The H Angela Whitman Foundation focuses on a handful of large, local grants in South Florida, concentrating on vision/eye health (both service providers and research), homeless services, and conservation/cultural institutions. They tend to make repeat, sizable gifts to a small set of organizations rather than many one-off grants, indicating long-term partnerships with local nonprofits addressing health, social services, and botanical conservation.
H Angela Whitman Foundation Inc makes some of its largest gifts to a small circle of South Florida nonprofits working on vision care, homelessness, and conservation. In 2025, the foundation gave $130,765 to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for conservation efforts, alongside $116,000 to Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc for support for the blind and $108,500 to Lotus Endowment Fund Inc for support for the homeless. Those awards fit a pattern of substantial, targeted grants to organizations with long-running local roles. The same pattern appears in earlier years, when it gave $123,000 to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in 2023, $102,500 to Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc, and $100,000 to Lotus Endowment Fund Inc. Its giving also reaches ophthalmology research, with $100,000 to Ophthalmology Research Foundation Inc in 2025 and another $100,000 in 2023. The result is a profile shaped by concentrated support for a limited set of institutions rather than broad, one-time grantmaking.
A major share of the foundation’s work centers on vision and eye health. It gave $100,000 to Ophthalmology Research Foundation Inc in 2025 for research to prevent blindness, and $20,000 to the University of Miami in 2023 for support eye care. It also backed service delivery for blind and visually impaired people with $116,000 to Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc in 2025. Homelessness is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $108,500 to Lotus Endowment Fund Inc in 2025 for support for the homeless and $87,000 to The Sundari Foundation Inc in 2023 for the same purpose. Its portfolio also includes conservation and public garden programming, such as $4,065 to Miami Beach Garden Club in 2025 for program support and $3,000 to Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc in 2025 for support conservation efforts.
Typical grants cluster between $362 at the 25th percentile and $11,500 at the 75th percentile, with a median grant of $3,500. The foundation’s recent record suggests repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years rather than one-time gifts: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc, Lotus Endowment Fund Inc, and Ophthalmology Research Foundation Inc each appear in both 2023 and 2025. The grantmaking profile also points to a private family-style foundation with program support, research funding, and direct-service grants, and there is no indication in the data of an open application process.
$634K
$1.3M
$950K
$673K
Most grants fall between $363 and $12K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$363
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$12K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for H Angela Whitman Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 64 | $2M | 95.5% |
| 2 | LS |
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Concentrated, large-dollar giving with multiple repeat grants to a small set of local organizations; funding mixes program/service support and research/capital for established institutions rather than many small or national grants.
Notable grantees: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc., Lotus Endowment Fund, Inc., Ophthalmology Research Foundation, Inc., Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation
Grantmaking is heavily centered in Florida, where 64% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Coral Gables and Miami appear repeatedly, along with Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The strongest out-of-state concentration is smaller: North Hollywood, California appears in two grants to Activities Recreation and Care. The country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with only two grants outside the U.S., both in Lesotho.
The foundation gives in vision and eye health, homelessness services, conservation, youth services, elder care, and support for people with developmental disabilities or paralysis. Recent grants include $100,000 for research to prevent blindness, $108,500 for support for the homeless, and $130,765 for conservation efforts.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc, Lotus Endowment Fund Inc, and Ophthalmology Research Foundation Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
The grant-size distribution is small-to-mid range overall, with a 25th percentile of $362, a median of $3,500, and a 75th percentile of $11,500. At the same time, the foundation also makes occasional larger awards above $100,000.
Florida receives 64% of the grants, and the most common recipient locations include Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale. The foundation’s giving is regional, with a small number of grants outside Florida and two grants in Lesotho.
The foundation funds program support, direct service, research funding, and targeted project grants. Examples in the recent record include support for the blind, support for the homeless, research to prevent blindness, care for the elderly, youth services, and hurricane disaster relief.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 |
| $550 |
4.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN | CORAL GABLES, FL | $130,765 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC | MIAMI, FL | $116,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE BLIND |
| LOTUS ENDOWMENT FUND INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $108,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS |
| MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $26,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED |
| CHILDRENS AID CLUB | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $16,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES |
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF |
| WOODY FOUNDATION INC | CORAL GABLES, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARALYSIS |
| MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | CARE FOR THE ELDERLY |
| MIAMI BEACH GARDEN CLUB | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $4,065 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| GIRLS INC OF GREATER MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI | NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $600 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MOUTH & FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS ASSOCIATION | SCHAAN | $200 | 2025 | ASSISTING DISABLED ARTISTS |
| LOTUS ENDOWMENT FUND INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $211,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS |
| FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN | CORAL GABLES, FL | $205,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC | MIAMI, FL | $117,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE BLIND |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS |
| ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $22,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $20,000 | 2024 | HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF |
| MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $16,800 | 2024 | CARE FOR THE ELDERLY |
| CHILDRENS AID CLUB | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $11,000 | 2024 | YOUTH SERVICES |
| BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MIAMI BEACH GARDEN CLUB | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WOODY FOUNDATION INC | CORAL GABLES, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARALYSIS |
| MARIAN CENTER SCHOOL AND SERVICES INC | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | $2,100 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| CHILDRENS VILLAGE INC | OPA LOCKA, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | YOUTH SERVICES |
| GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OTHER GRANTS | MIAMI, FL | $900 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC | SCHELLSBURG, PA | $500 | 2024 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| MIAMI SPRINGS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH | MIAMI SPRINGS, FL | $500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SMILE TRAIN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $400 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL | CHAMBERLAIN, SD | $300 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $200 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE TO WAR VETERANS |
| MOUTH & FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS ASSOCIATION | SCHAAN | $200 | 2024 | ASSISTING DISABLED ARTISTS |
| SIERRA CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $200 | 2024 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN | CORAL GABLES, FL | $123,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS |
| MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC | MIAMI, FL | $102,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE BLIND |
| OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS |
| LOTUS ENDOWMENT FUND INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS |
| THE SUNDARI FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $87,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT EYE CARE |
| CHILDRENS AID CLUB | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $12,000 | 2023 | YOUTH SERVCICES |
| ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED |
| MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | CARE FOR THE ELDERLY |
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
$130,765SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC
$116,000SUPPORT FOR THE BLIND
LOTUS ENDOWMENT FUND INC
$108,500SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS
OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
$100,000RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE
$26,000SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
CHILDRENS AID CLUB
$16,000YOUTH SERVICES
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
$5,000HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF
WOODY FOUNDATION INC
$5,000SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARALYSIS
MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INC
$5,000CARE FOR THE ELDERLY
MIAMI BEACH GARDEN CLUB
$4,065PROGRAM SUPPORT
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC
$3,000SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
GIRLS INC OF GREATER MIAMI
$3,000YOUTH SERVICES
HUMANE SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL
$600PROGRAM SUPPORT
MOUTH & FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
$200ASSISTING DISABLED ARTISTS
LOTUS ENDOWMENT FUND INC
$211,000SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
$205,000SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC
$117,500SUPPORT FOR THE BLIND
OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
$100,000RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE
$22,500SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA
$20,000HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF
MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INC
$16,800CARE FOR THE ELDERLY
CHILDRENS AID CLUB
$11,000YOUTH SERVICES
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MIAMI BEACH GARDEN CLUB
$3,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
WOODY FOUNDATION INC
$2,500SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PARALYSIS
MARIAN CENTER SCHOOL AND SERVICES INC
$2,100SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC
$2,000SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
CHILDRENS VILLAGE INC
$1,000YOUTH SERVICES
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OTHER GRANTS
$900PROGRAM SUPPORT
WORLD WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC
$500SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
MIAMI SPRINGS SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
SMILE TRAIN INC
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
$400PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH'S INDIAN SCHOOL
$300PROGRAM SUPPORT
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
$200ASSISTANCE TO WAR VETERANS
MOUTH & FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
$200ASSISTING DISABLED ARTISTS
SIERRA CLUB
$200SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
$123,000SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC
$102,500SUPPORT FOR THE BLIND
OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
$100,000RESEARCH TO PREVENT BLINDNESS
LOTUS ENDOWMENT FUND INC
$100,000SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS
THE SUNDARI FOUNDATION INC
$87,000SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
$20,000SUPPORT EYE CARE
CHILDRENS AID CLUB
$12,000YOUTH SERVCICES
ACTIVITIES RECREATION AND CARE
$10,000SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
MIAMI JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEMS FOUNDATION INC
$10,000CARE FOR THE ELDERLY