2019 Grantees

We made 20 grants totaling just under $1,00,000 in 2019. Read below for details…

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  • Arsht Center (Ailey Camp). Free 6-week summer camp for kids 11-14 that uses dance to build self-esteem, discipline & creative expression. Serves 110 under-resourced middle schoolers

  • Children's Bereavement Center. Expansion of K-2 offerings in Doral, Miami Shores & Coconut Grove

  • Doing Good Together. 16 family service fairs in the 2019-20 school year and expansion of kindness curriculum for small groups.

  • Duke University. Annual fund

  • Friends of North Beach. Third grade funding

  • Friends of the Underline (youth-led walking tours). The Underline will be selecting rising juniors and seniors from underserved high schools to lead public walking tours in the first half mile of the park when it opens.

  • Friendship Circle of Miami. Art Circle program for kids 6-18

  • Frost Museum of Science: 4 Just for Me morning & evenings. Free admission for up to 250 special needs families per event), an accessibility map & a video social narrative

  • HIP (Health Information Project). Expanded HIP Day Health Fair

  • Lehrman. CCTV & intercom system upgrade.

  • Locust Projects. Teen Summer Art Intensive (up to 25 teens will be guided by two professional artist mentors for 4 weeks)

  • Lotus Kids 2020. Cooking/food gardening, book giveaways, computer learning, holiday/birthday celebrations, tutoring, & visits to community programs like libraries/museums.

  • Make a Wish. 5 wishes for terminally ill children

  • Miami Theater Center. 6 no-cost field trips, educational film opportunities & in school workshops at underserved schools

  • Music and the Brain. Keyboard education for 42 schools

  • New World Symphony. 4 free concerts for kids in grades 4-12

  • Nicklaus Children's Hospital. Expansion of vision screening for public school kids via purchase of 5 spot vision screeners

  • North Beach PTA. Academic & facility support

  • Overtown Youth Center. Super Saturdays. Bi-weekly weekend enrichment from January-May

  • Produced With Purpose. 2019 Entrepreneur Fair

  • Ransom Everglades. High Resolves Social Justice program for grades 8-11

  • Ronald McDonald House. Daily buffet breakfast for residents & their families

  • South Florida Art Center. Video Art Club. 8-week after school program that pairs middle school students with practicing artists to create a collaborative video project. Culminates in a free public screening of short films created by the students in the program.

  • Teach for America. Excellence in Teaching award

  • Temple Beth Sholom. Justice League Teen Fellowship & Social Justice Fellow

  • True North Classical Academy. Transportation for PE & athletics

  • University of Pennsylvania. Annual Fund

  • Women of Tomorrow. 51 career-focused field trips & college visits for rising high school seniors

2018 Grantees

We made 25 grants totaling near $850,000 in 2018. Read below for details…

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  • Achieve Miami. SAT/ACT readiness/ Grant funds test fee waivers, study preparation course & academic tutors for 40 high school juniors

  • Communities in Schools. 4 AmeriCorps reading tutors at Holmes elementary

  • Friends of North Beach. Additional staffing and assistant teachers for second grade.

  • Guitars Over Guns. Intensive musical fellowship for 15 top performing students

  • Lehrman Community Day School. Security, smart boards & a water warrior science project

  • Lotus House. Lotus Kids: Educational/cultural activities (book giveaways, computer learning, holiday/birthday celebrations, tutoring and visits to community programs) to 500+ homeless children

  • MDPLS. 6 hackathons for kids 10+

  • Miami Theater Center. 6 no-cost field trips, educational film opportunities & in school workshops at underserved schools

  • Miami Waterkeepers. Expand the junior ambassador program to 35 waterkeepers (10 new ones). Participants learn leadership skills, enjoy specialized environmental education about South Florida’s watershed and enjoy on-the-water opportunities, water monitoring, and a water patrol training component.

  • Music & the Brain. Keyboard education (curriculum + equipment) for 22 underserved elementary schools

  • New World Symphony. Four free education concerts for Miami Dade public school students

  • North Beach Elementary School. Safety & wellness campaign (adding extra security cameras throughout the school, renovating and improving security in the cafeteria and upgrading the bathrooms)

  • Nu Deco Ensemble. Free student performance series, school concerts & youth orchestras

  • Produced With Purpose. 2019 Young Entrepreneurs Showcase

  • PS 305. Support & organize 10-25 of advanced parent leaders in leadership & advocacy skills

  • Ransom Everglades. Data project

  • Ronald McDonald House. Daily buffet breakfast for residents & their families

  • SEED School. Hire a mental health counselor to provide individual and group therapeutic services at boarding school for children with incarcerated parents

  • South FL Art Center. Little River TV - 8-week program partnering middle school students with practicing artists

  • Teach for America. Recruitment of 11 new core members

  • Temple Beth Sholom. Justice League Teen Fellowship & Social Justice fellow

  • Temple Beth Sholom Innovative School. Supplies and upgrades to the outdoor classroom, scientific learning area & innovation lab

  • Women of Tomorrow. Career-focused field trips & college visits for rising high school seniors