Lennar Foundation Inc

Duarte, CA

PURPOSE: CITY OF HOPE IS A WORLD LEADER IN THE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, DIABETES, AND OTHER SERIOUS DISEASES. WE DELIVER SCIENTIFIC MIRACLES THAT MAKE LIVES WHOLE AGAIN. COMPASSION IS THE HEART OF OUR APPROACH AND THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ALL OUR DISCOVERIES. FOUNDED IN 1913, CITY OF HOPE IS ONE OF ONLY 45 COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS IN THE NATION, AS DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. EACH INNOVATIVE TREATMENT WE CREATE GIVES PEOPLE THE CHANCE TO LIVE LONGER, BETTER, AND MORE FULLY.

Oakland, CA

PURPOSE: POLICYLINK IS A NATIONAL RESEARCH AND ACTION INSTITUTE ADVANCING RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY BY LIFTING UP WHAT WORKS. AS THE NATION MOVES TOWARD BECOMING MAJORITY PEOPLE OF COLOR, ACHIEVING EQUITYJUST AND FAIR INCLUSION INTO A SOCIETY IN WHICH ALL CAN PARTICIPATE, PROSPER, AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIALIS THE MORAL IMPERATIVE, A POTENT ANTIDOTE TO INEQUALITY, AND THE SUPERIOR GROWTH MODEL. EQUITY AIMS TO EQUIP EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND, WITH THE RESOURCES THAT ALLOW THEM TO CONTRIBUTE AND PROSPER. IT IS A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO SOLVE THE NATION'S GREATEST PROBLEMS AND SOURCES OF TENSION: ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND RACIAL EXCLUSION. EQUITY ADDRESSES RACE FORTHRIGHTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY, BUT IT IS NOT ABOUT BENEFITTING ONE GROUP AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER. WHEN SMART, SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES ARE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVE FOR ALL.

Miami, FL

PURPOSE: THE MIAMI FOUNDATION BUILDS THE PHILANTHROPIC, CIVIC, AND LEADERSHIP BACKBONE FOR GREATER MIAMI. SINCE 1967, THE FOUNDATION HAS INVESTED $485 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MORE THAN 1000 FUNDHOLDERS AND 35,000 DONORS. THE MIAMI FOUNDATION, WHICH CURRENTLY MANAGES OVER $350 MILLION IN ASSETS, MOBILIZES DONORS, NONPROFITS, LEADERS, AND LOCALS TO SET A BOLD VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE AND TO INVEST IN A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE, MORE RESILIENT GREATER MIAMI.

PURPOSE: BREAK THE CYCLE IS A SPIRITED AND INNOVATIVE URBAN CYCLING GROUP COMPRISED OF BOTH BUDDING AND EXPERIENCED CYCLISTS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PEDALING FOR A PURPOSE. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF GREGARIOUS AND OUTSPOKEN VISIONARY MAURICE HANKS, THIS GROUP OF TALENTED RIDERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CULTIVATED A CULTURE OF FITNESS THROUGH NOVICE, INTERMEDIATE, AND COMPETITIVE RIDING, WHILE CHAMPIONING IMPACTFUL CAUSES RANGING FROM THE ERADICATION OF GUN VIOLENCE AND CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING TO HEALTH INITIATIVES PLAGUING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR - SUCH AS BREAST CANCER AND LUPUS AWARENESS. THESE RIDERS REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY AND SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY, PEDALING TO THE UNDENIABLE BEAT OF THEIR OWN DRUM.

PURPOSE: UNITED WAY IS WORKING TO ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD BY CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL. WE ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING EDUCATION, INCOME AND HEALTH - THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A GOOD LIFE. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE LONG-LASTING CHANGES THAT PREVENT PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE INVEST IN QUALITY PROGRAMS, ADVOCATE FOR BETTER POLICIES, ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND GENERATE RESOURCES. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN THIS WORK AND LIVE UNITED.

Miami, FL

PURPOSE: A WORLD-CLASS INSTITUTION. AS MIAMI'S FIRST AND ONLY PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, OFFERING BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S, AND DOCTORAL DEGREES, FIU IS WORLDS AHEAD IN ITS SERVICE TO THE ACADEMIC AND LOCAL COMMUNITY. DESIGNATED AS A TOP-TIER RESEARCH INSTITUTION, FIU EMPHASIZES RESEARCH AS A MAJOR COMPONENT IN THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION. THE HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES' DISCOVERY LAB ARE JUST TWO OF MANY COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, AND CENTERS THAT ACTIVELY ENHANCE THE UNIVERSITY'S ABILITY TO SET NEW STANDARDS THROUGH RESEARCH INITIATIVES.