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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 aīre ventures today announced Tech Equity Miami, a transformational initiative that will collectively deploy … Read More

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 to enable CBOs to financially reward front-line employees for providing critical services during the pandemic. The Miami-Dade Initiative is modeled on a successful Help the Helpers 2021 pilot led by the United Way of Palm Beach County, which pooled $433,000 for mini-grants distributed to Palm Beach organizations. A similar effort is currently underway in Broward County.

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 25 cultural organizations across Miami Dade County to receive a share of $3.2 million, nearly double the amount disbursed in the program’s inaugural cycle in 2019.

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 Miami, closed on September 8, with all proceeds going towards supporting critical local causes.

“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 at public service journalism are being honored by the Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards.

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.

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 in Greater Miami.

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 in Greater Miami.

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.