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.
LGBTQ Community Fund
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.
We are currently accepting proposals for the 2018 LGBTQ Community Fund. Proposals are due by Thursday, July 12 at 4 p.m.
Use the links below to carefully review important information and to apply:
Read about the updates to the 2018 program
Download the 2018 program guidelines
Download the required Proposal Budget Form
Access the online portal and apply for a grant. (Download user instructions)
For questions, please contact Lindsey Linzer, director of programs and grants administration.
EQUALITY FLORIDA, 2017 GLBT COMMUNITY PROJECTS FUND GRANT RECIPIENT
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.
Read more about how the 2018 grantees equip residents with the tools they need to use their voice.
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.
FLIPANY, 2018 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.
Learn more about the Denise Moon Memorial Fund by downloading the 2018 program guidelines.
For questions, please contact Victoria Fear, programs officer.
RJT FOUNDATION, 2018 DENISE MOON MEMORIAL GRANTS RECIPIENT
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.
The deadline for the Public Space Challenge has passed. We will announce finalists in June.
Read more about simple ideas that won the Challenge over the years.
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.