Choose954 Podcast Episode #97 With David Jobin Of The Our Fund Foundation

About The Our Fund Foundation:
Established in 2011, The Our Fund Foundation has grown into the third largest LGBTQ+ foundation in the nation. As South Florida’s only LGBTQ community foundation, The Our Fund Foundation promotes philanthropy, manages enduring investments and conducts meaningful grant-making to improve the lives of LGBTQ people in South Florida. For more information or to make a donation of any size, please contact The Our Fund Foundation at theourfund.org or call 954-565-1090.
When Florida Gov. DeSantis unceremoniously eliminated the vast majority of state grants for arts and cultural programs in July 2024, The Our
Fund Foundation immediately took action. The LGBTQ community foundation created an emergency Arts & Culture Fund to help fill the financial gap and assist the impacted South Florida LGBTQ-serving arts and cultural nonprofit organizations.
“Over the span of a few weeks, we were able to mobilize our network of LGBTQ and allied philanthropists during this critical time,” said David Jobin, President and CEO of The Our Fund Foundation. “We are incredibly thankful for the generous support from our Leadership Level donors who enabled us reach our fundraising goal and help make these agencies whole again.”
Working in tandem with the effected agencies, which made substantial progress fundraising on their own behalf, The Our Fund Foundation was able to raise $151,500 in supplemental revenue to counter the loss from anticipated and planned-for revenue.
The South Florida agencies include the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library, Island City Stage, Thinking Cap Theatre, Plays of Wilton, South Florida Pride Concert Band and ArtsUnited.
Prior to joining Our Fund Foundation as its President and CEO, David Jobin was the Executive Director of the Stonewall National Museum & Archives from 2013 - 2015. While at Stonewall, the organization launched the Stonewall Gallery on Wilton Drive placing the organization at the intersection of gay South Florida.
Prior to moving to Florida, David was the Executive Director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC from 2009 - 2013. Before becoming active in LGBT causes professionally, David spent twenty years in theatre management, at Magic Theatre (San Francisco) and City Theatre Company (Pittsburgh, PA).
David performed with the Renaissance City Choirs in Pittsurgh, PA, Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus in San Jose, CA, and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and was also a singing member of the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida. David currently serves on the board of Slow Burn Theatre.
David was selected as Person of the Year by South Florida Gay News in 2018 in recognition of the impact that Our Fund has made on South Florida’s LGBT community.
David currently resides in Wilton Manors with his husband, Angel Burgos.