Fred & Meredith Sutton Functional Assessment Area and Playground

Location

The Scott Center for Autism

Year Established

2019

Purpose

To improve the lives of children and families affected by autism through treatment, research and training.

History

Fred & Meredith Sutton Functional Assessment Area

Fred and Meredith Sutton are longtime residents of Brevard County and have worked together to make this area one of the best places to live.

With a Master’s in Finance, Fred E. Sutton worked for the largest architectural–engineering–planning firm in the southeastern U.S., with clients like Disney World and ITT Levitt. In 1972, Fred and his brother, Harrold, co-founded Sutton Properties, now one of the largest family-owned real estate development firms in Brevard County, where they own and operate 1 million square feet of commercial, residential and industrial properties. In 2019, Fred contacted Florida Tech with a desire to lead a room-naming campaign to build an endowment for The Scott Center for Autism Treatment.

Although he does not have a family connection to autism, he is a close friend of Scott Center founders Ed and Cheryl Scott and was touched by the impact the Center has on families in the community. Based on his challenge, The Scott Center raised over $700,000 in its first year to launch an endowment that will sustain its programs in perpetuity.