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Denver Broncos Foundation contributed more than $5 million to local nonprofits in 2023

The Denver Broncos Foundation contributed more than $5 million in financial and in-kind support to local nonprofits in 2023

While the Denver Broncos on the field have produced enough turmoil to have a documentary, their work off the field hasn’t garnered much attention but it has been noble nonetheless.

Through the Denver Broncos Foundation, the franchise contributed more than $5 million in financial and in-kind support to local nonprofits in 2023, an impressive number.

The Foundation would also more than double its financial commitment to grantees and program partners in some key focus areas: youth health and wellness initiatives, youth and high school football, dynamic in and out of school programming and equitable access to career pathways.

With the Broncos’ vision, more than 200 organizations and more than 175,000 youth in Colorado have been positively impacted by this outreach.

As aforementioned, the Broncos will end this season in chaos for what has transpired on the field between Russell Wilson and Sean Payton. But what they have done off the field is making an impact on our youth.

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Denver Broncos Foundation donates $1 million to Café Momentum

The Broncos donated $1 million to Café Momentum, a restaurant and culinary training facility that hires youth exiting juvenile detention.

The Denver Broncos Foundation just took a huge step in terms of helping the social climate for our youth. Earlier this week, the Foundation donated $1 million to Café Momentum, an award-winning restaurant and culinary training facility.

Café Momentum makes an effort to hire youth exiting juvenile detention and employs them as paid interns. In this internship, the youth have the opportunity to run all aspects of the business.

“We are thrilled to announce this strategic partnership with Café Momentum in an effort to comprehensively serve justice-involved youth in the Metro Denver Area,” Denver Broncos Foundation Executive Director Allie Engelken said in a statement.

“With the dedicated support of Owner and Board Chair Carrie Walton Penner, the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group and entire board of directors, the Foundation is committed to deepening educational and economic opportunities and pathways for all youth beyond high school.”

With the donation, this will help Café Momentum provide more services including case management, education, mental health and workforce development. Congrats to all parties involved in this partnership.

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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, Ciara author ‘Why Not You?’ book for kids

Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara just released a new book for children, named after their “Why Not You?” foundation.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, can now add one more accolade to their already-impressive resumes.

The super couple teamed together to write a book for children called “Why Not You?” The book carries the same name as their charitable foundation – by no coincidence. The picture book, which was released on March 1, was illustrated by Jessica Gibson.

Here’s what Amazon has to say about the new release:

Why not you? Amazing you! You’re a winner! You’re so strong! You are perfect and important—you and all your gifts belong!

We all have big dreams! Sometimes it’s hard to imagine our big dreams coming true. But what if someone saw all the amazing and spectacular parts of us—our winning smiles, our fancy feet, our warm hearts—and asked, “Why not you?”

Whether it’s becoming a football player or a pop star or the president or a scientist: Why not you?

In this picture book debut, superstars Ciara and Russell Wilson encourage readers to see themselves achieving their dreams, no matter how outrageous they may seem. It’s a lyrical celebration of self-esteem, perseverance, and daring to shoot for the stars.

The Wilsons appeared live on the Today show on Tuesday to do a little self-promotion.

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Win tickets to Chiefs’ wild-card game vs. Steelers by supporting the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation

You can win tickets for the #Chiefs vs. #Steelers wild-card game on Sunday night by supporting the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation. Find out more here:

Kansas City Chiefs S Tyrann Mathieu has partnered with CAUZEO to give away a pair of tickets and parking passes to the upcoming wild-card round playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In order to be entered to win, fans must donate $10 or more to the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation via the links provided. You can enter over on the website for the foundation and you can also enter over at CAUZEO.

If you’re unfamiliar with the charitable work done by the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation, here is their mission statement:

“Tyrann established his foundation to impact the lives of financially disadvantaged children and youth through encouragement, opportunities and resources to achieve their dreams in Kansas City & and his hometown of New Orleans.”

In addition to the ticket giveaway, CAUZEO is celebrating Tyrann Mathieu’s Walter Payton Man of the Year nomination with another contest on social media. One bonus winner will receive an autographed Tyrann Mathieu Jersey. In order to enter that part of the giveaway, take a photo of your donation to the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation and tweet it with #WPMOYChallenge + Mathieu and tag Tyrann Mathieu’s Twitter account @Mathieu_Era.

The Chiefs are set to face the Steelers in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Sunday, Jan. 16 at 7:15 p.m. CT at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ foundation announces legacy brick project for Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park

A cool way for the entire community to get involved in the renovation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park.

Back in September, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and his foundation, 15 and the Mahomies, pledged to support the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park renovation on Swope Parkway and Woodland Avenue. The goal was to create a state-of-the-art and all-inclusive playground for children and families in Kansas City to enjoy.

Now, Mahomes and his foundation have announced a way that everybody can get involved in supporting the park. On Monday, they announced a legacy brick project which will allow members of the community to create a personalized brick that will be featured in a special section of the park.

“I’m really excited about this project because it perfectly aligns with the mission of the foundation to bring all kids together in a healthy and safe way to just be kids,” said Patrick Mahomes, via a press release. “I hope this is a project that the Kansas City community can rally around and enjoy for a long time.”

Supporters who purchase a brick will be able to inscribe a custom message, with five different styles of bricks available for purchase. 15 and the Mahomies envision this as a great way to get the entire community involved in the project.

“We want this play site to truly be a community project that individuals, families and organizations can be a part of and will be proud of for generations,” Marques Fitch, 15 and the Mahomies Foundation Director said, via a press release. “We created this legacy brick project to help encourage full community participation, in addition to Patrick Mahomes’ personal commitment and the foundation as a whole.”

There is a limited supply of bricks available and the deadline to be a part of this legacy project is May 26, 2021.

To find out more information, click here.

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Broncos OLB Von Miller launches campaign to ‘sack COVID-19’

“With your help, we will achieve our goal of providing 5,800 meals to students in need,” Von Miller said.

After recovering from the coronavirus, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller has started a fundraising campaign to help “sack” COVID-19.

“What we have seen over the past two months is unprecedented,” Miller says in a video posted on his foundation’s Twitter page. “The coronavirus has affected everyone in some way. I have spent the past few weeks social distancing as I recovered from the virus myself.

“But there are thousands of kids in my home states of Colorado and Texas who are unable to get daily meals because schools are closed for the foreseeable future. In fact, one in seven kids already live with hunger. To help these kids out, I’m launching the ‘Von Sacks COVID’ campaign. With your help, we will achieve our goal of providing 5,800 meals to students in need. To support my campaign, please visit vonsackscovid.org today.”

Miller tested positive for the coronavirus in mid-April and tested negative two weeks later. He is the only current member of the Broncos’ organization to have had a known case of COVID-19.

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Broncos players to wear special cleats in Week 14

Broncos players will wear special cleats in Week 14 to show support for special causes.

Denver Broncos players will participate in “My Cause, My Cleats” this week when they face the Houston Texans on the road.

The NFL has been doing this once a season since 2016 to give players an opportunity to “showcase the charitable cause that is most important to them for a national audience” through custom-designed cleats.

“A lot of people have something they have a cause for and something that they have aspirations to help or bring awareness for,” Broncos cornerback Chris Harris said Tuesday.

“This is just a great job by the NFL being able to allow us to do this and allow us to have something to stand for and something to represent this weekend. I’m glad they started doing that, for sure.”

The complete list of Denver players that will be wearing custom cleats this weekend can be seen below:

Player Non-profit organization(s)/Cause(s)
Brandon Allen Alzheimer’s Association
Jeremiah Attaochu Glory’s Hope Sickle Cell Foundation
Quinn Bailey Pat Tillman Foundation
Andrew Beck America’s Gold Star Families and Texas School for the Deaf
Garett Bolles National Center for Learning Disabilities
Fred Brown The Nephrotic Syndrome Foundation
Bradley Chubb The Chubb Foundation
Todd Davis A-Plus Living Foundation
Duke Dawson Jr. International Children’s Anophthalmia & Microphthalmia Network (ICAN)
Nico Falah USC Caruso Catholic Center
Noah Fant Open Door Mission
Royce Freeman CASA of Imperial County
Troy Fumagalli Alzheimer’s Association
Adam Gotsis Around the Campfire
Hamilton, DaeSean Susan G Komen and Sewall Child Development Center
Chris Harris Jr. The Chris Harris Jr. Foundation
Davontae Harris The Wichita Kid Foundation
Shelby Harris SHARE
Jeff Heuerman Muscular Dystrophy Association
Alijah Holder American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Justin Hollins Alzheimer’s Association
Kareem Jackson The Kareem Jackson Foundation
Ja’Wuan James Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Andy Janovich Hunting with Soldiers
Josey Jewell Logan’s Hope
Alexander Johnson Alzheimer’s Association
Joseph Jones Gamer’s Outreach and KICKcancER
Casey Kreiter Zach Johnson Foundation
Ron Leary Ron Leary REACH Foundation
Drew Lock Leukemia Research Foundation
Trey Marshall Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Connor McGovern TNT Kid’s Fitness and Gymnastics
Brandon McManus Project McManus
Von Miller Von’s Vision
Corey Nelson National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation
Will Parks Philadelphia CeaseFire
Tim Patrick Sarcoma Foundation of America and Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Mike Purcell Wounded Warriors Project
Malik Reed Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Dalton Risner RisnerUP Foundation
Austin Schlottmann Adam’s Angels and Special Olympics Brenham
Justin Simmons Fuel Up to Play 60
Deyon Sizer JED Foundation
Diontae Spencer Everytown USA
Courtland Sutton A Precious Child
Shakial Taylor American Diabetes Association
Colby Wadman Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California
Josh Watson Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Elijah Wilkinson Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
Juwann Winfree Team Winfree Youth Foundation
Billy Winn The Lupus Foundation of America
Derek Wolfe Beaver Local High School
Isaac Yiadom 1Mission

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