
5	Floridians.
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7	WHEREAS, according to the National Center for Charitable
8	Statistics, Florida is home to over 71,000 nonprofit
9	organizations that provide an array of services such as feeding
10	the hungry, sheltering the homeless, supporting education and
11	research, and promoting the arts, and
12	WHEREAS, individuals, foundations, and corporations in
13	Florida donated approximately $17.7 billion to charitable
14	organizations in 2007, and
15	WHEREAS, individual giving accounted for almost 80 percent
16	of Florida's charitable gifts while charitable bequests
17	comprised approximately 12 percent, and foundations,
18	corporations, and other grant-making organizations provided the
19	remaining 8 percent, and
20	WHEREAS, 75 percent of Floridians gave money to a
21	charitable organization in 2008, and
22	WHEREAS, according to the Florida Philanthropic Network,
23	Florida has more than 4,000 active grant-making foundations and
24	corporate givers that distributed more than $1.4 billion in
25	grants to charitable organizations and causes in 2007,and
26	WHEREAS, individuals, foundations, and corporate givers
27	contribute to the state's economic and social systems in ways
28	that government and businesses cannot, NOW, THEREFORE,
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30	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
31	Florida:
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33	That the generous individuals, foundations, and corporate
34	givers of this state are recognized and commended for the many
35	charitable acts they perform that enrich the quality of life of
36	all Floridians.

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