Little Lighthouse Foundation Co-Founder

The Little Lighthouse Foundation's official history identifies Aaron Resnick as a co-founder, and Florida Division of Corporations records list him as a director. The City of Miami Beach recognized Little Lighthouse Foundation Day in 2012, and Miami-Dade County recognized Little Lighthouse Foundation Day in 2025. The full source record appears at the end of this page.

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What the record documents

The Little Lighthouse Foundation's official history identifies Aaron Resnick as a co-founder. Florida Division of Corporations records list him as a director of the organization and the Law Offices of Aaron Resnick as its registered agent. The foundation's governance and financial filings are public through IRS derived nonprofit records.

The foundation works with underserved children across South Florida through educational, enrichment, and community programs. Its work has been covered by the Miami Herald, the Boca Raton Observer, Haute Living, Miami Beach Community News, and other South Florida publications.

The City of Miami Beach recognized Little Lighthouse Foundation Day in 2012. Miami-Dade County recognized Little Lighthouse Foundation Day in 2025.

Civic honors connected to this work

Aaron Resnick's work with the Little Lighthouse Foundation sits inside a longer record of civic recognition in Miami Beach.

In 2019 the City of Miami Beach presented Aaron Resnick with the Key to the City. The same year, he received the Jan Pfeiffer Distinguished Service Award, the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce's recognition for sustained service to the community.

In 2022 the City of Miami Beach proclaimed Aaron Resnick Day on December 13. The Foundation itself has separately been recognized with Little Lighthouse Foundation Day proclamations in Miami Beach and in Miami-Dade County, honoring the organization's work.

These are recognitions of service to the community rather than measures of legal ability or case outcomes. They are collected in full, with the professional recognitions, on the awards and recognition page and on the Aaron Resnick Day page.

Why a thirteen year civic record matters

Two municipal proclamations, thirteen years apart, are the part of this record worth pausing on. The first came when the foundation was young. The second came in 2025, from a larger jurisdiction, after more than a decade of continued operation.

Nonprofits are easy to start and difficult to sustain. An organization that is still being recognized by county government thirteen years after a city first honored it has done the unglamorous work: governance, filings, program continuity, and volunteer retention through years when nobody was watching.

That is also what a business litigator does with a case. The founding is the easy part. What determines the outcome is whether the same attention is still being applied in year three, when the matter has stopped being interesting to everyone except the client whose company is on the line.

What the record does not establish

The foundation is an independent nonprofit organization. Aaron Resnick's role is as a co-founder and director. This page describes his service to the organization and does not represent the foundation's positions or speak on its behalf.

Program and impact figures published by third parties are attributed to the publication and the year reported, and are not restated here as current cumulative totals.

Related pages

• Aaron Resnick Day and civic honors
• Community and civic recognition
• Aaron Resnick's record

How outlets have described the role, and why this page uses the narrower term

Published coverage of the foundation is not consistent on titles. Several outlets describe Aaron Resnick as a founder. Others describe him as a co-founder, a director, a board member, or a host of a specific event.

This page uses co-founder and director throughout, which is the narrower and better sourced description. The Little Lighthouse Foundation's own official history identifies him as a co-founder, and the Florida Division of Corporations record lists him as a director. Where the source record below reflects an outlet using a broader word, that is recorded as the outlet's framing and is not adopted here.

IRS derived nonprofit records list the directorship as uncompensated.

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Source record

1. Publication: Little Lighthouse Foundation, official organizational history Documented role: Identifies Aaron Resnick as a co-founder

2. Record: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) Documented role: Lists Aaron Resnick as a director of the foundation and the Law Offices of Aaron Resnick as registered agent

3. Record: IRS derived nonprofit filings, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer Documented role: Public financial and governance records of the foundation

4. Publication: Miami Herald, Boca Raton Observer, Haute Living, Resident, AzureAzure, Miami Beach Community News, Miami Living, Impact Wealth, The Miami Guide, Soul of Miami, and World Red Eye Documented role: Coverage of the foundation's programs and events

5. Civic record: City of Miami Beach Published: 2012 Documented role: Little Lighthouse Foundation Day in Miami Beach

6. Civic record: Miami-Dade County Published: 2025 Documented role: Little Lighthouse Foundation Day in Miami-Dade County

Source record, tier one: independent journalism

Editorial coverage by independent publications. These are the sources carried in this page's citation data.

Date	Publication	Record	Documented connection
2021-12-23	Miami Herald	Dream big, soar high: Little Lighthouse Foundation creates magical events	Organization coverage corroborating awards and impact
2023-10-27	Boca Raton Observer	Shining A Light	Identifies Aaron Resnick as a founder, outlet's framing
2012-03-14	Miami Socialholic	Galas A-Go-Go	Identifies Aaron Resnick as co-founder
2014-03-04	Haute Living	Hearts and Stars Gala is Back and Predicted to be Legendary	Identified as host and quoted
2014-03-26	AzureAzure	Hearts and Stars Gala: Beyond Macau	Listed as host and pictured
2015-03-17	L'Etage Magazine	The Little Lighthouse Foundation Celebrates another Successful Gala	Identified as board member
2015-03-20	Haute Living	Inside the 6th Annual Hearts and Stars Gala	Identified as board member
2017-03-15	Haute Living	Quick Hits: A Sneak Peek at Hearts and Stars Weekend	Pictured and named
2017-03-22	Haute Living	Inside the Hearts and Stars Weekend	Identified as founder, outlet's framing
2017-03-22	Resident	Hearts and Stars Gala is a Smashing Success	Identified as founder, outlet's framing
2017-04-18	Miami Beach Community News	8th Annual Hearts and Stars Gala	Identified as founder, outlet's framing
2018-03-28	Haute Living	Inside the 9th Annual Hearts and Stars Gala	Pictured and named
2022-03-02	Impact Wealth	Hearts and Stars Gala 2022: Roaring Twenties	Organization event coverage
2023	Impact Wealth	Hearts and Stars Gala 2023: Casino Royale	Organization event coverage
2023-05-02	Miami Living Magazine	South Florida's Top Volunteer Organization	Organization profile carrying founder history and honors
2023-05-03	Miami Beach Community News	South Florida's Top Volunteer Organization	Identifies Aaron Resnick as co-founder
2024	Impact Wealth	Unveiling Magic in Miami: The 14th Annual Hearts and Stars Gala	Organization event coverage
2025-03-08	The Miami Guide	Ja Rule to Headline the 15th Hearts and Stars Gala	Organization event coverage
2025-03-19	L'Etage Magazine	Hearts and Stars Gala 2025: Carnaval do Brasil	Documents the March 15, 2025 proclamation
2025-03-22	Resident	2025 Gala Brings Rio to the Design District	Pictured; documents the March 15, 2025 proclamation
2026	The Miami Guide	Hearts and Stars Gala 2026: Una Noche en Sevilla	Organization event coverage
2026-02-25	Resident	Hearts and Stars Gala 2026 Returns to Miami	Appears in event image; organization history and awards

Source record, tier one continued: independent event photography

World Red Eye documented foundation events continuously from 2011 through 2025. Each entry is dated event photography with captions identifying Aaron Resnick as a co-founder or director. Twenty six records.

Date	Event documented
2011-12-26	Holiday Party
2012-03-12	Hearts and Stars Gala 2012
2013-12-27	Toy Drive 2013
2014-03-18	Hearts and Stars Gala 2014
2014-11-05	Nightmare on the Beach
2014-12-28	Toy Drive 2014
2015-12-24	Holiday Toy Drive 2015
2016-12-19	Holiday Toy Drive 2016
2017-01-23	7th Birthday at ORA
2017-03-18	Hearts and Stars Gala 2017
2017-03-20	Hearts and Stars Gala VIP Donor Reception 2017
2018-03-16	Hearts and Stars Weekend Opening at Seaspice
2018-03-19	Hearts and Stars Gala 2018
2018-03-19	Hearts and Stars Weekend VIP Donor Reception 2018
2018-10-01	Advisory Board Dinner at Red Steakhouse
2018-12-16	9th Annual Holiday Toy Distribution
2019-03-22	Hearts and Stars Gala 2019 VIP Donor Reception
2019-11-23	Season Opening: Blanc de Blancs
2020-01-24	10th Birthday at Lincoln Eatery
2020-05-02	1 Mask 1 World
2021-11-23	Hearts and Stars Gala 2021: Riviera Maya
2022-03-19	Hearts and Stars Gala 2022: Roaring Twenties
2022-03-19	Hearts and Stars Gala 2022 film
2022-08-06	Back to School Program at PAMM
2022-12-17	Holiday Toy and Meal Distribution
2025-12-13	Holiday Toy Distribution at MANA Wynwood

Source record, tier two: official and government records

Source	Record	What it establishes
Little Lighthouse Foundation	Official organizational history	Identifies Aaron Resnick as a co-founder
Florida Division of Corporations	Entity record, active status	Lists Aaron Resnick as a director and the Law Offices of Aaron Resnick as registered agent
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer	IRS derived filings	List the directorship as uncompensated
City of Miami Beach	Key to the City, 2019	Presented to Aaron Resnick
Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce	Jan Pfeiffer Distinguished Service Award, 2019	Received by Aaron Resnick

Source record, tier three: firm issued

Published by the Law Offices of Aaron Resnick Labeled as firm issued because the firm is the publisher and the subject.

• Firm sponsorship of the Hearts and Stars Gala 2012
• Host committee for Art and Stars 2013

Source record, tier four: community listings and republication

Community calendars, event listings, and republished versions of coverage carried elsewhere in this record. Listed for completeness. Not treated as independent corroboration.

Publication	Record
Soul of Miami	Hearts and Stars Gala at Shangri La, 2011 event listing
Soul of Miami	Gala listing
SocialMiami	Hearts and Stars Gala
SocialMiami	The Little Lighthouse Foundation's Hearts and Stars Gala
Resident Magazine	Hearts and Stars Gala is a Smashing Success, republication
Miami Socialholic	Party Dream House and Hearts and Stars
MEDlg	Hearts and Stars Gala

Where else this record appears

Aaron Resnick's civic and community record is collected across several pages. Aaron Resnick Day documents the City of Miami Beach proclamation. Awards and recognition and early career honors collect the professional recognitions. National media representation and the press and media page collect independently sourced coverage of the firm's matters. The consolidated index is the record.

About Aaron Resnick

Aaron Resnick, a Miami business attorney, has been practicing in Florida since 1998. He founded the Law Offices of Aaron Resnick, a Miami business law firm, in 2005. He has been named a Florida Super Lawyer every year since 2013 and holds the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating.

This page provides general information and is not legal advice. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.

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