About Ad Henderson Foundation
The Ad Henderson Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on education and child-focused learning initiatives, privileging capacity-building and program expansion. It makes few but substantial grants for capital campaigns, learning pods/out‑of‑school programming, and social‑emotional learning projects, mainly in Florida but also to prominent advocacy organizations. The foundation favors institutions (museums, universities, statewide advocacy groups) that can scale services or facilities serving children and youth.
Focus Areas
Early childhood advocacy and capital campaigns (e.g., Let's Grow Kids)Out‑of‑school learning/learning pods and informal STEM education (e.g., Museum of Discovery and Science Broward learning pods)Social‑emotional learning initiatives in higher education and K–12 partnerships (e.g., FIU Emotional Intelligence Project)Facilities and capital investment for education-focused institutions
Who They Fund
children birth-to-five / preschoolersparents and caregivers of young childrenearly childhood educators and workforce (provisionally licensed teachers)
About Ad Henderson Foundation
A defining feature of Ad Henderson Foundation Inc. is its repeated support for Let’s Grow Kids, which received $833,333 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for continuation of the organization’s capital campaign. That kind of multi-year backing points to a funder that uses sizable grants to sustain long-running education and child-focused initiatives rather than make many small awards. Across the recent grants list, the foundation supports early childhood advocacy, learning access, and capacity-building work for institutions serving children and families. The portfolio also shows support for local program expansion in Florida and for organizations with statewide reach. Museum of Discovery and Science Inc received $300,000 for the Broward Learning Pods Project, while Florida International University received $271,521 for the We Feel Emotional Intelligence Project. Other awards support institutions such as Mentor Vermont, Early Learning Coalition of Broward Co, and Reach Out and Read Inc, indicating a mix of advocacy, program delivery, and facility or systems-oriented investment. The pattern is institution-based philanthropy aimed at projects that can extend services to children, caregivers, and educators.
What Ad Henderson Foundation Funds
Early childhood education is a consistent theme. Family Central Inc received $130,165 in 2025 for Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY), and a prior $95,000 grant supported the same program’s continuation. Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children also received $93,612 for licensure support for early childhood educators with provisional licenses, followed by $100,000 for general operations. The foundation also backs early literacy and child health. Reach Out and Read Inc received $100,000 in 2023 for its Birth to Five Month Initiative in Broward County and $100,000 in 2025 for Reach Out and Read Rx for Early Literacy in Broward County. In child health, Center for Hearing and Communication received $100,000 for Project PATH+ (Preschool Access to Hearing), and Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc received $100,000 for the Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program for young children in Broward. Social-emotional learning appears in higher education and community settings, including Florida International University’s We Feel Emotional Intelligence Project.
How Ad Henderson Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$51M
Total Revenue
$5.5M
Total Expenses
$4.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $94K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$94K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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