In memory of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the Lennar Foundation established a special “September 11th Memorial” annual grant. Each year, our Foundation grants $1,000,000 to that year’s September 11th recipient organization. The recipients of this grant have included:
- 2001 – Our inaugural grant was to the Family and Victims of September 11th Fund
- 2002 – Granted to the University of Miami to establish “The Leonard Miller Real Estate Chair of Management” at the School of Business, in memory of our Founder who passed away that year.
- 2003 – Granted to The Overtown Youth Center, an inner city educational, mentoring and recreation facility in one of Miami’s most challenged communities.
- 2004 – Granted to The Bay Point School in South Dade, Florida.
- 2005 (a dual gift) – American Red Cross and Hillview Acres Children’s Home in Chino, California.
- 2006 – River Oak Center for Children, Sacramento.
