Legacy Award: Sid Reitz

Sid Reitz is one of the Foundation’s ten founding board members, and served a total of nine years with three of those as board chair. When forming the Foundation, Sid and Gary Hunter challenged the rest of the group to raise the original suggested founding donor pledge from $10,000 to $25,000. Their goal was to raise a $750,000 administrative endowment that would offset expenses while also keeping fees minimal. The challenge was accepted by over 100 founding donors, raising a $2.9M administrative endowment almost four times the original goal.

Sid continued to be instrumental in the Foundation’s growth by helping secure several of the founding donors including his law firm, Hampton & Royce where he is an estate planning attorney. Through his connections, he has helped establish signficiant funds at the Foundation and continues to help his clients make a mark by creating permanent funds through their estates.