Grant Awards

The Southeast Dallas Wolverines Dance and Cheer We are pleased to announce our latest grant recipients, The Southeast Dallas Wolverines Dance and Cheer. The Southeast Dallas Wolverines recently participated in The United YFL National Cheer Championships in Tampa, FL....

Update on Bridge Lacrosse Summer Academy We are pleased to provide an update on our recent grant award recipient, Bridge Lacrosse, and the tremendous success of their Summer Academy which we were pleased to support. Bridge Lacrosse hosted 75 men and women ages 14...

St. Philip's Lacrosse Program Moves Into Second Year We are excited to provide an update on our lacrosse grant recipient, St. Philip’s who last year received a three year grant commitment to rebuild their youth lacrosse program. We visited St. Philip’s again this past...

SDM Rising Youth Athletics Foundation Makes Investment in Lacrosse Summer Camp We are excited to announce our "investment" in Bridge Lacrosse’s Summer Academy. Our Foundation has awarded Bridge Lacrosse’s Summer Academy a grant of $15,000 to provide “scholarships” to...

Fire Destroys Youth Group Equipment We were made aware of a Chicago based youth organization that had sustained significant losses to its equipment and uniforms as a result of an early March fire at its Rogers Park storage container. The local Chicago news centers...

SDM Rising Youth Athletics Foundation Makes Grant to Support Youth Football Safety We are pleased to announce our continued support of the Southeast Dallas Youth Foundation (“SED”). This winter we were able to support the SED Wolverines (no, not “those” Wolverines)...

SDM Rising Youth Athletics Foundation Makes Grant to Support Youth Lacrosse We are excited to announce our “investment” in St. Philips School and Community Center youth lacrosse program in Dallas, Texas. Our Foundation has committed to a multi-year grant of $20,000 a...

Inaugural Grant Recipient Named We have known Steven Barnett, CEO and founder of Southeast Dallas Youth Foundation (“SED”), for almost twenty years. SED serves youths from ages 4 to 14 years old in a lower economic community, in Dallas. Steve and his team of...