Funding Arts Broward

What Funding Arts Broward does

Funding Arts Broward (FAB) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based nonprofit founded in 2003 that operates as an umbrella grant-making organization for the Broward County arts ecosystem. FAB pools funding from individual memberships, corporate partnerships, individual donations, foundation support (notably the Community Foundation of Broward), and planned giving, then redistributes those funds as grants to local nonprofit arts organizations across dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and arts education verticals.

The organization's product portfolio comprises a structured set of grant programs — Arts Grants for Nonprofits, Dance Grants, Music Grants, Theatre Arts Grants, Visual Art Grants, Arts Education Grants, the Arts Access Grant (in partnership with the Community Foundation of Broward), and FAB Goes Public for public art installations — together with the 'Be The Spark' capital campaign. Its 2027 Grant Cycle awarded $387,000 to 37 programs at a 97% funding rate, the highest per-grantee level in its 23-year history, and cumulative grants awarded since inception exceed $6,000,000.

FAB's revenue mechanics are donation- and membership-driven rather than transactional. Memberships and corporate partnerships operate on a recurring-support basis, individual donations flow through a PayPal-linked giving portal, and the Be The Spark campaign targets a $3 million capital goal (over $2.4 million raised to date). Operating with 1-10 staff from a co-working office in Fort Lauderdale, FAB exclusively serves Broward County, Florida — a deliberate geographic constraint aligned with its community-funded nonprofit model.

Name

Funding Arts Broward

Legal name

Funding Arts Broward

Website

https://fundingartsbroward.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Funding Arts Broward is a Fort Lauderdale-based nonprofit founded in 2003 that pools individual donations, corporate partnerships, and foundation support to award grants to Broward County visual and performing arts organizations across dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and arts education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Grantmaking / Nonprofit Arts Funding

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF)

Keywords

• Arts grant funding
• Nonprofit arts funding
• Cultural program grants
• Community arts support
• Arts foundation donations

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Memberships: FAB generates revenue through membership programs where individuals join as supporters of Broward County arts. Members receive exclusive benefits, special events access, and volunteer opportunities.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate partners join FAB's Corporate Partner Program to demonstrate social responsibility and strengthen community engagement. Partners receive exclusive benefits, networking opportunities, and visibility as supporters of local arts and culture.
3. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals supporting Broward County arts, including the 'Be the Spark' capital campaign targeting a $3 million goal.
4. Foundation Support: Funding from foundations such as the Community Foundation of Broward, which partners with FAB on the Arts Access initiative.
5. Planned Giving/Legacy Gifts: Estate planning donations that provide long-lasting support for Broward County arts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Funding Arts Broward (FAB) is a nonprofit arts grant-making organization that pools funding from individual memberships, corporate partnerships, donations, and foundation support, then distributes grants to Broward County, Florida arts and cultural organizations across disciplines including dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and arts education. Since 2003, FAB has awarded over $6 million in grants, with a current annual impact of $735,000 (2026) and a 97% per-grantee funding rate achieved in the 2027 cycle.

Product overview

Funding Arts Broward (FAB) is a nonprofit arts funding organization that operates as a unified grant-making entity rather than a software product. The organization offers a portfolio of targeted grant programs including Arts Grants for Nonprofits, Dance Grants, Music Grants, Theatre Arts Grants, Visual Art Grants, Arts Education Grants, the Arts Access Grant (in partnership with Community Foundation of Broward), and FAB Goes Public for public art. FAB's 2027 Grant Cycle awarded $387,000 to 37 programs. The organization also runs the Be the Spark Capital Campaign and has awarded over $6 million in grants since 2003 with a current annual impact of $735,000.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Be The Spark: FAB's capital campaign aimed at raising $3 million to support the arts in Broward County.
• Arts Access
• FAB Goes Public

Products and services

• Arts Grants for Nonprofits Core grant program providing funding to arts and cultural nonprofit organizations in Broward County, covering general operating and programmatic support across arts disciplines.
• Dance Grants

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% funding rate achieved in 2027 Grant Cycle, the highest per grantee in FAB's 23-year history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Community Foundation of BrowardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Community Foundation of Broward is a key sponsor of FAB's events and has partnered with FAB on the Arts Access initiative. This partnership aims to expand access to arts funding across Broward County.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Knight Foundation: Major national foundation with significant arts and culture grantmaking, including investments in South Florida. Operates at much larger scale than FAB across multiple causes and geographies, but competes for the attention of Broward arts nonprofits seeking capital.
• Ford Foundation: Major international foundation with significant arts and culture grantmaking as part of a much broader social-impact portfolio. Comparable as an institutional arts funder but operates globally and at far larger scale than FAB.
• National Endowment for the Arts: Federal agency that is the largest annual funder of the arts in the U.S., distributing grants to state and local arts organizations. Operates at vastly larger scale and broader scope than FAB but represents both a comparable funder and a potential alternative funding source for FAB's grantees.

Direct peers

• The Miami Foundation: Regional community foundation serving South Florida that pools donor contributions and distributes grants across multiple cause areas including arts and culture. Comparable as a geographically focused, donor-driven grantmaking entity operating in the same South Florida philanthropic ecosystem as FAB.
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Grantmaking nonprofit that provides direct grants to artists and small arts organizations across performing and visual arts. Comparable as a discipline-specific arts grantmaker with a similar distribution model to FAB's per-grantee approach.
• Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta: Regional community foundation that aggregates charitable capital and regrants to local nonprofits, including arts and cultural organizations. Comparable model to FAB as a regional grantmaking intermediary serving a defined metro-area arts ecosystem.
• Creative Capital Foundation: Nonprofit grantmaking organization that provides direct funding and advisory support to artists and arts organizations across disciplines. Comparable mission and grant-distribution model to FAB, though operating nationally and serving individual artists as well as organizations.
• Americans for the Arts: National nonprofit service organization supporting the arts sector through advocacy, research, and grant programs. Comparable in mission to strengthen the U.S. arts ecosystem and operates grant/award programs for arts organizations comparable in spirit to FAB's grantmaking.
• Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts: Private foundation exclusively dedicated to supporting contemporary visual arts through grantmaking. Comparable as an arts-specific grantmaking foundation whose core activity is regranting to arts organizations.

Regional players

• South Florida Cultural Consortium: Regional arts funding partnership among the cultural affairs departments of Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. Comparable as a regional arts funder serving the same South Florida geography as FAB, though it operates as a multi-county public-private partnership rather than a membership nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2m2c3Y8Eg2FrBHpDp8NxUA
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundingartsbroward
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/funding-arts-broward-inc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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