Partnerships with Sports Teams Support Youth Groups

Touchdowns for Kids gets a $250,000.00 check representing the 2015 contributions; holding the check are, left to right, Joanne Pasternack (Director of Community Relations & 49ers Foundation), Gabriela Chavez-Lopez (Koret Foundation), Ashley Rodwick (Koret Foundation), Tad Taube (Chairman, Taube Philanthropies), Shana Penn (Executive Director, Taube Philanthropies), and Vilja Fussell (Taube Philanthropies), at a ceremony on April 22, 2015.

Touchdowns for Kids

With each touchdown, field goal, interception or sack, much needed funding is directed toward improving the lives of local youth in need via the Taube Family Foundation and Koret Foundation Touchdowns for Kids Program.

The total contribution for the 2014 Touchdowns for Kids program is $250,000 – each organization will receive an allocation of $50,000, including the 49ers Academy, CollegeSpring, Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), Playworks, and JW House.

Since its inception, Touchdowns for kids has donated $1,250,000.00 and:

-Supported 19 Bay Area non-profits including:

  • 49ers Academy
  • Aim High
  • Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative
  • Bayview Hunters Point YMCA
  • Breakthrough Silicon Valley
  • BUILD – Silicon Valley
  • CollegeSpring
  • East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring Project (EPATT)
  • Eastside College Preparatory School
  • Fresh Lifelines for Youth
  • Juma Ventures
  • JW House
  • Navy Seal Foundation–Family Support Program
  • Pathway for Kids
  • Playworks – Silicon Valley and San Francisco
  • Positive Coaching Alliance
  • Ronald McDonald House – Palo Alto
  • Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVeF)
  • Summer Search – Silicon Valley and San Francisco

-Impacted the lives of over 30,000 under-resourced youth through:

  • Funding after-school programming for kids who would otherwise be in unsafe environments
  • Mentorship programs for kids needing strong role models
  • Support of sports and leadership programs for girls in underserved communities
  • Gang prevention education programming
  • Business entrepreneurship education for motivated low-income youth
  • Tutoring programs for middle school students
  • Intervention and remediation programs for incarcerated youth seeking to get their lives back on track
  • Scholarships for high school for motivated youth
  • STEM education support for gifted but underresourced youth
  • Counseling programs for youth impacted by parental military service
  • Resources for families and youth facing life threatening or life limiting illness
  • Job creation for high school students needing income to support their college education
  • Building of playgrounds and playspaces in underresourced communities
  • Hiring of talented play-staff for underresourced schools
  • Summer enrichment programming for underresourced youth

Tad Taube says of Touchdowns for Kids, "Touchdowns for Kids is a blueprint for the partnerships with the Sharks and the Warriors, for Goals for Kids and Hoops for Kids respectively. Ultimately it's all about the kids.
In 2014 we collectively served 200,000 young people who've benefitted from all three programs. In the business of philanthropy - which is a business without profit - the numbers of opportunities to make real impact are limited. We know without a doubt that these programs have impact."

Hoops for Kids display on the Jumbotron, Oracle Arena, Warriors Game.

Hoops for Kids

The Warriors Community Foundation, in partnership with the Taube Family Foundation and Koret Foundation, launched Hoops for Kids where Warriors achievements on the court support underserved youth in the Bay Area beginning in the 2013-14 season. Through Hoops for Kids, every Warriors three pointer made during the regular season generates $500 for five organizations working locally to improve educational opportunities and life outcomes for kids. To date, the Warriors have made 721 three-pointers during the 2013-14 season (as of April 10, 2014), raising over $350,000 and counting for Hoops for Kids. As the 2014-15 is just beginning, it's even more reason to say: "Go Warriors!" Below please find the beneficiaries and the number of youth they serve for both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons:

Goals for Kids

Goals for Kids gets a $250,000.00 check representing the 2014-15 season contributions; in attendance were Ken Marciano (third from left), representing Taube Philanthropies, and Gabriela Chavez-Lopez (second from left), representing the Koret Foundation.

Goals for Kids gets a $250,000.00 check representing the 2014-15 season contributions; in attendance were Ken Marciano (third from left), representing Taube Philanthropies, and Gabriela Chavez-Lopez (second from left), representing the Koret Foundation.

For every goal the San Jose Sharks score during the 2014-15 season (including goals scored up until this point), $1,000 will be added to a running total that will be distributed to programs dedicated to enhancing the lives of youth and families in the Bay Area. To date, the San Jose Sharks have scored 199 goals, bringing the current total to $202,980. 

“The San Jose Sharks is the latest Bay Area pro-sports program to be joining the already incredibly successful Touchdowns for Kids, a partnership with the San Francisco 49ers, and Hoops for Kids, a partnership with the Golden State Warriors – which together have provided hundreds of thousands in funding to support our community’s youngest,” said Tad Taube, founder and chairman of Taube Philanthropies. “Collaborative philanthropy, through which like-minded organizations come together to further amplify individual contributions, is setting a model right here in the Bay Area. We hope others will open their hearts and wallets to follow.” 

Partnership opportunities for Goals For Kids are available at the $25,000, $15,000, $5,000 and $1,000 levels, and interested parties are encouraged to visit www.sjsharks.com/goalsforkids to find out more. Most recently, South Bay-based Le Boulanger has joined Goals for Kids, dedicating $20 per goal scored this season, up to $5,000.

Below is a summary of each Goals for Kids beneficiary selected by the Sharks Foundation for 2014-15.

 

2014-15 Goals for Kids Beneficiaries

Organization: Child Advocates of Silicon Valley

Area Served: Santa Clara County

Impact: 720 teens aged 17-19 each year

Focus Area: Education, Health and Safety

Child Advocates of Silicon Valley’s mission is to provide stability and hope to abused children by being a powerful voice in their lives. Their vision is that every child has a positive view of the future and the opportunity to become a productive, healthy adult. Their purpose is to match foster children with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) who ensure that children’s needs are met and their voices heard while navigating the dependency system. For more information, visit: www.cadvocates.org

 

Organization: City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley

Area Served: San Jose

Impact: 4,200 people aged 6-15 each year

Focus Area: Education, Health and Safety

City Year is an education-focused, nonprofit organization that partners with public schools and teachers to help keep students in school and on track to succeed. In 25 communities across the United States and through three international affiliates, this innovative public-private partnership brings together teams of young AmeriCorps members who commit to a year of full-time service in schools. AmeriCorps members provide individual support to students who need extra care and attention, focusing on attendance, behavior, and course performance through in-class tutoring, mentoring, and after school programs. This year, City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley’s 94 AmeriCorps members are serving thousands of students in nine elementary and middle schools. For more information, visit: www.cityyear.org. 

 

Organization Name: Dan Ashley’s Rock the CASA

Geographic Area Served: Greater Bay Area

Impact: Approximately 550 underserved young people ages 9-17

Focus Area:  Two core areas involving children are the beneficiaries of “Dan Ashley’s Rock the CASA”.  First, children removed from their homes because of abuse and/or neglect. Second, underserved children who would otherwise not have the opportunity to attend a week of summer camp at Lake Tahoe. Rock the CASA is a California non-pro?t public charity founded by ABC-7 News Anchor Dan Ashley for the purpose of bene?ting charitable organizations that serve children in need.  Approved by the federal government as a fully tax-deductible 501c3 non-profit corporation, “Rock the CASA” produces an annual music concert as the principal fundraiser to benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates and Friends of Camp Concord.

For more Information: www.rockthecasa.org 

 

Organization: Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen

Area Served: Impoverished Areas of Santa Clara County

Impact: 180,000 people ages 0-90 each year

Focus Area: Health and Safety

Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen is committed to providing no cost, hot nutritious meals and support services in a dignified, safe and caring environment. We provide services to all needy individuals, with special concern for families, senior citizens and homeless. Loaves & Fishes was founded in 1980 to fill a void in the community for these special populations. Our kitchens now serve meals seven days each week at four locations. The number of guests has grown from the initial 11 guests served on February 15, 1980, to more than 700 people served daily. Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, handicap or sexual orientation. For more information, visit: www.loavesfishes.org

 

Organization: Ronald McDonald House at Stanford

Area Served: Santa Clara County

Impact: 13,257 each year

Focus Area: Health and Safety

Ronald McDonald House at Stanford opened in 1979 on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child. With the mission to create a home-away-from-home for families with critically ill children undergoing treatment at local hospitals, the House accommodates 47 families with private bedrooms every night. Programming provides a comprehensive mix of creative, participatory services to actively engage all family members, create community of support and ease everyday burdens so they can focus on what matters most – the health and well-being of their children. For more information visit: www.RMHStanford.org.

 

Organization: Via Services, Inc.

Area Served: Santa Clara County

Impact: 3,500 people ages 5-22 each year

Focus Area: Health and Safety

Via Services is a private, independent non-profit organization dedicated to helping children and adults with disabilities and special needs achieve greater self-sufficiency and lead richer lives. In doing so, they provide much needed connection and support for their parents and caregivers – helping make their own challenges less difficult and the celebrations more frequent.

For more information, visit: www.viaservices.org/mission/

 

 

Shana Penn (Executive Director, Taube Philanthropies), Tad Taube (Chairman, Taube Philanthropies), Ashley Rodwick (Program Officer, Koret Foundation), and Tina Frank (Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Koret Foundation) attend the award ceremony of Goals for Kids and present the beneficiaries with a check for $250,000.00.

Shana Penn (Executive Director, Taube Philanthropies), Tad Taube (Chairman, Taube Philanthropies), Ashley Rodwick (Program Officer, Koret Foundation), and Tina Frank (Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Koret Foundation) attend the award ceremony of Goals for Kids and present the beneficiaries with a check for $250,000.00..

Beneficiary

# of youth served annually

# of total individuals served annually

Ronald McDonald House at Stanford

5,806

13,217

Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen

38,250

127,000

Child Advocates of Silicon Valley

720

1,295

Rock the CASA

250

290

City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley

4,037

4,037