Carrie Meek Foundation

About Carrie Meek Foundation

A $7.3 million Supporting Safer Communities grant program anchors The Carrie Meek Foundation Inc’s recent giving, with money directed to community-based responses to gun violence in Miami-Dade County. That program sits alongside work the foundation has used to back prevention, survivor support, re-entry, and mental health efforts across South Florida. In the recent grants list, Childrens Village Inc received $200,000, and Urban Construction Craft Academy received $197,500, both to further their missions. Several other grants at six figures went to local organizations including Florida Justice Center Inc, Ladies Empowerment and Action Program, Jackson Health Foundation Inc, and Be Strong International Inc. The pattern suggests a foundation that funds a mix of direct service, community safety, and organizational support rather than a single narrow program. Its existing program descriptions also point to neighborhood-level work in Opa-locka, Florida City, Liberty City, and Miami, along with broader countywide efforts in education, housing, health, and economic development. The foundation’s grantmaking is tied closely to Congresswoman Carrie Meek’s vision for civically engaged, well-resourced, and resilient communities, and the recent awards show that mission expressed through local institutions already active in those communities.

What Carrie Meek Foundation Funds

In violence prevention and survivor support, The Carrie Meek Foundation Inc backed Florida Justice Center Inc with $180,000 and Survivors' Pathway Corporation with $100,000. The foundation also funded Healing and Justice Center with $100,000, showing a clear local emphasis on safety, healing, and community response. In health and trauma-related work, Jackson Health Foundation Inc received $100,000, while Center for Equitable Access and Treatment of Trauma Inc received $60,000. Education and youth development appear as another thread: Urban Construction Craft Academy received $197,500, Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida Inc received $50,000, and Bamn Robotics Corporation received $45,000. Community-building grants also reached neighborhood organizations such as Coconut Grove Optimist Inc and Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association Inc, both at $45,000 and $37,000 respectively, which fits the foundation’s neighborhood-level orientation.

How Carrie Meek Foundation Gives