The Paul J DiMare Foundation concentrates its giving in the Miami/Homestead area with large, targeted gifts supporting the University of Miami (both academic and athletic programs), medical and clinical research—particularly in immunotherapy, surgical innovation, and ALS—and civic cultural institutions like Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Grants are sizeable and focused, often directed to named funds or chairs and to repeat recipients, indicating long-term institutional relationships and an interest in translational medical impact and local community assets.
The Paul J Dimare Foundation’s largest recent grant went to the Buoniconti Fund, with a $1,000,000 gift in 2024, underscoring a pattern of high-value support for medical research and clinical impact. The foundation also backed the University of Miami Athletics program with $944,445 in 2023 and $350,000 in 2024, showing repeated commitment to a major institutional relationship rather than one-off awards. Across recent filings, the foundation’s grants often support named funds, chairs, and programs tied to the University of Miami, along with local civic and cultural institutions in South Florida. Its giving includes support for immunotherapy, surgical innovation, ALS-related work, and university-linked academic and athletic programs. Recent awards also reached Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the Dimare Chair Immunotherapy, and the UM DaVinci Surgical Fund, reflecting a mix of medical, educational, and community-oriented institutional funding. The pattern is concentrated and locally grounded, with many grants directed to repeat recipients in the Miami and Coral Gables area. The foundation’s recent grants suggest long-term relationships with organizations that can channel funds into specific endowed or programmatic uses.
In medical research and clinical innovation, the foundation gave $350,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024 to the DiMare Chair Immunotherapy, and $250,000 in 2023 plus $150,000 in 2024 to the Um Davinci Surgical Fund. It also gave $1,000,000 in 2024 to the Buoniconti Fund and $100,000 in 2024 to the Umass Medical Als Research Fund. University-linked support is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $200,000 in 2024 to the Um Medical Scholars Fund and $150,000 in 2023 plus $45,455 in 2024 to U MIAMI Deeya. Education-focused gifts also reached Dimare Music Scholar Fund, which received $144,445 in 2024 and $45,455 in 2023. Beyond health and education, the foundation supported community institutions such as Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, which received $492,500 in 2023 and $450,000 in 2024, and civic/cultural groups including Viscaya and PBS So Florida.
Typical grant size sits at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $62,500 at the median, and $237,500 at the 75th percentile, with several awards well above that upper quartile. The foundation’s recent record shows repeat giving to the same recipients across multiple years, especially University of Miami-related programs, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, and United Way Miami. It does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern is foundation-led, institutional, and highly targeted rather than broadly distributed.
$12.6M
$70.7M
$8.7M
$13.3M
Most grants fall between $20K and $238K, with a median of $63K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$63K
75th Percentile
$238K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat local institutions (multi-grant relationships and named funds/chairs) rather than many small or widely distributed awards.
Notable grantees: Buoniconti Fund, University of Miami (including U Miami Athletics), Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, DiMare Chair in Immunotherapy, UM DaVinci Surgical Fund
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 85% of grants go to recipients in Florida, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The strongest cluster appears in Coral Gables, Miami, and Miami Shores, with additional awards in Doral and West Palm Beach. Recent grants also reached Worcester, Massachusetts, and Weymouth, Massachusetts, but those are exceptions rather than the norm. The geography points to a South Florida-centered funding pattern with a small number of out-of-state medical or institutional awards.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on university-linked programs, medical research and clinical innovation, and local civic or cultural institutions. Examples in the data include support for immunotherapy, surgical innovation, ALS-related research, athletics, botanic garden work, and named scholarship or chair funds.
Yes. 85% of its grants go to recipients in Florida, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Recent grant locations are concentrated in Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Shores, Doral, and West Palm Beach.
The typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $62,500 at the median, and $237,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include several six- and seven-figure gifts, so the distribution includes both mid-sized and large institutional grants.
Yes. The grant list shows repeated support for the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including University of Miami Athletics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, United Way Miami, and several University of Miami-related funds and chairs.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are directed to organizations and named institutional funds.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMASS MEDICAL ALS RESEARCH FUND | WORCESTER, MA | $8,850,016 | 2026 | education |
| BUONICONTI FUND | DORAL, FL | $3,600,000 | 2026 | medicine |
| Vizcaya museum & Gardens | CORAL GABLES, FL | $50,600 | 2026 | YOUTH SERVICES |
| American red cross | CORAL GABLES, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | Education |
| UNITED WAY MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $35,000 | 2026 | human services |
| Women of Tomorrow | CORAL GABLES, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | social services |
| Young Patronesses of the opera | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | arts |
| DiMare Chair Immunotherapy | CORAL GABLES, FL | $1,050,000 | 2025 | Education |
| UMASS MEDICAL ALS RESEARCH FUND | WORCESTER, MA | $600,000 | 2025 | education |
| UM MEDICAL SCHOLARS FUND | MIAMI, FL | $400,000 | 2025 | Education |
| FAirchild TROPICAL GARDENS | CORAL GABLES, FL | $350,000 | 2025 | arts |
| U MIAMI Deeya | CORAL GABLES, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | education |
| U MIAMI Athletics | CORAL GABLES, FL | $288,885 | 2025 | university |
| UM DAVINCI SURGICAL FUND | CORAL GABLES, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | medical |
| DIMARE MUSIC SCHOLAR FUND | CORAL GABLES, FL | $90,910 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| Vizcaya museum & Gardens | CORAL GABLES, FL | $60,000 | 2025 | YOUTH SERVICES |
| U MIAMI | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | social services |
| CAMILLUS HOUSE | MIAMI, FL | $45,000 | 2025 | Social services |
| UNITED WAY MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | human services |
| BUONICONTI FUND | DORAL, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | medicine |
| American red cross | CORAL GABLES, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Young Patronesses of the opera | CORAL GABLES, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | social services |
| Women of Tomorrow | CORAL GABLES, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | social services |
| PBS SO FLORIDA | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $6,000 | 2025 | education |
| St Mary of Nativity | Scituate, MA | $1,500 | 2025 | Religion |
| KFHA | MIAMI, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BUONICONTI FUND | DORAL, FL | $1,000,000 | 2024 | medicine |
| FAirchild TROPICAL GARDENS | CORAL GABLES, FL | $450,000 | 2024 | arts |
| U MIAMI | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $350,000 | 2024 | social services |
| U MIAMI Athletics | CORAL GABLES, FL | $350,000 | 2024 | university |
| DiMare Chair Immunotherapy | CORAL GABLES, FL | $200,000 | 2024 | education |
| UM MEDICAL SCHOLARS FUND | MIAMI, FL | $200,000 | 2024 | Education |
| UM DAVINCI SURGICAL FUND | CORAL GABLES, FL | $150,000 | 2024 | medical |
| DIMARE MUSIC SCHOLAR FUND | CORAL GABLES, FL | $144,445 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UMASS MEDICAL ALS RESEARCH FUND | WORCESTER, MA | $100,000 | 2024 | education |
| PBS SO FLORIDA | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | education |
| U MIAMI Deeya | CORAL GABLES, FL | $45,455 | 2024 | education |
| UNITED WAY MIAMI | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | human services |
| BIG BROTHER | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | education |
| CAMILLUS HOUSE | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | Social services |
| SOUTH SHORE HEALTH | WEYMOUTH, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | MUSEUM |
| KFHA | MIAMI, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITY |
| U MIAMI Athletics | CORAL GABLES, FL | $944,445 | 2023 | university |
| FAirchild TROPICAL GARDENS | CORAL GABLES, FL | $492,500 | 2023 | arts |
| BUONICONTI FUND | DORAL, FL | $400,000 | 2023 | medicine |
| DiMare Chair Immunotherapy | CORAL GABLES, FL | $350,000 | 2023 | education |
| UM DAVINCI SURGICAL FUND | CORAL GABLES, FL | $250,000 | 2023 | medical |
| U MIAMI Deeya | CORAL GABLES, FL | $150,000 | 2023 | education |
| VISCAYA | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | MUSEUM |
| PBS SO FLORIDA | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $75,000 | 2023 | education |
UMASS MEDICAL ALS RESEARCH FUND
$8,850,016education
BUONICONTI FUND
$3,600,000medicine
American red cross
$50,000Education
UNITED WAY MIAMI
$35,000human services
Women of Tomorrow
$25,000social services
Young Patronesses of the opera
$10,000arts
DiMare Chair Immunotherapy
$1,050,000Education
UMASS MEDICAL ALS RESEARCH FUND
$600,000education
UM MEDICAL SCHOLARS FUND
$400,000Education
U MIAMI Deeya
$300,000education
U MIAMI Athletics
$288,885university
UM DAVINCI SURGICAL FUND
$200,000medical
DIMARE MUSIC SCHOLAR FUND
$90,910EDUCATION
U MIAMI
$50,000social services
CAMILLUS HOUSE
$45,000Social services
BUONICONTI FUND
$25,000medicine
American red cross
$20,000Education
Young Patronesses of the opera
$10,000social services
Women of Tomorrow
$10,000social services
PBS SO FLORIDA
$6,000education
St Mary of Nativity
$1,500Religion
KFHA
$1,000CHARITY
BUONICONTI FUND
$1,000,000medicine
U MIAMI
$350,000social services
U MIAMI Athletics
$350,000university
DiMare Chair Immunotherapy
$200,000education
UM MEDICAL SCHOLARS FUND
$200,000Education
UM DAVINCI SURGICAL FUND
$150,000medical
DIMARE MUSIC SCHOLAR FUND
$144,445EDUCATION
UMASS MEDICAL ALS RESEARCH FUND
$100,000education
PBS SO FLORIDA
$50,000education
U MIAMI Deeya
$45,455education
BIG BROTHER
$20,000education
CAMILLUS HOUSE
$15,000Social services
SOUTH SHORE HEALTH
$10,000MUSEUM
KFHA
$1,000CHARITY
U MIAMI Athletics
$944,445university
BUONICONTI FUND
$400,000medicine
DiMare Chair Immunotherapy
$350,000education
UM DAVINCI SURGICAL FUND
$250,000medical
U MIAMI Deeya
$150,000education
VISCAYA
$100,000MUSEUM
PBS SO FLORIDA
$75,000education