The Bear Family Foundation Board of Directors 2013
The Bear Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Private Foundation, was established and incorporated in Florida in 2002.
The Bear Family Foundation Board of Directors is made up of eight family members from the Lewis Bear Jr family. The two generation board includes the foundation Principal, Lewis BearJr. and wife Belle Yates Bear. Other members of the board are the direct decedents of Lewis and Belle, and their spouses, Lewis Bear III and wife, Jennifer Taylor Bear; David Morris Bear and wife, Cindi Flanders Bear; and
Cindi Bear Bonner and husband, Joseph Chadwick Bonner.
In 2003 The Bear Family Foundation awarded its first grant.
Since 2003, the foundation has provided funds to over 50 non-profits in Northwest Florida.
The Bear Family Foundation derives its reputation from a longtime family business, The Lewis Bear Company, located in Pensacola, Florida.
Founded in 1876, the same year that Budweiser was introduced, a Bavarian immigrant named Lewis Bear, established a grocery and chandlery shop in Pensacola, Florida. Over the years, the company evolved from a grocery wholesaler to the regions most respected beer distribution company.
Family owned and operated for five generations, The Lewis Bear Company is the oldest privately held corporation in Florida, as well as Anheuser-Busch's oldest continuous distributor.
Today, The Lewis Bear Company handles more than 300 different brands, everything from iconic global labels to beloved local craft beers, not to mention high-end sodas and waters.
The Lewis Bear Company operates two warehouse/distribution centers, located in Pensacola and Ebro ( east of Pensacola) The Lewis Bear Company employs a team of more than 210 professionals who are focused on building strong relationships with the community and their customers.
The Bear Family Foundation Board of Directors is made up of eight family members from the Lewis Bear Jr family. The two generation board includes the foundation Principal, Lewis BearJr. and wife Belle Yates Bear. Other members of the board are the direct decedents of Lewis and Belle, and their spouses, Lewis Bear III and wife, Jennifer Taylor Bear; David Morris Bear and wife, Cindi Flanders Bear; and
Cindi Bear Bonner and husband, Joseph Chadwick Bonner.
In 2003 The Bear Family Foundation awarded its first grant.
Since 2003, the foundation has provided funds to over 50 non-profits in Northwest Florida.
The Bear Family Foundation derives its reputation from a longtime family business, The Lewis Bear Company, located in Pensacola, Florida.
Founded in 1876, the same year that Budweiser was introduced, a Bavarian immigrant named Lewis Bear, established a grocery and chandlery shop in Pensacola, Florida. Over the years, the company evolved from a grocery wholesaler to the regions most respected beer distribution company.
Family owned and operated for five generations, The Lewis Bear Company is the oldest privately held corporation in Florida, as well as Anheuser-Busch's oldest continuous distributor.
Today, The Lewis Bear Company handles more than 300 different brands, everything from iconic global labels to beloved local craft beers, not to mention high-end sodas and waters.
The Lewis Bear Company operates two warehouse/distribution centers, located in Pensacola and Ebro ( east of Pensacola) The Lewis Bear Company employs a team of more than 210 professionals who are focused on building strong relationships with the community and their customers.
6120 Enterprise Drive Pensacola, Florida 32505