{"id":407380,"date":"2026-09-22T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/407380\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:26:12","slug":"orlando-magic-distributing-1-8-million-to-local-nonprofits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/407380\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Magic distributing $1.8 million to local nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Magic<\/a> announced it will distribute a total of $1.8 million through the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n

The first set of grants totaling $775,000 were distributed Tuesday at the inaugural OMYF Collective Impact Reveal Luncheon at the Kia Center<\/a>, honoring the 21 nonprofit organizations in Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Brevard counties that were selected. The grants will assist at-risk youth by supporting programs in Central Florida focused on education, health and wellness, the arts, housing and homelessness, according to the team.<\/p>\n

This marks the 19th time the Magic have distributed at least $1 million to the Orlando community, with the team granting more than $32 million over the past 37 years to local nonprofit community organizations through the OMYF.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the entire DeVos family and the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation, we are honored to recognize these 21 nonprofit organizations that impact and uplift youth across Central Florida on a daily basis,\u201d Magic and OMYF chairman Dan DeVos<\/a> said. \u201cJoining together to help others in the Orlando community has been woven into the fabric of the Magic organization and remains a priority for our family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith my parents leading the way, we\u2019ve held the belief that whether it\u2019s time, talent or treasure, everyone has something valuable to contribute,\u201d DeVos added. \u201cWe are humbled to assist each of these deserving organizations who make a true difference for so many kids across this community. We honor them and recognize them for their tireless efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grants will be distributed through the OMYF in five ways this season: a summer grant cycle, a winter grant cycle, microgrants, the Linda Landman Gonzalez Leadership Grant and year-round professional development opportunities, the team said.<\/p>\n

The second set of grant recipients will be announced in February. The microgrants will be distributed to smaller, up-and-coming local nonprofits to assist them in growing their organizations. The grantees for the remaining cycles will be announced throughout the season and continue to assist at-risk youth among Central Florida counties.<\/p>\n

The Magic also announced the \u201cOMYF Collective,\u201d which will serve as \u201ca new strategic engagement platform for the OMYF designed to bring together nonprofit leaders, community stakeholders and supporters to strengthen collaboration, share best practices and amplify collective impact throughout the region,\u201d the team said.<\/p>\n

While grant funding remains at the heart of foundation\u2019s mission, the collective \u201cexpands that investment by providing year-round opportunities for relationship building, professional development, peer learning and leadership growth,\u201d according to the team.<\/p>\n

In addition to DeVos, Magic vice chair Alex Martins, Magic president of business operations Charlie Freeman, Magic chief marketing officer Shelly Wilkes, OMYF executive director Laura Cutchens, Magic community ambassadors and former players Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw, and Magic TV host Dante Marchitelli joined grant recipients at the luncheon.<\/p>\n

OMYF\u2019s 21 summer grantee organizations (amount granted)<\/p>\n

\u2022 AdventHealth Foundation Central Florida ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Brevard Schools Foundation Inc. ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Central Florida Dreamplex Foundation ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Central Florida Young Men\u2019s Christian Association ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Chance 2 Dance, Inc. ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 City Year, Inc. ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Florida Institute of Technology ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Foundation for Foster Children ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, Inc. ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools, Inc. ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Heart of Florida United Way ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Junior Achievement of Central Florida ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mental Health Association Of Central Florida, Inc. ($40,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Orlando Ballet, Inc. ($25,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Orlando Science Center, Inc. ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 REED Charitable Foundation ($35,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Rescue Outreach Mission of Central Florida ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Inc. ($50,000)<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Mustard Seed of Central Florida ($25,000)<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Magic announced it will distribute a total of $1.8 million through the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407381,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,2295,139,141,1239,140,109,76046,110],"class_list":["post-407380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-latest-headlines","tag-nba","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-magic","tag-orlando-news","tag-social","tag-social-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}