Delores Barr Weaver: The ‘most impactful donor’

Since 2012, the former co-owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars has donated more than $220 million to more than 300 organizations.

  • By Max Marbut
  • | 12:00 a.m. November 4, 2024
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In April, The Community Foundation presented Delores Barr Weaver its Prize for Civic Engagement that recognizes citizens of Northeast Florida who possess qualities that are not often publicly acclaimed and advance actions that enhance the public good.
In April, The Community Foundation presented Delores Barr Weaver its Prize for Civic Engagement that recognizes citizens of Northeast Florida who possess qualities that are not often publicly acclaimed and advance actions that enhance the public good.
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To say that Delores Barr Weaver is the No. 1 philanthropist in the history of Jacksonville is not an exaggeration.

She and her husband, Wayne Weaver, started giving to myriad causes as soon as they became co-owners of the Jacksonville Jaguars more than 30 years ago.

Since her $50 million gift in 2012 establishing the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Fund, she has partnered with The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida on her philanthropy through numerous multimillion-dollar gifts, including the Foundation’s largest-ever gift of $61 million in 2023.

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