Past Awardees

Doug Pew
Commitment to a Cause Award

Nominated by the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida for the hours, weeks, months and years of passion and leadership he dedicated to launching the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, Doug continues to be a driving force behind the scenes of the Chorus, fueling the amazing growth of the agency. Husband to Don Croxton, a singer in the Chorus, Doug epitomizes the purpose of the Commitment to a Cause Award through both his spirit of volunteerism and his extreme generosity of resources.

Chris Caputo
Next Generation Award

Robert Boo says about Board Chair Chris Caputo that he has the ability to influence others and convince them to do something great. It is exactly this quality that made Chris an obvious choice for our selection committee. In Chris, we honor a young, generous leader who we know will inspire his peers to engage with their community as donors, volunteers and leaders.

Jim Stepp & Peter Zimmer
Raising the Bar Award

Because of Jim and Peter’s thoughtful generosity to numerous LGBT agencies and causes in South Florida, Our Fund is especially proud that they are our inaugural Raising the Bar Award recipient, designating them as South Florida’s LGBT Philanthropists of the Year. In addition to the impact they have made through their philanthropy which made them the unanimous choice of our selection committee, Jim was also a founding member of Our Fund’s Board of Directors and played an instrumental role in creating the underpinnings of Our Fund’s financial and organizational structure.

Dick Schwarz
Lifetime Achievement Award

Dick Schwarz was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his good work going back decades. He is a supporter of many organizations – too many to mention in the time allotted here. And he is not only generous with his financial support – but his volunteer work is legendary and has helped to establish the underpinnings of some of our most visible and largest non-profits – including Our Fund where he served as Treasurer in our first five years. Going forward, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be known as the Dick Schwarz Lifetime Achievement Award.