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 almost $300 million to enhance quality of life for all Miamians. Scroll through this page to view all our grant programs.
Public Space Challenge
The Miami Foundation’s Public Space Challenge invests up to $305,000 in your ideas to improve Greater Miami’s parks, plazas and local gathering places.
This year, we are delighted to have support from Target, which is funding ideas that promote healthy eating and active play.
Read more about simple ideas that won the Challenge over the years.
Community Grants
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 deadline for the 2018 Community Grants program has passed. Applicants will be notified of their proposal’s status on Thursday, May 31st.
Learn more about Community Grants by reading about our updates to the 2018 program, downloading the 2018 program guidelines and watching our informational webinar.
For questions, please contact Victoria Fear, programs officer.
Read more about how the 2017 grantees drive nonprofit innovation in our city.
FOUNDATION FOR NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVES, 2016 COMMUNITY GRANTS RECIPIENT
State Attorney’s Denise Moon Memorial Fund
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 deadline for the 2018 Denise Moon Memorial Fund program has passed. Applicants will be notified of their proposal’s status on Friday, June 8th.
Learn more about the Denise Moon Memorial Fund by downloading the 2018 program guidelines.
For questions, please contact Victoria Fear, programs officer.
LOTUS HOUSE, 2017 DENISE MOON MEMORIAL GRANTS RECIPIENT
GLBT Community Projects Fund
The GLBT Community Projects Fund is a unique partnership between The Miami Foundation and the National LGBTQ Task Force to support organizations and programs that advance education and public awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in Greater Miami.
To learn more about this grant program, click here to download the 2017 program guidelines. For questions, please contact Victoria Fear.
MIAMI BEACH GAY PRIDE, 2016 GLBT COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND GRANT RECIPIENT
State Attorney’s Fund for a Safer and Healthier Community
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.
For questions about this grant program, please contact Charisse Grant, senior vice president for programs.
MIAMI-DADE POLICE SPEAK WITH STUDENTS AT FIU. PHOTO COURTESY OF WLRN.
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.