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BR WARD PRIDE Committed to LGBTQ+ Support

Championing Local Philanthropy The Community Foundation

Throughout our more than

of Broward partners

40-year history, the

with philanthropists and

Community Foundation has

nonprofits to transform lives

stood alongside Broward’s

and uplift our community.

LGBTQ+ community –

Our leadership identifies

providing leadership,

pressing local needs and

partnership and sustained

forges collaborations to

philanthropic support to

provide resources that make

tackle big challenges and

a lasting difference. We

shape a brighter future.

build permanent, endowed support for making life better in Broward – today and for generations to come.

Joseph Cox, President/CEO of the Museum of Discovery and Science, a Nonprofit Community Builder; Ed Hashek, Fundholder and former Board Member; John Jors, Fundholder

G. Wright Muir, Fundholder

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Our LGBTQ+ Support – Past, Present and Future The Community Foundation

That’s why support for

of issues, including healthcare,

is committed to building a

the LGBTQ+ community is

advocacy, education,

stronger, more connected

woven into the Community

community outreach, the arts,

Broward where everyone can

Foundation’s DNA.

youth programs, housing, legal

succeed.

aid and more.

In 1986, the two-year-old

Through leadership,

Community Foundation

This publication reflects

philanthropy and collaboration,

became the first non-

both how far we have come

we work to remove barriers,

government funder in

and the work that lies ahead

expand opportunities, overcome

Broward to lead the charge for

to champion support for

injustice and strengthen

education and understanding

the LGBTQ+ community. It

our diverse community, so

of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In

reaffirms our commitment

all residents can thrive. We

the decades since then, we

to invest in solutions, elevate

believe a thriving community

have awarded more than

voices and strengthen

is one where everyone has the

$11 million in grants

pathways to opportunity.

opportunity to live with dignity,

to support the LGBTQ+

safety and purpose.

community on a wide range

Leo & Dave Fletcher, Legacy Society Members

Mona Pittenger, Foundation Community Builder, Board Member and former Board Chair

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SNAPSHOT OF SUPPORT $11 million

in LGBTQ+ support since our founding in 1984 $1 million over six

years to expand LGBTQ+ inclusion and acceptance – through healthcare programs, school programs and more – as part of the “Issues that Matter” initiative

$3.7 million

to champion HIV/AIDS education and prevention

$403,000 in grants from the endowed LGBTQ Community Impact Fund, created in 1997 to ensure permanent, sustainable support

$1 million since

2012 to support The Our Fund Foundation’s work to uplift Broward’s LGBTQ+ community, including more than $600,000 since 2022 for a social justice and equity grantmaking collaborative

$4 million

from the John C. Graves Charitable Fund to bolster the missions of 38 nonprofits, such as SunServe, Sunshine Cathedral and The Pride Center at Equality Park

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Working Together Through the Decades The rich legacy of Broward’s

shaping our grantmaking

LGBTQ+ community is one of

and our understanding of

courage, resilience, advocacy

what it takes to build a more

and transformation. It’s a

inclusive community.

legacy fueled by partnership with individuals, nonprofits,

Through careful investment,

local institutions and a host of

we safeguard and grow

supporters working together

endowments that ensure

to expand opportunity and

Community Foundation

build a more inclusive future.

grants will always be there to uplift and empower the

The Community Foundation

LGBTQ+ community.

is guided by community voices, with local leaders

David Jobin, President/CEO of The Our Fund Foundation; Angel Burgos, Executive Director of the FIU College of Business; Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, President/CEO of the Community Foundation; and Joseph Cox, President/CEO of the Museum of Discovery and Science, a Nonprofit Community Builder.

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1984-1994 | Early Advocacy As the HIV/AIDS crisis

two-year-old Community

table and landed matching

unfolded in the 1980s, Broward

Foundation of Broward

grants through the National

County’s LGBTQ+ community

showed they weren’t afraid to

AIDS Fund. Ultimately, we

faced fear, stigma and

take a position on an important

granted more than $3.7

profound loss. Limited public

issue that affected lives in

million to address HIV/AIDS in

understanding and scarce

our community and beyond.

Broward.

resources left many individuals

The Community Foundation

and families in Broward

decided to champion HIV/AIDS

In addition to bringing much

navigating the HIV/AIDS

education and prevention,

needed philanthropic support

crisis with little support. Local

becoming the first non-

to tackle a critical issue, the

leadership was needed to raise

government funder to lead

Community Foundation

awareness and rally support.

efforts to boost education and

established itself as a local

understanding in Broward. We

leader, able to rally support and

attracted new funders to the

take on big challenges.

In 1986, the leaders of the

Gilbert Corwin, shown with former Community Foundation Support for World AIDS Day events was among the ways the

Vice President Barbara Witte, created an endowed fund that

Community Foundation rallied early local support championing

since 1990 has provided more than $450,000 to champion

HIV/AIDS education and prevention.

the LGBTQ+ community and help people in need.

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1994-2004 | Community-Led Philanthropy By the 1990s, philanthropy

such as Alan Schubert, Gil

for LGBTQ+ community

began to emerge as a greater

Corwin, David Ratcliffe, future

priorities. Since its launch

tool for change.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean

nearly three decades ago,

Trantalis and others, the fund

the LGBTQ Community

To champion those efforts, the

at the Community Foundation

Impact Fund has supported

Community Foundation in 1997

drew support from more than

76 programs and services

partnered with local LGBTQ+

60 donors and became the

with more than $400,000

leaders to create an endowed

first of its kind for community

in grants supporting health

charitable fund to ensure a

foundations in Florida.

care equity, social-emotional

permanent, sustainable source

support for students, sensitivity

of support for initiatives

The Community Foundation

training for first responders,

and services benefiting

promoted the fund and

outreach programs to promote

Broward’s LGBTQ+ residents.

helped create a permanent,

understanding and equality,

Spearheaded by leaders

sustainable source of support

artistic exhibits and much more.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis attends the 25th anniversary celebration of the LGBTQ Community Impact Fund in 2023.

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2004-2014 | Building Trust and Strengthening Local Nonprofits As the number of nonprofits

provides health and wellness

to that increased investment

serving Broward’s LGBTQ+

programs, workshops, support

was LGBTQ+ advocate John

community grew, the

groups, event space and other

Graves, who partnered with

Community Foundation

services that uplift the LGBTQ+

the Community Foundation to

increased its focus on

community.

provide an infusion of support

strengthening these important

for a host of nonprofits serving

local organizations for long-

Also, growing trust in the

the LGBTQ+ community. Nearly

term impact. In addition to

Community Foundation led

$4 million in grants from The

providing support for more

more LGBTQ+ individuals to

John C. Graves Charitable

community services, we

establish charitable funds at

Fund at the Community

delivered resources to bolster

the Foundation, and to include

Foundation provided vital

nonprofits’ infrastructure,

future gifts in their estate plans.

support to 38 organizations

leadership networks and

That increased commitment

including SunServe, Stonewall

sustainable resources.

enabled us to broaden the

National Museum and Archives,

reach and sustainability of

Sunshine Cathedral, American

For example, in 2000 the

Community Foundation

Civil Liberties Union of Florida

Community Foundation used

support for nonprofits serving

and The Pride Center at

support from The Kresge

the LGBTQ+ community. Key

Equality Park.

Foundation to launch a matching grant program that encouraged local nonprofits to raise money toward building endowments of their own. Endowments provide permanent, sustainable support that nonprofits can always count on to fuel their missions.

The Pride Center at Equality Park Fund at the Community Foundation is one of the endowments launched by this matching grant collaboration.

The fund ensures ongoing support for this vital community

Enormous flowers and other colorful designs adorn buildings at Equality Park in

hub in Wilton Manors that

Wilton Manors, thanks to support from the Community Foundation.

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2014-Present | Expanding Impact and Championing Inclusion We reaffirmed our

about local barriers to equity

We responded by refining our

longstanding commitment to

and inclusion for LGBTQ+

“Broward Pride” grants to target

Broward’s vibrant LGBTQ+

residents. Our listening

more than $1.1 million in support

community by including

sessions revealed details of

for 20 measures over six years

“Broward Pride” as one of

persistent discrimination and

that bolstered equality, justice

the Community Foundation’s

stigma affecting well-being,

and inclusion for LGBTQ+

“Issues that Matter” – 10 issues

health and economic security.

residents throughout Broward.

we identified as essential

Participants emphasized the

That included support for:

to Broward’s future, which

need for broader inclusion

• Equality Florida – “Safe and

became the focus of the

beyond traditional LGBTQ+

Healthy Schools” program

Community Foundation’s

spaces, as well as greater

that helps make schools more

leadership and grantmaking.

support for youth, elders,

inclusive. Also, an outreach

transgender residents and

program with Broward Health

In 2017, the Community

others facing intersecting

to help more LGBTQ+

Foundation hosted a series of

barriers in housing, healthcare,

residents access healthcare.

listening sessions to learn more

employment and safety.

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Tracey Labgold shares how the nonprofit Keshet will use its Larry Feuer, Community Foundation Legacy Society member,

2026 grant from the Community Foundation and The Our

joins other Foundation supporters for a tour of Keystone Halls’

Fund Foundation collaboration to promote inclusion and

facilities in Fort Lauderdale in 2019.

equality for young LGBTQ+ Jews.

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2014-Present • SunServe – Cultural

community through advocacy,

has reached new heights

competency and sensitivity

education, community

today with the Broward Center

training for front-line

outreach, mentoring, the arts,

for Nonprofit Excellence.

municipal employees.

anti-bullying youth programs

Nonprofit professionals and

and more.

volunteers from The Pride

• Keystone Halls – Transitional

Center at Equality Park,

housing and mental health

In addition to grantmaking

SunServe, BLINC and the

support to help LGBTQ+

support, we provide training

Stonewall National Museum

individuals overcome

and other resources to help

Archives & Library are among

homelessness.

sustain and strengthen the

the local nonprofit leaders

work of nonprofits serving the

benefiting from workshops,

• Museum of Discovery and

LGBTQ+ community. What

one-on-one coaching,

Science and the NSU Art

started in the 1990s with the

convenings and a host of

Museum – Increased outreach,

Community Foundation’s

online tools provided by the

new programming and

Nonprofit Resource Center

Community Foundation.

facilities improvements to make these local institutions more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community.

In recent years, we have expanded our support for social justice and equity for the LGBTQ+ community through a dynamic collaboration with The Our Fund Foundation.

Since its inception in 2022, this grantmaking collaborative has awarded more than $1.21 million to advancing equity and inclusion in our community.

During 2026, 13 nonprofits are receiving grants ranging from $15,000 to $35,000 each to support the LGBTQ+

A child gets a lesson about the science behind rainbows during the Museum of Discovery and Science’s Pride Day event in 2019, made possible with support from the Community Foundation.

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Partnership Guides Our Path Forward Ongoing support for “Broward

to safety, healthcare, housing,

the LGBTQ+ community to

Pride” remains a major focus of

economic opportunity and

help Broward achieve its

the Community Foundation’s

full inclusion in everyday life.

true potential. We invest in

grantmaking and leadership.

The path forward calls for

community-led solutions,

We strive for Broward to be

continued partnership, more

support trusted nonprofits and

a vibrant place where all can

listening, advocacy and

advance efforts that foster

thrive, feel connected and have

strategic investment. It requires

equity and inclusion.

the opportunity to reach their

a shared commitment to

full potential.

building a Broward where every

Thanks to the power of

person can live openly, safely

endowment and our ongoing

and with dignity.

partnerships with dedicated

Broward has made great strides, but we aren’t there

philanthropists and nonprofits,

yet. Many LGBTQ+ residents

Local philanthropy is essential

the Community Foundation’s

– especially young people,

to shaping a brighter future and

support for the LGBTQ+

seniors and transgender

the Community Foundation

community will never end.

residents – still face obstacles

is committed to supporting

Representatives from The Our Fund Foundation and the Community Foundation celebrate with donors and nonprofit leaders at the 2026 grantmaking collaborative reception.

Partner with the Community Foundation Amplify your impact for the LGBTQ+ community. Visit our website to:

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Publication Date: June 2026