The Group Basis of Broward Celebrated its 2025 Legacy Society Luncheon on on Thursday, February 27, at Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Seaside. South Florida’s prime group leaders, philanthropists and influencers have been among the many visitors who sailed by the years with the Group Basis of Broward.
The annual occasion honors the Group Basis of Broward’s Legacy Society members, visionaries who imagine within the energy of endowment to vary lives and remodel the group they name house. By together with the Group Basis of Broward of their property plans, they create a legacy of BOLD affect that spans generations and defines Broward’s future.
Throughout the occasion, visitors aboard skilled a blessing and heard an affect story from Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki of the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Heart and Friendship Circle. Visitors heard anecdotes from Kenny Tate, the proprietor of Bahia Mar and Group Basis of Broward Fundholder. Surrounded by a gathering of the group’s most impactful philanthropists, it was a day evening of sail-ebration.
The Legacy Society was began in 2000 with simply 19 members and reward commitments totaling $2 million. As we speak, the Legacy Society is almost 196 members robust with greater than $462 million in guarantees. The grants awarded by endowed charitable funds created by legacy presents complete practically $67 million. That’s $67 million of direct optimistic affect on Broward, and plenty of lives modified. These funds will proceed producing new grant {dollars} yearly – ceaselessly. The affect won’t ever finish.
“Legacy Society members are visionaries whose property plans embody charitable giving by the Group Basis to make sure that Broward’s future stays vibrant and filled with chance,” mentioned Group Basis President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. “We’re honored to be their philanthropy companion, safeguarding their endowed presents in order that their legacy of group affect by no means ends.”
Presently, the Basis shepherds 571 charitable funds, and over 40 years, it has supplied practically $200 million in help of scholar achievement, the humanities, profession readiness, seniors in want, HIV/AIDs prevention, fairness and social justice, environmental resilience, well being care, psychological well being, reasonably priced housing, catastrophe aid, nonprofit empowerment and way more in Broward County. All grants are made attainable by the devoted fundholders who companion with the Basis to create charitable funds to gas their philanthropy.
The 2025 Board of Administrators Board Officers contains Chair Mona Pittenger, Vice Chair Jonathan Okay. Allen, Secretary Burnadette Norris-Weeks, Treasurer Bertha Henry, At-large Ramona Lacy Fowler and At-large Eric Vainder. Board members returning for one more time period embody Holly Hudson Bodenweber, Ted Christie, Marianela Collado, Aurelio M. Fernandez III, Trevor Fried, David Horvitz, Susanne Cornfeld Hurowitz, Alice Lucia Jackson, Ken Kappner, Dara Levan, Sigrid S. McCawley, Greg Medalie, Pamela E. Booker Pettis, Brian M. Poulin and John Templeton.
The 2025 Legacy Society Presenting Sponsor was Spirit Airways, the Silver Valet Sponsor was Zimmerman & Associates, P.A. and the Silver Present Sponsor was Holy Cross Well being.
For extra details about the Group Basis of Broward, go to https://www.cfbroward.org/.
In regards to the Group Basis of Broward:
Based in 1984, the Group Basis of Broward companions with households, people and organizations to create personalised charitable funds that ship game-changing philanthropic affect. 571 charitable funds signify $300 million in belongings, distributing greater than $195 million in grants over the previous 40 years. The Group Basis transforms our group by centered management that fosters collaboration, builds endowment, advances fairness and connects individuals who care to causes that matter. The Basis empowers visionaries, innovators and doers to create the change they need to see in the neighborhood we love. www.cfbroward.org
