Leadership
Family Leadership, Continued Commitment
The Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston continues the charitable legacy of founder Carlos Ippolito through the involvement of his family. Foundation leadership combines long-standing ties to Galveston with experience in business, law, investment, nonprofit collaboration and community service.
John C. Ippolito
Trustee Emeritus
John is the son of founder Carlos Ippolito and assisted him in various aspects of running the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company in Galveston until the business was sold in 1993. Since then, John has been involved in numerous successful business ventures and has continued his involvement with organizations in Galveston. He serves on the board of directors for Moody Gardens and chairs that board’s investment committee.
Pepper Ippolito Ammann
Chair of the Board of Directors, Chief Operations Officer, Director/Trustee
Pepper is BOI, Born On the Island, and spent her childhood in Galveston. She is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Ippolito Charitable Foundation and is passionate about finding creative ways to invest in and fund organizations that strengthen Galveston’s economy, community and nonprofit sector. She is also part of the qualitative research team at a global investment firm based in New York, where she works with industry professionals and investment teams to support due diligence, investment idea generation and research. Pepper is also the founder and advisor for Texas-based digital media and events company Tidbits Media Group.
Lee Ippolito Jurewitz
Chief Administrative Officer, Grants Director and Trustee, Secretary
Lee is one of Carlos Ippolito’s granddaughters and worked as an attorney in California for more than 20 years before devoting her time to the work of the Ippolito Charitable Foundation. In addition to managing administrative and legal matters for the Foundation, Lee represents the Foundation in collaborative efforts with other local foundations in Galveston. She has served on the board of the Galveston County Recovery Fund and the planning committee for the Galveston Roundtable of Foundations. Lee was also part of the group that founded VISION Galveston in collaboration with several other family foundations in Galveston and serves on VISION Galveston’s Board of Directors
Crys Ippolito
Director/Trustee
Crys serves on the Board of Directors alongside her family to continue her father’s legacy in Galveston. She enjoys learning about organizations helping Galveston residents and is committed to supporting her family’s work in the community where she has lived her entire life.
