Kansas City Chiefs Charity Game Grant

The Kansas City Chiefs Charity Game Grant offers a unique opportunity for a 501(c)(3) organization in the greater Kansas City area to partner with the Chiefs for a major fundraising event. The selected organization will receive 90% of the game proceeds, with a commitment to support children and families in crisis. This partnership includes game tickets, promotional support, and the chance to expand fundraising capacity through a well-defined plan, ensuring a significant community impact.

NOTE: If selected as a finalist, your organization will complete a full proposal.
The Hunt Family Foundation, formerly the Chiefs Children’s Fund, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established by the Hunt family in 1983 to support charitable agencies in the greater Kansas City community. The Chiefs Charity Game is one of the largest of its kind in the National Football League.
The Kansas City Chiefs will select one organization to have the opportunity to be the beneficiary of the Chiefs Charity Game for next year. The chosen organization will receive 90% of the proceeds from the Chiefs Charity Game, with the remaining 10% of the proceeds dedicated to the sustainability of the Chiefs Charity Game and its future beneficiaries through the Hunt Family Foundation. Annually, the game raises approximately $400,000 - $600,000.
Description
The Chiefs Charity Game represents an opportunity for the selected organization to establish a signature partnership with the Kansas City Chiefs on a large-scale fundraising event. The selected beneficiary will solicit Chiefs Charity Game donors and sponsors from the selected organization’s existing individual and corporate donors as well as new donors. As the Chiefs Charity Game (and smaller game related events occurring throughout the year) will be the major fundraiser for the beneficiary, organizations should keep in mind that it may be difficult to appeal to your donor base for both the Chiefs Charity Game and other large fundraisers. Please note the date of the Chiefs Charity Game will not be announced until the team's schedule is released. The Chiefs Charity Game traditionally takes place in August each year.
The selected beneficiary will receive a minimum of 3,000 pre-season and regular season game tickets valued at $75,000. The charity will, in turn, be able to package those tickets with other Kansas City Chiefs assets to create multiple sponsorship opportunities for potential donors. Assets may include, but are not limited to, trips to Kansas City Chiefs road games, donated suites at Arrowhead Stadium, on-field pre-game opportunities and Training Camp VIP tent access.
The beneficiary will be required to devote at least one (1) full-time staff member to the game for the year prior to the game, and, at times, will need additional staff support to plan and carry out fundraising. The beneficiary will need full support from its board, one (1) or two (2) visionary event chairpersons and a volunteer base to assist with fundraising and other needs.
The beneficiary will have the opportunity to use the Chiefs Charity Game logo within its promotional materials and will work with the Kansas City Chiefs to understand the expectations for fundraising activities, pre-game activities and game day.  A more detailed Memorandum of Understanding that establishes the responsibilities of the beneficiary and the Kansas City Chiefs will be executed prior to the announcement of the selected organization.
The Kansas City Chiefs will select an organization to be the beneficiary for the Chiefs Charity Game. The selected organization will continue to be the beneficiary for up to two additional years so long as the conditions of the partnership are met each year.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible an organization must meet the following requirements:
Be a 501(c)(3) organization Be located in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area and/or serve primarily residents of the five county Kansas City metropolitan area Have as its primary mission and/or demonstrate a major programmatic focus and commitment to the service of children and families in crisis in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area Demonstrate the organizational capacity to carry out the Chiefs Charity GameDemonstrate past success in major fundraising effortsDedicate a development staff member to focus on the planning and fundraising for the Chiefs Charity Game and commit to securing 1 or 2 chairpersons to lead sales efforts for the event
Provide 10% of the net proceeds of the Chiefs Charity Game to the Hunt Family Foundation

Ineligibility

Funds raised from the Chiefs Charity Game cannot be used in the following ways:

• As direct gifts to individuals
• To make loans
• For re-granting purposes including scholarships