Delores Barr Weaver makes 'extraordinary' $61 million gift to Jacksonville-area nonprofits
Jacksonville philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver gave The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida $61 million: the largest gift in its history.
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Jacksonville philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver gave The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida $61 million: the largest gift in its history.
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JACKSONVILLE, FL - Ability Housing, a nonprofit developer of affordable housing, today announced the receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund at The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. The grant will support the implementation of a new program that will build financial resiliency, income and wealth for Ability Housing’s residents — with the goal of lifting families living in their properties out of poverty. In 2020, the average household income...