After a donor contacted CARE Elementary School to make a gift toward their endowment, CARE - a past grantee and Give Miami Day participant - turned to The Miami Foundation. We helped the school establish an organization endowment and now manage the investment of their...
The Miami Foundation announces the appointment of five new board members with significant experience in finance, real estate and law. The new trustees are: Tere Blanca, president and CEO of Blanca Commercial Real Estate; Jorge F. de la Cruz-Muñoz, shareholder at Dunwody White & Landon,...
For 20 days in January, more than 20,000 people walked, Ubered, biked and drove to experience a temporary public space called Biscayne Green. Stretching through blocks of one of Downtown Miami’s busiest thoroughfares, Biscayne Green was an experiment to showcase what Miami could look...
On January 27, hundreds of local changemakers gathered at The Historic Alfred I. duPont Building downtown as we launched our 50th anniversary, honoring the legacies of great Miamians who've taken ownership of their community and invested in its progress. The year-long celebration kicked-off with big...
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...