
Category: Community Impact

The Our Fund Foundation Launches The Pillars Fund to Strengthen LGBTQ Organizations in South Florida
WILTON MANORS (May 21, 2025) — As it enters its 15th year, The Our Fund Foundation proudly announces the launch of The Pillars Fund, a bold new initiative created to

Remembering Our Roots: Why Excluding Trans People Ignore Our Shared History | Opinion
Before marriage equality. Before many cisgender, heterosexual people could openly acknowledge a gay or lesbian relative or coworker.
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Ten nonprofits awarded grants totaling $360,000 in Broward to support LGBTQ+ Community
In a move to bolster LGBTQ+ rights and equality in South Florida, The Our Fund Foundation and the Community Foundation of Broward have teamed up to award $360,000 in grants

The Our Fund Foundation’s Mark Blaylock Wins South Florida Business Journal’s 2025 Chief Financial Officer Award
Our Fund Leadership (L to R) Ted Vasquez (Finance Director), David Jobin (CEO), and Mark Blaylock (CFO) WILTON MANORS (February 5, 2025) – R. Mark Blaylock, The Our Fund Foundation’s

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Justin Flippen Memorial Scholarship Awarded to FAU Student
Florida Atlantic University graduate student Carolina Gonzalez-Lerma received the fourth annual Justin Flippen Memorial Scholarship from The Our Fund Foundation on Aug. 5
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The Our Foundation Achieves $150,000 Fundraising Goal to Replace DeSantis for LGBTQ Arts
In July, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis drastically cut state grants for arts and cultural programs and eliminated all LGBTQ arts funding. It severely impacted LGBTQ-serving nonprofits in South Florida. The

The Our Fund Foundation Lifting Up South Florida’s LGBTQ Community
Raising Money From Us, For Us.
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Mary Rasura Named First Recipient of Norm Kent LGBTQ Newsmaker Fund
Celebrating Mary Rasura’s trailblazing journey with the Norm Kent LGBTQ Newsmaker Fund
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Sunshine Pride House
Fort Lauderdale benefactors create housing option for LGBTQ+ kids

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Sunshine Pride Provides a Welcoming Home for Displaced LGBTQ Young People
Homeless LGBTQ youth in South Florida will now have a home where they can not only feel safe, but feel seen.
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