About Shaquille O'Neal Foundation
The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation creates pathways for underserved youth to help them achieve their full potential. The Foundation works to instill hope and bring about change in communities, collectively shaping a brighter future for our children.
Focus Areas
Youth developmentEducationSports & recreationHealthy lifestylesCommunity development
Who They Fund
youth / young peopleschool-based or community sports organizationslocal community event participants
Funding Style
capital/facility improvementprogram/project supportequipment/technology provisionevent sponsorship
About Shaquille O'Neal Foundation
The Shaquille O'neal Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large youth-serving grants to Boys & Girls Club partners, including $250,000 to Boys & Girls Club of America in Atlanta and $228,550 to Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles. Those awards sit alongside other support for local clubs, school-connected nonprofits, and community groups that serve underserved young people. The pattern points to a funder that combines national partnerships with place-based projects, especially where youth programming, sports access, and education support overlap. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs both operating-style support and specific project needs. It has funded gym refurbishment, sports programming, laptops for youth, and event sponsorship, while also supporting capital work tied to youth facilities and play spaces. Recipients in the recent list include Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, Overtown Youth Center, and Communities in School of Nevada. The foundation’s portfolio shows a mix of larger commitments and smaller targeted awards, with repeat support for some organizations across 2023 and 2024. Its work centers on underserved youth and the community partners that serve them.
What Shaquille O'Neal Foundation Funds
Youth development appears throughout the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $55,281 to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas for support, and in 2023 it awarded $90,000 to Overtown Youth Center in Miami for gym refurb. Both reflect an emphasis on safe, youth-centered spaces and programming. Education support is another recurring thread. The foundation gave $17,150 to Las Vegas Mayor's Fund C/o Nevada Community Foundation for laptops for youth, and $27,500 to Communities in School of Nevada for support in 2024. It also backed Boys & Girls Club of Metro Los Angeles with $228,550 in 2024, showing how school-adjacent youth organizations fit into its portfolio. Sports and recreation are visible through grants such as $25,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada for sports in 2023 and $50,000 to West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation in Manhattan Beach in 2023. These awards align with its court, facility, and athletics-related programming.
How Shaquille O'Neal Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $16,612, median of $26,250, and p75 of $93,750. The recent grants list shows both one-year support and repeat funding: Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta appears in both 2023 and 2024, as do Boys & Girls Club of America and West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund. Its programs include both unsolicited pathways, such as partnerships with national youth-serving organizations and selected grant programs, and invitation-based capital and refurbishment work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$500K
Total Assets
$10.6M
Total Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$1.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $17K and $94K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$17K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$94K
Geographic Reach
National5 states funded
About 38% of grants go to recipients in GA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PERRY ROGERS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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