The Ansin Foundation makes a small number of large, strategic grants focused on health care, performing and public arts, and community services, with a strong civic emphasis in Miami but occasional major gifts to institutions outside Florida. Their giving supports clinical medicine and research, high-profile cultural projects, and direct-service community organizations that serve youth, disability inclusion, and housing. Grants are sizable and project-oriented (capital/major gifts and campaign-level support) rather than many small operating grants.
ANSIN FOUNDATION INC is based in Miami, FL. It reported $14,894,711 in annual grants and $71,949,727 in total assets on its latest 990, filed for 2025. Its giving is regional and concentrated in Florida, where it makes 70% of grants and gives most often. Recent grantmaking points to health care, performing and public arts, and community services as the main areas of support. The largest recent grants include $1,103,490 to MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR in Boston for general support, $1,000,000 to UNITED WAY OF MIAMI-DADE in Miami for a Tocqueville contribution, and $850,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY in Providence for a public art installation and performing arts center. Other large grants include $556,000 to BEST BUDDIES and $525,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MIAMI DADE INC, both for general support. The record also shows major gifts to MIAMI CITY BALLET, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, and UNITED WAY OF MIAMI. The foundation funds individuals and its recent giving includes scholarship support, emergency relief, and project-based support alongside general support.
Recent grantmaking spans public art and performing arts, higher education and university program support, and emergency relief and refugee assistance. Notable grants include $850,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY for a public art installation and performing arts center, $302,447 to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI for general support, and $151,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION for scholarship support. The data also shows $142,500 to GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION for the Ukraine Emergency Fund, GMJF Chanukah Fund, and GMJF Tzedakah Fund. Other examples include support for food security through FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC and youth development through BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MIAMI DADE INC and JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
ANSIN FOUNDATION INC typically makes large grants rather than many small awards. The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $117,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants are often general support or project support, with some scholarship and emergency-relief funding. The recent list shows recurring gifts to the same organizations across multiple years, including UNITED WAY OF MIAMI, UNITED WAY OF MIAMI-DADE, BEST BUDDIES, MIAMI CITY BALLET, the UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, and UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY. It also funds individuals.
$4.7M
$71.9M
$11.9M
$4.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $118K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$118K
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Concentrated giving: relatively few, large-dollar grants (half-million to >$1M) across a mix of local Miami nonprofits and selective high-profile national/institutional recipients; favors capital/campaign or signature program support over many small grants.
Notable grantees: United Way of Miami‑Dade (Tougaloo/Tocqueville-level support), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Brown University (public art installation & performing arts center), Best Buddies, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami
ANSIN FOUNDATION INC gives most often in Florida, which accounts for 70% of its grants. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Coconut Creek, Pembroke Park, and other South Florida locations. Outside Florida, recent grants went to MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL in Boston, and BROWN UNIVERSITY in Providence, Rhode Island. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the data provided.
The data provided does not describe an application process or whether ANSIN FOUNDATION INC accepts unsolicited applications. Recent grants show it funds a mix of general support, project support, scholarship support, and emergency funds, but no application policy is listed.
Recent grants show support for health care, performing and public arts, community services, youth development, disability inclusion, affordable housing, higher education, and emergency relief. Examples include MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR, MIAMI CITY BALLET, BEST BUDDIES, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MIAMI DADE INC, and HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $117,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants range from $142,500 for GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION to $1,103,490 for MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR.
ANSIN FOUNDATION INC is based in Miami, FL, and gives most often in Florida. Seventy percent of its grants go to recipients in Florida. Recent non-Florida grants went to organizations in Boston, MA, and Providence, RI.
Recent recipients include MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR, UNITED WAY OF MIAMI-DADE, BROWN UNIVERSITY, BEST BUDDIES, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MIAMI DADE INC, MIAMI CITY BALLET, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER MIAMI, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, and GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED WAY OF MIAMI-DADE | MIAMI, FL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TOCQUEVILLE CONTRIBUTION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MIAMI DADE INC | MIAMI, FL | $525,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR | BOSTON, MA | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA | COCONUT CREEK, FL | $210,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | MIAMI, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $170,000 | 2025 | ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE 2021-2022 & IN HONOR OF PAUL DALY |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION | CORAL GABLES, FL | $151,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC | PEMBROKE PARK, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA INC | MIAMI, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION | MIAMI, FL | $127,500 | 2025 | UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUND, GMJF CHANUKAH FUND, AND GMJF TZEDAKAH FUND |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC | MIAMI, FL | $117,500 | 2025 | KOSHER FOOD BANKS, AND JCS SENIOR MEALS, AND JCS' MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF BROWARD | DEERFIELD BEACH, FL | $115,000 | 2025 | DONATION FOR BOB LEIDER |
| LEHRMAN COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $110,000 | 2025 | 2021 ANNUAL FUND |
| TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY & MERRIMACK VALLEY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHIEVE MIAMI INC | MIAMI, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GULSTREAM GOODWILL | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FENWAY HEALTH | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RANSOM EVERGLADES SCHOOL | COCONUT GROVE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | FRAMINGHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEHEMIAH VISION MINISTRIES | WESTFEILD, IN | $25,000 | 2025 | HAITI/NUTRITION PROGRAM & PURCHASE OF GENERATOR |
| HISPANIC UNITY OF FLORIDA INC | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | MIAMI, FL | $24,310 | 2025 | MIAMI BEACH INT'L POLO CLUB |
| FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | FIU FOSTERING PANTHER PRIDE PROGRAM |
| MS NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | 22 MILESTONES GALA SPONSORSHIP |
| CITY OF MIRAMAR | MIRAMAR, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | MIRAMAR AVIATION EXPO |
| MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $16,000 | 2025 | SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM |
| THE WOMEN'S FUND OF MIAMI-DADE INC | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EDGE | MIRAMAR, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | HONEY SHINE PROGRAM DONATION |
| MIRAMAR PAL | MIRAMAR, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | HANGIN WITH 5-0 SUMMER CAMP |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BLUE SCHOLARS INITIATIVE INC | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JACK & JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP CIRCLE |
| TEMPLE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERSON COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | ART TEITELBAUM '60 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |
| NAVY LEAGUE OF THE US FORT LAUDERDALE COUNCIL | FT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIMCHA CONNECTION INC | NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIAMI DADE AFRICAN HERITAGE CAC TRUST | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EDNA Y SCHWARTZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND | LENOX, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED COMMINITY OPTIONS OF MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT | MIRAMAR, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BARNRAISERS INC | FISHERS, IN | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CURE PSP | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR | BOSTON, MA | $1,103,490 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIAMI CITY BALLET | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
UNITED WAY OF MIAMI-DADE
$1,000,000TOCQUEVILLE CONTRIBUTION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MIAMI DADE INC
$525,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR
$400,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE 2021-2022 & IN HONOR OF PAUL DALY
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
$151,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION
$127,500UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUND, GMJF CHANUKAH FUND, AND GMJF TZEDAKAH FUND
KOSHER FOOD BANKS, AND JCS SENIOR MEALS, AND JCS' MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY & MERRIMACK VALLEY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GULSTREAM GOODWILL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEHEMIAH VISION MINISTRIES
$25,000HAITI/NUTRITION PROGRAM & PURCHASE OF GENERATOR
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
$24,310MIAMI BEACH INT'L POLO CLUB
FIU FOSTERING PANTHER PRIDE PROGRAM
MS NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$20,00022 MILESTONES GALA SPONSORSHIP
CITY OF MIRAMAR
$20,000MIRAMAR AVIATION EXPO
MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$16,000SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM
EDGE
$15,000HONEY SHINE PROGRAM DONATION
MIRAMAR PAL
$15,000HANGIN WITH 5-0 SUMMER CAMP
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BLUE SCHOLARS INITIATIVE INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TEMPLE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EMERSON COLLEGE
$10,000ART TEITELBAUM '60 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
NAVY LEAGUE OF THE US FORT LAUDERDALE COUNCIL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SIMCHA CONNECTION INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MIAMI DADE AFRICAN HERITAGE CAC TRUST
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EDNA Y SCHWARTZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED COMMINITY OPTIONS OF MIAMI
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MIRAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BARNRAISERS INC
$3,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR
$1,103,490GENERAL SUPPORT