Annual Ceremony Celebrates Investment in Broward’s Creative Community
Funding Arts Broward (FAB) awarded $387,000 in grants to 37 Broward County-based arts and cultural programs during its 2027 Grant Cycle Awards Ceremony, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to a thriving local arts scene.
Held April 28 at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, the lively reception was co-hosted by 2027 Grant Committee Co-Chairs Katie Adler and Anna Sorenson. The event brought together grant recipients, donors and arts advocates for an evening of cocktails, light bites and live performances by select grantees, including the Art Prevails Project, which showcased students supported through FAB’s Arts Access initiative in partnership with the Community Foundation of Broward.
“FAB continues to support a rich and diverse arts community,” said Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, Ph.D., president of Funding Arts Broward. “Our record-setting funding rate reflects a more transparent and balanced review process that values both artistic excellence and meaningful educational impact.”
FAB achieved a 97% funding rate this cycle, awarding nearly all approved requests and marking the highest funding level per grantee in its 23-year history.
Sponsors included Renee Johnson with Truist Bank and the Community Foundation of Broward
Funding Arts Broward’s 2027 Grant recipients included:
All Florida Youth Orchestra
Art Prevails Project
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
Black LGBTQ Liberation
Brazilian Voices
Brévo Theatre (New grant recipient)
Broward County Film Society
Broward Performing Arts Foundation
Chopin Foundation of the United States
Developing Dreams Foundation
Fantasy Theatre Factory
Florida’s Singing Sons
Fort Lauderdale Children’s Ballet Theatre
Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida
Gold Coast Jazz Society
Hollywood Art and Culture Center
Hued Songs
Inside Out Theatre Company
Island City Stage
Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts
Master Chorale of South Florida
Miami Chamber Music Society (New grant recipient)
Miami City Ballet
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
New Canon Chamber Collective (New grant recipient)
Nova Southeastern University
Ruta Teatral (New grant recipient)
Seraphic Fire
Slow Burn Theatre Company
South Florida Pride Bands
Symphony of the Americas
The Dance Now Ensemble
The Fort Lauderdale Children’s Theatre
The Girl Choir of South Florida
Thinking Cap Theatre
Volta Music Foundation