Distributors Education Foundation programs are made possible through the generous contributions of the industry to DEF’s non-profit endowment fund. The following is a list of the foundation’s endowment fund contributors:

Foundation Partners--$1 million or more

American Wholesale Marketers Association
Brown & Williamson Tobacco
The Hershey Company

Gold Circle--$100,001 to $250,000

Philip Morris USA
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Nestle USA (Sunmark)

Memorial Gifts--$10,000 or more

Joseph P. Fritz Memorial Gift, Fritz Co. Inc.

Visionary Donors--$10,001 to $50,000

Adams/Pfizer
General Cigar Co.
Havatampa-Phillies Cigars
Head Distributing
Nestle USA
Republic Tobacco
The Sosnick Cos.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

Patron Donors--$5,001 to $10,000

Burklund Distributors
Robert Burton Associates
Peter P. Dennis Inc.
Eby-Brown
Finkle Distributors
Garber Bros. Inc.
McCarty-Hull Inc.
Mackoul Distributors
R.M. Palmer Co.
Palmer Candy Co.
Reid’s Confectionery Co.
Superior Wholesale Dist.
Tobacco Exporters International/Lane Ltd.

Friends--$2,001 to $5000

Caldwell Wholesale Tobacco Co.
Gem State Distributors
Albert Guarnieri & Co.
Gummer Wholesale
George J. Howe Co.
Lemmedu Wholesale Inc.
L&M Distributors
Mountain/Service Distributors
Phillips & King International Inc.
Service Distributing Inc.
Stephenson Wholesale Co. Inc.
John F. Trompeter Co.
Weeke Wholesale Co.

Foundation Contributors

S. Abraham & Sons
Allen Bros. Wholesale Dist.
Boulder Distributing
Bur-Bee Co. Inc.
Buyers Wholesale Distributors
C&B Distributors
The J.E. Carsten Co.
Cash-Wa Distributing Co.
City Sales Inc.
Core-Mark International
Cowlitz Candy & Tobacco Co.
J.T. Davenport & Sons
Douglas Cos. Inc.
James J. Duffy Inc.
DUSA Distribution Center
George J. Falter Co.
S.R. Flaks Co.
Franklin Supply Inc.
George Wholesale Co.
Idaho Candy Co.
Inderbitzin Distributors
Klafter’s Inc.
Edmund C. Kleiner Inc.
Koch Candy Co.
F. McConnell & Sons
Minter-Weisman
Moreland Wholesale
Myers-Cox Co.
The New Haven Tobacco & Candy Co.
Oberto/Smokecraft Beef Jerky
Ohio Valley Wholesale Dist.
Quality Foods of NC Inc.
Regency Dist. Inc.
Richmond Master Distributors
Salida Wholesale Inc.
Sarver Candy Co.
Jack Smillie Inc.
S.W. (Red) Smith
Somody Supply Inc.
South Coast Distributing
Standard-Rosenbaum Inc.
Standard Tobacco Co.
Jos. H. Stomel & Sons
Michael and Linda Stulberg
TVC Wholesale Inc.
Tri-Mart Corp.
United Wholesalers
Wythe-Will Dist. Co.
ZARB-PPD Inc.