Orlando-based Quantum Improvements Consulting donates $25K to The LGBT+ Center, Zebra Coalition

QIC’s COO Frank Hannigan (L) presents Dr. George Wallace, The Center Orlando’s executive director, with a check for $25,000. (Photo by Jeremy Williams)

ORLANDO | After having funds cut from the 2021 state budget by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the LGBT+ Center Orlando and Zebra Coalition received a $25,000 donation each June 4 from Orlando-based business Quantum Improvements Consulting (QIC).

“We know that they’re vital to the community and we saw the cut in the budget from the state government and we felt there was a need to step in. So we wanted to provide this to The Center and to the Zebra Coalition,” says Frank Hannigan, QIC’s Chief Operating Officer.

Hannigan, along with QIC founder and CEO Jennifer Murphy Ph.D., hope that their contribution is just the start of the donations The Center and Zebra will receive.

“We’re a small business but as business owners we have the opportunity and the platform to affect change, hopefully, and that’s what we want to see more of,” he said.

Dr. George Wallace, The Center Orlando’s Executive Director, says QIC’s donation goes a long way to helping the LGBTQ organization make up the $150,000 shortfall with the Orlando United Assistance Center (OUAC). In total, The Center has raised $40,000 since DeSantis cut the funds from the upcoming state budget June 2.

“The community really is stepping forward and we truly appreciate that people realize how important The Center is to the community,” Wallace says.

OUAC serves and supports the immediate family members of the 49 individuals taken in the 2016 Pulse tragedy and the survivors. The Center Orlando incorporated OUAC under its purview of existing services last October.

More in News

See More