The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) announced more than $1.1 million has been awarded to local nonprofit organizations through July 2019. With more funding still to be announced through December, the LADF is on track to surpass last year’s total of $1.6 million.
Proceeds have been raised through 50/50 raffles during games at Dodger Stadium this season and plus the Foundation’s annual Blue Diamond Gala event, among other initiatives. The Dodgers’ foundation added new priorities to its grantmaking approach in the areas of Education + Literacy, Sports + Recreation, and Health + Wellness.
“We have the privilege of turning Dodger fans into funders who, through their 50/50 raffle and in-stadium fundraising participation, team up with us to award these amazing nonprofits with important funds to tackle the most significant problems facing the city of Los Angeles,” LADF CEO Nichol Whiteman said.