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The Miami Foundation partners with private foundation, corporate and nonprofit organization to manage large scale, multi-funder local and national philanthropic initiatives. We have deep expertise in designing, administering, and evaluating complex grant programs. Explore some of the projects we support through this portfolio below.

To learn more about our services and how we can help you amplify your impact, please contact Lindsey Linzer, Vice President of Community Investments, at LLinzer@miamifoundation.org.

Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards

Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards

Annual awards from the Esserman Family Fund and Knight Foundation to celebrate South Florida journalists whose work has demonstrated the power to change laws and lives.

Knight Arts Challenge

Knight Arts + Tech Expansion

Supports artists and arts organizations in Knight communities by equipping them with the tools they need to expand the use of technology in their work and engage audiences in innovative ways.

People standing outside comparing notes | Legal Clinic Fund

Legal Clinic Fund

A collaborative $3.5 million fund to support the growth and sustainability of legal clinics that seek to advance and defend First Amendment rights, media freedom, and transparency in their communities and nationally.

Woman standing with a microphone in front of a news camera | NewsMatch

NewsMatch

NewsMatch is a $5 million annual collaboration between newsrooms and funders to strengthen the fundraising capabilities of nonprofit newsrooms and promote giving to journalism.

Children on a swing | Civic Commons

Reimagining the Civic Commons

A national, multi-partner effort to transform our shared civic assets to foster engagement, equity, environmental sustainability and economic development in cities across the country.

Knight New Work

Knight New Work

Celebrates artistic creation and collaboration through new modes of production, expression and communication through grantmaking to artists and arts organizations in Knight communities that incorporate technology.

The Ellies

The Ellies

An annual $500,000 grant program from Oolite Arts that celebrates individual artists, the backbone of our local visual arts community.

Person holding a camera looking at a man holding a flag | Sustainable Publishing Solutions

Peze Pi Devan

A national movement to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news. Press Forward is a national coalition, housed at The Miami Foundation, investing more than $500 million to strengthen local newsrooms and close longstanding gaps in journalism coverage.

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation

The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation

A family foundation managed by The Miami Foundation working to promote sustainable, inclusive and just communities by supporting arts and culture, health and well- being, education, the environment and economic development.

Knight Foundation Grant Winners can learn more about the reporting requirements and payment request guidelines here.