Foundations that fund organizations in Miami, Florida
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Miami nonprofits
2,332 private foundations gave $280M to Miami organizations in their latest filings; 22 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
5,243 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Miami around $205K. 49 of these funders are based in Florida; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 2,332
- Accept applications
- 22
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Miami
- $280M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 5,243
- Typical median grant
- $205K
- Based in FL
- 49%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Miami organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 106 | $29M | $44K | Yes | To support organizations in knight florida communities with…; To support the winners of knight new work, an open call to…; To support the grantees of the knight art + tech expansion… |
| The Batchelor Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 77 | $14M | $30K | Yes | General operations; General operations & endowment; General operations & capital improvement |
| Mitchell Wolfson Sr Foundation C/O Mk Consulting LLC | Miami, FL | 13 | $11M | $10K | Preselected only | To create meaningful community-building experiences for the…; To raise funds and provide support for the restoration, pre…; Provide food, shelter & svcs to homeless/indigent. |
| Arison Arts Foundation C/O Richard Kohan Afo LLC | Coral Gables, FL | 11 | $8.9M | $75K | Preselected only | General support |
| Lennar Foundation | Miami, FL | 16 | $8.7M | $75K | Yes | Ajc's mission is to enhance the well-being of the jewish pe…; The truth is, black ambition is limitlessblack ambition is…; To serve, educate, and inspire people through student, fami… |
| The Frederick a Deluca Foundation Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | 10 | $6.9M | $375K | Preselected only | Expanding access to the arts through performances, educatio…; Continuing vital programming through bridge funding; Community troop capacity building: stem, college access, an… |
| Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $6.0M | $6.0M | Preselected only | General operating |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $5.3M | $2.6M | Preselected only | General operating support; Reimagining the civic commons 3.0 |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $5.0M | $2.5M | Yes | Christian faith&life storytellg init |
| The Stanley H & Theodora L Feldberg Foundation | Auburn, MA | 1 | $4.4M | $4.4M | Preselected only | Distributions |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $4.2M | $450K | Yes | To support a final round of the humanities edge program, a…; To support general operations; To continue support for master planning and related public… |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 21 | $3.8M | $150K | Yes | General support; General support and core support for institutional strength…; Core support for third horizon caribbean think tank to conv… |
| Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation C/O Richard Kohan Afo LLC | Coral Gables, FL | 28 | $3.4M | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Ansin Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 17 | $2.8M | $75K | Preselected only | General support; Miami beach int'l polo club; Fiu fostering panther pride program |
| Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496 | Boston, MA | 24 | $2.6M | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support; General operating support; ctr on forced displacement; annu…; General operating support fund |
| Volo Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 6 | $2.5M | $63K | Preselected only | Best buddies in florida citizens, leadership and pre-employ…; Florida expansion pledge: 2020-2024; Environmental finance risk management program |
| Esserman Family Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $2.2M | $2.2M | Yes | To support the foundation operations. |
| Miguel B Fernandez Family Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 15 | $2.2M | $83K | Preselected only | Charitable support of programs and services; Charitable support of educational programs; Charitable support of nicu at children's hospital |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $2.1M | $1.0M | Yes | Postsecondary education; public awareness and analysis; U.s. economic mobility & opportunity |
| Ortega Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 46 | $1.9M | $650 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of underserved small business expansion; In support of neighborhood revitalization |
| Del Riego Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 15 | $1.9M | $55K | Preselected only | Religious; Education; Cancer Center |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | 2 | $1.7M | $826K | Preselected only | To support pacsp tools: strengthening conservation partners…; To support a project titled "operation pangolin" |
| Julie and Martin Franklin Family Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 8 | $1.6M | $13K | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Publix Super Markets Charities Inc | Lakeland, FL | 64 | $1.6M | $3,850 | Yes | Organization's charitable purpose |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | General support to press forward |
| The Goldman Sachs Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | Grant to support the 10,000 small businesses initiative in… |
| Green Family Foundation Trust | Coral Gables, FL | 9 | $1.5M | $5,000 | Preselected only | For educational purpose; To assist those in need; For cultural and educational purpose |
| The Carrie Meek Foundation Inc | Opa Locka, FL | 47 | $1.4M | $23K | Preselected only | To further the organization's mission |
| Paul F and Franca G Oreffice Foundation C/O Jo Ann Oreffice | Paradise Valley, AZ | 2 | $1.4M | $712K | Preselected only | General fund |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1.4M | $675K | Preselected only | In support of internet and platform researcher first amendm…; In support of newsmatch |
| Citi Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1.3M | $400K | Preselected only | Community progress makers; The 305 housing ready project |
| Vollmer Foundation Inc Attn Prodek | Miami, FL | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Kirk Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | 53 | $1.3M | $25K | Preselected only | General purpose; $15,000 for the stiltsville boys optimist club$5,000 for bo… |
| Albert H and Jane D Nahmad Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 30 | $1.3M | $40K | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Goizueta Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $1.3M | $626K | Yes | Program; Matching |
| Democracy Fund Inc | Washington, DC | 4 | $1.3M | $275K | Preselected only | Program support for NewsMatch; Program Support for Press Forward; Program support to strengthen newsrooms serving marginalize… |
| The Glassell Family Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 4 | $1.2M | $255K | Yes | Project support to mobilize communities in miami-dade count…; Project support for the organization's transition from anti…; Project support grant that supports the third iteration of… |
| Jonathan D and Mark C Lewis Foundation Inc | Coconut Grove, FL | 5 | $1.2M | $250K | Preselected only | General support; General operations support for the lewis arts studio to pro… |
| Benjamin Leon Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Doral, FL | 5 | $1.2M | $61K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Peacock Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | 33 | $1.1M | $30K | Yes | General operating support; Zero drownings miami-dade; Be strong after school club and on the block |
| Carmen Rebozo Foundation Inc C/O Olga Guilarte | Miami, FL | 6 | $1.1M | $7,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Joseph and Florence Mandel Family- Michele M and Lawrence R Beyer Family Fund | Cleveland, OH | 6 | $1.0M | $138K | Yes | General; Endowment funding |
| Dwoskin Charitable Trust Foundation | Hollywood, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Fine and Greenwald Foundation C/O Marsha Soffer | Aventura, FL | 22 | $1.0M | $20K | Preselected only | Children & education; Social justice; Media |
| The Blank Family Foundation Inc | Miami Gardens, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Marguerite Casey Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $1.0M | $500K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| River Branch Foundation | Ponte Vedra, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Provide for program services |
| The Braman Family 2011 Charitable Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | For the Holocaust Memorial Education Center |
| Irma and Norman Braman Art Foundation C/O Braman Management | Miami, FL | 1 | $984K | $984K | Yes | Community assistance |
| Ryder System Charitable Foundation Inc | Alpharetta, GA | 13 | $958K | $10K | Yes | College scholarship fund for engineering students; Straight donation for operations of gala sponsorship.; Contribution supports operating costs |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 6 | $942K | $31K | Yes | Matching gifts; 81101 helping community-based organizations secure funding…; 80712 providing key culture of health messaging to cultura… |
| The James Annenberg LA Vea Char Fdn | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $900K | $450K | Preselected only | Research and treatment of; Children's deafness fund |
| The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $900K | $900K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Paul and Maxine Frohring Foundation Inc | Detroit, MI | 4 | $895K | $205K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Jose Milton Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | 9 | $849K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Steven J Levinson Medical Research Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 2 | $792K | $396K | Preselected only | General operations; Merger of organization, operations, and charitable grants |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Fort Mitchell, KY | 2 | $767K | $384K | Preselected only | National Women's Shelter Network |
| Lynn & Louis Wolfson II Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 10 | $767K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Family Philanthropic Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $765K | $765K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Loud Hound Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | For general support to newsmatch in arizona, georgia, nevad… |
| James M Schoonmaker II Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $745K | $180K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Wildflower Foundation Inc C/O Lou Nostro | Miami, FL | 5 | $737K | $80K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| Dennis & Smith Foundation | Miami, FL | 5 | $700K | $125K | Preselected only | General donation |
| Ua for Helene Fuld Health Trust 10-205620 | New York, NY | 1 | $700K | $700K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Philip E and Carole R Ratcliffe Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 2 | $693K | $346K | Yes | Unrestricted use by recipient |
| Leomi Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $680K | $100K | Preselected only | Miami chapter; Miami Book Fair 2024 Sponsorship; General & Unrestricted |
| Dunspaugh Dalton Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | 13 | $679K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation C/O Fulton Vittoria Llp | New York, NY | 2 | $675K | $338K | Preselected only | $75,000 for funding research on the effects of toxins produ…; General purposes |
| The Rayni Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 5 | $671K | $50K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Morton and Helen Yulman Charitable Trust | Coral Gables, FL | 7 | $662K | $6,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Laurans a & Arlene H Mendelson Charitable Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 5 | $646K | $110K | Preselected only | Support of israel; Support of the arts; Support for public television |
| Td Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 21 | $645K | $10K | Yes | Group engagement and mentoring (gem); Micro-business incubator, e-lab & be one; Breakthrough to financial empowerment |
| Lauren B Leichtman & Arthur E Levine Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 5 | $625K | $8,000 | Preselected only | General support; Development of the children's village at lotus village; To support miami center for mental health and recovery |
| The Heckscher Foundation for Children | New York, NY | 6 | $625K | $100K | Preselected only | Education and academic support; Arts education |
| The Philippe & Deborah Dauman Foundation C/O Philippe and Deborah Dauman | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $600K | $600K | Yes | Financial support |
| The Carmen and Joe Unanue Family Foundation a Nj Nonprofit Corporation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $600K | $600K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Stanley and Dorothy Whitman Family Foundation | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $597K | $597K | Preselected only | Educational needs |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 15 | $595K | $30K | Preselected only | Mommy and Me Program; Career Pathways; Branches' Achieve Programs |
| The Lowell S & Betty L Dunn Family Foundation Inc | Hialeah Gardens, FL | 13 | $577K | $25K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $575K | $150K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The 3 C's Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | 4 | $566K | $146K | Preselected only | To help extend the educational mission of the catholic chur…; Organization offering all sorts of advancement programs for…; Catholic church that provides meals for low income and elde… |
| John J Koubek Endowment Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $562K | $562K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $550K | $275K | Preselected only | To support pre-disaster mitigation work with frontline comm…; To support NewsMatch and a Q&A series highlighting program… |
| Mohsin & Fauzia Jaffer Foundation | Weston, FL | 3 | $535K | $210K | Preselected only | General |
| The Jayne and Leonard Abess Foundation Inc C/O Thinklab Ventures | Miami, FL | 8 | $528K | $38K | Preselected only | Community benefit |
| Kaphan Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $527K | $527K | Preselected only | General support |
| Sidney & Florence Stern Foundation Inc | Fisher Island, FL | 6 | $514K | $12K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Russell & Ronalee Galbut Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 10 | $510K | $10K | Preselected only | Social services; Humanitarian; Religious and educational program support |
| The Taft Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $504K | $91K | Preselected only | General operating support; Accessing the arts - adults program; Miami-dade county department of cultural affairs ("mdca") a… |
| Klorfine Foundation | Riviera Beach, FL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| Adobe Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Stanley J Glaser Foundation Fbo University of | Chicago, IL | 1 | $495K | $495K | Preselected only | School of medicine |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 6 | $490K | $75K | Preselected only | Support The Next Narrative Summit being held in Fort Lauder…; Support Expanding Opportunities for Young Families (EOYF) Y…; Support to understand activities related to youth financial… |
| The Citadel Foundation | Miami, FL | 11 | $478K | $29K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Chicago Beyond Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $475K | $475K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cayon Family Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | 6 | $475K | $15K | Preselected only | General Contribution; General contribution |
| Murray & Sydell Rosenberg Foundationinc | New York, NY | 2 | $470K | $235K | Preselected only | Humanitarian assistance |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Miami, Florida?
John S and James L Knight Foundation, The Batchelor Foundation Inc, Mitchell Wolfson Sr Foundation C/O Mk Consulting LLC, Arison Arts Foundation C/O Richard Kohan Afo LLC, Lennar Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Miami organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Miami. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.