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The Green Bay Packers organization has enjoyed tremendous fan support through its long and storied history. The community supported the team in times of need by "passing the hat" at games and by buying stock in 1923, 1935, 1950 and 1997, among other ways. To give back to the community, the team created the Green Bay Packers Foundation in December 1986. The Foundation assists in a wide variety of activities and programs that benefit education, civic affairs, health services, human services and youth-related programs.
Seed money for the Foundation trust fund was provided by the team. While the Packers' contributions make up the majority of the trust fund, the team also accepts outside donations.
This year, in its annual distribution of funds, the foundation awarded $156,303 to 64 civic and charitable groups throughout the state of Wisconsin, Casey Cuene chairman of the Foundation committee, announced Feb. 19, 2008. With these disbursements, the Foundation has distributed $1,774,679 for charitable purposes since it was established in 1986 by Judge Robert J. Parins, then president of the Packers Corporation, "as a vehicle to assure continued contributions to charity."
The financial breakdown of the Foundation's contributions discloses that 30 grants -- aggregating $88,628 -- were awarded to Brown County organizations.
Additional grants, totaling $67,675, were made to 34 other groups around the state.
Additionally, under the Packers Scholarship Program, established in 2002, $15,000 is being awarded - $7,500 to Scholarships, Inc., for distribution to students in four-year colleges - and $7,500 to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) for distribution to students in two-year associate degree or apprenticeship trades programs. The scholarship funds come from the Green Bay Packers and National Football League Properties which, at the Packers' request, returns to the Foundation royalty fees paid for using the Packers logo on Wisconsin automobile license plates.
In the past year, the Packers Foundation also has distributed an additional $72,000 on behalf of National Football League Charities - $25,000 in "Community Quarterback" awards to civic leaders for contributions to the community, $5,000 in "Junior Community Quarterback" awards, $12,000 in the NFL's "Coach of the Week" program which honors successful Wisconsin high school coaches on a weekly basis throughout the season, $5,000 in the NFL "Join the Team" initiative and $5,000 in the league's "Hometown Huddle" program. This year's new program to combat childhood obesity in middle schools, "What Moves U," also received $25,000 for its efforts.
To request an application and guidelines for your organization, please send a written request to:
Margaret Meyers
Green Bay Packers Foundation
P.O. Box 10628
Green Bay, WI 54307-0628
(920) 569-7315
meyersm@packers.com
Application deadline is August 1, 2008. Grants will be awarded in February, 2009.
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