A. D. Henderson Foundation Grant: Broward County, Florida

The A. D. Henderson Foundation Grant focuses on improving the lives of children and families in Broward County, Florida. With a mission to strengthen early childhood programs, the foundation prioritizes initiatives that enhance support for families with young children. Eligibility is limited to public entities and 501(c)(3) organizations that do not discriminate. The foundation seeks proposals that demonstrate strategic problem-solving, expected results, and sustainability beyond the grant period.

NOTE: Applicants MUST contact a Foundation Program Director PRIOR to a formal submission to discuss their project/program idea.
The Henderson family has made Broward County, Florida their home for generations. Because of its deep community roots, the Henderson family has made a commitment to helping improve the condition of children and their families in the region.
Broward County has over 140,000 young children falling in the birth-to-eight age range. Broward is a very racially and ethnically diverse community and is home to a high number of African American and Hispanic/Latino families. It is also home to a large percentage of first-generation residents from Central and South America and the Caribbean Island nations. The County’s school district is the sixth largest in the nation and serves more than 250,000 children. Broward County Public Schools also delivers Head Start and Early Head Start programming for its youngest students.
Most childcare in Broward is delivered by private, for-profit businesses. There are also a small number of for-profit and nonprofit childcare centers designed to serve the needs of the whole family. The Foundation partners with a variety of organizations including nonprofit early learning centers, governmental agencies, and other like-minded funders, both public and private.
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Funding Priorities:
The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on strengthening early childhood programs and supporting programs that enable families with young children to thrive in Broward County, Florida and the State of Vermont.
Goal One: Strengthen early childhood programs
Support early childhood development programming so that young children are positioned for successImprove the capacity of early care and education programs to serve young children so they are positioned for success
Goal Two: Support programs that enable families with young children to thrive
Provide funding for direct services that help families care for their young childrenImprove the capacity of programs that work with families with young children
Goal Three: Engage in systems change to strengthen early childhood programs and enable families with young children to thrive
Goal Three: Engage in systems change to strengthen early childhood programs and enable families with young children to thrive
Engage in and/or fund systems-level advocacy for early childhood learningEngage in and/or fund opportunities for systems change that address the needs of families with young children

Eligibility

The Foundation limits its grantmaking to Broward County in Florida.The Foundation makes grants to public entities and IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations which are not classified as private foundations. The Foundation also looks for organizations that do not discriminate in the hiring of staff or providing of services on the basis of race, age, sex, national origin, religion, disabilities, ancestry, marital status or sexual orientation.