
- Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- 6:00 – 8:00 pm
- VBC North Hall
700 Monroe Street
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
COCKTAIL ATTIRE
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The Summit on Philanthropy is an opportunity to celebrate generosity – in all its various forms – and to recognize the very special leaders that have been instrumental in the success of the Community Foundation and the Greater Huntsville area.
– Chris Russell
The 14th annual Summit on Philanthropy will celebrate and inspire local generosity, including honoring the previous recipients of the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville’s Community Philanthropy Awards, and inducting a new honoree to this guild of givers. This award is presented annually to recognize an individual or family that exemplifies the spirit of generosity in our community.
Community Philanthropy Award

Bill and Brenda Roark
The 2023 Community Philanthropy Award will be presented at the annual Summit on Philanthropy to Bill and Brenda Roark in honor of their generous contributions to the Greater Huntsville community.
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
The Caring Foundation Of Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Alabama
Colsa Corporation
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Schrimsher Properties
Torch Technologies
Woody Anderson Ford
Silver Sponsors
Rey And Cynthia Almodóvar
A-p-t Research, Inc.
Cfd Research Corporation
Cintel, Inc.
Crossflow Technologies
First Horizon Advisors
Keel Point
NTA, Inc.
Triple E Fund
Turner Construction
Twickenham Advisors: A Hightower Company
Bronze Sponsors
Joe and Pam Alexander
Anglin Reichmann Armstrong
Avion Solutions
Jay and Penny Billings
Bradley
Bobby Bradley and Charley Burruss
Bridgeworth Wealth Management
Erc
Financial Resources/Gayle Milton CLU ChFC CFP®️
Freedom Real Estate & Capital
Drs. James And Violet Gilbert
Gtec
Clay and Sonda Hagan
Hinson & Hinson, Pc
Honeycomb CPAs & Advisors
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Huntsville Hospital Foundation
I3 Cares Foundation
Invariant Corporation
IronMountain Solutions
KODA Technologies
Linscomb & Williams
Manna House
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing
Monte Sano Research Corporation
Oakwood University
Peopletec
PROJECTXYZ, Inc.
Robins & Morton
S³
Schoel Engineering
SimTech
Synovus
Thompson Gray, Inc.
Troy 7
Warren Averett/Waverly
Interested in Sponsoring?
When you sponsor the Summit on Philanthropy, you are celebrating strategic generosity in our community and the philanthropists behind it. Make an impact by reserving your sponsorship today.
Previous Community Philanthropy Award Recipients









NOT ALL COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE PICTURED.
Individual and Family
- Joe and Pam Alexander
- Rey and Cynthia Almodóvar
- Bob and Phylis Baron
- Marc and Sheryl Bendickson
- Kathy and Tony Chan/Pei-Ling Charitable Trust
- Dorothy Davidson
- Mike & Theresa Durboraw
- Fran Fluhler
- Jim Hudson
- Alan and Debra Jenkins
- Mike and Patty Lowe
- Bob and Cindi Ludwig
- Lonnie and Helen McMillian and Family
- Jean McCrady
- Bill Stender and Family
- Jan Smith
- Linda Smith
- Jean Wessel Templeton and the Wessel Family
Youth
- Rachel Baker
- Sanders Clayton
- United Way Youth Council
Corporate
- CFD Research
- COLSA Corporation
- Dynetics
- ERC, Inc.
- Google Fiber
- Intergraph Corporation
- Logicore
- Redstone Federal Credit Union
- The Boeing Company
- Torch Technologies
- Toyota Alabama
- Vector Wealth Strategies
- Venturi, Inc.
Foundation
- Huntsville Hospital Foundation
- John and Ruth Jurenko Foundation
- Jane K. Lowe Charitable Foundation
Professional Advisor
- Chris Hinson
- Chris Russell
Unsung Heroes
- Kingslea Merkel
Partners in Philanthropy Award
- Dynetics
- Torch Technologies, Inc.
Chairman’s Award
- Gary Saliba
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