New initiative already counts on a total of $55 million from these and other organizations to boost equity in Miami through tech MIAMI (April 4, 2022) – A collective of organizations, including JPMorgan Chase, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Miami Foundation and...
The Miami Foundation receives its largest-ever grant; will enable diverse entrepreneurs to own more of their businesses MIAMI– February 25, 2022 – Wells Fargo announced today a $20 million grant to The Miami Foundation, the nonprofit’s largest grant received to date, to help historically disadvantaged small...
Today, nearly three-hundred Miami-Dade nonprofits and other community organizations learn they have been chosen to receive a portion of $525,000 “Help the Helpers” grants intended to support the well-being of area employees. A collaborative of South Florida foundations and funders pooled together this half-million-dollar fund...
The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation (The Foundation) at The Miami Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the prominent Pérez family, today announced the grantees for the second edition of the Pérez CreARTE Grant Program. Following an open call that saw hundreds of high-quality applicants, The Foundation selected...
The Miami Foundation, the philanthropic backbone of Greater Miami, announced today that local philanthropists Jorge and Darlene Pérez donated their family home to The Miami Foundation, which was subsequently sold for $33 million. The sale of the bayfront home, located at 3323 Devon Court in...
The Miami Foundation received a record 284 applications from nonprofits interested in funding from The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation’s CreARTE Grant Program. The effort will invest over $1.5 million in Miami-Dade organizations working to cultivate this ecosystem by expanding residents’ access to the arts...
Miami Connected is a public-private partnership, led by The Miami Foundation and Achieve Miami, which seeks to make Miami the most technologically inclusive community in the nation by bridging the digital divide and providing educational and economic development opportunities for all residents of Greater Miami....
“The survival of local journalism has been threatened and at this critical time we wanted to ensure its survival.” Charlene Esserman After a year where the need for local news has been recognized as urgent and vital, six South Florida reporting teams that excelled...
Social networking conglomerate, Facebook, Inc., is pledging $1 million to advance racial equity through The Miami Foundation’s recently established Racial Equity Fund. This contribution is part of Facebook’s ongoing effort to support Black-led nonprofits and will enhance the Foundation’s efforts combat systemic racism and inequity...
Necessity truly is a mother of innovation. Arts were one of the hardest hit industries in the face of COVID-19, and the restrictions for live events forced a new kind of creativity. Considering the tremendous footprint arts have in Miami, the health of our artists and arts institutions reach every facet of our community, from our...