Foundation News - The Miami Foundation

21 Dec A welcome holiday morale booster for Community Based Organizations (CBOs): employees at nearly 300 local organizations get unexpected end-of-year holiday gifts from a collaborative of foundations sharing $525,000

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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...

03 Nov THE JORGE M. PÉREZ FAMILY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2021-2022 CREARTE RECIPIENTS and DOUBLES TOTAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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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...

10 Sep JORGE AND DARLENE PÉREZ GIFT WATERFRONT HOME TO THE MIAMI FOUNDATION

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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...

29 Apr THE 2021 ESSERMAN-KNIGHT JOURNALISM AWARDS HONOR REPORTERS WHO CHALLENGED LEADERS ON COVID-19 RESPONSE

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“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...

27 Apr THE MIAMI FOUNDATION APPOINTS FOUR LOCAL LEADERS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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The Miami Foundation today announced the appointment of four local leaders to its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting strategic direction and measuring the organization’s results....

19 Mar MORE THAN 100,000 UNDERSERVED STUDENTS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO RECEIVE FREE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND DIGITAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

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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...

11 Dec THE MIAMI FOUNDATION RECEIVES $1 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM FACEBOOK, INC. TO ADVANCE LOCAL RACIAL EQUITY

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13 Nov GIVE MIAMI DAY SET TO SUPPORT ALMOST 900 LOCAL CHARITIES WITH RECORD-BREAKING $1 MILLION BONUS POOL

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Now in its ninth year, Give Miami Day, the largest charitable giving event in South Florida, kicks off at 12 a.m. on Thursday, November 19, but the giving has already reached impressive levels....

10 Sep CONGRATULATIONS 2020 CAP SCHOLARS!

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Congratulations again to the recipients of the College Assistance Program, Inc. Scholarship. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho recorded a special message to share his well-wishes and honor this achievement....

08 Sep MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PARTNERS WITH THE MIAMI FOUNDATION TO OFFER $10 MILLION IN COVID-19 RELIEF GRANTS FOR SMALL NONPROFITS

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The Miami Foundation, in partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Department of Public Housing and Community Development, will offer $10 million in grants to local, small nonprofits. The Miami-Dade County Nonprofit Support Grants program, made possible by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act,...