The Miami Foundation is grateful to invest in a stronger, more equitable Greater Miami through the Community Grants program.
Donor Name: The Miami Foundation
State: Florida
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/10/2023
Size of the Grant: $30,000 to $70,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Miami Foundation is committed to trust-based philanthropy and advancing equity in Miami by:
- Investing in mission-building general operating support.
- Moving from annual investments to two-year multi-year grants.
- Reducing our two-phase proposal process to one phase.
Funding Categories
The Miami Foundation will make grants across the six categories described below. Category descriptions share their intentions but should not limit your potential approaches. Each applicant may submit only one application to only one category
- Access to Health and Wellness
- Improve health outcomes by connecting people to quality health resources and education, reducing health disparities, or tackling contributing social determinants of health.
- Economic Stability
- Improve residents’ ability to meet local affordability challenges by providing access to opportunities that promote self-sufficiency, entrepreneurship, financial independence, or personal stability.
- Inclusion of People with Diverse Abilities
- Expand opportunities for people with disabilities to promote inclusion and equity across all aspects of community life. This category is made possible by the Sofia Isabel Soto Fund for Inclusion of People with Diverse Abilities, in loving memory of Sofia Isabel, the daughter of The Miami Foundation’s former President and CEO, Javier Alberto Soto. See our summary of this funding category here.
- Inspiring Arts and Culture
- Apply the power of arts and culture to strengthen community. Funding will catalyze work that champions the diversity of their community, expands access to arts and culture experiences for residents, and/or increases opportunities for artistic expression.
- Sustainable Environment
- Develop a healthier, more resilient community by promoting environmental education and action on the restoration of Biscayne Bay (One Water, One Bay), preservation of the Everglades, protecting our communities from the effects of extreme heat, amplifying opportunities for water preservation or expanding awareness and action on the climate crisis and its local effects. This category is made possible in deep partnership with Miami-Dade County and dedicated to the life and memory of Harvey Ruvin, a long time County employee with a passion for environmental education and sustainability.
- Thriving Youth and Families
- Expand opportunities for families (from early childhood to elderaged) to excel through high-quality education, personal development, and work to ensure their safety and stability.
Funding Priorities
The Priorities align with their values that they hope to model together with our nonprofit partners. Our priorities also guide application review, so they encourage you to review this section as you develop your proposal.
- Advance equity of marginalized individuals and communities
- They prioritize support for organizations working directly with communities that face marginalization to tackle disparities around race, age, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, mixed-abilities, and other lines of difference.
- Focus on progress
- The Foundation support organizations whose work is guided by clear goals for the growth of individuals and communities. All partners will have strong potential to create timely, impactful opportunities for individuals and communities to advance and thrive.
- Build solutions
- Prioritizing partners that pursue long-lasting change for individuals and communities. Organizations should highlight underlying barrier(s) or challenge(s) they currently address so their residents can pursue their greatest potential.
- Collaborate with community
- Prioritize organizations with leadership representative and inclusive of the communities they serve, especially those intentionally gathering community feedback to guide their work. Thet believe in authentic community relationships and resident leadership.
- Sustainability
- Support high-quality, viable work and prioritize investments that will strengthen organizations serving those most affected by marginalization and inequity. They exclusively welcome proposals that will use awarded funds to strengthen their capacity and expertise to serve our most underserved in Miami.
Funding Information
Grant Size | Award sizes will be dependent on an organization’s annual operating budget ranging from $30,000 to $70,000 for two years. Total awards, distributed over a two-year cycle, in accordance with an organization’s annual operating budget are;
- Under $500K | $40,000 Total Award
- Between $500K – $1M | $50,000 Total Award
- Between $1M – $5M | $60,000 Total Award
- Above $5M | $70,000 Total Award
Project Period
Grant Period | July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) public charities in good standing with the IRS, religious organizations, and government entities that are serving Miami-Dade County. Projects with an established IRS 501(c) (3) fiscal sponsor are also eligible to apply.
- Location | The proposed work must serve Miami-Dade County residents. While they will give preference to local applicants, organizations do not have to be based in Greater Miami.
- Compliance | If you have a current grant through any Foundation program, you must be in compliance with that grant to apply.
- Number of Applications | Each applicant may submit only one application to only one category. Colleges, universities, and local governments may submit up to three applications, each from a different department or college.
- Partnership Applications | They encourage collaboration. For collaborations between two or more nonprofits, the partners should select one nonprofit to serve as the lead applicant. Any awarded funds are to be used for the sole purpose of the partnership’s work, and the lead applicant will be responsible for managing the funds on behalf of the partners. The lead applicant organization may also submit a separate individual application for its own organization.
For more information, visit Community Grants.
