2024 Golden Ticket Raffle Drawing!

The MAC Holiday Fashion Show Golden Ticket raffle was sponsored by a wonderful donation from Alaska Airlines. The lucky raffle winner will receive two (2) round-trip tickets with no black-out dates and valid on Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air to any destination they fly in Canada, the US, and Central America.

Video from the drawing featuring the amazing event co-chairs, Roberto and Dot! Making the drawing happen is Jeanette from Alaska Airlines and the foundation's board co-chair,...

Empowering Youth, Building Community: YGI 2024’s Impactful Grants 

A few weeks ago, the Multnomah Athletic Foundation’s Youth Grant Initiative (YGI) cohort reached an inspiring milestone: after months of thoughtful deliberation and collaboration, they awarded $2,500 grants to two exceptional nonprofits—Friends of Baseball and Girls on the Run. 

Over the course of six weeks, this dedicated cohort of students embarked on a journey to learn the fundamentals of philanthropy. They explored what it means to give intentionally, examined the needs of...

Celebrating the Spirit of Joe Loprinzi: Honoring the 2024 Scholarship Winners!

The Loprinzi Scholarship celebrates students who truly embody the vibrant spirit of Joe Loprinzi. It’s for those who embrace life with energy, engage with their community, work hard, and make every moment count. Joe’s memory continues to inspire countless individuals to live fully, and this year’s awardees are shining examples of his legacy!

The Loprinzi Scholarship provides an $10,000 award to three outstanding student athletes that attend one of our thirty program high...

Announcing the 2024 Grant Partners

Every year we invest in remarkable nonprofit organizations. In 2024 we conducted one grant cycle and learned about so much incredible, passionate, and effective work being done in our community. This year we are supporting these nonprofit organizations that inspire and enable kids to participate in athletics. On a daily basis, the individuals and volunteers at these community spaces provide access, inclusion, and opportunity for youth.

Adaptive Sports Northwest provides and promotes...

Celebrating Community Impact!

Every year the foundation supports amazing nonprofit organizations in the community. The Impact Award recognizes the efforts of one organization, its talented staff, and board members as they collaborate within their community.

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Join us from 5.30 - 7 PM on November 12th as we recognize the impactful work and deep engagement of our grant partners in an informal cocktail party. Meet organizations focused on supporting youth and engage in inspiring...

Member Contributions Make a Big Difference for Area Youth

The MAC and the Foundation share the belief that increasing access to participation fuels possibilities! Combining Foundation funding and volunteer energy, powered by MAC member support, thousands of youth in the Portland metro area are able to take part in athletics and education.

Each year, the Multnomah Athletic Foundation’s Annual Fund Drive harnesses the power of individual contributions to make a collective impact on the lives of Portland-area youth.  Together we raised more than...

The Power of a $25 Donation

How Contributions Lead to Big Changes During the Annual Fund Drive

A single $25 contribution alone may feel inconsequential when thinking about the cost of a college education or a nonprofit organization’s athletic programming for kids. But when that single $25 donation is multiplied by thousands of MAC members, it can have a far-reaching impact for the youth in this community.

In 2023, MAC members’ contributed more than $180,000 during the annual fund drive benefiting the...

Together we are…

MAC’s Board of Trustees and the Multnomah Athletic Foundation’s Board of Directors together endorse the annual fund drive in July, which fuels the foundation's ability to provide community grants and scholarships. Thank you in advance for your support and commitment.

"We provide access to athletics and education through our grants and scholarships. The work we do would not be possible without the support from MAC members. Your contribution creates possibilities for hundreds of...

Congrats to the 2024 MAC Scholar Athletes!

Each spring we welcome in a new cohort of MAC Scholar Athletes into a historic and collaborative program between the Multnomah Athletic Foundation and the Multnomah Athletic Club. Comprised of current sophomores from 30 possible program area high schools, we are thrilled to announce the 2024 MAC Scholar Athlete Cohort which is made up of amazing student athletes from all over the Portland Metro Area! Stay tuned for more features on theses students and the program as we progress through the...

Recommendations tips

At the Multnomah Athletic Foundation , we use a cloud-based online system called Kaleidoscope for applications and recommendations. So the candidate has two options for providing a recommendation for their application. The first option is to for the applicant to send the recommender an email from within the Kaleidoscope system. If you receive that email, you answer a few questions and then upload the letter of recommendation as a PDF. The letter will be attached to the application as a...