The Miami Foundation provides civic leadership, bringing stakeholders together to tackle issues of concern in our community. Working together with our fundholders and community partners, we leverage collective knowledge, creativity and resources for a greater impact than any one of US could make alone. By connecting philanthropy with community needs and opportunities, we make Miami a greater place to live, work and play. Established in 1967, the Miami Foundation, formerly the dade community Foundation, has helped hundreds of people create personal, permanent and powerful legacies by establishing custom charitable funds. With our expertise, fundholders have fostered the arts, awarded scholarships, championed diversity, taught kids to read, provided food and shelter for hungry and homeless, and more. More than $441 million in grants and scholarships has been awarded in our rich 50 year history. Today, we carefully steward over $380 million in charitable assets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29.8M a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $561.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $561.1M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $6.2M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$71.1M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$138.6M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$144.5M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$494.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$138.6M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73.7M
FY2021$147.3M
FY2022$114.0M
FY2023$133.5M
FY2024$138.6M
Expenses
$144.5M
FY2024▲ +83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$83.1M
FY2021$70.3M
FY2022$81.1M
FY2023$79.0M
FY2024$144.5M
Net assets
$494.2M
FY2024▲ +1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$339.2M
FY2021$423.6M
FY2022$398.5M
FY2023$489.4M
FY2024$494.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1992.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $137.7M Management & general 4% · $5.1M Fundraising 1% · $1.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

32 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$462,871Pt VII · Sec A
Director (press Forward)
$188,491Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance and CFO Eff 2/24
$188,089Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Strategic Communications
$180,754Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Community Investment
$164,358Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Collective Impact
$152,565Pt VII · Sec A
$135,127Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc. Director (press Forward) 4/24
$129,693Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey’s $463K as President and CEO is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $100M+ philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Fishman Lipsey$462,871$392,613$351,764$300,772$142,098
Charisse L Grant——$275,893$164,069$162,267
Dale R Anglin$188,491————
Toby Douthwright$188,089$181,974$167,016$121,675—
Jocelyn Noya Quintana$180,754————
Bruno Borges——$177,329——
Lindsey Linzer$164,358$158,181$126,880$102,845$104,709
Gloria Rex Ortega————$153,327

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects philanthropists with local needs and manages charitable funds to invest in grants, scholarships, and community programs that build a stronger, more equitable Miami.

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1 program · $137.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The miami foundation invests in a stronger miami, grantmaking across a wide range of issue areas ranging from the arts to the economy, with a focus on building a more equitable, more resilient community for all who call miami home.

$137.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 4,896 grants · $350.4M · 2020–2024
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFL · FY2024$8,913,674
Young Musicians Unite INCFL · FY2024$2,232,920
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,292,974
Institute for Nonprofit NewsCA · FY2024$1,040,066
Wolfsonian INCFL · FY2024$899,501
Tampa Museum of Art INCFL · FY2024$800,000
U3 Advisors INCFY2024$662,417
New World Symphony INCFL · FY2024$629,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$138.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$34.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Money outPt IX
$144.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$137.7M
Managementcol C$5.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$494.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$565.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$34.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$462K
Gains on assetsLn 7$18.1M
Total revenueLn 12$138.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$817K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$561.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Total assetsLn 16$565.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$71.1M
Net assetsLn 32$494.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$520.0M$561.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$525.0M$565.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.6M$71.1M
Net assetsLn 32$489.4M$494.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$129.3M$129.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.4M$1.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.2M$1.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$683K$565K$234K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$1.6M$1.3M$545K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$102K$42K$40K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$731K$289K$381K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$333K$170K$116K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1.6M$1.6M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$1.7M$262K$303K
Office expensesLn 13$283K$5K$263K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$428K$263K$126K$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$573K$551K$15K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$99K$99K
InsuranceLn 23$102K$102K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$568K$178K$368K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$204$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$144.5M$137.7M$5.1M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $138.6M$144.5M−$5.9M$494.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $133.5M$79.0M$54.5M$489.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $114.0M$81.1M$32.8M$398.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $147.3M$70.3M$77.0M$423.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $73.7M$83.1M−$9.3M$339.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $138,599,550 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $119,256,670$101,570,438
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,145,237$2,205,659
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,727,520$34,361,603
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,394,644$461,850
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $133,524,071$138,599,550
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $69,707,837$131,900,957
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,880,203$6,035,301
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,438,951$6,529,891
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $79,026,991$144,466,149
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,497,080−$5,866,599
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $138,599,550 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,170 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,183,827
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,386,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,570,438
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,205,659$2,205,659
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,266,937$16,266,937
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $457,680$457,680
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $18,094,666$18,094,666
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,205,659 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,823,453$138,599,550
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $144,466,149 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $129,281,711$129,281,711
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,419,372$1,419,372
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,199,874$1,199,874
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $682,663 · Management $564,787 · Fundraising $233,976$1,481,426
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,583,371 · Management $1,259,897 · Fundraising $545,317$3,388,585
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,761 · Management $39,643 · Fundraising $20,582$101,986
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $288,944 · Management $380,874 · Fundraising $60,809$730,627
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $169,512 · Management $115,553 · Fundraising $47,612$332,677
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,959$13,959
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,500$54,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,601,072$1,601,072
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,692,647 · Management $261,760 · Fundraising $302,601$2,257,008
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,524 · Management $262,932 · Fundraising $15,312$282,768
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $263,439 · Management $126,461 · Fundraising $37,904$427,804
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $550,632 · Management $14,743 · Fundraising $7,313$572,688
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $99,064$99,064
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $102,376$102,376
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $568,343 · Management $177,998 · Fundraising $367,962$1,114,303
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $204 · Management $2,640 · Fundraising $1,505$4,349
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $137,746,997 · Management $5,078,259 · Fundraising $1,640,893$144,466,149
Part X · Balance sheet $565,217,598 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $432,500$817,336
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,949,659$1,738,549
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,107,436$825,057
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $87,330$36,986
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $161,137$468,216
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $131,471$32,407
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $460,024,285$499,690,593
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $59,942,748$61,420,392
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $162,967$188,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,999,533$565,217,598
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,167,241$39,675,331
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,369,226$3,484,027
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,006,013$4,332,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,562,603$71,052,315
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $421,495,112$424,845,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $67,941,818$69,319,929
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $489,436,930$494,165,283
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,999,533$565,217,598
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $494,165,283 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$138,599,550
XI-2 Total expenses$144,466,149
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,866,599
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$489,436,930
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,330,607
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$264,345
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$494,165,283

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