BE BOLD Leadership Campaign Raises $415 Million to Help Strengthen Broward’s Future

The Community Foundation of Broward’s BE BOLD Leadership Campaign has secured the funding to address the county’s most pressing challenges, ensuring long-term philanthropic impact through bold giving.

The Community Foundation of Broward is proud to announce its BE BOLD Leadership Campaign raised $415 Million to tackle Broward’s biggest challenges. The campaign, which launched in the 2017–2018 fiscal year and concluded on Dec. 31, 2024, set out to secure a stronger future for Broward by inspiring bold philanthropy. The Community Foundation of Broward ranks among the top 100 community foundationsin the United Stateswith current assets of more than $300 million.

The BE BOLD Leadership Campaign raised $415 million, including $150 million in new gifts and pledges, and $265 million in estate plan commitments, providing sustained, long-term impact for the Broward County Community. The campaign resulted in unprecedented growth in endowed giving with 173 new endowed funds by individuals, families and organizations, providing permanent philanthropic resources to address Broward’s most pressing needs – now and for generations to come. The campaign welcomed 31 new Community Builders, visionary donors who each committed $1 million or more in endowed charitable funds to drive lasting impact in Broward. Once fully realized, funds raised through BE BOLD will more than double annual grantmaking fueling critical support for education, the arts, health care, the environment, social services and more. While the campaign’s official end marks a milestone for the Foundation, the impact will continue, ensuring permanent, flexible resources to meet Broward’s evolving needs and emerging challenges.

Following the success of the BE BOLD Leadership Campaign, the Community Foundation of Broward is proud to launch Lead With Love – its new mantra moving forward as an organization. Lead With Love emphasizes the heart behind giving, inspiring donors to invest not only financially, but also emotionally, socially and collaboratively in Broward County’s future. Unlike the BE BOLD Leadership Campaign’s focus on individual leadership, Lead With Love fosters collective action, encouraging more people to participate in philanthropy that uplifts Broward. Lead With Love highlights the role of philanthropy in creating equitable opportunities for all residents, strengthening connections between donors and the causes they care about, and empowering nonprofits with sustainable resources to expand their missions. 

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