Center of Anna Maria Island
March 1, 2021
Training a new generation of environmental scientists
ANNA MARIA – The community scientist program at The Center of Anna Maria Island is getting off to a great start thanks to some help from students at Eckerd College and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aqua…
August 11, 2020
Center reports positive end of year results
ANNA MARIA – It was a rough fiscal year for The Center of Anna Maria Island but the nonprofit managed to close the year June 30 with $8,761 in net income, only $945 short of the budgeted $9,706.
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May 4, 2020
The Center receives financial help
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The Center of Anna Maria Island’s finances are turning around thanks to support from dozens of donors over a few days.
In a May 2 letter, Executive Director Chris Culhane said…
December 30, 2019
Reef project helps filter local waters
BRADENTON BEACH – A windy, cloudy afternoon didn’t stop the father-son team of David and David Wolff from coming out to the dock behind the Bridge Tender Inn Dec. 20 to install four mini reefs as a p…
August 6, 2019
Center ends year on a high note
ANNA MARIA – The Center of Anna Maria Island’s fiscal year ended with cause for celebration. After years of financial struggles, the nonprofit ended another year in the black with $91,479.35 in the b…
June 18, 2019
Anna Maria provides ongoing Center support
ANNA MARIA – In response to its annual funding request, The Center of Anna Maria Island will receive $21,000 from the city of Anna Maria.
Center officials sought $28,000, but during the Thursday…
May 7, 2019
McDaniel joins Center team
After months of searching, the team at The Center of Anna Maria Island has a new director of development.
In a May 3 press release, Executive Director Chris Culhane announced that Jim McDaniel had…
January 29, 2019
Center starts new year on solid financial footing
ANNA MARIA – The Center of Anna Maria Island greeted the new year with good news and the nonprofit’s board members hope it will just keep getting better.
During a January board meeting, board Trea…
December 29, 2018
Around the Island year in review
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – This past year brought a lot of changes to the three Island cities as well as to some other organizations. Let’s take a look back at what happened in 2018 at The Center of Anna Ma…
December 4, 2018
Buy a Christmas tree, support The Center
Merry Christmas Trees of Bradenton is teaming up with The Center of Anna Maria Island to help make the season brighter for the nonprofit.
Michigan natives Kerry and Chrissy Foley, along with their…









