Miami, FL
Sea Lab: Voices for the Ocean
Par Alexa Simeone November 2024
Rise Up Teen Summit
Par Sonya Miller October 2024
BeyondSight
Par Mike Romano September 2024
Driving For Inclusivity
Par Aiden Barreras July 2024
Workforce Development and Educational Advancement
Par Samuel Jean May 2024
Sprout Up Gardens
Par Natalie Rowe April 2024
Weekly Art Classes for Homeless Children
Par Pangea Kali Virga March 2024
Black Cards Of History
Par Llewellyn Sterling Jr January 2024
We Live:Soflo Jook Documentary
Par Carnita Amedee November 2023
Hopeful Hair
Par Latanya Bramwell October 2023
Norland Middle School Business Center
Par Marica Mitchell September 2023
F Fentanyl Overdose Prevention
Par Thomas Guerra August 2023
The Poetry Potluck
Par Calvin Early July 2023
Post Pigeon EDU
Par Valerie Quirk June 2023
"The Voice Inside" Autism Series for Miami Schools
Par Gena Sims May 2023
786 Film Festival
Par Samantha Herrera April 2023Empowering Women through Fashion
Par Becca McCharen-Tran March 2023
Funding for Five (5) more Warrior patch designs
Par Brian Burkhardt February 2023Be Careful What You ask For
Par monester Lee Kinsler January 2023
The Power of Hair
Par Alecia Dillon November 2022
Culture in Motion: Capoeira Kids
Par Maria. Hernandez September 2022
College Readiness Program
Par Ahzin Bahraini August 2022
Sustainability Sewing Workshops
Par Pangea Kali Virga July 2022
123 Robotics for 5-9 in Hialeah
Par Melissa Fernandez June 2022Eight28Concepts presents Couple's Field Day!
Par Alicia Donaldson Durand May 2022
Casa Crea
Par Drew Deng April 2022Close Up HS Program for Turner Tech HS Students
Par Celia Layzell March 2022
tutifruti
Par Isabella Ostos Campo January 2022The Food Forest Initiative: Growing Beyond
Par Josephine Whelan December 2021
The Yard by Good Natured Roots
Par Vanessa Miot November 2021
Watershed Concepts
Par Adam Steckley October 2021Play It Forward Toy Library South Florida
Par Abigail Peskin September 2021
EmbraceHer - A Program from EmpowHERto
Par Jackson Joyce-Lynch August 2021
Blooming Minds Miami
Par Lara Gastelumendi July 2021The Children’s Voice Summer Camp: Making the Music
Par Jamie Sutta June 2021
Next Chapter
Par Lucy Foerster May 2021
Juneteenth For Joy
Par Nerissa Street April 2021
Veg to Go
Par Rachel Komich March 2021
Senior Stories
Par Yolande Clark February 2021
Innovation Project
Par Pamella Reid January 2021
Future Pacific
Par Lauren Shapiro November 2020
BadgeWatch
Par Gregory Johnson November 2020
FLORIDA FILM POEMS
Par Emery Matson October 2020
Biking2theMarket
Par Quran Henry Howard September 2020
The 5th Academy of Business and Leadership
Par Sherese James-Grow August 2020
Better Bus Stops Campaign
Par Kevin Amézaga July 2020
Sofia's Hope Newly Diagnosed Family Kits
Par Marta Blanco June 2020Cinemóvil
Par Robert Colom May 2020
Census Awareness through Social Media Videos
Par Xavier Gottlieb-Young, Isidora Garreton May 2020Women Artists Archive Miami
Par Anita Sharma April 2020
Haven of Hope:"Focus on Fitness"
Par Felicia Parramore March 2020Wage Theft Advocacy Project
Par Hannah Hays February 2020
Labeled: Ward of the State
Par Kenisha E. Anthony January 2020
Madame Pipi
Par Rachelle Salnave December 2019Hip Hop Therapy
Par JEFF ROCKER November 2019
Urban Threads
Par Pamela Palma November 2019
Project Self-Advocate Leadership Training (SALT)
Par Shelly Baer October 2019EdIble Zine Fair.
Par Phil Lique September 2019
Free Plastic Shredder Upgrade
Par Nathan Moyer August 2019
Seats of the City
Par Yuval Ofir July 2019
Colors of the City
Par Vivian Azalia June 2019Pete's Putrid Peas
Par Danny Rosenberg May 2019
As I See Myself
Par Isabel Martinez May 2019
Sofia's Hope Childhood Cancer Families Meal Cards
Par Marta Blanco April 2019
Blooming Bodies
Par Elia Khalaf March 2019
Take the Initiative!
Par ASHLEY EUBANKS March 2019Minis On The Go
Par Erin Bauer March 2019
Literature Forest Reading Room
Par Karina Bumpers February 2019
Warehouse 4726
Par Ignacio Font and Jean Blackwell Font November 2018
BOLD
Par Lindsey Gonzalez November 2018
Zaytouna: a social enterprise by Syrian refugees
Par Christa Tawil October 2018
A Plant in Every Classroom
Par Kerry Schabacker September 2018
Debris Maze Challenge
Par Gabriela Barrocas September 2018
The L.S.D. Journal (Volume 6)
Par Alan Gutierrez August 2018
Painting Rocks in Overtown at Lotus House
Par Ami Lawson July 2018
Ukuleles for my school!
Par Nerissa Manela July 2018
PhotoGetherness
Par Reading Beardslee July 2018
BAM! Black Architects in the Making
Par Cheryl Jacobs July 2018
MIAMIGIRL-Empathy training for police officers
Par Linda Mays July 2018Beyond Literacy Pop-Up (B-LIT Pop-Up)
Par Suze Guillaume April 2018Financial Literacy at Lulu's
Par Luisa Santos April 2018
RCS: Rocking Chair Sessions
Par Maria Theresa Barbist March 2018
Before It's Too Late
Par Linda Cheung January 2018
STEAM Saturdays
Par Brandon A. Okpalobi September 2017Summer Pilgrimage Through Reading
Par Sonya McIntyre August 2017
Family ReConnection
Par Robin Figueroa August 2017
Pocket Lab
Par Suzanne Banas, Ph.D.; NBCT June 2017
ForSisters
Par Augusto Cividini May 2017
Ansanm
Par Michelle Lisa Polissaint April 2017
PedalPower
Par Santiago Heguilen March 2017
Sensie - measuring intuitive response of the body
Par Mike Dannheim February 2017
Liberty City Bee Girls
Par Rebecca Wood February 2017The Legend of the Pink Elephant
Par Luckner Bruno Jr. February 2017
CodeArt Hour of Code #HappinessIsAwesome
Par Amy Austin Renshaw December 2016
Science Cafecito #HappinessIsAwesome
Par Jorge Perez-Gallego December 2016
Birthday In A Box #HappinessIsAwesome
Par Lucy Prosper October 2016The Little River Project #HappinessIsAwesome
Par Claudio Marcotulli October 2016
Made-Up Memories
Par Elia Khalaf September 2016
Debate for Change
Par Adeline Oka September 2016Bee Brave Buddies Corporation
Par Rosanna Bernstein July 2016
Telemedicine for Free Children's Clinics
Par Dr. Gus Arrieta June 2016
The Plantain
Par Justin Wales May 2016
MOV-ES in the PARK
Par Michael Butler / LeAnne Weekes April 2016
Celebrations4Kids by Duffels4Kids
Par T. LaShaun Wallace April 2016
Kids' P.E. Club - Saturdays
Par James Eddie Williams Jr. February 2016
Junk to Funk Sewing Classes for ages 8-12
Par Claudia Farrat January 2016
Celebracion de Abuelos (Akerman)
Par Dr. Ralph Rosado December 2015
D.I.Y. Daughters
Par Justine Iukine December 2015
Fifty for Families
Par Binta Dixon November 2015C.R.E.A.M. - Art Basel Ice Cream Social
Par Ronnia Cherry October 2015
IlluminArts: Songs of the City, Songs in the Dark
Par Amanda Crider September 2015
Milk + Bookies
Par Danielle Harvin September 2015
Wake up Miami!
Par Maudie Valero August 2015
WHEELS: Tactical Urbanism Neighborhood Greenway
Par Mari Chael July 2015
Let's Talk It Out Conflict Resolution Workshop
Par Jonathan Spikes May 2015Bringing Tech to Liberty City
Par Lashaevia Burns May 2015
MDC Wolfson Shark Pantry
Par Soleri Miranda May 2015
ECI Community Garden
Par Andrew Wallin April 2015
Warm Fuzzies
Par Stacy Casson March 2015
Hand Built Boat
Par Ani Mercedes March 2015
Miami Girls Rock Camp
Par Emile Milgrim, Steph Taylor February 2015
Yoga and Meditation for Prisoners
Par Lawrence Huff February 2015
The Family Table, an Ashoka Youth Venture
Par Briana Graham February 2015NEWT Miami: Experiments in Light, Color & Sound
Par Dejha Carrington February 2015
Childrens' Books incorporating 3D scans and prints
Par Daniel Freedline December 2014
Bake-A-Wish Cakes Miami
Par Katie Pfleger November 2014Child of this Culture Workshops
Par Candy Molia October 2014
Snack Smart
Par Maral Arslanian and Jayme Gershen October 2014
Emojig
Par Gregory Johnson October 2014
LEARNerds
Par Jennifer Tran October 2014
GivingBackPacks
Par Alex Swerdlow September 2014Lotus House Barista Job Training Program
Par Constance Collins, on behalf of Sundari Foundation, Inc d/b/a Lotus House Women’s Shelter August 2014Pretty in Little Haiti
Par Joann Milord July 2014
DoodleVille: Public Space. Creative Collaboration.
Par Jordan Magid July 2014
Paisajes De Mi Abuela: My Grandmother's Landscapes
Par Julian Yuri Rodriguez July 2014
ART | History - Miami Marine Stadium Mural Project
Par Craig ONeil July 2014
MIA Made's Wynwood Maker Camp
Par Daniel Lafuente June 2014
ReFemme - Social Interruptions
Par Cat Del Buono June 2014
Connective Quotes
Par Saskia Monteverde June 2014
TrepTransit
Par Allan Tito May 2014
Pink Tank Project
Par Joshua Kingston May 2014
Catalyst Miami/ The Butterfly Project
Par Amy Rodriguez May 2014
Colony1 Design Charrette
Par Blair Butterfield April 2014Miami Laughfest (Laughter Yoga in Miami)
Par Will Hatcher April 2014
Borscht Nights
Par Lucas Leyva April 2014
Sweatstock #5
Par Lauren Reskin April 2014
The Asylum Solution @ Dirt Therapy Farm
Par Melodie Kinet March 2014
Universal Diagnostic Platform
Par Obdulio Piloto February 2014
Save Our Stories (SOS)
Par Vanessa Christiansen February 2014
Fresh Green Change
Par Tiffany Porras & Laura Atencio January 2014
When I Grow Up
Par Christina Rodriguez January 2014
Sensor Sub
Par Rebekah Monson November 2013
Wynwood Paint and Skate Pop up Park
Par Victor Dihmes October 2013
The Impact of Wage Theft in the Greater Miami Area
Par Bryan Angarita October 2013
Zine Machine
Par Augusto Mendoza October 2013
Wynwood Brewing Company Mural Project
Par Yo Miami August 2013
BuskerFest!
Par Justin Trieger, Ben Jervis, Amy San Pedro, Gary Ressler, Collin Worth, Chris Sopher July 2013
PhotoMetro
Par PhotoMetro team July 2013
Code Fever
Par Felecia Hatcher June 2013
Design for Habitat : Homes for Greater Miami
Par Martha Lluch June 2013
StreetWaves Summer Surf Camp
Par Maui Goodbeer May 2013
LAB Studios
Par Wifredo Fernandez April 2013
Sci-Mathalon
Par Zephry Wright April 2013
Framing It Up!
Par Bruce Pinchbeck March 2013
Little Haiti Community Garden: Lot to Landmark
Par Jennifer Levy February 2013
Meditation Session for Miami Beach Senior High
Par Elon Richman January 2013A Propos
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!