Mary N. Porter Legacy Fund

Overview

Mary N. Porter Legacy Fund

Mary Porter was a philanthropist and humanitarian who resided in Broward County. She believed that giving back is a part of who we are as a people. Mary’s giving spanned a range of issues in Broward including the arts, animal welfare, health and human services and more. She enjoyed investing in community solutions and was excited to be a part of a community of active givers. Mary worked with the Community Foundation of Broward during her lifetime and wanted us to be the stewards of her philanthropy after she was gone. One of three Funds created from her estate, the Mary N. Porter Legacy Fund at the Community Foundation of Broward, is designed to support capital projects including new construction, renovations and other major capital initiatives to improve the quality of services in Broward County. This is the first Fund in Broward that specifically addresses the capital needs of our community. These projects will carry the Mary N. Porter name in our community forever.

Supporting Capital Projects

Grants from this Fund are for the costs associated with capital projects that improve the quality of life in Broward, for Broward. A capital project is defined as building construction, expansion or renovation, the purchase of major equipment that is capitalized and has a life of many years, and/or operational enhancements such as significant infrastructure or technological upgrades. Project costs would also include the required soft costs associated with ensuring the project is completed.

Note that capital projects are a means, not an end. They are the infrastructure required to expand programs and services or create new programs that advance their organizations’ core mission and whose effectiveness and need in the community have been demonstrated. Proposals submitted need to demonstrate how the community will be better served by both the capital project as well as the new/improved services it will provide. Compelling relevance and importance of the difference the organization seeks to make is paramount. Organizations must demonstrate they can support and sustain the expanded operational costs associated with the capital program to ensure Mary’s name lives on.

Mary believed in the work of the Foundation and trusted us to be her stewards. As a result, the strongest projects are those that provide innovative solutions around issues currently being addressed by the Foundation and impacting our community. The proposal submitted should align with at least one of the ten Issues that Matter.

* Animal Welfare
* Art of Community
* BFit
* Broward Pride
* Cancel Cancer
* Dignity in Aging
* Eco Broward
* Economic Independence
* School is Cool
* Youth Work

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Any Broward County based nonprofit with its related programs that occur in Broward County can apply.