The David Maus Foundation is a non-profit, philanthropic foundation that focuses on helping children with life-threatening illnesses and their families through contributions to charities in Central Florida.
The David Maus Foundation was founded in 2004 with a group of volunteers passionate about making a difference. In its first year, with its first event, the 1st Annual David Maus Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament, the Foundation donated $20,000 to the Seminole County Boys and Girls Club and $20,000 to Camp Boggy Creek.
Since that first event the Golf Tournament has grown donating to many Central Florida charities dedicated to children. To date the David Maus Foundation has raised over $500,000 through various fundraising events and has underwritten two rooms at the two Ronald McDonald Houses in Central Florida.
In addition to the annual golf tournaments the Foundation has raffled off a Hybrid Camry with 100% of the proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida to sponsor their two largest events, the Clambake and the Share A Night, Light A Light events. In 2008 the David Maus Foundation teamed up with Vince McCann and the WWE to showcase WrestleMania to over 50 Make A Wish kids from each of the 50 states. These kids had a wish to meet a particular wrestler or go to WrestleMania and the David Maus Foundation and the WWE made it happen. A weekend full of fun including a day at Universal Studios and the Bacon, Bagels, and Biceps Brunch completely underwritten by the David Maus Foundation, made it all possible. In addition, the David Maus Foundation made a donation of $45,000 to the Make A Wish Foundation of Central and North Florida.
The following is a timeline of our events and donations:
- 2005: 1st Annual David Maus Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament donated
- $20,000 to the Seminole County Boys and Girls Club
- $20,000 to Camp Boggy Creek, a year round camp for seriously ill children
- 2006: 2nd Annual David Maus Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament donated
- $40,000 to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida
- $40,000 to the Children’s Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping kids by raising funds for 170 children’s hospitals across North America.
- $5,000 to Ride for the Children, an event for Camp Boggy Creek
- Underwrote the first David Maus Foundation room at the Ronald McDonald House
- 2007: 3rd Annual David Maus Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament donated
- $30,000 to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida
- $30,000 to Give Kids the World, a 70-acre resort complete with over 100 Villa accommodations, entertainment attractions, and fun specifically designed for children with special needs.
- $5,000 to Multiple Sclerosis Society
- $5,000 to Ride for the Children, an event for Camp Boggy Creek
- 2007: Raffled off a Hybrid Camry, donated $75,000 to Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida to sponsor their two largest events, the Clambake and the Share A Night, Light A Light events.
- 2008: Bacon, Bagels and Biceps Brunch
- In association with World Wrestling Entertainment, we hosted a breakfast for 50 kids from Make A Wish and donated $43,000 to the Make A Wish Foundation for Central Florida
- 2008: 4th Annual David Maus Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament donated
- $35,000 Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida
- $25,000 Disney Florida Children’s Hospital
- $25,000 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
- $1,000 to Bridges of Light Foundation
- $5,000 to Multiple Sclerosis Society
- $2,000 to Robert Gamez Foundation to help disabled children
- $5,000 to Ride for the Children, an event for Camp Boggy Creek
- Underwrote the second David Maus Foundation room at the Ronald McDonald House. Photos: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
- 2009: 5th Annual David Maus Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament donated
- $50,000 Ronald McDonald Houses of Central Florida
- $25,000 Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
- $5,000 Multiple Sclerosis Society
- $5,000 Nat Moore Foundation
- Underwriting future Family Room with the Ronald McDonald House at the Florida Children’s Hospital
