Philip Phillips was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Henri and Isabelle Phillippe, both originally from France.

[1] He first moved to Florida in 1894 with a $5,000 endowment from his father and bought a grove in Satsuma, but returned to Tennessee when the plants died off during the Great Freeze that same winter.

Phillips initially sold his harvest as produce before he began manufacturing fruit juice at a self-operated plant in 1928.

Dr. Phillips Charities honors the Phillips family legacy through its support of local nonprofit organizations that live up to the family’s motto of “helping others help themselves” in the areas of health, education, arts, youth, and social services within the Central Florida community, as well as organizations that preserve the free enterprise system and protect private property rights.

To date, the combined organizations have made grants, pledges and program related investments totaling over $220 million.