NOTE: Applicants MUST contact a Foundation Program Director PRIOR to a formal submission to discuss their project/program idea.

Broward County, Florida 

The Henderson family has made Broward County, Florida their home for generations. Because of its deep community roots, the Henderson family has made a commitment to helping improve the condition of children and their families in the region. 

Broward County has over 140,000 young children falling in the birth-to-eight age range. Broward is a very racially and ethnically diverse community and is home to a high number of African American and Hispanic/Latino families. It is also home to a large percentage of first-generation residents from Central and South America and the Caribbean Island nations. The County’s school district is the sixth largest in the nation and serves more than 250,000 children. Broward County Public Schools also delivers Head Start and Early Head Start programming for its youngest students. 

Most childcare in Broward is delivered by private, for-profit businesses. There are also a small number of for-profit and nonprofit childcare centers designed to serve the needs of the whole family. The Foundation partners with a variety of organizations including nonprofit early learning centers, governmental agencies, and other like-minded funders, both public and private.

Our Mission

The A.D. Henderson Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children in Broward County, Florida and the State of Vermont through early learning. We also support our communities to help families ensure all children reach their full potential.

Our Values

The Foundation strives to be caring in its approach, diligent and conscientious in its strategic decisions and review of proposals, ethical in all transactions, collegial and collaborative with all working partners, and courageous in achieving its goals.

Funding Priorities:

The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on the early care and education of children, ages zero to eight, in Broward County, Florida.

Early Care and Education

Goals: 

• All children have high-quality early learning experiences. 
• All children have the intellectual, social, and emotional foundations necessary to be successful.

Early Care and Education Strategies

Weave a web of support for kids/families

• Foster positive relationships between children and the adults in their lives 
• Address sources of stress by connecting families to important resources and services (including health, nutrition, housing, and employment)
• Support state and local efforts to better coordinate existing services and information for families and young children

Provide great places to learn

• Create new, high-quality early learning centers and schools 
• Improve the quality of existing early learning centers and schools (including Head Start)
• Smooth the transition between preschool and early elementary
• Support after school programs and community-based institutions with outreach and programming for young children in vulnerable communities
• Advocate for higher standards and funding levels as well as better policies for early learning
• Provide operating funds for high-quality early learning centers.

Prepare kids to be strong readers

• Improve age-appropriate literacy-related instruction and exposure to books in preschool and elementary schools 
• Increase children’s exposure to language and books
• Support programs and institutions that reinforce learning (including reading) during the summer
• Advocate in support of literacy-related funding and programs

Strengthen public systems of early care and education

• Provide technical assistance for states to accelerate quality-improvement efforts
• Fund training for providers pursuing quality improvements

Scale health and developmental screenings to connect parents and families with resources to optimize their children’s holistic development

• Develop and propagate comprehensive screening and referral systems at the community level
• Support pediatric practices to integrate screenings and referrals into well-child visits
• Disseminate promising screening and assessment questionnaires and tools

Improve the training, continuing education, professional development, and compensation of early childhood educators

• Increase the availability of on-the-job coaching and development for early childhood educators
• Fund research and technical assistance to promote fair compensation of early childhood educators

Support greater access to high-quality evidence-based programs that help parents and families to foster their children’s development

• Build the capacity of organizations implementing evidence-based programs to serve more children and families
• Invest in innovative public-private financing mechanisms for evidence-based programs
• Expand evidence-based programs for parents by advocating for increased state, local, and federal funding
• Simplify and disseminate information to assist parents in choosing high-quality care and education opportunities for their children

Promote and share ongoing program innovation and improvement

• Promote quality-improvement efforts for family, friend, and neighbor care
• Foster innovation to achieve repeatable results

NOTE: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applications must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project start date. Applicants will be notified by email within four weeks of submission. Projects must take place between between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

New applicants are encouraged to contact the director of presenting & touring to discuss eligibility prior to submitting an application.

Detailed Program Description

South Arts believes that rural communities deserve great art, and can require specialized support to make that vision viable. Distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, Express Grants support rural organizations and communities with expedited grants of up to $2,000.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must program arts experiences featuring an out-of-state Southern artist. Express Grants can be used to support fees for presenting Southern guest film directors, visual and performing artists, or writers from outside of the presenter’s state. Touring support is awarded for film (documentary, fiction and animation), performing arts (theater, music, opera, musical theater and dance), literary arts (fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry), and visual arts (crafts, drawing, experimental, painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media). Projects must include both a public presentation (film screening, performance, reading or exhibition) and an educational component.

South Arts is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We have prioritized this commitment to ensure that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led organizations, LGBTQIA+ led organizations, and organizations led by people with disabilities are represented as both applicants and grantees. In addition, we encourage applications for projects that engage BIPOC artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, and artists with disabilities. 

Guidelines

The project must include both a public presentation (film screening, performance, reading or exhibition) and an educational/community engagement component. Presentations at conferences and school-focused presentations (primarily engaging students, whether taking place at the school or another venue) will not be considered public presentations that are open and accessible to the general public; however, school-focused presentations will satisfy the educational component requirement.

The public presentation must meet the following requirements:

• For a public reading, a minimum of 30 minutes of presentation by the writer is required. 
• For a public performance, a minimum of 60 minutes of performance by the artist/company is required.
• For a public film screening, a minimum of 40 minutes of running time (this can include a full-length film or a collection of shorts) with the film director is required.
• For a public exhibition, a presentation with the artist is required.

The educational/community engagement component is an integral part of the engagement and should be carefully planned. A meaningful educational component should involve concentrated preparation by the artist/company and presenter, and include a learning event that has a lasting impact upon the audience (e.g., workshops, lectures and master classes). The artist(s)/company must conduct the educational activity. Please be aware that failure to include an educational/community engagement component will result in ineligibility.

Donation Request

Sharing the adventure of Universal Orlando is an exciting way to help local organizations raise much-needed funds. Universal Orlando primarily donates theme park tickets to qualified nonprofits that educate our youth, strengthen our community and fall under our focus areas.

The Universal Orlando charitable giving program is open only to eligible nonprofit organizations located within the state of Florida. While outreach is considered for organizations within the state of Florida, preference is given to nonprofits based in Central Florida because that’s the heart of our universe. We are happy to review donation requests for qualifying nonprofit organizations for fundraising purposes. We are unable to review applications for corporate sponsorships.

To support our Green is Universal initiative; all applications for theme park tickets must be made online and must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the event date to be considered.

Due to the popularity of Universal Orlando Resort, we are unable to offer hotel accommodations.

Charitable Giving Guidelines 

If you are a nonprofit organization seeking a ticket donation from Universal Orlando for fundraising purposes, please review these charitable giving guidelines prior to submitting your application.

All applications for theme park tickets must be made online and must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the event date to be considered.

Empowering Youth to be Extraordinary

Universal Orlando is committed to helping today's youth become tomorrow's leaders. Through a variety of innovative on-site and in-school programs and the support of an array of community partners, Universal Orlando strives to engage and empower the youth of Central Florida.

Art of Tomorrow (8th Grade)

Universal Orlando creates hands-on learning labs where local students can explore media and entertainment industry careers in an exciting, real-world environment. Hosted at Universal Orlando™, the Art of Tomorrow program inspires youth to stay in school and pursue arts-related careers. We developed and launched the program in partnership with Orange County Public Schools beginning with an 8th-grade curriculum that advances college and career readiness in the arts. The program helps raise awareness among students, opens up career opportunities in the entertainment industry and beyond, and helps seed the next generation of creative talent.

Art of Tomorrow Scholars (9th to 12th Grades) 

The Art of Tomorrow Scholars program is a unique collaboration between Universal Orlando Resort, the Universal Orlando Foundation, Orange County Public Schools and Valencia College. An extension of the original Art of Tomorrow program created for 8th grade students enrolled in arts-related electives, the Scholars initiative strives to keep successful students engaged through their high school years, help them earn their diplomas and develop a comprehensive post high school career plan. Working closely with Universal’s creative departments and community partners, students develop long term relationships with professionals enjoying success in a wide range of career choices. This is an amazing opportunity for students who might not otherwise discover their own potential to be given a pathway to achieve it.

Heroes 

Today’s youth are faced with various challenges that may inhibit their ability to learn and grow. Universal Orlando builds partnerships with great organizations that help bring tweens and teens to their full potential and teach respect and equality, while embracing diversity. These life lessons are meant to inspire and bring positive influences through strengthening character traits. We strive to bring out the hero from within.

Exceptional Education Experiences

Collaborating with teachers, administrators, organizations and volunteers has always been a priority for Universal Orlando. Serving as a Partner in Education, we continue to “bring it” to schools in areas where it’s needed the most by providing resources and exciting opportunities that only Universal Orlando can deliver. We believe that education is an epic adventure and it’s a thrill for us to be part of the journey.

Mission

Our mission is to serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming, healing presence within our communities.

Allegany Franciscan Ministries, a non-profit Catholic organization, is guided by this mission and rooted in the tradition and vision of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. A member of Trinity Health, we provide grants and work with community partners in three regions of Florida formerly served by the Sisters’ hospitals: Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, and the Tampa Bay area of Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.

Since awarding its first grant in 1998, Allegany Franciscan Ministries has invested $103 million to over 1,700 organizations serving those most in need in these communities.

In addition to awarding grants, our staff and volunteers work collaboratively with community partners and other funders to promote physical, mental, spiritual, societal, and cultural health and well-being in the communities we serve.

ACOR Grants

Allegany Community Out Reach (ACOR) Grants provide short-term support to local community projects that extend the mission and vision of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany. Grants focus on improving health, wellness and quality of life in marginalized communities. Funding is limited to nonprofit organizations directly affiliated with the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, Allegany Franciscan Associates or Trinity Health.

Grant requests may be submitted for either program or general operating support.

Program Support- Program requests should be for specific projects and activities. Examples include nutrition education, food, shelter and clothing, and employment skills.

General Operating- General operating requests support the organization’s overall mission and goals and should help strengthen the organization or further its charitable purposes. Examples include strategic planning, technology upgrades, infrastructure costs such as utilities, rent and personnel.

Priority Criteria

Priority will be given to organizations and projects that meet most or all of the following criteria:

• improve health, wellness and quality of life through a holistic approach;
• promote self-sufficiency or bring about systemic change;
• provide services to individuals from the following marginalized groups:
  • BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color – People of color refers to any racial group or population that identifies as nonwhite), members of LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, low-income populations and other historically disenfranchised groups;
• strive to incorporate the viewpoint of individuals who are served;
• focus on women
• focus on environment

Bring independent documentary filmmakers to your community for screenings and conversations around powerful stories and the art of filmmaking. Screening Partners are partner organizations that present Southern Circuit screenings, Q&As, and other filmmaker engagements with the community. Screening Partners develop screening audiences through strategic marketing and partnerships. As a group, they participate in the film selection process and discuss programming/marketing strategies for each film. Screening Partners act as hosts to touring filmmakers, providing recommendations for travel, lodging, and dining.

South Arts coordinates filmmaker tours and provides marketing materials for each film. South Arts recognizes the value of filmmaker participation by providing an honorarium for each filmmaker’s tour, with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Screening Partners must be nonprofit, educational, or governmental organizations residing in the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). Southern Circuit Screening Partners have included schools, churches, arts centers, municipalities, and other organizations, serving audiences of all ages.

Southern Circuit is invested in partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the South Arts region.

What films are presented?

Southern Circuit prioritizes featuring Southern filmmakers and stories. We are committed to presenting films by filmmakers of color, LGBTQ+ filmmakers, and filmmakers with disabilities. Selected filmmakers should have an ethical relationship with the topics and individuals/communities represented in their work. We are invested in including emerging and first-time filmmakers.

Screening Partners are provided a Southern Circuit Film Guide with potential selections for the season. Screening Partners work together to select six films that will tour to all Screening Partners. The Southern Circuit Film Selection Meeting will be held in June. At least one representative from your organization will be required to participate.

NOTE: Micro Accessibility Grants will be accepted on a rolling basis beginning July 2022 through May 15, 2023. 

MICRO ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS

Micro Accessibility Grants provide up to $2,500 for organizations to make arts programs accessible to persons with disabilities.

The Southeast is home to some of the world’s more diverse and vibrant artistic communities. At South Arts, we believe that the arts are for everyone. The arts enrich the lives of people of all abilities and backgrounds. In our commitment to amplifying the success of the Southeast’s arts ecology, South Arts offers micro-funding to supplement the efforts of arts organizations throughout our service area. 

Art making is for everyone too! South Arts encourages arts organizations to hire artistic personnel of all abilities at all levels; for these grants in particular, we encourage arts organizations to work directly with artists who identify as disabled. 

Through our partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, South Arts offers small grants that compliment existing efforts by arts organizations to include audiences and artists with disabilities. Accessibility micro-grants are available to support Nonprofit, 501c3, arts organizations located within the South Arts Service region states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This funding program is open to a wide variety of organizations, including community cultural organizations, museums, performing arts presenters, theatre companies, visual arts and music organizations. 

South Arts has prioritized the following:

• South Arts prioritizes applications from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ identifying organizations.
• South Arts prioritizes applications from organizations led by persons with disabilities or organizations that provide significant programming to artists or audiences with disabilities. 
• South Arts is committed to funding artists organizations in rural communities (with populations under 50,000).

Grant Requests

Applicants may request funding of $500-$2,500 for eligible projects. Organizations must provide a 1:1 funding match; note that 50% of the recipient's match must come from a cash match.

Mission

The mission of Southern Partners Fund (SPF) is to serve rural Southeastern communities and organizations seeking social, economic and environmental justice by providing them with financial resources, technical assistance, training and access to systems of information and power. There are two central ideas embraced in the democratic philanthropy of Southern Partners Fund: compassion and community. Compassion implies an understanding or concern for community members lacking local political power to impact the decisions that affect their lives. Community relates to the things that bring us and hold us together.

Purpose

The Purpose of SPF Grantmaking is to:

• Develop and nurture grassroots community-based leaders and organizers.
• Build the capacity of rural, grassroots community organizing groups and leaders.
• Strengthen rural communities and people.
• Develop equitable peer relationships, which support real transformation toward a just society.

Hubert E. Sapp Regular Grants Cycle

SPF’s grantee partners are transforming their communities by building sustainable organizations aimed at reversing the inequities of the rural South. They are learning not to focus on the symptoms of inequities, but on the root cause; racist and anti immigrant mindsets of small-town mayors and city council members. SPF’s grantees are tackling social and economic systems that for them have been rooted in persistent poverty and lack of resources, compounded by poorly performing schools.

We are proud to partner with extraordinary community organizations and coalitions through our regular grants cycle, assisting them to build capacity and power. We believe general operating support is best for building capacity, particularly for small to midsize community-based organizations in the rural South.

In 2013, SPF’s board adopted its Southern Organizing Strategy, focusing 60% of grant funds on three special initiatives:

• Voter Rights & Engagement
• Immigration Rights
• Education Reform

In 2019, under the banner of “revolutionary change,” SPF’s board decided to integrate census and redistricting work into the ongoing major initiatives above as each was directly impacted by the Census and Redistricting process that laid ahead. Though there are still pending redistricting lawsuits in many of our southeastern states, for 2022, SPF is back to its original SOS strategy, with at least 60% of regular grant cycle funds going to Voter Rights & Engagement, Immigration Rights, and Education Reform.

The remaining 40% of grants will continue to fund:

• Environmental Justice
• Healthcare Reform
• Women & Girls' Leadership
• Economic Justice
• Incarceration Reform
• Youth Leadership
• Housing Reform
• LGBTQ Rights
• Disability Rights

During this cycle SPF will not consider grants to organizations with operating budgets over $350,000 for general operating support. If the budget is over $350,000 an organization may apply for project support.

Background

The Miami Foundation’s core mission is to build a stronger, more equitable and resilient Miami. Through Miami Open for Business, we aim to support historically underserved small and nonprofits in Miami-Dade County to build resilience and generational wealth.​

​Funded with a $20 million grant from Wells Fargo announced earlier this year, the program aims to empower nonprofits and small businesses through the purchase and ownership of critical business assets, such as technology, equipment, machinery, inventory, and property. Ultimately, the program aims to ensure that historically disadvantaged and underinvested entrepreneurs have a fair chance to build prosperity in the Miami they helped create. ​

Grant Purpose

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to apportion grants to support the purchase and long-term retention of technology or machinery assets to historically underserved small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

• Technology includes both hardware (e.g., laptops, routers, cameras, printers, copy machines, etc.), and software (e.g., subscriptions and licenses for products like QuickBooks, Microsoft, Square, etc.)
• Equipment and machinery refers to fixed assets that can be deployed in the business, such as food & beverage prep and production, manufacturing tools, cleaning equipment, etc.

For the initial round of funding, applicants may only request funding within 1 category (e.g., hardware or machinery)

Microgrants for Technology and Equipment

Funding to support the acquisition of technology, such as hardware and software, including subscriptions and licensing and machinery, equipment, tools, and related assets. A total of approximately $800,000 will be awarded annually to 40-60 organizations.

All grants will be awarded as one-year grants in the $100 - $20,000 range.

NOTE: New applicants are encouraged to contact Nikki Estes at 404-874-7244 x816 to discuss eligibility before applying.

Presentation Grants Program

Presentation Grants are an opportunity for organizations in South Arts' nine-state region to receive fee support to present Southern guest film directors, visual and performing artists, or writers from outside of the presenter's state. Artist fee support is awarded for:

• film (documentary, fiction, experimental, and animation),
• performing arts (theater, music, opera, musical theater, and dance),
• literary arts (fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry),
• traditional arts, and
• visual arts (crafts, drawing, experimental, painting, photography, sculpture, and mixed media).

Projects must include both a public presentation (film screening, performance, reading, or exhibition) and an educational/community engagement component. These grants are limited and very competitive. Based on the artist fee, the maximum request is $9,500 for modern dance and contemporary ballet or $7,500 for other artistic disciplines. 

South Arts is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We have prioritized this commitment to ensure that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) led organizations, LGBTQIA+ led organizations, and organizations representing persons with disabilities are represented as both applicants and grantees. In addition, we encourage applications for projects that engage BIPOC artists, LGBTQIA+ artists, and artists with disabilities.