San Francisco Giants/Giants Community Fund

Mission:

The mission of the San Francisco Giants is to represent innovation, professionalism, and excellence on and off the field. We are dedicated to serving our customers, providing a high quality entertainment experience, and enhancing our value as a community asset.

Giants Community Relations Department programs include:

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: The San Francisco Giants provides deserving nonprofit agencies and community groups with the opportunity to obtain complimentary tickets to a Giants home game.

In-Kind Donation Policy: The Giants provide fundraising assistance to thousands of organizations annually in the form of in-kind donations.

Oracle Read to Win Program: We supportthe efforts of the individual summer reading programs at libraries in five Bay Area counties by providing incentive prizes and literacy based messages to the more than 60,000 youth participants.

Community Clubhouse: During the baseball season, our Community Clubhouse (located at AT&T Park) is available for use by Bay Area community organizations to raise awareness and educate Giants fans about their particular focus or cause.

The Giants Community Fund uses baseball as a forum to encourage youngsters and families to live healthy, productive lives. The Fund supports Junior Giants summer leagues throughout Northern California, Nevada and Oregon and collaborates with the efforts of the San Francisco Giants to provide assistance to targeted community efforts in the areas.

Giants Community Fund programs include:

Junior Giants Baseball: Our non-competitive program places a higher value on character than on wins and losses. By providing training, uniforms and equipment at no cost, Junior Giants allows over 13,000 children in 75 leagues in underserved communities unfettered access to physical fitness and team play.

Junior Giants Scholars: Each year, the Giants Community Fund awards 10 scholarships to participants of the Junior Giants Program. Scholars are selected on the basis of leadership, character and academic potential.

CHW Health Fairs: Through a partnership with Catholic Healthcare West, we are committed to funding various health fairs each year in the Bay Area that provide screenings, nutrition tips and awareness materials.

Strike Out Violence Day: In associationwith the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the Giants work to educate the community about violence prevention solutions.

Grantmaking Objectives:

Giants Community Relations Department Funding:
It is through our mission that the Giants Community Relations Department works to identify, develop, support and raise awareness for people, issues and programs that are important to our fans and the Bay Area community. The Giants offer support primarily through fundraising, grant giving and awareness activities in the following focus areas: Youth Recreation & Fitness, Health, Violence Prevention and Education/Literacy.

Giants Community Fund Program Funding:

Until There’s A Cure Day: For the past six years, the Giants Community Fund has funded organizations through the Until There’s A Cure Foundation that are committed to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Other Funding: In addition to supporting public awareness campaigns such as Until There’s A Cure Day, the Fund also annually provides grants to local charitable organizations that provide important programs in the following areas: Education/Literacy, Health and Violence Prevention.Since its inception, the Fund has donated more than $8 million to community efforts.

Geographic Areas Served:	Northern California; Southern Oregon; Western Nevada
Revenues:	$1,536,229 (Giants Community Fund)
Grants Disbursed:	$1,161,658 (Giants Community Fund)
Net Assets:	$498,140 (Giants Community Fund)

Giants Community Fund Website

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