Pro Bowl Community Grant

Pro Bowl Community Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: National Football League (NFL) Foundation
Last Updated: September 17, 2025

Summary

The Pro Bowl Community Grant, established by the NFL Foundation, aims to support Hawaiian nonprofit organizations dedicated to youth services beyond the Pro Bowl game. This grant reflects the NFL's commitment to community well-being, providing crucial funding for educational programs, mentorship, health initiatives, and leadership empowerment. By fostering positive youth development, the NFL Foundation continues its legacy of philanthropy while ensuring the future of football in Hawaii remains strong and vibrant.

Overview

Our History The National Football League has a long-standing tradition of giving back to the community. In 2012, the National Football League Foundation was established after the NFL’s philanthropic organizations were restructured. While the NFL Foundation is new, its commitment to philanthropy builds on the history of NFL Charities and the NFL Youth Football Fund. In 1973, NFL Charities was created as a way for the League and the 32 member clubs to collectively make grants to charitable and worthwhile causes on a national scale. Since its inception, NFL Charities granted more than $148 million to more than 1,400 different organizations. In 1998, the NFL and NFL Players Association (NFLPA) formed the NFL Youth Football Fund (YFF) — a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation which supports the game at the youth level, promotes positive youth development and ensures the health of football in future generations. Through NFL Charities and the NFL Youth Football Fund, the NFL provided hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes and organizations. In 2012, the NFL decided to make changes to the structure of its philanthropic organizations. The NFL Youth Football Fund was merged with NFL Charities and then renamed NFL Foundation. The decision to restructure the NFL’s philanthropy efforts under one, nonprofit entity, allows the charitable organization to be more efficient and make a greater impact. Today, the NFL Foundation supports more than 45 grant and recognition in support of its mission. In 2018, the Foundation issued a record number of grants to the charitable endeavors of current and former players, clubs and organizations across the country supporting community wellbeing. Pro Bowl Community Grant Provides grants to Hawaiian nonprofit organizations to benefit the state beyond the Pro Bowl game. Recipient organizations must be dedicated to serving youth in the state of Hawaii.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations must be located in the state of Hawaii and apply for funds to serve youth. Organizations must be defined as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Proof of 501(c)(3) status is required at the time of application.Eligible organizations may provide the following services:Educational and youth literacy services, assistance with study towards college or other post-secondary pursuits, and/or motivation and incentive programs that encourage youth to learn, to stay in school and to complete one's education. Mentorship, psychological, therapeutic, and/or necessary remedial services to support recovery, individual support or some kind of leadership empowerment. Substance and/or physical/emotional abuse prevention and/or assistance programs. Programs that promote good health, nutrition, hygiene, participation in athletics and physical fitness. Medical care, hospice and/or long-term health support services for youth and their families.