The Richard C. Woltmann Endowment

Announcing the Richard C. Woltmann Endowment

Please consider joining us as we honor the difference that Dick Woltmann has made in the fight for legal aid through his 43-year leadership of Bay Area Legal Services' mission.

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Make A Contribution: Your Gift Will Be Matched 3:1

To honor Dick’s career-long commitment to legal aid, Bay Area Legal Services aims to establish its newest endowment — The Richard C. Woltmann Endowment, held at The Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.

In November 2023, a longtime Bay Area Legal supporter, who wishes to remain anonymous, announced his intent to contribute up to $500,000 in appreciated securities to open an endowment in honor of Dick. His challenge is to cumulatively raise $167,000 toward the endowment, which the donor will then match 3:1!

Contribute in honor of Dick Woltmann

The endowment will support the many comprehensive legal programs Dick oversaw in his 43-year tenure as Bay Area Legal’s President/CEO. The idea of this endowment comes on the heels of Dick’s retirement announcement. After 47-years at Bay Area Legal, 43 of those years serving as President/CEO, he will enter into his next chapter.

Q&A with Dick Woltmann

We hope you will join this monumental initiative, as the impact from your contribution will not only be quadrupled, but it will serve forever as a symbol of hope, and ensure that Bay Area Legal’s critical work remains a community resource now and for generations to come.

Our Proud Recognition

When you make a gift to the endowment before December 31, 2024, your name will be added to a commemorative plaque at Bay Area Legal Services' HQ office in Ybor in honor of Dick. You will also be listed on our website, in our impact report, and at our annual Champions for Justice Donor Appreciation Event.

There is no finer person than Dick – with his compassion, common sense, vision, professionalism, and dedication – who could have managed and grown this agency.

Please join me in doing our part to recognize a true gem of our community in a way that will continue to advance his efforts for years to come. Thank you for your past support, and especially now, for keeping Dick’s vision and hard work alive through your commitment to Dick’s endowment."

Richard C. Woltmann Endowment Donors

Donors who contribute $500+ to the endowment will receive plaque recognition in the Richard C. Woltmann Conference Room.

Pinnacle Benefactor
$25,000 and Greater

Anonymous Endowment Founding Donor
Bob & Karen Buesing
Carlton Fields
Community Foundation Tampa Bay
Chip & Kim Merlin

Guardian Benefactor
$10,000 - $24,999

Mike & Rachelle Bedke
Tom & Cheryl Elligett

Visionary
$5,000 - $9,999

Steve & Ann Burtt
Hill Ward Henderson
Gary L. & Karen J. Sasso
Gwynne A. Young

Advocate
$2,500 - $4,999

Jeff & Angela Bryant
Joseph & Annette Lang
Kathleen Schin McLeroy
Harley E. Riedel

Supporter
$500 - $999

Rosemary Armstrong & Sandy Weinberg
Sarah M. Baggett
Dionne M. Blaesing
Joan Cain Boles
Jack & Katie Clabby
Dang (Davis + Lang) Family
William B. deMeza
Richard Gilbert
Lawrence & Vivian Hodz
Arthenia L. Joyner
John & Stacy Kynes
J.P. LaCasse
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor & Bill Lewis
Evan & Amanda Malloy
The Bill McBride Family
Hon. Manuel Menendez Jr.
Ashley B. Moody
Erica & Ronald "Rocky" Roodhouse
Brian Rubenstein
L. Casey Shear
The Honorable Robert J. Simms Memorial Fund
Thaler Law Firm
Guilene & Charmant Theodore
Kenneth & Amy Tinkler
Ed & Laura Waller

Additional Contributors

Arbitration and Mediation for Florida, LLC
Ronald J. Burton
Christa M. Carpenter
Claire & Frazier Carraway
James A. Catalano
Megan J. Ellis
Hon. Donald C. Evans
Anna Frederiksen-Cherry
Valory T. Greenfield
Susan G. Johnson
Amy K. Jones
Janet Goldberg McEnery
Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen

Amy A. Meyers
Scott W. Miller
Stewart O. Olson
Lara J. Peppard
David W. Persky
Col. DJ Reyes
Steven Rubin
Marc H. Salton
Martin S. Shelby
Kenneth E. Thornton
Sylvia H. Walbolt
Crystal T. Whitescarver

Dick Woltmann's Retirement Video

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