The Origin Story With the horrific collapse of Surfside’s Champlain Towers South building in 2021, The Miami Foundation saw first-hand how challenging disaster recovery efforts can be. It was difficult to nimbly mobilize funds and resources when our community needed them the most; as we found, the disbursement timeline for relief aid can often be far too delayed to make a difference. … Read More
The climate is changing – Can we change how we insure against disasters?
As South Florida’s potential to pioneer climate resiliency comes into focus, we at The Miami Foundation are pursuing innovations in how the philanthropic sector prepares for and responds to local climate disasters. The 2024 disaster season marks the first time that the Foundation has invested in a parametric insurance policy, making us one of the nation’s first philanthropic institutions to … Read More