The Victor E Clarke Charitable Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts primarily in South Florida, with roughly equal emphasis on higher education and healthcare and a smaller commitment to military and veterans’ support. Major multi-grant relationships (notably with the University of Miami and Baptist Health South Florida) indicate a preference for funding capital, program development, and facility projects that have visible regional impact. Gifts tend to be large and targeted rather than broad-based small awards.
The Victor E Clarke Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large, repeated commitments to cancer care and cancer research in South Florida. In 2024, it gave $2,900,000 to Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc for a new women’s cancer center and $2,100,000 to the University of Miami for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center oncology and stem cell research. Those relationships continued in 2025 with additional seven-figure grants to both organizations, showing a pattern of sustained support rather than isolated awards. The foundation also backs facility and program development, including neonatal care, autism services, music education, and assistance for wounded or injured Special Operations personnel and their families. Its gifts are typically large and targeted, with a median grant of $200,000 and several awards well above $1 million. The University of Miami appears across multiple years and purposes, including cancer, autism, and the Frost School of Music. Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc also appears repeatedly, tied to women’s health, pediatric oncology, NICU expansion, and a broader healthcare campaign.
Healthcare is the clearest theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $400,000 in 2025 to Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc for the NICU at Bethesda East in Boynton Beach, FL, and $200,000 in 2023 for the organization’s women’s health program. The same healthcare network received $1,800,000 in 2023 for pediatric oncology. Autism support is another recurring area. In 2023, the foundation gave $300,000 to Els For Autism Foundation for construction of a new medical facility, and it also funded autism-related work at the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc in 2023 and 2025. Education and training appear as separate priorities. The University of Miami received $1,000,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2025 for the Frost School of Music. Outside Florida, Wintriss Technical Schools Inc DBA The League of Amazing Programmers received $190,000 in 2025 for teaching professional-level programming to kids and teens in grades 5 through 12.
Grant sizes are heavily weighted toward larger awards: the p25 is $100,000, the median is $200,000, and the p75 is $857,500. The pattern is concentrated rather than broad, with several six- and seven-figure gifts. Recipients also recur across multiple years, especially the University of Miami and Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc, which suggests ongoing relationships. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants show direct support to institutions and nonprofits rather than an open application-style grantmaking model.
$5M
$89.9M
$4.5M
$5.3M
Most grants fall between $100K and $858K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$858K
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Highly concentrated: a small number of very large grants, repeated multi-grant relationships with a few core institutions, split mainly between regional higher education (arts) and healthcare capital projects with occasional targeted national military/veterans support.
Notable grantees: University of Miami (Frost School of Music), Baptist Health South Florida Foundation (women's cancer center), Task Force Dagger Foundation
Giving is highly concentrated in Florida, with 83% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Coral Gables appears repeatedly through Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc and the University of Miami, while Boynton Beach and Miami also show up in the recipient list. Outside Florida, Boston appears through Society of Mary Inc, and San Diego appears through Wintriss Technical Schools Inc DBA The League of Amazing Programmers. All recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants point to hospitals, universities, and mission-driven nonprofits. Major recipients include Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc, the University of Miami, Task Force Dagger Foundation, Els For Autism Foundation, and Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The purposes range from cancer care and research to autism services, music education, and support for wounded or injured Special Operations personnel and their families.
Its typical grant sizes are relatively large: the p25 is $100,000, the median is $200,000, and the p75 is $857,500. Recent awards include several seven-figure grants, so the foundation often gives at a scale that supports capital, research, or program expansion.
It supports multiple causes. The recent record shows healthcare, especially cancer care and women’s health; autism and related services; music education; programming instruction for youth; and assistance for wounded, ill, or injured Special Operations members and their families. Healthcare is the most prominent thread, but the portfolio is not limited to that area.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc and the University of Miami. The same recipients also receive grants for different purposes over time, such as cancer care, NICU support, autism services, and music school support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $1,500,000 | 2025 | For the organization's Power Extraordinary Campaign that aspires to drive a transformative impact on healthcare in South Florida |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,500,000 | 2025 | For the university's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Task Force Dagger Foundation | Terra Ceia, FL | $622,000 | 2025 | For the organization's general purpose of providing assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $400,000 | 2025 | For the NICU at Bethesda East in Boynton Beach, FL |
| Police Officer Assistance Trust | Miami, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | For the organization's general purposes of assisting officers and their families in times of need |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | For the university's Frost School of Music |
| Wintriss Technical Schools Inc DBA The League of Amazing Programmers | San Diego, CA | $190,000 | 2025 | For the organization's general purpose of teaching professional-level programming to kids & teens in 5th-12th grade |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | For the organization's Center for Autisim and Related Disorders |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | For the organization's Center for Autisim and Related Disorders |
| Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc | Marietta, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | For the organization's general purposes of solving the cruel mysteries of lupus |
| Society of Mary Inc | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | For the organization's general purpose of engaging in the "work of Mary" |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $2,900,000 | 2024 | For the organization's new women's cancer center |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $2,100,000 | 2024 | For the university's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center specifically for oncology and stem cell research |
| Task Force Dagger Foundation | Terra Ceia, FL | $430,000 | 2024 | For the organization's general purpose of providing assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $1,800,000 | 2023 | For pediatric oncology |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,800,000 | 2023 | For the university's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,000,000 | 2023 | For the university's Frost School of Music |
| Task Force Dagger Foundation | Terra Ceia, FL | $400,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of providing assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families |
| Els For Autism Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $300,000 | 2023 | For the organization's construction of a new medical facility |
| Society of Mary Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of engaging in the "work of Mary" |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $200,000 | 2023 | For the university's Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | Tampa, FL | $200,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of providing full educations and additional opportunities for children of fallen special operations forces and children of Medal of Honor recipients |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $200,000 | 2023 | For the organization's women's health program |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | For the NICU at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach, FL |
| Els For Autism Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of transforming the lives of people with autism and those who care for them |
| Police Officer Assistance Trust | Miami, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of assisting Miami-Dade County officers and their families in times of need |
| Wintriss Technical Schools Inc DBA The League of Amazing Programmers | San Diego, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of teaching computer coding to young students |
| Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc | Smyrna, GA | $50,000 | 2023 | For the organization's general purpose of solving the mysteries of Lupus |
| Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | For the university's Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) |
For the organization's Power Extraordinary Campaign that aspires to drive a transformative impact on healthcare in South Florida
For the university's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
For the organization's general purpose of providing assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families
For the NICU at Bethesda East in Boynton Beach, FL
For the organization's general purposes of assisting officers and their families in times of need
Wintriss Technical Schools Inc DBA The League of Amazing Programmers
$190,000For the organization's general purpose of teaching professional-level programming to kids & teens in 5th-12th grade
For the organization's Center for Autisim and Related Disorders
For the organization's Center for Autisim and Related Disorders
Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc
$50,000For the organization's general purposes of solving the cruel mysteries of lupus
Society of Mary Inc
$50,000For the organization's general purpose of engaging in the "work of Mary"
For the organization's new women's cancer center
For the university's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center specifically for oncology and stem cell research
For the organization's general purpose of providing assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families
For the university's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
For the organization's general purpose of providing assistance to wounded, ill, or injured US Special Operations Command members and their families
For the organization's construction of a new medical facility
Society of Mary Inc
$200,000For the organization's general purpose of engaging in the "work of Mary"
For the university's Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)
Special Operations Warrior Foundation
$200,000For the organization's general purpose of providing full educations and additional opportunities for children of fallen special operations forces and children of Medal of Honor recipients
For the organization's women's health program
For the NICU at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach, FL
For the organization's general purpose of transforming the lives of people with autism and those who care for them
Police Officer Assistance Trust
$100,000For the organization's general purpose of assisting Miami-Dade County officers and their families in times of need
Wintriss Technical Schools Inc DBA The League of Amazing Programmers
$75,000For the organization's general purpose of teaching computer coding to young students
Lupus Foundation of America Georgia Chapter Inc
$50,000For the organization's general purpose of solving the mysteries of Lupus
For the university's Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)