Sports Matter

$177,000 dispersed in 2022

Sports Matter Grants

At DICK’S, we believe sports make people better and our mission is to inspire and enable all youth athletes to participate in sports.

D35 Field Day - Parks Field Dixie Youth

The D35 Field Day is a partnership within my district to volunteer at a local baseball field to make improvements to their facilities and receive a $5,000 check from Sports Matter.

Click here to learn more about the D35 Field Day.

West Ashley High School Softball Team

BMW Charity Pro Am/SC Charities Golf Clinics

Internal Praise for the SC Charities Golf Clinics

Press Coverage for the SC Charities Golf Clinics

Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission Scholarship Fund

East Georgia Pop Warner Academic Achievement Banquet

I was invited to attend the EGPW Academic Achievement Banquet as a guest speaker and present our $1000 Sports Matter donation to help provide scholarships for local families in need.

Robert Anderson Middle School

Pep Rally

We learned of a school struggling to fund their youth sports programs, especially the girls' sports and were having to consider cutting their volleyball program due to a lack of funding. We stepped in with a $20,000 Sports Matter grant to provide a new volleyball system and new uniforms for all their sports teams. To celebrate, we hosted an all-school pep rally on August 31, 2022.

Click here for a VIDEO recap.

List of All Grant Recipients

South Carolina District

  • Charleston Market:

    • Parks Field Dixie Youth $5,000

    • West Ashley High School Girls Softball $5,000

    • Adaptive Expeditions $5,000

    • Miracle League $5,000


  • Columbia Market:

    • South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association $20,000 (Distributed to schools across South Carolina)

    • Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission Scholarship Fund $1,000


  • Upstate SC

    • District 5 Sports & Activities $5,000

    • Upstate-Carolina Adaptive Golf $5,000

    • Hispanic Alliance $10,000

    • SC Charities (Part of the BMW Pro-Am) $10,000

    • Robert Anderson Middle School $20,000

    • Girls on the Run $1200


  • Savannah Market:

    • YMCA $1,000

    • Boys and Girls Club $5,000

    • Richmond Hill Soccer Club $1,000

    • ***In progress, a partnership with Chatham County to start an organized youth sports program through the Elementary Schools (14-15 schools total)***


  • Augusta

    • North Augusta Miracle League $5,000

    • East Georgia Pop Warner $1,000

    • Augusta Dream Center, Inc $1,000

    • Girls on the Run $1200


  • Bluffton

    • Island Recreation Center (Hispanic Community) $11,000


  • Brunswick

    • Brunswick High School Women's Basketball Team $5,000


Wilmington District

  • Wilmington:

    • The Miracle League $5000

    • Holly Shelter Middle School $20,000


  • Myrtle Beach:

    • Palmetto Bay Elementary School $5000

    • North Myrle Beach High School $5000


  • Florence

    • First Round Boxing $1000

    • Wilson High School $10,000

    • Off Season Youth Sports Foundation $7500