Red Sox Foundation (Boston Red Sox)

Mission:

The Red Sox Foundation is the official team charity of the Boston Red Sox. Our primary focus is in serving the health, education, recreation, and social service needs of children and families in need across New England. Our goal is to harness the passion our fans have for the Red Sox and transform into a vehicle for positive change in our community.

A registered 501(c)3 charity, the Foundation was founded in 2002, immediately after the group led by Principal Owner John Henry and Chairman Tom Werner bought the Red Sox. They and their partners made generous commitments, more than $18 million over 10 years, making the Red Sox Foundation the largest professional sports charity in New England and one of the largest in Major League Baseball.

As the funding source for the team’s philanthropy, The Red Sox Foundation supports a wide variety of nonprofits and runs several of our own programs. A substantial portion of our efforts are focused on 4 Cornerstone programs, which include:

The Jimmy Fund
Dimock Community Health Center
Red Sox Scholars
Youth baseball programs, including RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) and Red Sox Rookie Leagues

Grantmaking Objectives:

The Red Sox Foundation’s work is focused on nonprofit programs and official 501(c)3 charities based in New England. We regret we can not make grants to individuals or to groups other than recognized nonprofits. All requests for donations must be in writing on nonprofit stationery and must be accompanied by a number of financial and IRS documents. Due to the large volume of inquiries we receive, we can not accept requests for donations through phone or email.

Geographic Areas Served:	New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Revenues:	$6,501,613
Grants Disbursed:	$4,790,822
Net Assets:	$2,998,163

Red Sox Foundation Website

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