Miami, FL
Driving For Inclusivity
Por Aiden Barreras July 2024Workforce Development and Educational Advancement
Por Samuel Jean May 2024Sprout Up Gardens
Por Natalie Rowe April 2024Weekly Art Classes for Homeless Children
Por Pangea Kali Virga March 2024Black Cards Of History
Por Llewellyn Sterling Jr January 2024We Live:Soflo Jook Documentary
Por Carnita Amedee November 2023Hopeful Hair
Por Latanya Bramwell October 2023Norland Middle School Business Center
Por Marica Mitchell September 2023F Fentanyl Overdose Prevention
Por Thomas Guerra August 2023The Poetry Potluck
Por Calvin Early July 2023Post Pigeon EDU
Por Valerie Quirk June 2023"The Voice Inside" Autism Series for Miami Schools
Por Gena Sims May 2023786 Film Festival
Por Samantha Herrera April 2023Empowering Women through Fashion
Por Becca McCharen-Tran March 2023Funding for Five (5) more Warrior patch designs
Por Brian Burkhardt February 2023Be Careful What You ask For
Por monester Lee Kinsler January 2023The Power of Hair
Por Alecia Dillon November 2022Culture in Motion: Capoeira Kids
Por Maria. Hernandez September 2022College Readiness Program
Por Ahzin Bahraini August 2022Sustainability Sewing Workshops
Por Pangea Kali Virga July 2022123 Robotics for 5-9 in Hialeah
Por Melissa Fernandez June 2022Eight28Concepts presents Couple's Field Day!
Por Alicia Donaldson Durand May 2022Casa Crea
Por Drew Deng April 2022Close Up HS Program for Turner Tech HS Students
Por Celia Layzell March 2022tutifruti
Por Isabella Ostos Campo January 2022The Food Forest Initiative: Growing Beyond
Por Josephine Whelan December 2021The Yard by Good Natured Roots
Por Vanessa Miot November 2021Watershed Concepts
Por Adam Steckley October 2021Play It Forward Toy Library South Florida
Por Abigail Peskin September 2021EmbraceHer - A Program from EmpowHERto
Por Jackson Joyce-Lynch August 2021Blooming Minds Miami
Por Lara Gastelumendi July 2021The Children’s Voice Summer Camp: Making the Music
Por Jamie Sutta June 2021Next Chapter
Por Lucy Foerster May 2021Juneteenth For Joy
Por Nerissa Street April 2021Veg to Go
Por Rachel Komich March 2021Senior Stories
Por Yolande Clark February 2021Innovation Project
Por Pamella Reid January 2021BadgeWatch
Por Gregory Johnson November 2020Future Pacific
Por Lauren Shapiro November 2020FLORIDA FILM POEMS
Por Emery Matson October 2020Biking2theMarket
Por Quran Henry Howard September 2020The 5th Academy of Business and Leadership
Por Sherese James-Grow August 2020Better Bus Stops Campaign
Por Kevin Amézaga July 2020Sofia's Hope Newly Diagnosed Family Kits
Por Marta Blanco June 2020Cinemóvil
Por Robert Colom May 2020Census Awareness through Social Media Videos
Por Xavier Gottlieb-Young, Isidora Garreton May 2020Women Artists Archive Miami
Por Anita Sharma April 2020Haven of Hope:"Focus on Fitness"
Por Felicia Parramore March 2020Wage Theft Advocacy Project
Por Hannah Hays February 2020Labeled: Ward of the State
Por Kenisha E. Anthony January 2020Madame Pipi
Por Rachelle Salnave December 2019Urban Threads
Por Pamela Palma November 2019Hip Hop Therapy
Por JEFF ROCKER November 2019Project Self-Advocate Leadership Training (SALT)
Por Shelly Baer October 2019EdIble Zine Fair.
Por Phil Lique September 2019Free Plastic Shredder Upgrade
Por Nathan Moyer August 2019Seats of the City
Por Yuval Ofir July 2019Colors of the City
Por Vivian Azalia June 2019As I See Myself
Por Isabel Martinez May 2019Pete's Putrid Peas
Por Danny Rosenberg May 2019Sofia's Hope Childhood Cancer Families Meal Cards
Por Marta Blanco April 2019Blooming Bodies
Por Elia Khalaf March 2019Minis On The Go
Por Erin Bauer March 2019Take the Initiative!
Por ASHLEY EUBANKS March 2019Literature Forest Reading Room
Por Karina Bumpers February 2019BOLD
Por Lindsey Gonzalez November 2018Warehouse 4726
Por Ignacio Font and Jean Blackwell Font November 2018Zaytouna: a social enterprise by Syrian refugees
Por Christa Tawil October 2018Debris Maze Challenge
Por Gabriela Barrocas September 2018A Plant in Every Classroom
Por Kerry Schabacker September 2018The L.S.D. Journal (Volume 6)
Por Alan Gutierrez August 2018Painting Rocks in Overtown at Lotus House
Por Ami Lawson July 2018Ukuleles for my school!
Por Nerissa Manela July 2018MIAMIGIRL-Empathy training for police officers
Por Linda Mays July 2018BAM! Black Architects in the Making
Por Cheryl Jacobs July 2018PhotoGetherness
Por Reading Beardslee July 2018Beyond Literacy Pop-Up (B-LIT Pop-Up)
Por Suze Guillaume April 2018Financial Literacy at Lulu's
Por Luisa Santos April 2018RCS: Rocking Chair Sessions
Por Maria Theresa Barbist March 2018Before It's Too Late
Por Linda Cheung January 2018STEAM Saturdays
Por Brandon A. Okpalobi September 2017Summer Pilgrimage Through Reading
Por Sonya McIntyre August 2017Family ReConnection
Por Robin Figueroa August 2017Pocket Lab
Por Suzanne Banas, Ph.D.; NBCT June 2017ForSisters
Por Augusto Cividini May 2017Ansanm
Por Michelle Lisa Polissaint April 2017PedalPower
Por Santiago Heguilen March 2017Liberty City Bee Girls
Por Rebecca Wood February 2017The Legend of the Pink Elephant
Por Luckner Bruno Jr. February 2017Sensie - measuring intuitive response of the body
Por Mike Dannheim February 2017Science Cafecito #HappinessIsAwesome
Por Jorge Perez-Gallego December 2016CodeArt Hour of Code #HappinessIsAwesome
Por Amy Austin Renshaw December 2016Birthday In A Box #HappinessIsAwesome
Por Lucy Prosper October 2016The Little River Project #HappinessIsAwesome
Por Claudio Marcotulli October 2016Made-Up Memories
Por Elia Khalaf September 2016Debate for Change
Por Adeline Oka September 2016Bee Brave Buddies Corporation
Por Rosanna Bernstein July 2016Telemedicine for Free Children's Clinics
Por Dr. Gus Arrieta June 2016The Plantain
Por Justin Wales May 2016Celebrations4Kids by Duffels4Kids
Por T. LaShaun Wallace April 2016MOV-ES in the PARK
Por Michael Butler / LeAnne Weekes April 2016Kids' P.E. Club - Saturdays
Por James Eddie Williams Jr. February 2016Junk to Funk Sewing Classes for ages 8-12
Por Claudia Farrat January 2016Celebracion de Abuelos (Akerman)
Por Dr. Ralph Rosado December 2015D.I.Y. Daughters
Por Justine Iukine December 2015Fifty for Families
Por Binta Dixon November 2015C.R.E.A.M. - Art Basel Ice Cream Social
Por Ronnia Cherry October 2015IlluminArts: Songs of the City, Songs in the Dark
Por Amanda Crider September 2015Milk + Bookies
Por Danielle Harvin September 2015Wake up Miami!
Por Maudie Valero August 2015WHEELS: Tactical Urbanism Neighborhood Greenway
Por Mari Chael July 2015MDC Wolfson Shark Pantry
Por Soleri Miranda May 2015Let's Talk It Out Conflict Resolution Workshop
Por Jonathan Spikes May 2015Bringing Tech to Liberty City
Por Lashaevia Burns May 2015ECI Community Garden
Por Andrew Wallin April 2015Warm Fuzzies
Por Stacy Casson March 2015Hand Built Boat
Por Ani Mercedes March 2015Yoga and Meditation for Prisoners
Por Lawrence Huff February 2015Miami Girls Rock Camp
Por Emile Milgrim, Steph Taylor February 2015The Family Table, an Ashoka Youth Venture
Por Briana Graham February 2015NEWT Miami: Experiments in Light, Color & Sound
Por Dejha Carrington February 2015Childrens' Books incorporating 3D scans and prints
Por Daniel Freedline December 2014Bake-A-Wish Cakes Miami
Por Katie Pfleger November 2014Snack Smart
Por Maral Arslanian and Jayme Gershen October 2014Child of this Culture Workshops
Por Candy Molia October 2014Emojig
Por Gregory Johnson October 2014LEARNerds
Por Jennifer Tran October 2014GivingBackPacks
Por Alex Swerdlow September 2014Lotus House Barista Job Training Program
Por Constance Collins, on behalf of Sundari Foundation, Inc d/b/a Lotus House Women’s Shelter August 2014Pretty in Little Haiti
Por Joann Milord July 2014DoodleVille: Public Space. Creative Collaboration.
Por Jordan Magid July 2014Paisajes De Mi Abuela: My Grandmother's Landscapes
Por Julian Yuri Rodriguez July 2014ART | History - Miami Marine Stadium Mural Project
Por Craig ONeil July 2014ReFemme - Social Interruptions
Por Cat Del Buono June 2014MIA Made's Wynwood Maker Camp
Por Daniel Lafuente June 2014Connective Quotes
Por Saskia Monteverde June 2014TrepTransit
Por Allan Tito May 2014Pink Tank Project
Por Joshua Kingston May 2014Catalyst Miami/ The Butterfly Project
Por Amy Rodriguez May 2014Colony1 Design Charrette
Por Blair Butterfield April 2014Miami Laughfest (Laughter Yoga in Miami)
Por Will Hatcher April 2014Borscht Nights
Por Lucas Leyva April 2014Sweatstock #5
Por Lauren Reskin April 2014The Asylum Solution @ Dirt Therapy Farm
Por Melodie Kinet March 2014Universal Diagnostic Platform
Por Obdulio Piloto February 2014Save Our Stories (SOS)
Por Vanessa Christiansen February 2014Fresh Green Change
Por Tiffany Porras & Laura Atencio January 2014When I Grow Up
Por Christina Rodriguez January 2014Sensor Sub
Por Rebekah Monson November 2013Wynwood Paint and Skate Pop up Park
Por Victor Dihmes October 2013The Impact of Wage Theft in the Greater Miami Area
Por Bryan Angarita October 2013Zine Machine
Por Augusto Mendoza October 2013Wynwood Brewing Company Mural Project
Por Yo Miami August 2013PhotoMetro
Por PhotoMetro team July 2013BuskerFest!
Por Justin Trieger, Ben Jervis, Amy San Pedro, Gary Ressler, Collin Worth, Chris Sopher July 2013Code Fever
Por Felecia Hatcher June 2013Design for Habitat : Homes for Greater Miami
Por Martha Lluch June 2013StreetWaves Summer Surf Camp
Por Maui Goodbeer May 2013LAB Studios
Por Wifredo Fernandez April 2013Sci-Mathalon
Por Zephry Wright April 2013Framing It Up!
Por Bruce Pinchbeck March 2013Little Haiti Community Garden: Lot to Landmark
Por Jennifer Levy February 2013Meditation Session for Miami Beach Senior High
Por Elon Richman January 2013Sobre Nós
Miami is, like, awesome, bro! We want all you creators, big-thinkers, and dreamers of our great city to prove it. And we’ll be giving away monthly grants, up to $1000, to help make that happen. The Awesome Foundation isn’t your average foundation. We’re not a charity and we’re not trying to make a profit. Awesome Foundation Miami’s board of trustees are a group of diverse locals ready to open our own wallets to make a positive impact in our community and promote its awesomeness. If you’ve got an idea and you need some support to take your initiative to the next level, you’ve come to the right place.
Applications are reviewed on a monthly basis and grants are up to $1,000. Apply for a grant today! Deadlines are the 15th of every month.
Some rough guidelines:
Joy and surprise: Does it make people smile? Will it make us laugh?
Innovation: Is it a totally new idea?
Staying power: Will it stick around after the money is gone?
Environmental impact: Needless waste is not awesome.
Impact: Does it help people? Does it increase happiness in Miami?
Bigness: Is there potential to reach a lot of people?
Value: Will the Foundation get good bang for its buck?
Local: How will this help the city of Miami?
We don’t typically fund:
Personal use: We think you’re really awesome, but we’re probably not going to just give you $1000 for a car/vacation/rent payment/home repair/pony… unless it’s the crucial component of a bigger project that also benefits others!
Charities and foundations: We’re primarily interested in funding projects or new ventures and not the continuation of an existing organization. If your organization still wants to apply, think of a specific, creative $1000 project that our money could go directly towards!
Vague causes: That is to say, the more specific you are in your application about what you’ll use the money for and why, the more likely we are to fund it!
Good luck!
Read More:
The New Tropic | HuffPost | World Economic Forum | Knight Foundation
Donate:
Awesome Foundation Fund @ Miami Foundation.
Participate:
If you're interested in becoming a trustee, email us at awesomemiami@gmail.com to learn more!