History
Founded in 1984, the Community Foundation of Broward's mission is to provide leadership on community solutions, and foster philanthropy that connects people who care with causes that matter. A public nonprofit organization with nearly 500 charitable Funds and agency endowments representing nearly $300 million, it has distributed $150 million to support community solutions over the past 38 years. As a community leader, it convenes citizens around critical issues, and builds the capacity of the nonprofit sector to respond to these issues. For more information about the Community Foundation of Broward, call 954-761-9503 or go to cfbroward.org.
Specialties
Community Foundation of Broward specializes in helping individuals, families and businesses plan and carry out their charitable giving; and in building endowments to serve Broward County's' changing needs. Community Foundation of Broward builds and strengthens philanthropy - and thus, communities - by making it simple and cost-efficient for individuals, families and businesses to establish philanthropic funds and to learn about and invest in the needs of their communities. Community Foundation of Broward is a permanent source of philanthropic dollars; it specializes in building civic endowments to serve Broward County.