The Batchelor Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Batchelor Foundation funds 501(c)(3) public charities serving Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach or Monroe counties, with priorities in animal welfare, the natural environment, children's health and education, and some consideration for homeless programmes and veteran services, so only apply if your work fits one of these themes and serves that area.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $125,000, with a median grant of $25,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant on record was $4,900,000.
- The foundation works to fixed quarterly deadlines: submit an LOI in the relevant window (Nov.
- 15–Jan.
- 15, Feb.
- 15–April 15, May 15–July 15 or August 15–Oct.
- 15), after which it emails those approved to submit a formal application by the following cut-off (Jan.
- 31, April 30, July 31 or Oct.
- 31 respectively).
- It looks relationship-led as well as open to new applicants: 86% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous filings, so build in time to establish a track record, but note it still gave a meaningful share of grants to others.
- Do not apply if you support individuals directly, are not a 501(c)(3), are not registered to solicit funds in Florida, are a start-up with fewer than five years' operating history and $50,000 of revenue in each of those five years, act as a fiscal sponsor for another charity, are an international organisation or project, or are seeking funding for events, festivals, workshops, conferences, concerts, capacity building, administrative expenses, operating deficits or political activity; the foundation says it gives highest priority to projects and programmes with clearly defined, targeted outcomes, so frame your proposal accordingly.
Overview
The Batchelor Foundation is a US private foundation based in Miami Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Batchelor Foundation supports qualified public charities working in South Florida to promote children’s good health, education and well-being, animal welfare and preservation of the natural environment. It gives primarily for programmes, with some consideration for capital grants, and places greatest priority on projects with clearly defined, targeted outcomes. Its priorities include animal programmes providing shelter, food or medicine and projects that protect or educate the public regarding the natural environment. It also gives some consideration to charitable work for homeless programmes and veteran services. Eligible applicants are IRS-recognised 501(c)(3) public charities, not private foundations and registered to solicit funds in Florida; organisations may apply when they serve one or more of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe counties even when headquartered elsewhere.
Themes
- Children's health and education
- Animal welfare
- Natural environment
- Homeless programs
- Veteran services
Geographic Focus
Miami-Dade; Broward; Palm Beach; Monroe.
What They Don't Fund
- Direct support of individuals
- Organizations not qualified as tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
- Support for start-up organizations. (Consideration is given only to organizations that have been operating at least five (5) years and have $50,000 of revenue for each of the five years immediately preceding the grantees’s submission of the LOI.)
- Events, festivals, workshops, conferences or concerts
- Capacity building, administrative expenses or operating deficits
- Political candidates or campaigns
- Political or governmental advocacy
- Organizations that act as fiscal sponsors for another charity
- International organizations, initiatives, or projects
How to apply
Organisations submit an LOI during a quarterly cycle; after management review, the foundation emails those approved to submit a formal grant application.
Deadlines: LOI submission windows and formal application deadlines recur quarterly: first quarter Nov. 15–Jan. 15, deadline Jan. 31; second quarter Feb. 15–April 15, deadline April 30; third quarter May 15–July 15, deadline July 31; fourth quarter August 15–Oct. 15, deadline Oct. 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 961 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It gives highest priority to projects and programmes with clearly defined, targeted outcomes in the grant proposal.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations The Batchelor Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 326 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Pelican Harbor Seabird Station · General operations & capital improvement$3,603,0002024 tax year
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · General operations & endowment$2,275,0002024 tax year
- Miami Foundation - Rare Species · Endowment$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Phillip And Patricia Frost Museum Of Science Inc · General operations$500,0002024 tax year
- Overtown Youth Center · Capital improvement$500,0002024 tax year
- Easter Seals South Florida · General operations$450,0002024 tax year
- Miami Lighthouse For The Blind & Visually Implaired Inc · General operations$425,0002024 tax year
- Chapman Partnership · General operations & endowment$400,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jon Batchelor — Trustee, Exec. V President
- Anne O Batchelor-Robjohns — Trustee & CEO, Chairman, Secretary
- Caridad Velasco — Controller
- Nancy Ansley — Treasurer & CFO
- Jack Falk — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $26,244,058 | $20,447,205 | $373,730,719 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $30,203,000 | $26,775,495 | $389,691,931 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $25,775,362 | $24,931,150 | $409,104,771 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- (305) 534-5004
- Miami Beach, FL
- tbfinc.org