Community Matters magazine, Winter 2024

EMPOWERING BOLD FUTURES

Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. President/CEO

Creating Pathways to Success

S upport for education is a powerful way for local philanthropy to transform lives. This issue of Community Matters magazine features a special section highlighting how the Community Foundation of Broward works with nonprofits, schools and philanthropists to support innovative ways for education to create launching pads to success.

On the cover, you see a local student getting to try out a JetBlue flight simulator during one of the Crockett Foundation’s educational trips to visit museums, universities and other inspiring destinations across the country. Inside the magazine, you can find out how the Pace Center for Girls helps girls at risk of dropping out get back on track. We also shine a light on how the FLITE Center helps young people aging out of foster care find housing, pursue higher education and get jobs to become self-sufficient.

All of this and more is made possible by local philanthropists who partner with us to support education and youth enrichment – a key focus area for Community Foundation leadership and grantmaking.

Thank you to everyone who partners with us to make BOLD impact. Whether your passion is support for education, the arts, families in need, seniors, the environment or more, your commitment changes lives today and shapes a brighter future for the community we love.

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MURAL SPREADS THE ‘LOVE’

In News & Notes, find out about Broward’s new mural

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FLOOD RELIEF

‘Broward Cares’ provides emergency support for flood recovery

NONPROFIT CENTER UPDATE

Our Nonprofit Center’s first-year impact

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EDUCATION

SPECIAL SECTION

See how we champion education and youth enrichment

COMMUNITY BUILDER CELEBRATION

Honoring out-of-this world philanthropists who create $1M+ endowments

‘Broward Cares’ Flood Recovery

Floodwaters rushed into the Broward House assisted living facility and counseling offices –swamping floors, wrecking drywall and destroying electrical wiring.

After the flooding subsided, mold spread the damage throughout buildings the nonprofit relies on to provide a home and a hand up to people in need with HIV.

Like many people across our community, residents at Broward House lost the place they called home when historic flash flooding hit Broward County on April 12.

As the shock of the storm gave way to the challenge of rebuilding, Broward House learned its insurance would only cover 60 percent of repairs needed to resume its critical community mission.

Now Broward House and dozens of other front-line nonprofits serving residents in areas hard-hit by flooding are getting back on their feet, thanks to the power of local philanthropy.

“Broward Cares” – a collaboration involving the Community Foundation of Broward, the Jewish Federation of Broward County and United Way of Broward County – provided nearly $1 million in emergency support to help our community recover from historic flash flooding.

During times of crisis, the Community Foundation and our Broward Cares partners team up to raise money and deliver coordinated help where it’s needed the most. In the days and weeks after the

THANK YOU TO THESE GENEROUS BROWARD CARES SUPPORTERS:

Florida Power & Light Co.

The Jim Moran Foundation

BBX Capital Foundation

Channel 7 Foundation

Florida Blue Foundation

The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation

Children’s Services Council of Broward County

JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

Natalie Merchant

Hudson Family Fund

Wanda and James M. Moran Jr. Foundation

UKG

Carole and Steve Scott

Recovery

April 12 storm, Broward Cares began raising money and reaching out to nonprofits serving areas hit by flooding to assess community needs.

After an outpouring of community support, Broward Cares collected nearly $1 million in donations and began accepting grant applications from local nonprofits hard at work for residents in neighborhoods hit by flooding. In May, Broward Cares awarded emergency grants to more than 40 nonprofits to provide housing, food, clothing, furniture and other essentials for flood victims. Broward Cares grants also helped restock food pantries, repair facilities and equipment for nonprofits serving flood victims and deliver aid for nonprofit workers affected by flooding.

“The Broward Cares collaboration shows how much our community can accomplish when we work together to lift up those in need,” said Community Foundation of Broward President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D.

Thanks to $100,000 in support from Broward Cares along with donations from other community supporters, Broward House is rebuilding its counseling offices, repairing assisted living rooms and improving its capacity to serve people facing HIV. In its fall update about the rebuilding progress, Broward House thanked the Broward Cares partners for such a quick response during a time of need.

“Dignity begins with investment,” the Broward House update said. “Thanks in part to your support, we will open again (in 2024) with a nearly brand-new facility, signaling to our clients that they matter.”

THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDHOLDERS WHO PROVIDED SUPPORT FROM THEIR CHARITABLE FUNDS:

Alan Joseph Levy Memorial Scholarship Fund

August Urbanek Family Fund

Hudson Family Fund

Kearns Family Foundation Fund

Gene and Collette Herman Family Fund

2X Foundation Fund

Mari Mennel-Bell’s Donor-Advised Fund

Floodwaters rushed into Broward House during the April 12 storm, damaging the assisted living facility and counseling offices, displacing 62 residents. A $100,000 Broward Cares grant is helping Broward House make repairs it needs to reopen.

Creating Tools for Nonprofits’

Every day, the power of philanthropy enables nonprofit organizations to transform lives throughout our community.

Health care, education, career training, the arts, senior support and so much more – Community Foundation of Broward grants help local nonprofits tackle unmet needs, deliver critical services and champion causes that make this a better place to call home.

Yet just as nonprofits need financial support to fuel their critical missions, they also require training and other important resources to sustain and grow their community impact.

So, in the fall of 2022, we launched the Broward Center for Nonprofit Excellence – known as the Nonprofit Center – to nurture and strengthen Broward’s nonprofit organizations for generations to come.

During its first year, our Nonprofit Center has already become a go-to resource for thousands of nonprofit professionals, volunteers and supporters to build skills and gain tools to amplify their impact. Housed at the Community Foundation, the Nonprofit Center:

• Provides training, mentoring and continuing education to strengthen and boost nonprofit performance

• Supports nonprofits’ capacity building to promote greater efficiencies and effectiveness

• Promotes connections and collaborations leading to better community outcomes

• Offers a premiere online resources hub with easy-to-access tools and training for nonprofits

• Provides grants to emerging nonprofits so they can better serve at-risk residents

During its first year, our Nonprofit Center created inperson and online training programs, such as the popular “Grants 101” series. We established a collaboration with the University of Indiana’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy to host certification classes and other ongoing education through the Nonprofit Center. We developed a Nonprofit Center website that serves as a one-stop-shop for nonprofit support. And we awarded $720,000 in “Small Grants” to support the missions of local, up-and-coming nonprofits that provide critical community services.

“We had what we were sure were some pretty lofty goals to get ourselves started and I’m thrilled to say that, with the help of our Nonprofit Center donors and many of our colleagues and friends around the community, we blew those goals right out of the water,” Nonprofit Center Director Cathy Brown said.

The Jack & Jill Center, which provides early childhood education, is one of the hundreds of local nonprofits benefitting from resources available through the Nonprofit Center. Jack & Jill Center staff members have participated in Nonprofit Center online coaching sessions, peer-to-peer learning activities and in-person “lunch and learn” sessions that “were insightful and provided several recommendations for implementation and further exploration,” said Denise Athis, Director of People and Culture at the Jack & Jill Center.

“It’s helping us continue to move forward and make sure that we are not behind the game,” she said. “I would like to applaud the Community Foundation for providing this platform for us.”

Nonprofit employees and volunteers can build their skills and earn professional certifications

Nonprofits’ Success

First-Year Highlights

3,690

Nonprofit Center participants benefited from training, continuing education, networking and other engagement

750 nonprofits helped by Nonprofit Center resources

99% rating of “Good/Excellent” by training participants

$720,000

“Small Grants” awarded to help emerging nonprofits sustain or expand their vital community services

Nonprofit Center Director Cathy Brown congratulates Shedly Casseus for completing the Nonprofit Center’s “Grants 101” training classes.

training sessions and continuing education classes provided through the Nonprofit Center.

Creating Tools for Nonprofits’ Success

‘Small Grants,’ Big Impact

Community Foundation “Small Grants” – available through the Broward Center for Nonprofit Excellence –help emerging nonprofits expand or strengthen the vital community services they provide.

Launched in 2022, the Small Grants initiative makes it easier for diverse, up-and-coming nonprofits to sustain and grow their critical work to tackle unmet community needs.

Already, the Nonprofit Center has awarded $720,000 to 40 nonprofits providing education programs, career development, emergency aid, support for the arts and more to make life better in Broward.

The Small Grants program is one of the ways that the Nonprofit Center – under the guidance of Director Cathy Brown – is forging new collaborations to help underserved communities. Nearly 90 percent of Small Grant applications came from nonprofits that had never received a Community Foundation grant. And 64 percent of the applications came from minority-led nonprofits.

Access to Small Grants and other resources available at the Nonprofit Center has “changed the game” for nonprofits trying to expand their work in the community, said Karen Prescod, CEO and Founder of Bowtie Kids, a Small Grant recipient that helps children living with chronic pain.

“Since getting engaged with the Nonprofit Center, we have expanded our knowledge as a team, which has expanded our capacity to lead,” Karen said. “I highly recommend that every nonprofit connect with the Nonprofit Center.”

Heal the Planet uses a Community Foundation Small Grant and other resources available at the Nonprofit Center to support its work to teach children about nutrition, mindfulness and climate sustainability. Since starting its collaboration with the Nonprofit Center, Heal the Planet has begun expanding its six-week education program for schools to a year-long curriculum.

“Kids love it. I know we are making a difference in their lives,” said Noelia Suarez, Executive Director of Heal the Planet. “I am grateful for Cathy because she has offered programs to small nonprofits like ours.”

Small Grants

Small Grants

• Small Grants range from $2,500 to $25,000 each

• They are available to Broward nonprofits with a less than $500,000 operating budget and at least two years of local operating experience

• Priority is given to minority-led nonprofits helping Broward residents overcome barriers to success

Nonprofits can apply for our Small Grants using the Community Foundation’s online grants portal

Noelia Suarez, Executive Director of Heal the Planet, shares how Nonprofit Center training and a Small Grant from the Community Foundation help her organization expand its services.

Education Fuels BOLD Futures

Education opens our children’s eyes to new possibilities. It opens doors to new opportunities. It empowers them to achieve success.

That’s why support for education and youth enrichment is a key focus of the Community Foundation of Broward’s leadership and grantmaking. We collaborate with schools and innovative nonprofits to find ways for local philanthropy to create BOLD impact for Broward’s students. Throughout our nearly 40 years of grantmaking in Broward, we have provided millions in support for education programs that champion academic achievement, foster life skills and lay the groundwork for future careers. And we are just getting started.

It’s all thanks to our partnerships with local philanthropists who step up to support Broward’s children by creating charitable funds at the Community Foundation. These next few pages offer a glimpse at how grants from their funds help Broward’s youth today and will continue to empower Broward’s children for generations to come.

Launching Pad to Success

Mia learned to program robots. Jahkeem’s new coding skills launched a passion for esports. And Bryson’s visit to Bethune-Cookman University inspired him to work on boosting his standardized test scores.

Just imagine what these impressive kids will accomplish when they get to high school.

Mia, Jahkeem and Bryson are among the hundreds of Broward County middle schoolers learning how education can open doors to new possibilities, thanks to the Crockett Foundation.

Launched in 2002, the Crockett Foundation’s after-school programs, summer programs and student trips help middle schoolers improve their grades, learn new skills and foster a positive outlook on life.

It started with two brothers from Pompano Beach – Zack and Henri Crockett – who believed they could help kids facing difficult circumstances use education to achieve a brighter future.

Zack and Henri know what it’s like to grow up in a single-parent household; in a neighborhood struggling with economic disadvantages, lack of health care, high unemployment and other challenges.

Success on the football field propelled Zack and Henri to Florida State University and then the NFL. Now they are giving back to the place they call home through their foundation, which helps kids use education to overcome barriers to success.

The Crockett Foundation offers fun, innovative and inspiring programing to help kids build leadership skills, improve their grades and broaden their horizons.

They help kids set lofty goals, connect with community mentors and learn about career paths they may have never considered possible.

Crockett Foundation after-school and summer programs make science and math fun by featuring experimental learning opportunities, such as computer coding and other technologies. Kids learn to build websites, create their own video games and play esports in the Crockett Foundation’s “Innovation Lab.” They try out virtual reality headsets, tinker with robots and put their new coding skills to the test in “hack-a-thon”

competitions. The middle schoolers can even take college-level computer science courses and earn certifications through the Crockett Foundation’s collaboration with Broward College.

“We create the environment for these kids to be as innovative and creative as possible,” Henri Crockett said. “Get them to understand … they can be anything they want to be in life.”

Student trips are also a big part of the Crockett Foundation’s mission to expose kids to new opportunities. Each year, the Crockett Foundation takes dozens of middle schoolers – some of whom have never ventured much farther than their zip code – to visit new places so they can open their eyes to new possibilities.

Trips to New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C., the Kennedy Space Center and

Henri Crockett (center) and kids from the Crockett Day at the Alan B. Levan NSU Broward Center of

Education Fuels BOLD Futures

The Crockett Foundation takes students on educational trips to New York, Washington D.C., Atlanta and other places to visit museums, universities and more.

Helping Girls Set the Pace

Girls at risk of falling behind earn a new chance at a bright future, thanks to the Pace Center for Girls Broward

Established in 1992, Pace provides education, mentoring, counseling, career preparation and much more to Broward girls who faced trouble at school or wound up in the judicial system. Girls in sixth through 12th grades can take school classes and receive special services to get back on track.

More than $1.6 million in Community Foundation support for Pace during the past 25 years has helped thousands of girls transform their lives. Executive Director Sara Nunez shares how support from local philanthropy enables Pace to change lives, one girl at a time.

Q: How do girls get involved with Pace?

A: “Pace is really focused on helping girls and young women have a better life through education, training, advocacy and counseling.”

“Many of our referrals come in because girls are behind in school or having trouble socializing or are having some kind of behavioral issue. What we find when they get here is there are a myriad of other issues they are dealing with, which are actually the root cause for why they are struggling in school.”

other destinations include tours of museums, visits to college campuses and conversations with experts in the science and technology fields students have been exploring back home. For many students, this is their first ride on an airplane and their first stay in a hotel.

Support from the Community Foundation of Broward makes these educational trips and other Crockett Foundation experiences possible. The Crockett Foundation’s first grant came in 2010 from the Community Foundation. Since then, more than $540,000 in Community Foundation grants have enabled the Crockett Foundation to expand its engaging programing and to take dozens of students on lifechanging trips each year.

“The Community Foundation has been such a blessing to our kids,” Henri said.

“We take a holistic approach to girls and young women in the community, really meet them where they are and see the kinds of challenges they are facing. We work with them individually on paths to a better future.”

Q: How does Pace provide “holistic” support?

A: “Every single girl is assigned a counselor and an academic advisor when they are enrolled and that care team helps them through the whole process.”

“We learn about the girl and their family. … Her academic plan and her counseling plan are put together based on her. Girls really do work at their own pace, no pun intended. We don’t work on a semester system, we work on a competency-based system so they can really work on what they need to get them up to date in school. No more than 14 girls in a class. They get a lot more personal attention.”

“They also learn financial literacy, they learn college and career readiness, they learn about healthy relationships, substance abuse prevention – a number of different topics that you wouldn’t get in your normal, traditional classroom. Meanwhile, they are working with their counselor on any mental health or trauma issues that they are dealing with when they come to us. … We’re really trying to prepare them in every sense for their next step.”

Sara Nunez, Pace Executive Director

Foundation attend South Florida Innovation Innovation in Fort Lauderdale.

Q: In the wake of the isolation and academic disruptions from the pandemic, Pace has doubled its number of therapists working to help girls improve their mental health. Why is mental health such a daunting challenge?

A: “Unfortunately, the mental health status of girls in this country is at an all-time low. … We are just finding so many more issues, so much younger.”

“They are coming to us today with so many less social skills. … The learning loss is great. We are seeing a much larger group of middle schoolers enrolling at Pace. Where we used to have mostly high schoolers and some middle schoolers, we are now half and half.”

“We had to pivot and be more nimble about how we serve a younger group of girls in our program so we could help them across the high school graduation finish line.”

“If girls are struggling with their mental health or some social issue, they can’t focus on their academics. We try to remove all of those barriers so that a girl can be successful.”

Q: In addition to graduating from high school, how does a girl’s experience at Pace help her achieve a brighter future?

A: “The future is always the goal at Pace. When girls enroll, they have a transition plan established right from the first day. That may be going back to their home school or it may be graduating with us.”

“We expose them to potential opportunities. We bring Broward College in quite regularly to the center to work with girls exploring careers … how to apply, how to get scholarships. We take the girls to see the campus so they can really feel it. We have transition services specialists and a life coach who help once they get to college to keep them there.”

“Also, we bring in examples of all manner of traditional and nontraditional career opportunities for the girls to really dig into – STEM careers, construction, emergency management. It might not be college. It might be a trade. … Letting them

see themselves in those roles. Not feel pressured to do whatever it is they thought they had to do, but really looking at their individual strengths and individual wants.”

Q: You recently heard from the girl you met at Pace. How is she doing since graduation?

A: “She was with us for about another year and a half until she graduated. She had gone through a lot of personal trauma in her family, in her life.”

“She was in the center about two weeks ago and she said, ‘Miss, I’m about to start nursing school.’ She said, ‘I went to volunteer at a nursing home and do hair for the residents at the nursing home and I fell in love with it.’”

“I cried in my office that day when she came in to tell me that because, she’s still so connected to us. She’s doing great things and comes back when she needs to.”

“So many of our girls have come back to speak to our girls who are currently enrolled at Pace to talk about their journeys. Being able to see girls who are successful women now, who struggled just like they did, they really see the value of giving back, of sharing their experiences.”

Pace helps girls in sixth through 12th grade stay on track for graduation.

Education Fuels BOLD Futures

Scan to listen to our podcast episode with Sara Nunez.

FLITE Center Shapes Brighter Futures

After a childhood spent moving from one foster home to the next, 18-year-old Shanika Ramos faced the scary prospect of life on her own.

Where would she live? How would she support herself? Could she finish school while she figured it out?

Fortunately for Shanika and thousands of Broward teens like her who “age out” of foster care, the FLITE Center in Fort Lauderdale is ready to help them learn the tools they need for a brighter future.

Within two months of connecting with FLITE back in 2016, Shanika had earned her GED and was enrolled in college classes. Later, FLITE helped her move into an apartment, complete with donated sheets, plates, cleaning supplies and other household necessities.

“Aging out was a very difficult process,” said Shanika, who is now age 25 and working at FLITE to help other young people find their way. “When I first came to FLITE I was very surprised that there was an organization of people who really seemed to care.”

The FLITE Center is a nonprofit organization that provides a safety net of services for young people at risk of falling through the cracks as they age out of foster care.

It was launched in 2009 by an innovative partnership of the Community Foundation of Broward, the United Way of Broward and the Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale – working in conjunction with the Children’s Services Council of Broward County – which teamed up to tackle an emerging community need. When the state of Florida in the early 2000s started cutting off assistance for foster kids who turned 18, the Community Foundation and its partners joined forces to help local young people at risk of homelessness and unemployment get the tools they needed

to become self-sufficient.

Now in its 15th year, the FLITE (which stands for “Fort Lauderdale Independence, Training & Education”) Center is a one-stop-shop for helping young people leaving foster care. They can get help earning their GED and applying to college. They learn about earning trade certifications and landing internships. They get connected to counseling and health care. FLITE helps them find housing they can afford as they work on launching their new lives on their own.

“We were created because there was a systematic need and a gap in our community,” FLITE CEO Christine Frederick said. “Our vision is nobody travels the road to adulthood alone.”

The Community Foundation has helped make that vision come to life with more than $1 million in support for the FLITE Center. Community Foundation grants to the FLITE Center support GED completion, job readiness training, housing aid, life coaching and more opportunities for young people in need to shape brighter futures.

In 2023, we launched an exciting new chapter in our partnership with the creation of the FLITE Center Sustainability Fund This new charitable fund at the Community Foundation – fueled by investments from

philanthropists who support the FLITE Center’s mission – ensures an ongoing source of support to help young people overcome financial hurdles that emerge as they pursue higher education. Grants from this fund help FLITE’s youth pay their bills so they can stay focused on pursuing a college degree or trade certification, instead of having to drop out.

Shanika knows just how much the new FLITE Center Sustainability Fund will help transform lives. Even with FLITE’s help after she left foster care, Shanika eventually had to step away from college because she needed to work more to pay her bills. She’s finally back in school to finish her degree and she’s hopeful that grants from the new FLITE Sustainability Fund – to pay for rent, utilities and other essentials – will help other young people avoid having to put their college plans on hold.

“Once you get that higher education … then you start getting into higher paying jobs,” Shanika said. “It’s less of living paycheck to paycheck and more of living within your means and being stable.”

Shanika Ramos shares how the FLITE Center helped her adjust to life on her own after foster care.

FLITE Center Board Chair Max Rudolf (left) and CEO Christine Frederick (right) meet with (top left to right) the Community Foundation’s Kelly Marmol, Mary Margaret Toole and Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson to create the new FLITE Center Sustainability Fund.

Education Fuels BOLD Futures

Historic Commitment, BOLD Impact

In 2010, the Community Foundation of Broward launched an ambitious effort to boost local high school graduation rates to 90 percent. And we did it by helping kids before they ever took their first high school class.

Our “School is Cool” initiative focused on finding innovative ways to help middle school students who were struggling in the classroom get back on track to academic success.

Research shows that middle school is a critical pivot point where students who fall behind academically can end up in a downward spiral that leads to dropping out. To tackle that problem in Broward, we sought out opportunities to support programs that helped improve student attendance, behavior and course performance – particularly in math and reading.

First our grants enabled nonprofits –working in collaboration with middle school principals – to develop programs for struggling students to get extra academic help and social-emotional support during the school day. Next, we teamed up with Broward County Public

Schools for a groundbreaking, 10-school pilot program to help middle school students who were struggling the most. Our $3 million grant – the Community Foundation’s largest-ever single grant –combined with a $3 million match from the school district launched this new effort to reimagine local middle school education.

Thanks to School is Cool, students struggling in the classroom got extra academic help and mentoring. Teachers received training in social and emotional learning and project-based learning –giving them tools to help disengaged students overcome problems that affect their ability to learn. Also, the schools hired community liaisons to help with outreach to students struggling with attendance and other challenges because of problems at home.

The middle school pilot program produced promising results and revealed daunting challenges. Students participating in the program outperformed their counterparts in math, but didn’t show sustained improvement in reading. While their attendance was worse than other students, they had fewer

“behavior incidents” than others.

Lessons learned from School is Cool are helping students today. The school district has continued to employ community liaisons and is still using project-based and social emotional learning techniques.

And what about the high school graduation rate? When we launched School is Cool in 2010, Broward’s high school graduation rate was 77 percent. Today, it’s just above 87 percent. While we celebrate the progress, we remain committed to helping our community achieve 90 percent and keep climbing.

We’ll get there thanks to Community Foundation Fundholders who believe in the power of education to transform lives and shape a brighter future. Since 2010, the Community Foundation has pooled the resources of dozens of like-minded philanthropists to invest more than $8.5 million in support for local education. Through the power of endowment, the Community Foundation will be here to support local education and youth enrichment for generations to come.

New Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Peter Licata and Community Foundation President/ CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson discuss education issues during his October visit to the Community Foundation.

The Community Foundation’s School is Cool grants led to the hiring of middle school community liaisons, such as Begaina Lopez (left), shown working with Apollo Middle School Principal Shawn Aycock in 2019.

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Broward’s ‘Great Transfer of Wealth’

Did you know that our community, like others across the nation, is experiencing a historic transfer of wealth?

In Broward County alone, a staggering $55 billion is projected to change hands over the next decade as baby boomers pass their wealth to loved ones.

HISTORIC ENDOWMENT OPPORTUNITY

This life-changing, economic phenomenon for many people in Broward is also an opportunity to transform our community through the power of endowed giving

An endowment is a charitable fund that locks in permanent, sustainable support for causes and organizations you care about. Your endowed gift is carefully invested over time. The investment earnings add to your endowment and produce ongoing support for your charitable priorities.

If Broward residents commit just 5 percent of the projected 10-year transfer of wealth to local endowed giving, that could create nearly $3 billion in new endowments. Achieving $3 billion in new endowments could generate $150 million in annual support to tackle growing needs in our community for generations to come.

Through careful investment, the Community Foundation will shepherd and grow your endowed charitable fund – creating a permanent source of support for your charitable priorities.

We make it easy. You can create an endowed charitable fund at the Community Foundation using cash, stock, IRA distributions, real estate, life insurance and a wide variety of other assets.

If you don’t want to dip into your assets today, you can use your estate plan to lock in support for an endowed charitable fund. Your future estate gift to the Community Foundation will launch an endowed fund that ensures your BOLD impact never ends.

You amplify the impact of your charitable dollars by enlisting a trusted fiduciary with unmatched local knowledge and a nearly 40-year track record of grantmaking success.

Your endowed charitable fund at the Community Foundation functions as a powerful alternative to creating a private foundation. We handle administrative duties so you can focus on the joy of giving.

With an endowment, you leave a legacy of BOLD impact. For generations to come, grants from your endowed charitable fund provide ongoing support for the causes and organizations that mean the most to you.

COMMUNITY BUILDER CELEBRATION

Our 2023 Community Builder Celebration honored the BOLD leaders who partner with us to transform our community through endowed philanthropy that lasts forever.

By creating endowed charitable funds of $1 million or more at the Community Foundation, Community Builders establish permanent support to tackle big challenges, fuel innovation and champion community causes important to them.

On Nov. 9, we welcomed five new Community Builders with a space-themed extravaganza at the Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale, honoring their out-ofthis-world commitment to our community. The new Community Builders include:

• Colin Brown

• Rita and Rick Case

• Trevor and Margie Fried

• Dara and Jarett Levan

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Thank you to our new Community Builders and to all 57 of these dedicated philanthropists who partner with the Community Foundation to make a BOLD impact that will be felt for generations to come.

Thank you to our celebration event sponsors!

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Supporting Emerging

Kandy G. Lopez weaves the swagger of her subjects into larger-than-life textile portraits that appear ready to step off the wall.

Using a mix of mediums – yarn, paint, stained glass and more – the Fort Lauderdale artist creates pieces that explore the power of individuals and tackle the challenges of racism.

“I paint the invisible and the vulnerable while showcasing their power,” she said about her recent exhibition, entitled (in)visibility: caché. “Someone who has swagger.”

Kandy’s powerful portraits were featured in the NSU Art Museum’s “Future Past Perfect” exhibit –showcasing seven emerging South Florida artists, each getting their first solo museum shows.

Through paintings, pottery and Kandy’s woven portraits, these seven artists explored themes such as climate change, social justice, consequences of the pandemic and more. Their work often reflected their heritage and showcased the diversity that makes our community such a vibrant place to call home. Made possible with a $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Broward, the engaging

exhibition inspired museum goers, fostered important conversations and served as an invaluable launching pad for seven talented artists.

In addition, thanks to the Community Foundation’s support, the museum’s Teen Art Council had the opportunity to attend Q&A sessions and workshops where they learned from the artists featured in the “Future Past Perfect” exhibition. The Teen Art Council also held a youth art workshop where they helped kids ages four to 12 create textile art projects of their own.

Investing in the arts and culture is essential to thriving communities. The Community Foundation partners with philanthropists to support opportunities for the arts to inspire, foster conversation, stimulate our economy and bring people together. Since 2016, nearly $4 million in Community Foundation grants have supported exhibitions, performances, films, murals, workshops, festivals and more to spread the arts throughout Broward.

“All great cities have great art, culture and museums,” said Bonnie Clearwater, Director and Chief Curator of the NSU Art Museum. “Fort Lauderdale is the natural center of the South Florida art world. How important it is to bring these artists together to meet and support each other, learn from each other. … It was so exciting to see it all happening.”

(Left and Right) Artwork from the “Future Past Perfect” exhibition at the NSU Art Museum. (Center) Participants at the Teen Art Council youth art workshop.

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Experiencing ‘Future Past Perfect’

Community Foundation Fundholders, Legacy Society members and others got a firsthand look at the “Future Past Perfect” exhibition during our “Food for Thought” field trip to the NSU Art Museum in September. Food for Thought luncheons are exclusive opportunities for our supporters to learn more about our community and to see the impact of philanthropy through the Community Foundation. Our visit to the museum gave attendees a chance to experience this engaging new exhibit and to hear from the artists who brought it to life.

Watch a video about our visit to the exhibition.

(Top) Artist Nathalie Alfonso tells “Food for Thought” luncheon attendees (below) about her abstract paintings featured in the exhibition.

News & Notes

NEW PODCAST SHARES ‘BOLD VOICES’

The Community Foundation’s new “BOLD VOICES” podcast explores Broward’s big issues and showcases the people and organizations creating BOLD impact in our community. We share stories about how philanthropy through the Community Foundation transforms lives and makes this a better community to call home. Go behind the scenes to find out how we team up with innovative nonprofits to support after-school programs, the arts, the homeless, seniors, the environment and so much more.

Scan this QR code to listen to our BOLD VOICES podcast.

LGBTQ FUND’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY

EXPLORING BROWARD’S HISTORY

Community Foundation Fundholders, Legacy Society members and more joined us for a “Food for Thought” visit to the History Fort Lauderdale museum. Food for Thoughts are exclusive opportunities for our supporters and friends to learn more about our community, the big challenges Broward faces and the work of the Foundation. During this fun, informative visit, we

SPREADING THE “LOVE”

Business for the Arts of Broward commissioned renowned artist Cey Adams to create one of his iconic “LOVE” murals on the side of Hof’s House of Sweets on Las Olas Boulevard, adjacent to Fort Lauderdale’s new Tunnel Top Park. Support from the Community Foundation helped make this vibrant, inspiring public art project possible. In addition, members of our team enjoyed volunteering their painting skills to help Cey Adams’ loving vision come to life. We can’t wait to see what more Business for the Arts of Broward has planned to enliven our community.

In 2023 we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Community Foundation’s LGBTQ Community Impact Fund – an endowed fund that provides permanent, sustainable support for initiatives and services benefiting LGBTQ residents. Grants made possible by the LGBTQ Community Impact Fund have supported health care equity, socialemotional support for students, sensitivity training for first responders, outreach programs to promote understanding and equality, the Pride Center at Equality Park, artistic exhibits, festivals and performances, and much more. Community Foundation supporters, LGBTQ activists and other local leaders (including David Jobin, G. Wright Muir, Mona Pittenger and Kunya Rowley, shown left to right) attended our anniversary celebration, hosted by Board Member Brett Rose and his husband Jeremiah Gutierrez at United National Consumer Suppliers (known as UNCS) in Fort Lauderdale.

explored the museum and got to hear from featured speaker Ted Drum, who shared stories about how a once sleepy riverside town grew into the vibrant Fort Lauderdale we know today. Growing local support for historical attractions, along with arts and cultural attractions, is vital to thriving communities. It’s another way local philanthropy helps connect people in our community.

BOLD MOMENTUM

The Community Foundation’s BE BOLD Leadership Campaign has raised $353 million in new gifts and planned gifts – and we aren’t done yet. Launched in 2018, this BOLD movement is building endowment and growing philanthropic resources needed to keep pace with our fast-growing community’s ever-changing needs. We do it by partnering with local philanthropists who want to be more strategic and impactful with their giving. The momentum keeps growing as we move into the final year of our ambitious campaign. Are you ready to BE BOLD?

2024 BOARD OFFICERS & NEWCOMERS

Community Foundation Board Chair Juliet Roulhac leads our 2024 Board officers, who include Mona Pittenger, Vice Chair; Jonathan Allen, Secretary; Bertha Henry, Treasurer; Burnadette Norris-Weeks, At-Large; and Eric Vainder, At-Large. We’re excited to welcome five new Board members: Ted Christie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spirit Airlines; Ramona Fowler, Executive Advisor to health care organizations; Alice Jackson, a former commercial real estate executive and a returning Board member; Brian Poulin, Principal of Evergreen Partners, LLC; and John Templeton, Chief Executive Officer of Templeton & Company. They join returning Board members: Holly Hudson Bodenweber, Aurelio Fernandez, David Horvitz, Susanne Cornfeld Hurowitz, Dara Levan, Jason Liberty, Peg Marker, Sigrid McCawley, Greg Medalie, Dev Motwani and Brett Rose. Thank you Board members!

$ 353 M

RAISED through January 2024

100+

New Charitable Funds

50+

New Planned Gifts

26 New Community Builders with $1M+ Endowed Funds

Scan this QR code to find out how together we can create BOLD impact for the community we love.

TAX & ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR

The 22nd Annual Joint Tax & Estate Planning Seminar brought together hundreds of South Florida’s best professional advisors for a morning of networking and continuing education, held Nov. 16 at First Baptist Fort Lauderdale. The Community Foundation teams up with the United Way of Broward County and Jewish Federation of Broward County to hold South Florida’s premiere tax and estate planning seminar, which this year featured speaker Beth Shapiro Kaufman’s presentation, entitled “Planning for an Uncertain Future: Current Developments and Potential Legislation Impacting Estate Planning.” Special thanks to our steering committee led by Tanya L. Bower, Esq. of Tripp Scott Pa; David S. Appel, CPA, PFS of Marcum LLP; and Sean Riley, CPWA, CFP of UBS Private Wealth Management.

News & Notes

NEW MARY N. PORTER STUDENT CHEF OF THE YEAR

Community Foundation President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson awarded Arc Culinary’s 2023 Mary N. Porter Student Chef of the Year to Patrick Jones. Arc Culinary, in Sunrise, helps people with developmental disabilities and other life challenges learn new skills to work at restaurants, food trucks, catering services and other culinary employment opportunities. The Chef of the Year award is named for philanthropist Mary Porter, whose estate gift created an endowed charitable fund at the Community Foundation, which provided a key grant to help build Arc Culinary’s professional teaching kitchen. On Mary’s behalf, the Community Foundation finds innovative projects – such as Arc Culinary’s teaching kitchen – that make a lasting community impact and carry on Mary’s name. Congratulations, Patrick!

DELTA SIGMA THETA ALMUNAE CREATE ENDOWMENT

Delta Sigma Theta and its alumnae through the years have committed to giving back in ways that transform lives with support for education, health care, economic opportunity and more. Now Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Broward County Almunae Chapter has teamed up with the Community Foundation to create an endowment that establishes permanent, sustainable support to carry on their important local charitable mission. This endowed fund – the first of its kind created by a historically Black sorority at the Community Foundation – will help improve the quality of life of Broward’s diverse community with support for education, scholarships, cultural enrichment and social well-being. The new Bertha Henry/Delta Education and Life Development Foundation Fund is named in honor of fellow alumna and former Boward County Administrator Bertha Henry.

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY HONOREES

Congratulations to Community Foundation Board Members and Fundholders Jonathan Allen (left) and Mona Pittenger (right), who were honored at the 2023 National Philanthropy Day festivities in Broward. On Nov. 2 at The Signature Grand in Davie, the Broward chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals recognized members of our community who show outstanding commitment to leadership in philanthropy and volunteerism. Jonathan received the Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser award and Mona received Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year. In the photo above, Jonathan and Mona are joined by the Community Foundation’s Nancy Thies, who was honored in 2022 as Outstanding Fundraising Executive.