The Chicago Community Trust’s signature civic engagement initiative, which brings residents together in small mealtime conversations to talk about ways to make their neighborhoods stronger, safer and more dynamic, will expand nationally with $1.15 million in funding from the John S. and James L. Knight...
On January 26, 1967, 21 great Miamians, including newspaper magnate James L. Knight and media pioneer Mitchell Wolfson, brought together thousands of dollars to create a “living philanthropy,” tasked with improving life in Greater Miami forever. Fifty years later, the Dade Foundation has grown...
January 26th marks The Miami Foundation's 50th anniversary. Beginning later this month, we will invite the community to share their Miami stories: how their experience living here has evolved, what matters to them and ultimately, how each of us can help shape our collective vision...
On November 17, 19,000 donors spanning the globe rallied around the shared vision of a greater Miami. The result was $9.1 million raised for 668 local nonprofits in the biggest, most successful Give Miami Day ever. Thanks to the generosity of our partners, including The...
When the Miami Football Club (Miami FC) sought to further their charitable work in the community, they turned to The Miami Foundation. We helped the team establish a Fund to create the Miami FC Foundation for carrying out their philanthropic giving, with an initial contribution...
The Knight Foundation and The Miami Foundation Award $275,000 for trail’s public space master plan Florida East Coast Industries, in partnership with the Friends of Ludlam Trail and Miami-Dade County, today announced its 2nd Annual “Ludlam Lights” Lantern Parade and Festival at South Miami High School...
The Miami Foundation’s Give Miami Day set a new fundraising record, solidifying it as one of the most active 24-hour charitable giving events in the U.S. On November 17th, nineteen-thousand donors from around the globe poured $9.1 million into 664 local nonprofits participating in Give...
Give Miami Day has helped ignite charitable giving in Miami, raising nearly $17 million since 2012 for hundreds of nonprofits serving Miami-Dade County. With a record 660+ nonprofits from the arts to housing, education and the care of animals participating on Thursday, we need YOU...
Give Miami Day, the largest annual giving event in the Southeastern U.S., is an opportunity to make a philanthropic impact on the Greater Miami area by donating to local organizations and programs that make a difference, including Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Book Fair (MBF)....
Charitable giving is on the rise in Greater Miami. The Miami Foundation’s Our Miami Report showed that as a proportion of income, Miamians donated 2 percent of their adjusted gross income to nonprofits in 2013, up from 1.7 percent in 2011. In the past five...