About Community Foundation of Broward
Community Foundation of Broward Inc. shows a grantmaking profile built around Broward County priorities and large unrestricted support to local institutions. In the recent grants list, the biggest award is $1,350,309 to NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale for general support, a sign that arts and cultural organizations sit alongside education, health, and human services in the foundation’s portfolio. Other sizable grants point to the same local orientation: Museum of Discovery and Science received $556,727 for general support, while Broward College Foundation received $617,288 for education and academic work. The foundation also supports behavioral health, community organizations, and scholarship programs, including Community Foundation-administered scholarships for students at different life stages and a matching fund for endowment building. Its active programs include twice-yearly focus area grants, invitation-only capacity-building grants, and disaster recovery support through Broward Cares. Across the file, the pattern is not narrow project funding alone; it includes general support, annual distributions, scholarship aid, and capital or operations funding for organizations serving Broward County.
What Community Foundation of Broward Funds
Arts and culture is a visible part of the portfolio. NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale received $1,350,309 for general support, and Funding Arts Broward Inc. received $264,000 for general support. Education appears through institutional and scholarship support: Broward College Foundation received $617,288 for education and academic work, and the foundation runs community-administered scholarships for graduating high school students, college students, and adult learners in Broward County. Health and human services are also present. Henderson Behavioral Health Inc. received $477,671 for general support, while Women in Distress of Broward County Inc. received $301,036 for general support. The foundation also backs animal welfare, with Humane Society of Broward County receiving $318,664 for general support. Civic and community engagement shows up in support for Our Fund Foundation Inc. with a $253,500 Broward Pride item grant.
How Community Foundation of Broward Gives
Typical grant size is $12,924 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $65,000 at the 75th percentile, which sits far below the foundation’s largest awards and points to a mix of smaller grants and major institutional support. The recent grant list also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Museum of Discovery and Science, Henderson Behavioral Health, YMCA of South Florida Inc, Humane Society of Broward County, and Women in Distress of Broward County Inc. That repetition suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards in several cases. Structurally, the foundation is a mixed community foundation and makes program-related investments. Its active grantmaking includes both unsolicited programs, such as focus area grants and scholarships, and invitation-only grants in some focus areas.
