For nearly 50 years, our Fundholders’ generous contributions have enabled us to shape Miami’s brilliant future through grantmaking. We work with various entities – donors who endowed Funds and partners like the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney and the National LGBTQ Task Force – who make these grant programs possible. Through their philanthropy, we have granted $350 million to enhance quality of life for all Miamians. Scroll through this page to view all our grant programs.
The Public Space Challenge is an ideas contest open to Miamians who want to create, improve or activate their local public spaces. This year, we’re asking residents to reimagine the way we move around our community. The Miami Foundation, together with our partners, will invest up to $250,000 to make the top ideas a reality. We are delighted to have support from Target, which is funding ideas that encourage thriving and connected communities.
The 2019 Public Space Challenge is accepting ideas through May 16th.
You can see all ideas submitted on the map at PublicSpaceChallenge.org.
For questions about this grant program, contact Chelsea Clark, programs and grants administration associate.
The LGBTQ Community Fund is a unique partnership between The Miami Foundation and the National LGBTQ Task Force to improve quality of life for LGBTQ residents in Greater Miami and strengthen organizations seeking to make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ people.
Learn more about the LGBTQ Community Fund by reading about our updates to the 2018 program and downloading the 2018 program guidelines.
For questions, please contact Lindsey Linzer, senior director of programs and grants administration.
Denise Moon grants allow us to help nonprofits assist victims of crime, reduce crime in communities and provide alternatives to criminal activity through job training, educational attainment and other efforts. These grant awards are made possible thanks to a partnership with the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, 11th Judicial Circuit.
The proposal deadline for the 2019 State Attorney’s Denise Moon Memorial Fund has passed. Learn more about the fund by downloading the 2019 program guidelines.
For questions, please contact Alex Rosales, senior programs assistant.
The State Attorney’s Fund for a Safer and Healthier Community aims to reduce substance abuse and impaired driving in Greater Miami. The Fund, created in partnership with the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, will support substance abuse services, prevention education and training activities.
The proposal deadline for the 2018 State Attorney’s Fund for a Safer and Healthier Community has passed. Learn more about the fund by downloading the 2018 program guidelines.
For questions, please contact Alex Rosales, senior programs assistant.
The Animal Welfare and Animal-Assisted Program aims to advance the welfare of animals and animal-assisted interventions for people through education or special services. The program will support organizations in Greater Miami working on programs where people help animals and animals help people.
Learn more about the program by downloading the 2018 program guidelines. For questions, please contact Alex Rosales, senior programs assistant.
Community Grants is the Foundation’s signature program through which we honor more than 100 donors who created permanent funds, entrusting us to support issues that mattered to them. Following careful reflection from our 50th Anniversary year in 2017, we have updated this program to reflect the themes of Opportunity, Resiliency and Creativity, which speak to the quality of life we strive to help make a reality in Greater Miami.
The proposal deadline for the 2019 Community Grants Program has passed. Learn more about the program by downloading the 2019 program guidelines.
For questions, please contact Lindsey Linzer, senior director of programs and grants administration.
If you received an award through a Foundation Grant Program, visit our Grant Reports page to learn how to submit your required reports.
If you’re a Knight Arts Challenge winner, visit our winners page for details on receiving and managing your grant with us.
