The Miami Foundation Will Award More Than $1 Million to Local Nonprofit Organizations

June 5, 2012 - PRLog -- The Miami Foundation will award more than $1 million to 62 local nonprofit organizations at its Bridging Generosity, Leadership and Grantmaking luncheon on June 11.

The Foundation’s signature Community Grants program invests in organizations and programs that share a vision of a Greater Miami. These organizations represent the depth and breadth of innovation and services offered across our county, such as investing in Miami kids to become airline pilots; providing basic health care to those most in need; and supporting arts, culture and education.

“These grants are made possible by philanthropists who have entrusted their charitable dollars and legacies to The Miami Foundation,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation. “They created their family’s foundation with us and will forever help those in our community who are most in need and meet Miami's emerging needs in ways the donor never envisioned.”

A panel that included community leaders reviewed more than 300 proposals that strive to build a Greater Miami. The recipients represent a broad spectrum of community organizations that work to improve the quality of life in Miami-Dade County.

Previous Community Grants recipients, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, City Year Miami and Voices for Children will be featured at the Bridging Generosity, Leadership and Grantmaking luncheon. Organizations that are recipients of this year’s Community Grants are invited to the luncheon along with community leaders and philanthropists.

The event will take place at University of Miami’s Newman Alumni Center, 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables on June 11 at 11:30 am

The 2012 Community Grants recipients include:
1.   Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts            
2.   American Cancer Society                     
3.   American Red Cross South Florida Region             
4.   Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami                
5.   Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade, Inc.               
6.   Breakthrough Miami Inc.                      
7.   Camillus Health Concern                         
8.   Camp Boggy Creek                           
9.   Cat Network, Inc.                        
10.   Catalyst Hip-Hop                         
11.   Catholic Charities Legal Services                   
12.   Children's Home Society of Florida                
13.   Communities in Schools of Miami, Inc.             
14.   Community Smiles                            
15.   Deering Estate Foundation, Inc.                  
16.   Easter Seals South Florida, Inc.                     
17.   The Education Fund                         
18.   Experience Aviation                         
19.   Family Resource Center of South Florida             
20.   Farm Share, Inc.                           
21.   Florida Baptist Children's Homes                    
22.   Florida International University - Honors College          
23.   Florida International University - The Education Effect      
24.   Glory Temple Ministries, Inc.                      
25.   Good Hope Equestrian Training Center, Inc.             
26.   Green Mobility Network                        
27.   Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La            
28.   His House Children's Home                      
29.   ITWomen Charitable Foundation                   
30.   Kristi House, Inc.                              
31.   Miami Book Fair International                     
32.   Miami Children's Hospital Foundation - Health on Wheels         
33.   Miami Children’s Museum                  
34.   Miami Dade College Foundation - College Readiness Institute
35.   Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc.      
36.   Museum of Contemporary Art, Inc.                 
37.   NALEO Educational Fund                      
38.   National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts            
39.   Neighbors 4 Neighbors                        
40.   New World Symphony                        
41.   Open Door Health Center, Inc.                     
42.   Our Kids Miami-Dade/Monroe Inc.                
43.   Overtown Youth Center, Inc.                      
44.   Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast   
45.   Posse Foundation, Inc.                      
46.   Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida       
47.   Saint Martha Concerts and Cultural Affairs, Inc.               
48.   Shake-A-Leg Miami, Inc.                        
49.   Single Stop USA                         
50.   Sunrise Community, Inc.                            
51.   Take Stock in Children                           
52.   Teach for America Miami-Dade                  
53.   Trinity Church, Inc.                            
54.   UASPIRE                              
55.   U.S. Soccer Foundation                           
56.   University of Miami - Pediatric Mobile Clinic                
57.   Veterans Link Up, Inc.                             
58.   Voices for Children Foundation                      
59.   Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program          
60.   WPBT2 Community Television of Florida                  
61.   Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Miami, Inc.         
62.   The Zoological Society of Florida                      

About the Miami Foundation:  Established in 1967, The Miami Foundation has helped hundreds of people create personal, permanent and powerful legacies by establishing custom, charitable Funds. With foundation expertise, Fundholders have fostered the arts, awarded scholarships, championed diversity, taught kids to read, provided food and shelter for the hungry and homeless, and more. More than $150 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded in the Foundation’s 45-year history. Today, the Foundation is steward to more than $150 million in charitable assets. For more information about The Miami Foundation, visit www.miamifoundation.org.