Robert Perry Frankland established this trust in 1986. Frankland was the president and general manager of Rubber Products, Inc. of Frankland Enterprises, a company his father founded. He was also an elder in the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, former longtime supporter of Scouts and other youth organizations and continuously backed the United Fund. He was a regular contributor to the national and local arms of his University of Florida fraternity, Kappa Alpha.