Foundation News

The Miami Strong Disaster Resilience Network is a collective of grassroots organizations in Miami-Dade County that spring into action in a time of need. This network is a hub of information and resources for the community leaders that are the first on the ground in their neighborhoods. Miami is uniquely at risk for natural disasters.

The Benefits of Local Governments by Gene Stearns Eugene “Gene” Stearns shows us how communities can benefit from having smaller, more local governments. He proves his point by providing examples of South Florida cities he has helped incorporate over the past three decades.

The 2022 Robert Kemper Award for Professionalism in Medicine was held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, and is presented by the Key Biscayne Community Foundation & the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. This year’s recipients are Miranda Ricart and Samantha Rodriguez Miranda Ricart is a fourth year medical student at Florida

You Too, Can Be a Philanthropist by Ana Gloria Rivas-Vázquez Ana Gloria shares with us her own personal story growing up in “El Exilio,” (The Exile in Spanish), and how it drove her to create a local foundation that would make her community prosper.