Important Year-End Giving Reminders

Publicly Traded Securities

Contact your broker as early as possible to initiate the transfer of stocks and mutual funds to ensure the Community Foundation receives them by Dec. 31.

Check or Credit Card 

Make an online gift at gablesfoundation.org/donate or postmark checks by Dec. 31 to qualify as a 2023 charitable contribution.

Mail gifts to:

Coral Gables Community Foundation

1825 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Box 447,

Coral Gables FL 33134

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Donate with a Credit or Debit Card!

Become a Merrick Society Member

Engaging and improving our community, the annual donation made by Merrick Society donors is a vital part of the Foundation's work. The Merrick Society was established to preserve key philanthropic activities in the Gables and is an exclusive giving society comprised of a long-line of Coral Gables residents and leaders of the business and philanthropic communities who care deeply about our shared community. Merrick Society member benefits include annual receptions for our members, a commemorative lapel pin, a windshield sticker and name recognition in our marketing materials and on our website year-round. Merrick Society members are always part of our Board of Directors Installation and Reception each January, our Holiday Party in December and our annual Gala in the Fall, as well as other important events throughout the year. Donors also have opportunities to engage together directly in service to the community.

Establish a Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation

A Donor Advised Fund provides a central vehicle for your charitable giving allowing you to direct your giving and receive maximum tax advantages, while we provide the back office and administrative support, necessary due diligence and required filings. With a Donor Advised Fund, you receive an immediate tax deduction upon each contribution to your Fund and are not required to distribute a minimum amount annually as with a private family foundation. Your Fund may be established in your name, or in the name of your family, organization, or anyone you wish to honor.

Make A Donation Directly from Your IRA

If you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple, popular way to benefit public charities such as the Coral Gables Community Foundation and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours without having to pay income taxes on the gift.

Donors can enjoy supporting the Coral Gables Community Foundation through our Unrestricted, Community Giving and our Scholarship Funds with their IRA Charitable Rollover. Gifts to Donor Advised Funds do not qualify.

This gift option is commonly called the IRA charitable rollover. You may also see it referred to as a qualified charitable distribution, or QCD for short. If you would like to know more about the benefits associated with the IRA Rollover and how to make this type of gift,  please contact us today. We are ready to assist you in pursuit of your charitable goals.

Donate Appreciated Stock

Donating appreciated stock multiplies your giving power by removing your tax liability from the stock sale while realizing tax benefits from the donation. 

Donating appreciated stock is a great way to create or add to a Donor Advised Fund or other types of Charitable Funds at the Community Foundation. 

Your Fund becomes a long-term source of support for issues that matter most to you. To get your tax benefits for 2023 the transfer of donated stock must occur before December 31st.

Contact us here to initiate your transfer of appreciated stock:

Wishing you Happy Holidays and the Best for 2024!

A SAMPLING OF ACTIVITIES MADE POSSIBLE BY DONORS LIKE YOU

2023 Scholarship Recipients and Members of the Scholarship Committee. The Foundation awarded 96 scholarships worth $419,500 to graduating seniors in May. Gables Seniors in the Class of 2024 can apply starting January 8th.

These distinguished community philanthropists have made a significant gift this year to propel the impactful work of the Coral Gables Community Foundation to meet the growing needs of the community.

Tim Anagnost

Trish & Dan Bell

Linda Lubitz Boone & Norman Boone

Ray Corral & Alina Meledina

The Fewell Family

Jon & Anne Goldman

Claudia Holliman

The Jose Milton Foundation

Ernest & Anne Purcell 

Don & Jeannett Slesnick

The Williamson Family

Engaging and improving our community, Merrick Society donors are a vital part of the Foundation’s mission. The annual donation made by Merrick Society donors enables the Foundation to award college scholarships to economically disadvantaged students from Coral Gables Senior High School and administer grants supporting charitable organizations among other worthwhile programs the Foundation supports. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ANNUAL PARTNERS

2023 OFFICERS

Venny Torre, 2022-2023 Board Chair

Michael Walsh, Chair Elect

Kaiser Ahmed, Treasurer

Laura Russo, Immediate Past Chair

David Olazabal, Co-chair, Community Giving

Michael McCarthy, Co-chair, Community Giving

Matthew Meehan, Chair, Scholarship

Aura Reinhardt, Secretary

MEMBERS

DeDe C. Austin, Bill Bonn, Ashley Cusack, Vivian De Las Cuevas-Diaz, Sissy DeMaria-Koehne, Chris Erickson, Eric Gros-Dubois, Esq., John Harris, Alysa Herman, M.D., Jack Lowell, Maria Fernanda Mejia, Liz Parnes, Dr. Sadia Raja-Alfonso, Scott Richey, Laura Rossi, Adriana Verdeja and Peter Zubizarreta

EX OFFICIO

Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and Wayne Eldred

ANNUAL PARTNERS

OUT WITH THE OLD...

If you have a vehicle you'd like to donate, contact the Foundation here.