Private foundation · EIN 01-0718240 · Coral Gables, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Fairholme Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $12M total, median $50K. 65% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
23
$12M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in FL
65%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$244M

Grants paid in 2024

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation IncSouth Miami, FLGeneral purpose$10M
Beaver Country Day SchoolChestnut Hill, MAGeneral purpose$250K
Florida State UniversityTallahasse, FLGeneral purpose$250K
Friendship Circle of MiamiMiami, FLGeneral purpose$110K
Gog FoundationEdgewater, MDGeneral purpose$100K
WnetNew York, NYGeneral purpose$100K
Worldwide Friends FoundationNew York, NYGeneral purpose$100K
Ica MiamiMiami, FLGeneral purpose$75K
Temple JudeaCoral Gables, FLGeneral purpose$50K
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NYGeneral purpose$50K
Bay Law EnforcementPanama City, FLGeneral purpose$50K
Lotus Endowment Fund IncOvertown Miami, FLGeneral purpose$50K
Beit RuthNew York, NYGeneral purpose$25K
University of Miami - Miller School of MedicineMiami, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Chabad of Panama CityPanama City Beach, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Nicklaus Children's Hospital FoundationMiami, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Bay Education FoundationPanama City, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Walton Education FoundationDefuniak Springs, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Nokuse Education IncFreeport, FLGeneral purpose$25K
Opportunity Project IncMillburn, NJGeneral purpose$5,000
Caring for MiamiPalmetto Bay, FLGeneral purpose$5,000
University of Miami AthleticsCoral Gables, FLGeneral purpose$2,500
National MS SocietyNew York, NYGeneral purpose$150

By state: Florida 15 · New York 5 · Massachusetts 1 · Maryland 1 · New Jersey 1

About this foundation

The Fairholme Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Coral Gables, Florida, administered in care of Bruce R Berkowitz, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does The Fairholme Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Fairholme Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $12M across 23 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does The Fairholme Foundation give?

Florida (15 grants), New York (5 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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