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BBX Capital Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fort Lauderdale, FL EIN: 65-0499150 Website

BBX Capital Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The foundation’s website describes it as a 501(c)(3) corporate foundation that supports charitable organizations throughout Florida, with a focus on the arts, education, and human services.

BBX Capital Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: BBX Capital Foundation Inc gave $487K across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Florida. 43% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$487,352
-20.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
36
-21.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,538
+1.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$6,778,657
+7.4% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
43% first-time grantees (15 of 35, 2025)
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to BBX Capital Foundation Inc

How to Apply

The foundation accepts mailed grant requests with the materials listed above.

Review Cycle
The filing lists an application period from March 1 through October 31. The 2026 cycle dates are in the past as of September 28, 2026.
Deadline
The filing lists an application period from March 1 through October 31.
Contact

Application contact: Bbx Capital Foundation
Mailing address: 201 E Las Olas Blvd Suite 1900, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 940-4000
Website: https://bbxcapital.com

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who BBX Capital Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Community Foundation of Broward: $101KCommunity Foundation ofBroward$101KBusiness for the Arts of Broward: $33KBusiness for the Arts ofBroward$33KMake a Wish: $27KMake a Wish$27KChildnet: $25KChildnet$25KFlamingo Gardens Inc: $20KFlamingo Gardens Inc$20KJewish Federation of Broward County: $20KJewish Federation of BrowardCounty$20KJoe Dimaggio Children's Hospital: $20KJoe Dimaggio Children'sHospital$20KJunior Achievement: $20KJunior Achievement$20KMobile School Pantry: $20KMobile School Pantry$20KHenderson Behavioral Health: $15KHenderson Behavioral Health$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Community Foundation of Broward ($101K). Together the top 10 received $301K.

Grant Size Distribution

139 grants across all recorded years

131<$50K6$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 131 grants of 139 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 filing says the foundation grants to 501(c)(3) organizations within Florida where BBX Capital has offices. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort LauderdaleCoconut CreekHollywoodDavieNorth LauderdaleOakland ParkDoralWestonLauderdale LakesSunriseWilton ManorsDelray BeachGainesvilleLauderhillMiamiTallahasseeCoral SpringsDania BeachDavisFort Lauderdale FL

Is BBX Capital Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

43%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 15 of 35 grantees (43%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $18K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 54% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 86% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 155% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K21 grants2020 17 grants2021 18 grants2022 22 grants2023 46 grants2024 36 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $234K (2020) to $615K (2024). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $487K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation of Broward Fort Lauderdale, FLPayment 2 of 3, and hadley haile dream fund$101,000
Business for the Arts of Broward Fort Lauderdale, FLProgram Support and Membership$33,000
Make a Wish Miami, FLPayroll Match, Wish House$26,630
Childnet Fort Lauderdale, FLSuppliment Funding for Housing, TUTORING,MEDICAL EXPENSES,EMPLOYEE Engagement$25,000
Flamingo Gardens Inc Davie, FLConservation /Museum$20,000
Jewish Federation of Broward County Davie, FLFeeding Pantry for JFS Pass Through$20,000
Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital Hollywood, FLLollipop Theatre$20,000
Junior Achievement Coconut Creek, FLProgram to be determined (stock market challenge and ja career bound) $10k each per year$20,000
Mobile School Pantry Hollywood, FLFood pantry feeding 1200 familes /4800 iindividuals (2400 children)$20,000
Henderson Behavioral Health Lauderdale Lakes, FLMental Health Grant$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$6,778,657$346,393$550,179$487,35236$487,352$299,132$314,455
2024$6,313,556$635,827$674,452$615,17546$615,175$589,737$309,249
2023$6,058,021$442,265$438,596$385,09822$385,098$398,907$279,902
2022$5,902,618$240,181$320,143$262,00018$262,000$240,181$293,816
2021$6,511,465$503,045$614,896$561,00017$561,000$503,045$292,331
2020$5,704,729$45,307$278,002$233,80021—$161,003$244,078

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, BBX Capital Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $314K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s website identifies the arts, education, and human services as its three key focus areas. Its 2025 filing also lists community and economic development as a supported area. The foundation considers requests for specific projects and general programs or operations.

Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in arts and culture, child welfare, conservation, children’s hospital programs, food access, and behavioral health. For example, Business for the Arts of Broward says it supports arts and cultural affairs in Broward County; ChildNet says its mission is to protect abused, abandoned, and neglected children in Broward and Palm Beach counties; and Mobile School Pantry says it provides nutritious groceries to students and families at low-income schools throughout South Florida.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 36 grants totaling $487,352. Individual grants ranged from $407 to $101,000, with a median of $10,000. Its largest reported grants included $101,000 to Community Foundation of Broward for “Payment 2 of 3, and Hadley Haile Dream Fund”; $33,000 to Business for the Arts of Broward for program support and membership; $26,630 to Make-A-Wish for payroll match and Wish House; and $25,000 to ChildNet for housing, tutoring, medical expenses, and employee engagement. Other notable awards included $20,000 each to Flamingo Gardens, Jewish Federation of Broward County, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Junior Achievement, and Mobile School Pantry.

The 2025 filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It accepts mailed grant requests with the organization’s contact information and director’s name; a brief history; project description, need, benefits, requested amount, proposed dates, and location; operating and program budgets, including funds raised and additional revenue sources; current corporate and foundation funders and amounts; project director details if different; a 501(c)(3) determination letter; a charitable solicitation license; board members and affiliations; any prior BBX Capital funding; and the executive director’s signed acknowledgment. The filing says requests may be for specific projects or general operations.

The filing generally excludes capital or building campaigns, benefit-publication advertising, fundraising events or ticket purchases, travel expenses, individual K–12 schools, national health-related organizations, organizations or projects of national scope, organizations without 501(c)(3) status, political or lobbying organizations, programs or organizations operating outside Florida, religious, veteran, or fraternal organizations, school athletic teams and similar groups, social functions or sporting events, and individuals.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Alan Levan as president and trustee; Jarett Levan as treasurer and trustee; Lois Marino as executive director/officer; Seth Wise as vice president; and Marcia Barry-Smith as trustee. The foundation’s website identifies Lois A. Marino as its executive director and BBX Capital’s director of community engagement.

BBX Capital Foundation Inc is led by Alan Levan, President & Trustree since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alan Levan

    President & Trustree

    President & Trustee → President & Trustree, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lois Marino

    Executive Director & Officer

    Director → Executive Director & Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jarett Levan

    Treasurer & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Barry-Smith

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seth Wise

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about BBX Capital Foundation Inc

How much does BBX Capital Foundation Inc give each year?

BBX Capital Foundation Inc gave $487K across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $615K across 46 grants.

What is BBX Capital Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

BBX Capital Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,538, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from BBX Capital Foundation Inc that year got $6K on average.

Where does BBX Capital Foundation Inc give grants?

BBX Capital Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Lauderdale, FL (12 grants), Coconut Creek, FL (4 grants), Davie, FL (3 grants) and Hollywood, FL (3 grants).

Does BBX Capital Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 36 grants with a stated purpose on BBX Capital Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Mental Health Grant" (6 grants).

Who are BBX Capital Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

BBX Capital Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Community Foundation of Broward ($101,000), Business for the Arts of Broward ($33,000) and Make a Wish ($26,630), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is BBX Capital Foundation Inc?

BBX Capital Foundation Inc reported $6.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $487K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $314K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does BBX Capital Foundation Inc fund?

The foundation’s website identifies the arts, education, and human services as its three key focus areas. Its 2025 filing also lists community and economic development as a supported area. The foundation considers requests for specific projects and general programs or operations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from BBX Capital Foundation Inc?

The foundation accepts mailed grant requests with the materials listed above. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is BBX Capital Foundation Inc's EIN?

BBX Capital Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0499150. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

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