This scholarship endowment was created by the Gainesville Charitable Foundation, Inc., to support deserving students at the University of Florida. Since 1981, the Gainesville Charitable Foundation has assisted children and adults who live in Alachua County and surrounding areas who suffer from disabling or other deleterious conditions. Through charitable donations, scholarships, grants, and other means, the Foundation has contributed more than $1,500,000, since its inception, to deserving individuals and organization