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Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation (PPF)

Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Community Impact Report 2024-25

Official foundation of the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL team, investing in youth hockey, education, wellness and community across Western Pennsylvania. The 2024-25 report covers $6.1m distributed to 200+ organisations, flagship programmes including Little Penguins, PensFIT, Willie O'Ree Academy, Science Champions, and a $100k pediatric cancer grant to UPMC Children's Hospital.

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Youth hockey (Little Penguins Learn to Play; Pittsburgh Pennies girls programme; Willie O'Ree Academy; PensFIT ball hockey; Try Hockey for Free); education (Reading Champions; Science Champions; scholarships); wellness ($100k UPMC Children's Hospital grant; Mental Wellness Symposium 610 attendees; Braddock gym renovation); community (800 foster care backpacks; Hayes' Heroes first responder programme; $100k Science of Hockey exhibit) Custom geography from upload: United States

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 $6.1 million distributed; ~$7.5 million gross fundraising total; $79 million raised and invested since 2010
Key Metric 2 200+ organisations supported; 261 scholarships awarded to date; 1,450 girls in regional hockey programmes
Key Metric 3 754,000+ minutes read through Reading Champions; 12,159 students reached by PensFIT ball hockey across 22 school districts; 36,887 attended events at Highmark Hunt Armory

Key Outcomes

  • $252,000 raised for local nonprofits through gameday specialty fundraising; $379,000 raised at Night of Assists Gala; 88% of partner nonprofits reported Foundation donations helped them raise $130,000+
  • 82% athlete retention rate for Willie O'Ree Academy; $100,000 invested in Sports360 exhibit at Kamin Science Center (projected 500,000 visitors/year for 7 years); girls' hockey participation in Western PA up 80% over 15 years
  • Nearly $300,000 invested in Pittsburgh Pennies girls hockey over two seasons; Science Champions pilot launching 2025-26 across Allegheny County PA and West Virginia; $41,000 in scholarships awarded in 2025

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