2025 at The Miami Foundation: A Year in Review

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We all know the end of the year is a time for reflection: a look back on the highs and lows of the last 365 days, contemplating what it means for the year ahead. As we count down to 2026, we’re celebrating a different kind of reflection: the one you see in a mirror. Look at what you made possible, Miami.  Below, we offer some highlights from 2025 and our gratitude for the many thousands of you who showed ... Read More

We will not let our neighbors go hungry

Feeding South Florida food distribution event in 2018.
Join us in supporting food access efforts In times of need, Miami always steps forward as a city fueled by generosity. This week as the availability of food stamps continues to be negotiated, 600,000+ Miamians are on the edge of their seats. Nearly 1 in 4 households in our community, including older adults, working families, and veterans, have been impacted ... Read More

The Miami Fellows: Investing in Leaders Who Move Miami Forward

After a brief pause, The Miami Foundation is once again continuing its deepest investment in leaders — one that not only transforms people but entire communities.  At the heart of a thriving Miami are the individuals who choose to lead with purpose — those who turn vision into action, who see challenges as opportunities, and who bring people together to ... Read More

Take a Peek Behind the Curtain of the Give Miami Day Registration Form

Give Miami Day

Nonprofits across Miami are gearing up to participate in the biggest fundraising week of the year – Give Miami Day. But before you can begin planning for this annual fundraising campaign, you first must register to participate. We regularly get questions about why nonprofits must re-register every year, and curiosity about why the registration form gets longer each year. We … Read More

Do you know your neighborhood’s nonprofits? South Dade

South Dade Map

The vibrant community of Overtown — the site of our 10th annual State of Black Philanthropy — has hundreds of community builders and shapers working together on a daily basis for a flourishing neighborhood.

Five years fueled by an obsession with partnerships

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey and team

Five years ago, in the early moments of the greatest health and socio-economic crisis of our lifetimes, I got the privilege of a lifetime to follow in Ruth Shack and Javier Soto’s footsteps as CEO of The Miami Foundation.   Whatever dreams I had about doing a thoughtful listening tour or starting my tenure with a series of cocktail parties … Read More

Where to celebrate Juneteenth across South Florida

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States.  Join in on one of these local celebrations of Black heritage and community happening all month long: June 14, 2025: City of Homestead Juneteenth Amateur Night – The City of Homestead invites the community to celebrate freedom and expression with a dynamic Juneteenth Amateur … Read More

Celebrating Overtown’s nonprofit landscape

Crafting Liberation by Cornelius Tulloch is a collage depicting the artist's interpretation of the Black freedom to live, to thrive, and to write the future. It features cut outs of Miami leaders, landmarks, and iconography. The main color of this piece is bright red, with yellow, gray, and green accents.

The vibrant community of Overtown — the site of our 10th annual State of Black Philanthropy — has hundreds of community builders and shapers working together on a daily basis for a flourishing neighborhood.

Dig In With Our Local Nonprofits For Earth Month 2025

Dig In With Our Local Nonprofits For Earth Month 2025

Show your appreciation for Greater Miami’s unique environment by attending one of the following volunteer events happening this month: April 8, 2025: Solid Service Beach Cleanup by Ethique Beauty & Clean Miami Beach April 12, 2025: Clean Miami Beach Turtle Fest Beach Cleanup April 19, 2025: Clean Miami Beach Earth Day Festival Beach Cleanup April 19, 2025: Miami Waterkeeper 3rd … Read More

Inside The Miami Foundation’s Trust-Based Community-Led Community Grants Program

collage of photos of people | The Miami Foundation
Across Miami-Dade, passionate community members are carefully considering nearly 900 applications to our Community Grants, The Foundation’s oldest and signature grant program. Amidst an increasingly challenging funding landscape, applicants await word of what share of a $7 million funding pool they might receive. Community Grants prioritizes increasing nonprofits’ sustainability and impact by providing mission-building general operating funds with reduced financial reporting requirements. ... Read More