The Channel 7 Foundation focuses its giving on large event-driven health and community relief efforts, primarily supporting cancer fundraising events and high-profile hunger and disaster response campaigns. Grants are often directed to established nonprofit drives and local community infrastructure in the Miami/North Bay Village region, indicating a preference for organizations that run public fundraising events or manage place-based relief funds.
Channel 7 Foundation Inc C/o James L Ansin gives through event-linked grants that repeatedly support cancer fundraising, hunger relief, and local community funds. Its largest recent gifts include $135,000 to Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc for the 22 Dolphins Challenge Cancer and $125,000 to American Cancer Society Inc for MSABC Boston, alongside repeated six-figure support for Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc. The pattern points to a funder that backs public fundraising efforts rather than short-term program pilots, with many awards attached to named campaigns, galas, walks, and sponsorships. The foundation also directs meaningful support to place-based causes in South Florida. Grants to The Miami Foundation Inc for the North Bay Village Fund and to United Way of Broward County for disaster response show a mix of neighborhood-level relief and broader community fundraising. Smaller awards in the recent list extend that approach into youth, museums, and family services, including Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami Inc, Museum of Discovery and Science, Make a Wish Southern Florida, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County. Across the recent grants, the foundation appears to favor established organizations with visible events, donor drives, or community funds that can absorb restricted gifts tied to a specific campaign.
Cancer fundraising is a central theme in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025 to Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc for the 23 Dolphins Challenge Cancer, and it gave $125,000 to American Cancer Society Inc for MSABC Boston in 2025. Hunger and food security appear through large event support as well. Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc received $100,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025, all listed as support for the entity’s programs. The foundation also funds health and community activities beyond those two anchor areas. American Heart Association received $10,000 for the ’23 Broward Heart Walk, Feeding South Florida received $10,000 for a gala donation, and YMCA of South Florida received $5,000 for water safety and drowning prevention. These grants suggest interest in public-facing campaigns that connect fundraising with health, safety, or local service work.
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$222K
$500K
$505K
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, large gifts focused on a small number of repeat grantees and well-known public fundraising events; a few multi-grant relationships account for the majority of dollars rather than many small, diverse awards.
Notable grantees: Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc, Project Bread — The Walk for Hunger, American Cancer Society, United Way of Broward County, The Miami Foundation
Typical grants cluster around a modest midrange size: the p25, median, and p75 are $5,000, $5,000, and $25,000. The recent list also includes much larger campaign gifts, indicating a split between routine sponsorship-level support and bigger event commitments. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc, Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc, American Cancer Society Inc, Museum of Discovery and Science, and Make a Wish Southern Florida, which points to recurring support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a private foundation-like funder associated with James L Ansin, and it makes direct charitable grants; no program-related investments are listed. The grant record shows named sponsorships, donations, and restricted gifts tied to specific events or campaigns.
Grantmaking is concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 61% of grants and is the top recipient state by count. Within Florida, recent grantees include Miami Gardens, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, and North Bay Village. The giving also reaches outside the state, with repeated awards to East Boston, Boston, and New York, plus one grant to Austin. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
The recent record centers on cancer fundraising events, hunger and food-security campaigns, disaster response, and place-based community funds. Named examples include Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc for cancer fundraising, Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc for hunger relief, and The Miami Foundation Inc for the North Bay Village Fund.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Project Bread-the Walk for Hunger Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; American Cancer Society Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Make a Wish Southern Florida in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $5,000: p25 is $5,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $25,000. The recent file also includes larger event grants, such as $100,000 and $125,000 awards.
Florida is the top state by grant count, and 61% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of Florida. Recent Florida recipients are spread across Miami Gardens, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, and North Bay Village.
The recent grants are often tied to named events, sponsorships, or designated campaigns. Examples in the file include the 23 Dolphins Challenge Cancer, MSABC Boston, the Broward Heart Walk, the North Bay Village Fund, and disaster response support through United Way of Broward County.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | TAMPA, GA | $125,000 | 2025 | MSABC BOSTON |
| DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE INC | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | 23 DOLPHINS CHALLENGE CANCER |
| PROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | TAMPA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | GUS MACHADO DONATION |
| MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | ADOPT A WISH DONATION |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD COUNTY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | BIG FUTURES PROJECT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | '23 BROWARD HEART WALK |
| GUITARS OVER GUNS | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA | PEMBROKE PARK, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GALA DONATION |
| BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | CORAL GABLES, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | PINK LADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT |
| COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CITY FURNITURE K.KOENIG |
| THE TUA FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | LUAU SPONSORSHIP |
| YMCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | WATER SAFETY & DROWNING |
| SOLES4SOULS INC | OLD HICKORY, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| CHILDRENS HARBOR INC | PEMBROKE PINES, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | MAC OSCEOLA JR TRIBUTE DINNER SPONSOR |
| FLORIDA GIRLS GIVING BACK | COOPER CITY, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BETH ISREAL DEACONESS | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | IN MEMORY OF JUNE TATELMAN |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE EVENT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CARD | CORAL GABLES, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | TROPICAL NIGHTS EVENT DONATION |
| TELL ROBERT FOUNDATION | NALLANDALE BEACH, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| 5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT | MIAMI, FL | $2,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| KENNEDY KIDS INC | MIAMI, FL | $1,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | PAMM'S ART OF THE PARTY |
| OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP DONATION |
| PROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE INC | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | 23 DOLPHINS CHALLENGE CANCER |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | NORTH BAY VILLAGE FUND |
| UNITED WAY OF BROWARD COUNTY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | DONATION DISASTER RESPONSE |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | KENNESAW, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | MSABC BOSTON |
| MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | ADOPT A WISH DONATION |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | '23 BROWARD HEART WALK |
| COVENANT HOUSE FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | CITY FURNITURE K.KOENIG |
| SOLES4SOULS INC | OLD HICKORY, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| THE TUA FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | LUAU SPONSORSHIP |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE EVENT |
| YMCA OF SOUTH FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | WATER SAFETY & DROWNING |
| BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | CORAL GABLES, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | PINK LADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT |
| KENNEDY KIDS INC | MIAMI, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| PEREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | PAMM'S ART OF THE PARTY |
| DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE INC | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | $135,000 | 2023 | 22 DOLPHINS CHALLENGE CANCER |
| PROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC | EAST BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | KENNESAW, GA | $25,000 | 2023 | MSABC BOSTON |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MIAMI INC | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| BLACK PROFESSIONALS NETWORK INC | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $7,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS |
| THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | DRIVE PINK-MIAMI |
| JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | PROM TO REMEMBER/DONATION |
| COMMUNITY BOATING INC | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | DAVID MUGAR DONATION |
| HABITAT FORHUMANITY OF BROWARD INC | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | SPONSORSHIP/CEO BUILD |
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$125,000MSABC BOSTON
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$25,000GUS MACHADO DONATION
MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE
$20,000SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS
ADOPT A WISH DONATION
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD COUNTY
$12,500BIG FUTURES PROJECT
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$10,000'23 BROWARD HEART WALK
GUITARS OVER GUNS
$10,000DONATION
THE TUA FOUNDATION
$5,000LUAU SPONSORSHIP
FLORIDA GIRLS GIVING BACK
$5,000DONATION
BETH ISREAL DEACONESS
$5,000IN MEMORY OF JUNE TATELMAN
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CARD
$3,000TROPICAL NIGHTS EVENT DONATION
TELL ROBERT FOUNDATION
$2,500DONATION
5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT
$2,000SPONSORSHIP
KENNEDY KIDS INC
$1,500SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP DONATION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$25,000MSABC BOSTON
MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE
$20,000SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS
MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA
$15,000ADOPT A WISH DONATION
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$10,000'23 BROWARD HEART WALK
THE TUA FOUNDATION
$5,000LUAU SPONSORSHIP
KENNEDY KIDS INC
$1,000SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$25,000MSABC BOSTON
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF MIAMI INC
$25,000SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS
BLACK PROFESSIONALS NETWORK INC
$7,500SUPPORT ENTITY'S PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY BOATING INC
$5,000DAVID MUGAR DONATION
HABITAT FORHUMANITY OF BROWARD INC
$5,000SPONSORSHIP/CEO BUILD