Organization: ERNEST L ARBUCKLE FLORIDA
Mission: THE ORGANIZATION IS A WEST VIRGINIA CHARITABLE TRUST, ESTABLISHED UNDER, AND GOVERNED BY THE TERMS OF, THE ERNEST L. ARBUCKLE TRUST (THE "TRUST") FOR THE BENEFIT OF GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA WHO ENROLL AS FULL TIME STUDENTS AT AN ACCREDITED FOUR YEAR BACCALAUREATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FUNDED IN 2012 FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF NORMA ARBUCKLE, THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF ERNEST L. ARBUCKLE.
Activities: THE TRUST WORKED WITH THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED TO SERVE AS THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE AND WITH THE POLK EDUCATION FOUNDATION TO PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND TO DETERMINE AWARDS. THE TRUSTEE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS IN 2019.
NTEE category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Secondary category: Education