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Charity Hop will help you team with a charity that is a fit with your organization. We have partnerships with a diverse range of foundations and can help initiate conversations to get you started and all the way through until the completion of your event. Some of our recent events include partnerships with the ALS Association, Curt's Pitch for ALS and Toys for Tots (US Marine Corps). We are networked to dozens of charitable foundations, both baseball-related and non-baseball-related. Let us help you find an organization to team with. | ||
 | ALS Association Massachusetts Chapter | |
 | American Cancer Society | |
 | American Diabetes Association Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. | |
 | American Heart Association The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. | |
 | American Lung Association The American Lung Association was founded in 1904 to fight tuberculosis. Today, it fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health. | |
 | American Red Cross Since 2002, the Sox have held an annual blood drive at Fenway Park on September 11. In 2003, the Sox began honoring a blood donor before each home game, with the exception of opening day. Sox players such as Trot Nixon have donated their time and effort to support the event. | |
 | The Angel Fund The Red Sox' Mike Timlin has actively supported this non-profit organization dedicated to supporting ALS investigations at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Mike and his wife, Dawn, hold several events annually including the Sharon Timlin Memorial 5k Run, named for Mike's mother who died in 2002 from complications of ALS. | |
 | Baseball Assistance Team The Baseball Assistance Team was formed in 1986, primarily by a group of former Major League Baseball players to help members of the baseball "family" who have come on hard times and are in need of assistance. | |
 | Baseball Tomorrow Fund The mission of BTF is to promote and enhance the growth of youth participation in baseball and softball throughout the world by funding programs, fields, coaches' training, and the purchase of uniforms and equipment to encourage and maintain youth participation in the game. | |
 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston Major League Baseball's official charity since 1997, David Ortiz has been front and center, hosting a celebrity mixer bartending event and Big Papi's Power Hitting Clinic for Kids. Papi even put his 50th HR ball up for auction with proceeds to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Plaza de la Salud Hospital de Niños in his native Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. | |
 | Canine Companions for Independence CCI is a national nonprofit that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly-trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. For the past several years CCI has sold "Pups In The Park" calendars with photos of players posing with the companion pups and some of their owners. The calendars include the Red Sox' schedule, and volunteers have sold them outside Fenway Park, raising about $60,000 in each of the last three years. | |
 | Child Haven Fred Lynn has helped raised thousands of dollars for this shelter in Las Vegas that provides temporary care and treatment for abused, neglected and abandoned children. | |
 | The Children's Room The Children's Room is a center for bereaved children and teenagers and the adults who are part of their lives. They provide a caring and safe environment for bereaved families to learn from each other and to deal with their grief and find ways to heal. | |
 | Curt's Pitch for ALS Founded by Curt Schilling and his wife, Shonda, Curt's Pitch for ALS is a program aimed at raising awareness and funds for the fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). | |
 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Every year, thousands of people with cancer from around the world come to Dana-Farber. Unlike general hospitals, Dana-Farber specializes exclusively in cancer research and care. Every employee at the hospital, from the office assistants to the chief of staff, is committed entirely to supporting patients with all kinds of cancer — including the rarest forms — and to finding a cure for the disease. | |
 | Easter Seals Easter Seals helps individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals. | |
 | Gabe Kapler Foundation Founded by Gabe and Lisa Kapler, the non-profit foundation is dedicated to stopping domestic violence. The goal is to empower victims of abuse to stop the violence perpetuated against them by giving them the tools to live self-sufficient, violence-free lives. The foundation also focuses on preventing those children living in abusive environments from becoming lifelong victims or from becoming future abusers. | |
 | Good Sports Good Sports has served approximately 50,000 young people by providing nearly $1 million worth of apparel, equipment, and footwear to community organizations and schools offering sports and fitness programs to disadvantaged and disabled youth. Red Sox home run king David Ortiz has pitched batting practice to kids to benefit this cause and auctioned off personal items to raise $30,000. | |
 | Habitat for Humanity International Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. | |
 | Hot Stove, Cool Music Founded by baseball writers Peter Gammons and Jeff Horrigan, the event combining music with baseball has raised thousands for the Jimmy Fund and The Foundation To Be Named Later. | |
 | The Jimmy Fund Since its founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund has supported the fight against cancer in children and adults at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Originally a favored charity of the Boston Braves, Red Sox owners made the Jimmy Fund the official charity of their team after the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953. | |
 | Jordan Fund Founded in 2003 by former Sox player John Olerud and his wife Kelly to support special needs children and their families. It is named for their daughter Jordan, who was born in 2000 with a chromosome disorder. | |
 | Junior Achievement Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential. | |
 | The Lester Project Following the news that rookie pitcher Jon Lester had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a group of students/Sox fans from local colleges launched this fundraising effort. They created silicone awareness bracelets, and all net proceeds will go to the Jimmy Fund in Jon's name. | |
 | The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services. The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. | |
 | Mike Lowell Foundation To increase the visibility of the fight against testicular cancer, Mike Lowell started the foundation to enhance the resources available to cancer patients and their families. While with the Marlins, the foundation promoted numerous events including Mike's Hit it Big Weekend, held each December and featuring The Grand Slam Casino and Mike Lowell's Celebrity Golf Classic. | |
 | Make-a-Wish Foundation There's nothing like making a sick kid's wish come true. During a wish experience, joy eclipses illness. | |
 | Massachusetts Teachers Association MTA supports public education, funding of education reform efforts, annual increases in public higher education budgets and a continuing commitment to equal educational opportunity and the future of public education. Jason Varitek of the Red Sox has teamed the MTA and thousands of public school teachers across the state to encourage K-8 students to be World Champion Readers. | |
 | Muscular Dystrophy Association The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a voluntary health agency -- a dedicated partnership between scientists and concerned citizens aimed at conquering neuromuscular diseases that affect more than a million Americans. | |
 | Neurofibromatosis Foundation of New England Dwight Evans and his wife Susan have long been active supporters of this cause. Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerves. In the early 1980's their son Timothy was diagnosed with the malady and underwent a series of surgeries. Among the many prominent New England athletes active in this foundation is former Sox slugger and current NESN analyst Jim Rice. | |
 | Pitching In For Kids Founded in 2004 by Boston business leaders Carol Troxell and Sara Youngelson, the nonprofit organization is dedicated to providing specifically earmarked grants designed to improve the lives of children across the New England region. Grant funds are raised through many sports-related events, including the annual All Star Celebrity Golf Tournament hosted by Tim Wakefield and Jason Varitek that benefits the Franciscan Hospital for Children. | |
 | Manny Ramirez, MR24 Foundation Manny's main concern is children, and he knows there's a lot he can do to help. For this reason, he has been contributing to the CHARLEE PROGRAM, which focuses on meeting the needs of abused children. | |
 | RBI Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) began its inception in 1989 and has grown from a local program for boys in South Central Los Angeles to an international campaign encompassing more than 200 cities and as many as 120,000 male and female participants a year. | |
 | Red Sox Foundation Established by the Red Sox ownership group, it has been the primary funding source for the club’s philanthropy in several areas including The Jimmy Fund, the Red Sox Scholars, Community Athletic Programs and social service programs. | |
 | Red Sox Mentoring Challenge The Sox have teamed up with ex-Celtics great Bill Russell to help out the Massachusetts Mentoring Partnership. The organization has identified more than 10,000 children in the state in need of adult guidance and support and is looking for volunteers to step up to the plate. | |
 | Shade Foundation of America Founded by Curt and Shonda Schilling, its mission is to eradicate melanoma through the education of children and the community in the prevention and detection of skin cancer and the promotion of sun safety. | |
 | Special Olympics Massachusetts Special Olympics contributes to the physical, social, and psychological development of people with intellectual disabilities. Through successful experiences in sports, our athletes gain confidence and build positive self-images, which go with them into their homes, classrooms, jobs, and communities. | |
 | Toys for Tots The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. | |
 | United Way of Massachusetts UWMB brings the community together to help improve people's lives and strengthen the neighborhoods of Greater Boston. | |
 | Tim Wakefield Celebrity Golf Classic This annual winter event hosted by Tim and his wife Stacy benefits the Space Coast Early Intervention Center in Tim's hometown of Melbourne, Florida. The SCEIC is a pre-school and therapeutic center for families and children with Down syndrome, William's syndrome, Rhett's Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Autism, P-4 Deletion syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Delays, and Apert Syndrome as well as children with visual, speech and hearing delays. | |
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