The Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Foundation (TLPF) was established in 1987. It is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation. In 1990, TLPF received a very generous contribution from the estate of long-time TLPA member Herman R. Tate. To date, 165 individual donors have contributed $892,000 to the TLPF. In addition the sponsors of the annual TLPF Golf Tournament (Professional Insurance Center - 1998 & 1999; Gateway Insurance - 2000 to 2012; and Atlas Financial Holdings - 2013 & 2014) have donated an additional $68,000 in sponsorship fees to the Foundation. We are grateful for each contribution and we are pleased to list the individual contributors as follows:
Premium Contributor
Platinum Contributors
Gold Contributors
Silver Contributors
| Lee Barnes, MD | Bill Knaus, PA | Larry Silva, CA |
| Jim Bell, ON, CAN | Al LaGasse, MD | Larry Slagle, CA |
| Elizabeth Boynton, PA | Bill Legare, RI | Mary Smarelli, WI |
| Jamie Campolongo, PA | Michael Levine, NY | Ham Smythe IV, TN |
| Joe Chernow, TX | Brian McBride, OH | Carl Ward, KY |
| Mike Fogarty, MA | Robert McBride, CO | Brian Wier, AZ |
| John Hall, AR ** | Anthony Palmeri, CA | Bill Williams, NC ** |
| Rick Hewatt, GA | Corky Renzi, MA | |
| Richard Kleinschmidt, MO |
Copper Contributors
| Glenn Adzima, WI ** | Robin Hunt, IN | David Reid, MI |
| Lorne Anisman, ON, CAN | Theda Hunt, IN ** | Mitch Rouse, CA |
| Richard Armour, MA | Pervaiz Karim, IL | William Rouse, CA |
| Tom Arrighi, MA | Dwight Kines, MD | Rob Searcy, FL |
| Jim Bell, NV ** | Dave Koscielak, CA | Don Somers, NJ |
| Bill Bodenhamer, FL | Joe Kramer, ON, CAN | Andy Stoppelman, NY |
| Ken Butler, VA | Gayle Law, GA ** | Ron Stoppelmann, NY |
| George Butts, CA | John Lazar, CA | Curtis Stricker, PA |
| Nick Cambas, FL | Dan Leonas, ME | Kia Tehrany, CA |
| Jerry Campolongo, PA | Paul Marron, CA | Jo-Anne Thompson, MA |
| Charley Curtin, CT ** | Bob Mackasek, NY | Jerilyn Ugaste, IL |
| John Davidson, CA ** | Steve Maloy, CA | Chuck Walker, OH ** |
| Kevin DeSantis, CA | Serge Masse, QC, CAN | Sue Watson, CA |
| Victor Dizengoff, NY | Jim McLary, IN | Robbie Werth, VA |
| Knox Frizzell, TX | Hal Mellegard, CA | Tommy White, OK ** |
| Jim Furniss, FL ** | Guy Mongello, FL | Steve Yablon, NJ ** |
| Jim Gillespie, CA | Harold Morgan, MD | Bill Yuhnke, NY |
| David Hamamey, OH | Fred Pleines, CA | Sig Zilber, FL ** |
| Gene Hauck, ID | Sanders Partee, VA | |
| Brian Hunt, CA |
Bronze Contributors
| Steve Abraham, NM | R.C. Heckert, WV | Ken Pleines, CA |
| Paul Altman, IL | Ken Hoggard, GA | Paul Powell, KY |
| Sam Amato, CA | Craig Hughes, AZ | Andy Poulous, ON, CAN |
| Bryan Barger, TN | Charles Johnson, TX ** | Steven Qua, OH |
| Bob Barnes, MI | Robert O. Johnson, VA | Philip Riccio, CA |
| James Barton, KY ** | Duane Kamins, TX | Rudy Robinson, NY |
| Terry Bell, NV | Richard Kane, DC | Rosalie Ryan, OH |
| Jerry Brady, TX ** | George Kapp, NC | Joanna Sabrof, CA |
| Jane Brown, AZ | Robert King, WV ** | Armando Sapiro, FL |
| Marc Caplan, FL | Karl Kuhlman, NY | Peter Salmon, ON, CAN |
| Janet Cherrier, MN | Benny Law, GA ** | Michael Sanfelippo, WI |
| Joe Cizzuzzo, NY ** | Dick Leshey, OR | Bill Scalzi, CT |
| Fred Clevenger, MI | Stephanie Lesky, NY | David Shaw, FL |
| Joseph Convery, NJ | Arthur Levine, NY ** | Marc Shpilner, MA |
| Don Coolbaugh, NY | Edwin Lokshin, NY | Michael Sobota, WV |
| Byron Corcoran, VT | Diana Loop, CA | Gene Stalians, NV |
| Richard Corey, WV | Mark Lewis, MA | Edward Steinberg, FL |
| Michael D'Addeo, NY | Jamie Marlowe, OH | Edward Stoppelmann, NY |
| G.W. DeAntonis, NY | Kim McCarty, WI | Kenny Straub, WV ** |
| Nathan Dwiri, CA | Tim McClain, OR | Dan Tamkin, CA |
| Ben Early, FL | John Munro, ON, CAN ** | Raymond Turner, TX |
| Louis Falbo, PA | Carolyn Nelson, MD | Joe White, OK ** |
| Steve Friedberg, PA | Gary Olson, TX | June Williams, OH |
| Joe Gianetto, NY | John Patti, NY ** | Howard Yasbin, NY ** |
| Judy Griffin, FL | Roberta Pike, NY | |
| Alan Groedel, OH | Mike Pinckard, AZ |
** Deceased
An individual who makes a contribution of $10,000 or more to the Foundation's General Fund can establish a separate fund in the contributor's name within the Foundation. In additional, a group of individuals can choose to collectively donate a total of $10,000 or more to recognize an individual's impact on the for-hire vehicle industry and/or the TLPA. To date, eight separate Funds have been established within the Foundation. They are:
- The Ellis Houston Fund
- The Knaus Fund
- The Neal Nichols Fund
- The Murray Rosenberg Fund
- The Dennis Rouse Fund
- The Smythe Family Fund
- The Swystun-Oden Family Fund
- The Zilber Fund