South Florida Sports Foundation Inc
Miami Gardens, FL · EIN 65-0575416. Reported 130 grants totalling $5,041,515 to 76 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For South Florida Sports Foundation Inc, the IRS classifies it under youth development rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE O20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 76 distinct organizations, with 26% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 45% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,600 and the largest $350,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
1 of those grants was non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $75,771 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health System Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $1,300,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital | Miami, FL | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Inc | Miami, FL | $204,420 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Orange Bowl Committee Inc | Miami Lakes, FL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dolphins Cycling Challenge Inc | Miami Gardens, FL | $149,861 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools Fo Undation Inc | Miami, FL | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Education Foundation of Palm Beach County Inc | Lk Worth Bch, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The School Board of Broward County | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Miami Kidz Neuroscience | Miami, FL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $74,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cdw Direct LLC | Chicago, IL | $72,207 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce Inc | Miami, FL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Miami Inc | Miami, FL | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Miami | Miami, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doug Betters Special Needs Fund | Whitefish, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| For the Children Inc | Whitefish, MT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ingold Family Foundation Inc | Middleton, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sundari Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dwight Stephenson Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| AIDS Healthcare Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Larry Littles Gold Coast Summer Camp Inc | Miami, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami Institute Inc | Miami, FL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dan Marino Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mexican American Council Inc | Homestead, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Broward County Incorporated | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Miami Gardens | Miami Gardens, FL | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Trayvon Martin Foundation Inc | Miami Gardens, FL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tua Foundation Inc | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jason Taylor Foundation Inc | Davie, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| PTA Florida Congress | Miami Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shack Harris and Doug Williams Foundation Inc | Shreveport, LA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Florida Flag Football League Inc | Wilton Manors, FL | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Laurens Kids | Hollywood, FL | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Generational Cure Corp | Miami, FL | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Social Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way Miami Inc | Miami, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Verb Kind Inc | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $19,055 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Miami Gardens | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Centers of South Broward Inc | Davie, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miami Beach Gay Pride | Miami Beach, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Surge for Water Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program Inc | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA South Florida Inc | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Be Strong International Inc | Palmetto Bay, FL | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historical Association of Southern Florida Inc | Miami, FL | $10,570 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giving Back Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $10,003 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Broward Education Foundation Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chubb Foundation Inc | Austell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For Oak Cliff | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation Hope for Haiti Inc | Delray Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hands on Miami | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health in the Hood Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huizenga Park Foundation Inc | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marcus Graham Project | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment | Plantation, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New World School of the Arts Alumni Foundation | Duluth, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stonier Scholarship Inc | Towson, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Children's Trust | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Coral Gables Community Foundation | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Thomas University Inc | Miami Gardens, FL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Human Touch LLC | Long Beach, CA | $8,799 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Tassy | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Posse Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation Inc | Plantation, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Inc | Orlando, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 4WARD Miami Inc | Miami, FL | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 76 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- 5000 Role Models of Excellence
SOCIAL JUSTICE DONATED ITEMS (LAPTOPS) - PTA Florida Congress
NFL GRANT DONATION (SCOREBOARD)
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 58 of 76 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $1,338,055 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $1,694,702 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $1,145,252 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $863,506 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
85% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Florida.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from South Florida Sports Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 24 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 3 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, FL, 33056.
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