Major League Baseball Players Trust

Mission:

Since 1996, the Major League Baseball Players Trust has touched the lives of thousands of disadvantaged people in hundreds of communities around the world.

The 501 (c) 3 charitable foundation -- the first in professional sports to be established and administered by the players themselves –- helps support the players’ individual charitable activities and augments them with a core group of community outreach programs.

The Trust is funded through contributions from all MLBPA members, a percentage of licensing revenue and special events such as the Players Choice Awards and the Players Trust Golf Tournament.

Through the Players Trust, Major Leaguers contribute their time, money and celebrity to call attention to important issues affecting the needy and to help encourage others to get involved in their own communities. Buses for Baseball, Pride and Play, Banks of Hope, Medicines for Humanity, the Players Choice Awards and the Action Team youth volunteer program created in partnership the national human services organization, Volunteers of America, are all programs funded through the Players Trust.

Grantmaking Objectives:

An important feature of the Major League Baseball Players Trust is its Matching Grant Program, in which the Trust matches player donations of up to $2,500 to not-for-profit organizations. Also, major leaguers donated $1 million to Volunteers of America to create the Gulf Region Rental Housing Development Fund and hundreds of thousands of additional dollars for food, clothing, and other necessities distributed to families displaced by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Players volunteered in temporary medical facilities, renovated damaged homes, and delivered supplies and equipment to victims of the storm. Major Leaguers ~~also~~ know that rebuilding the Gulf Region will be a lengthy process, and, through the Players Trust, they are committed to maintaining public awareness and providing long-term assistance in the rebuilding effort.

Geographic Areas Served:	Nationwide
Revenues:	$1,572,732
Grants Disbursed:	$721,250
Net Assets:	$2,672,123

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