News Releases

2020

• Cal-Maine Foods donates $100,000 to help fund scholarship program for lower-income students (1/16/2020)

2019

• Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company donates $2.5 million to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (11/7/2019)
• Republic National Distributing Company donates $65 million to help fund scholarship program for lower-income students (10/31/2019)
• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits announces $150 Million commitment to the Step Up For Students Scholarship program (4/30/2019)
• Local Tampa Middle School Students Celebrate Earth Day by Illustrating the Importance of Recycling (4/23/2019)
• Wright Flood makes $1.2 million contribution to scholarship program (3/25/2019)
• Waste Management Inc. of Florida makes $5 million contribution to scholarship program (3/25/2019)
• HMSHost Helps Improve Education Access for Florida Schoolchildren with $500K Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (3/25/2019)
• TIAA Bank makes $1.5 million contribution to scholarship program (3/25/2019)
• First National Bank of South Miami makes $300,000 contribution to scholarship program (3/25/2019)
• FCB/Synovus Bank makes $900,000 contribution to scholarship program (3/25/2019)
• City National Bank Makes $1.5 million Contribution To Scholarship Program (3/22/2019)
• Step Up for Students receive $3 million contribution for scholarship program from BB&T (3/22/2019)
• WellCare Donates $3 Million to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program to Support Florida Schoolchildren (3/22/2019)
• Ameris Bank Makes Financial Contribution For Scholarship Programs to Benefit Florida Schoolchildren (3/21/2019)
• AT&T Donates $25,000 to Step Up For Students (1/28/2019)
• Step Up scholars receive key advice from business professionals (1/21/2019)

2018

• GEICO Funds 1,041 Scholarships for Florida’s Underprivileged Schoolchildren (12/19/2018)
• Globe Life makes $25,000 contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (12/17/2018)
• Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company makes $4 million contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (12/13/2018)
• Caldwell Trust Company celebrates 25th anniversary and continued support of Step Up For Students (11/29/2018)
• Dairyland increases contribution to $600,000 to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (11/24/2018)
• Waste Management donates $5 million to the Step Up for Students Scholarship Program to help 744 Florida schoolchildren (10/9/2018)
• Liberty National Life Insurance Company gives back by donating $25,000 to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (9/25/2018)
• Interim HealthCare Inc. Donates $25,000 to Step Up For Students (8/13/2018)
• Continental National Bank helps Florida schoolchildren with $100,000 contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (7/24/2018)
• Step Up For Students Privacy Policy Update (2018) (5/26/2018)
• Frontline Insurance helps Florida schoolchildren with a $1.1 million contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (5/10/2018)
• Johnson Brothers of Florida helps lower-income children with a $9.6 million contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (4/26/2018)
• Wright Flood donates $1 million to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program to help 153 Florida schoolchildren (4/2/2018)
• Monin donates $70,000 to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (3/21/2018)
• KAR Auction Services makes $1 million contribution to scholarship program (2/26/2018)
• Cigar City Brewing gives back by donating $30,000 to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (2/9/2018)
• Republic National Distributing Company takes center stage and donates $65 million to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (2/6/2018)
• Seaside Engineering and Surveying announces $20,000 contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (2/2/2018)
• EverBank inspires hope for Florida schoolchildren through $1.5 million contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (1/25/2018)
• Breakthru Beverage Florida donates $45 million to Step Up For Students for scholarships serving lower-income Florida families (1/19/2018)

2017

• UnitedHealthcare Celebrates Season of Giving With Record-setting Contribution to Step Up For Students (12/4/2017)
• Step Up For Students Partners with SAP Ariba and Premikati to Create MyScholarShop, an Online Education Marketplace for Florida K-12 scholars (11/29/2017)
• Florida Farm Bureau Group helps Florida families with $500,000 donation to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (11/8/2017)
• Summit Bank supports educational success through $100,000 contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (10/26/2017)
• Step Up For Students Honors Insurance Industry, Tower Hill for Record-Setting Contributions (10/25/2017)
• Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company announces $2 million contribution to Step Up For Students (10/13/2017)
• Tower Hill Honors Hispanic Heritage Month with Record-Setting Contribution to Step Up For Students (10/10/2017)
• Insurance Industry Leaders Provide Record-Setting Contributions to Step Up For Students (10/4/2017)
• Rosen Hotels & Resorts celebrates 15 years of supporting Step Up For Students (10/3/2017)
• SKECHERS steps in to help disadvantaged Florida schoolchildren with Step Up For Students scholarships (9/29/2017)
• Dairyland Auto® and Dairyland Cycle® increase contribution five-fold to Step Up For Students to $500,000 for the 2017-18 school year (9/5/2017)
• AutoNation Celebrates $3 Million Contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program with a School Supplies Drive (8/8/2017)
• Step Up For Students named a top employer in Jacksonville (6/22/2017)
• Step Up For Students named education nonprofit of 2017 by Tampa Bay Business Journal (6/16/2017)
• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits announces $150 Million commitment to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (4/5/2017)
• PNC Donates $2 Million to Step Up For Students to Provide 329 Scholarships for Local Students (2/15/2017)
• Wright Flood donates $1 million to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (2/14/2017)

2016

• Republic National Distributing Company Announces $55 Million Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (11/14/2016)
• Monin funds 10 K-12 scholarships with $60,000 donation to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (11/11/2016)
• HMSHost Partners With Florida’s Step Up For Students; Contributes $400K in Donations (11/10/2016)
• UnitedHealthcare Donates $10 Million for Step Up For Students Scholarships (10/4/2016)
• Synchrony Financial donates $1 million to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (9/1/2016)
• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Announces Monumental $125 Million Contribution (8/10/2016)
• CertiPay donates $20,000 to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (7/12/2016)
• CenterState Bank Announces $2,500 Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (6/28/2016)
• Johnson Brothers of Florida Announces $7 Million Donation to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (6/6/2016)
• Step Up For Students announces $600,000 contribution from The Main Street America Group for scholarship program (6/3/2016)
• The GEO Group Contributes $75,000 to Step Up For Students for Scholarships (5/25/2016)
• Breakthru Beverage Group Celebrates $65 Million Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (5/4/2016)
• Axiom Bank Makes $300,000 Contribution to Step Up For Students (4/13/2016)
• Dairyland Auto and Motorcycle Insurance Contributes $100,000 to Step Up For Students (4/6/2016)
• Step Up For Students achieves coveted four-star rating from Charity Navigator (4/5/2016)
• IBERIABANK contributes $2 million to Step Up for Students (3/28/2016)
• FineMark National Bank & Trust Makes a $10,000 Contribution to Step Up For Students (3/17/2016)
• Marriott Vacations Worldwide Provides Scholarships with Donation to Step Up For Students (3/8/2016)

2015

• Southern Wine & Spirits of America Celebrates $100 Million Commitment to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program with a Statewide Book Drive (11/20/2015)
• Wyndham Vacation Ownership Funds 171 Scholarships with $1 Million Contribution to Step Up For Students (11/17/2015)
• Digital Media Solutions Invests in Step Up For Students' New Fundraising Initiative for Florida Schoolchildren (9/29/2015)
• Breitburn Energy pledges $1.2 million to support Step Up For Students’ scholarship program for low-income K-12 students in Florida (9/29/2015)
• Circle K Contributes $2 Million to Fund Scholarships for Low-income Students (9/23/2015)
• Step Up For Students Earns Highest Rating from Charity Navigator for Fourth Consecutive Year (8/18/2015)
• HCA Healthcare Contributes $12 Million to Step Up For Students and Hosts Health Safety Event for Local Scholarship Students (5/20/2015)
• Southern Wine & Spirits of America Announces Landmark $100 Million Contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (4/29/2015)
• UnitedHealthcare Donates $10 Million to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program, Sponsors Student Fitness Event at Tampa Adventist Academy (4/16/2015)
• Capital Bank Announces Commitment to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program with $50,000 Pledge (2/17/2015)
• Frontline Insurance Representatives Encourage Ormond Beach Elementary Students to Prepare for the Upcoming Hurricane Season (2/2/2015)
• Nation's Largest-Ever School Choice Celebration to Kick Off in Jacksonville Next Week (1/14/2015)

2014

• Step Up For Students Earns Highest Rating from Charity Watchdog for Third Consecutive Year (10/26/2015)
• Scholarship Students Dazzle Donors at the Step Up For Students’ Celebration of Achievement Event (10/26/2015)
• Sagicor Life Insurance Company Gives Back by Funding Step Up For Students Scholarships (12/4/2014)
• Safepoint Insurance Launches Company Giving Program, Starting with Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (11/19/2014)
• Florida families begin using new parental choice scholarship accounts (11/3/2014)
• Southern Wine & Spirits of America Leaders and VolunCheers to Celebrate $30 Million Tax Credit Contribution for Step Up For Students Scholarships at Miami School (10/29/2014)
• Wyndham Vacation Ownership Continues Commitment to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program with $750,000 Pledge (10/15/2014)
• Tampa Distributing Company Announces $5 Million Contribution for Scholarships (9/8/2014)
• Frontline Insurance Provides Scholarship Opportunity for Florida Students (8/7/2014)
• Southern Wine & Spirits of America Celebrates Five Years of Step Up For Students Participation with $30 Million Contribution—The Largest to Date (7/8/2014)
• Republic National Distributing Company Announces $15 Million Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (5/20/2014)
• American Integrity Insurance Sponsors MOSI Field Trip for Tampa Students and Celebrates Commitment to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (5/16/2014)
• Denny’s Corporation Celebrates Commitment to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program at Tampa School (5/7/2014)
• The Lewis Bear Company Contributes $2 Million for K-12 Scholarships for Low-Income Families (4/4/2014)
• Gold Coast Eagle Distributing Encourages Low-Income Families to Take Advantage of Scholarship Opportunity (3/3/2014)
• Kemper Home Service Companies Contribute to Step Up for Students and Encourage Students to Volunteer (2/21/2014)
• Goldring Gulf Distributing Company Contributes $3.19 Million to Step Up For Students, Encourages Panhandle Families to Apply for Next School Year (2/18/2014)
• Florida Businesses Make School Choice a Reality (1/30/2014)

2013

• GEICO Contributes $2 Million to Fund Scholarships for Low-income FL Students (10/9/2013)
• Step Up For Students Scholarship Program Honors Miami Beach Teacher and $25 Million Donor, Southern Wine & Spirits (10/7/2013)
• Step Up For Students Earns Highest Rating from Charity Watchdog for Second Consecutive Year (9/12/2013)
• Waste Management Continues Support of Step Up For Students and Sponsors Trip to Marlins Baseball Game for Florida Tax Credit Scholars (9/10/2013)
• Jacksonville Business Community and FL Tax Credit Scholarship Program Help Inner-City Private Schools Thrive (8/7/2013)
• Denny's Contributes $50,000 to Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, Launches Hungry for Education (7/16/2013)
• Premier Beverage Company Announces $25 Million Contribution to FL Scholarship Program, Bringing Company Total to Nearly $65 Million Since 2011 (7/11/2013)
• J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. Teams Up with Speaker Weatherford and Scholarship Program to Encourage Seffner Students to “Go Green” (5/17/2013)
• Wyndham Vacation Ownership Funds Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Florida Students (5/9/2013)
• Gold Coast Eagle Distributing – Anheuser-Busch's Total Contribution to Step Up For Students Scholarship Program Reaches $6.8 Million (5/7/2013)
• Former FL Senator Al Lawson Joins Non-Profit Board (3/28/2013)
• Florida Corporations To Receive $286 Million in Tax Credits For Donating Tax Liability to Benefit Low-Income Children (3/26/2013)
• U.S. Olympic diver tells Tampa school students math, science a winning combination (2/15/2013)

2012

• Infinity Auto Insurance Contributes $1.5 Million to Step Up for Students in Honor of the Read Conmigo Program (12/18/2012)
• Gov. Scott says Tax Credit Scholarship adds value to Florida public education (12/12/2012)
• Southern Wine & Spirits of America Directs $20 Million for Florida Scholarships (11/12/2012)
• GEICO Celebrates Third Year of Scholarship Support with $2 Million Contribution (10/30/2012)
• Kemper Corporation Contributes to Scholarship Program and Encourages Students to Give Back (10/16/2012)
• Centennial Bank Donates $1 Million to Florida Tax Scholarship Program (9/26/2012)
• Daytona Beverages, LLC funds more than 1,360 scholarships (9/17/2012)
• Step Up Earns Four Star Rating (8/26/2012)
• State Senator Audrey Gibson and Prudential Financial, Inc. Executives Celebrate $1 Million Contribution to the Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (8/24/2012)
• S. R. Perrott, Inc. Redirects over $3 Million to Fund Scholarships for Underprivileged Florida Students (8/9/2012)
• Johnson Brothers Donates $3 Million to Fund Scholarships for Low-income Florida Children (8/1/2012)
• Step Up For Students Listed Top Nonprofit for its Budget (7/24/2012)
• Centennial Bank Announces a $1 Million Contribution to Fund Scholarships for Low-Income FL Children (5/25/2012)
• Premier Beverage Company and Step Up For Students Celebrate Education with a $39.45 Million Contribution at the “Ensuring a Sustainable Future” Event (5/17/2012)
• Kemper Corporation Partners with Scholarship Program and Southeastern Guide Dogs to Teach the Value of Volunteerism (5/14/2012)
• Florida Attorney General Joins AT&T and Scholarship Program to Bring Cyber Safety Lesson to Dunedin Students (4/30/2012)
• Republic National Distributing Company Donates $15 Million to Fund Scholarships for Low-Income Children (4/2/2012)
• BJ’s Wholesale Club Partners with Local School and Scholarship Program to Plant a School Garden (3/14/2012)
• U.S. Bank Awards $350,000 To Florida Step Up For Students (3/1/2012)

2011

• New York Life Contributes $100,000 to Step Up For Students (12/30/2011)
• Southern Eagle Distributing, Inc. Gives over $7 Million to Local Students (12/2/2011)
• UnitedHealthcare, Step Up For Students Hold Healthy Cooking Event At Incarnation Catholic School (12/1/2011)
• Gold Coast Beverage Distributors Inc. Partners with South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to Sponsor Event Celebrating Scholarship Program (11/18/2011)
• Capacity Insurance Company Contributes to Step Up For Students to Provide Scholarships for FL Families (11/16/2011)
• New York Life Announces $100,000 Contribution to Provide Educational Opportunities for Low Income Florida Students (11/15/2011)
• Infinity Insurance Hosts "An Evening of Bilingual Literacy" to Celebrate $1 Million Pledge to Step Up For Students (11/14/2011)
• South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Names Step Up Nonprofit of the Year (11/9/2011)
• Transamerica Sponsors Financial Literacy Event for FL Students (10/27/2011)
• Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida Redirects $10 Million to Fund Scholarships (10/24/2011)
• Westfield Insurance Sponsors Event to Educate Businesses about Florida Scholarship Program (10/21/2011)
• GEICO’s $2 million contribution strengthens Step Up For Students Scholarship Program (10/20/2011)
• Wyndham Vacation Ownership Donates $500,000 to Provide Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Florida Students (10/11/2011)
• J.J. Taylor Redirects $20 Million in Taxes to Scholarship Program (9/15/2011)
• Tax Credit students making solid academic gains, outpacing low-income students in public schools (8/31/2011)
• Top Nonprofit Watchdog Gives Highest Mark to Tampa-Based Scholarship Program (7/28/2011)
• Demand for low-income scholarships soars (7/27/2011)
• National Insurance Leader Philadelphia Insurance Brings Wellness & Education Support to FL Students (5/26/2011)
• American Integrity Insurance Group Sponsors School Visit to the Museum of Science & Industry in Tampa to Prepare Elementary Students for Hurricane Season (5/6/2011)
• Jacksonville-based Southern Oak Insurance Company celebrates contribution to scholarship program by hosting hurricane preparedness event for elementary students (4/21/2011)
• City Beverages Pledges Millions to Scholarship Program for Low-Income Children (2/24/2011)

2010

• Governor-elect Scott joins hundreds at rally for Tax Credit Scholarship (12/9/2010)
• Florida Tax Credit Scholarship students are making solid academic gains, and their parents are highly satisfied (6/11/2010)
• Researcher: Tax credit scholarships lead to academic gains in Florida public schools (6/2/2010)
• Tax Credit Scholarship bill signed into law in bipartisan ceremony at the Capitol (4/22/2010)
• House sends Tax Credit Scholarship bill to governor with strong bipartisan vote (4/8/2010)
• Diverse rally of 5,500 makes history for low-income Tax Credit Scholarships (3/24/2010)
• Nelnet and FACTS Donate $600,000 to Scholarship Fund for Low-income Students (1/15/2010)

2009

• Rep. Will Weatherford calls for accountability, equity in Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (2/10/2009)
• Parental choice advocate pledges support to Hillsborough migrant charter academy (2/8/2009)

2008

• OPPAGA says scholarships save taxpayers $39-million per year (12/16/2008)
• Gov. Crist celebrates corporate contributions for low-income scholarships in Florida (11/10/2008)
• Florida legislature passes bill to expand scholarship for poor students (5/2/2008)

2007

• Governor Charlie Crist Thanks Corporate Sponsors (12/10/2007)
• 4,000 people joined Gov. Crist at the Capitol to support educational options for FL students (4/12/2007)
• 60 Low-Income Children to Receive $225,000 in Scholarship Funding (2/23/2007)
• Corporate tax credit scholarships saved state nearly $140 million in just three years (2/21/2007)

2006

• Chico’s CEO Mentors Students through Fashion (9/26/2006)
• Tarmac America Doubles Support of Step Up For Students (7/25/2006)
• Florida School Choice Fund Named Social Capitalist Award Finalist (1/24/2006)

2005

• Governor Jeb Bush Thanks Corporate Scholarship Donors (10/17/2005)
• Titan America Joins Step Up For Students (5/18/2005)

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