COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Since 2014, DICK’S and The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation have given more than $112.3 million in grants and sponsorships to support underfunded youth sports programs, raise awareness and bolster communities nationwide. In 2019 alone, the Foundation gave approximately $7 million in grants.
COMMITMENT TO INCLUSIVE SPORTS
At DICK’S, we want sports to be accessible to all athletes, no matter their ability. In 2019, we supported a number of organizations that are dedicated to increasing access for athletes, including NubAbility, Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, and the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s High School Adaptive Sports Program.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Participation in sports can be an avenue to other types of community engagement, bringing people of diverse backgrounds together to learn and grow. DICK’S sponsors sporting events and other community engagement activities in the areas in which we operate , often with our own teammates’ participation.
HOMETOWN ENGAGEMENT
Participating in everything from the city’s annual PRIDE march to local golf tournaments, teammates in Pittsburgh engage the local community through local sports sponsorships, philanthropic activities, community events and more.
SHOP WITH A PRO
Our store managers team up with a professional athlete and jointly identify a local organization. The children receive approximately $125 in DICK’S gift cards compliments of DICK’S, with some athletes matching the spend. The kids then shop the store with the athlete serving as their VIP shopping assistant. In 2019, DICK’s held more than thirty SWAP events during the holiday and back-to-school seasons, benefitting more than 500 children.