Orlando Magic foundation surprises local non-profits with $1.2 in grants

Orlando, Fla. — In celebration of the Orlando Magic's 30th anniversary, the team distributed $1.2 million in grants Friday to 16 different organizations.

The foundation distributed 10 $30,000 grants and three $300,000 grants totaling $1,200,000 to 16 non-profit organizations through the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF)in a surprise ceremony at the Amway Center in Orlando.

The foundation raises the money through its annual golf tournaments, auctions held at Magic's game and, this year, a new weekend-long Orlando Wine Festival and Auction to be held March 15-17 at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. Magic CEO Alex Martins said the fundraising event patterned after successful wine festivals in other cities, could raise several million dollars.

Over the past 29 years, more than $24 million has been distributed to local nonprofit community organizations through the OMYF.

The DeVos family, which owns the Orlando Magic team, pays all the foundation’s administrative costs.

The 2019 grant recipients and grants received: 

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida $30,000

Central Florida YMCA $30,000

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida $30,000

Foundation for Orange County Public Schools $30,000

Advent Health Foundation/Hebni Nutrition Consultants $300,000*

The Gift of Swimming $30,000

Harbor House of Central Florida $30,000

Orlando Ballet $30,000

Orlando Repertory Theatre $30,000

Orlando Science Center/Early Learning Coalition of Osceola County $300,000*

Orlando Shakes (Orlando Shakespeare Theatre) $30,000

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida/Grace Medical Home, Inc. $300,000*

Valencia College Foundation $30,000