A series of Miami Herald articles is exploring public funding of the A3 Foundation and questions about how it spent its tax ...

The charity facing scrutiny over state and county funding now is the subject of an audit demand from Miami-Dade's mayor.

County emails made public this week illuminate how the A3 Foundation secured county dollars while largely staying out of the public eye.

The A3 Foundation hasn’t released financial details, but the charity’s lawyer offered the first public defense amid scrutiny.

The county-mandated payment to A3 may not be the only windfall for the foundation this year. Florida’s recently enacted budget includes a $950,000 allocation to an organization of the same name.