The Group Basis of Broward Celebrated its 2025 Legacy Society Luncheon on on Thursday, February 27, at Bahia Mar Fort Lauderdale Seashore. South Florida’s high group leaders, philanthropists and influencers have been among the many visitors who sailed by way of 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 rework 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.
In the course of the occasion, visitors aboard skilled a blessing and heard an affect story from Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki of the Las Olas Chabad Jewish Middle and Friendship Circle. Company 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. At the moment, the Legacy Society is almost 196 members sturdy with greater than $462 million in guarantees. The grants awarded by way of endowed charitable funds created by way of legacy items complete practically $67 million. That’s $67 million of direct constructive affect on Broward, and many lives modified. These funds will proceed producing new grant {dollars} yearly – ceaselessly. The affect won’t ever finish.
“Legacy Society members are visionaries whose estate plans include charitable giving through the Community Foundation to ensure that Broward’s future remains bright and full of possibility,” mentioned Group Basis President/CEO Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D. “We are honored to be their philanthropy partner, safeguarding their endowed gifts so that their legacy of community impact never ends.”
Presently, the Basis shepherds 571 charitable funds, and over 40 years, it has supplied practically $200 million in help of pupil 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 potential by the devoted fundholders who associate with the Basis to create charitable funds to gasoline 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 an additional time period embrace 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 Reward Sponsor was Holy Cross Well being.
For extra details about the Group Basis of Broward, go to https://www.cfbroward.org/.
Concerning the Group Basis of Broward:
Based in 1984, the Group Basis of Broward companions with households, people and organizations to create customized charitable funds that ship game-changing philanthropic affect. 571 charitable funds characterize $300 million in belongings, distributing greater than $195 million in grants over the previous 40 years. The Group Basis transforms our group by way of 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 wish to see in the neighborhood we love. www.cfbroward.org
