AEG Community Foundation Awards $400,000 in Grants to 20 Nonprofits Across the U.S.
Los Angeles, CA (August 25, 2025) – AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company, today announced that 20 nonprofit organizations across the United States will receive grants totaling $400,000 from the AEG Community Foundation. The grants, ranging from $15,000 to $25,000, will support programs focused on K-12 education, the arts, and health and wellness in the communities where AEG and its partners operate.
Several of this year’s grant recipients were nominated by AEG employees who have previously collaborated with or supported these organizations, highlighting their meaningful impact at the local level. Each nomination was carefully reviewed by the Foundation’s national executive board, which selected the final recipients based on their demonstrated commitment to building stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities.
“For 25 years AEG has invested in non-profit organizations that make a meaningful difference in underserved communities with a goal of helping these communities thrive,” said Martha Saucedo, Chief External Affairs Officer, AEG. “The grants being awarded today by the AEG Community Foundation will support the valuable work these nonprofits do every day to uplift and empower the people they serve.”
“”We are incredibly honored by the support we’ve received from AEG Community Foundation,” says Troy Andrews Foundation Founding Executive Director, Bill Taylor. “This grant is crucial to the continuous growth of our flagship program, the Trombone Shorty Academy, now in its 13th year. We’re proud to partner with AEG in changing our students’ lives through the transformative power of music!”
The recipients of the AEG Community Foundation 2025 Grant Cycle include:
K-12 Education
- BOSS, Inc. (Long Beach, CA)
- Little Tokyo Service Center, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
- All People Community Center (Los Angeles, CA)
- Boys & Girls Club of Carson (Carson, CA)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan (Ypsilanti, MI)
- California Science Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- City Year New York (New York, NY)
- California Hospital Medical Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- Central American Resource Center – CARECEN (Los Angeles, CA)
Arts
- Girls Write Nashville (Nashville, TN)
- Heart of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
- A Place Called Home (Los Angeles, CA)
- The Troy Andrews Foundation (New Orleans, LA)
- Inner-City Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
- Youth on Record (Denver, CO)
- Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Alianza Coachella Valley (Coachella, CA)
- Angelica Center for Arts and Music (Los Angeles, CA)
Health and Wellness
- Olive Crest (Las Vegas, NV)
- YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
About AEG
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AEG is the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company. The company operates in the following business segments:
- Music through AEG Presents, which is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performances, including the production and promotion of global and regional concert tours, an extensive portfolio of clubs, theaters and other music venues, concerts and special events and world-renowned festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival;
- Venues and Real Estate, which develops, owns and operates world-class venues, as well as major sports and entertainment districts like Crypto.com Arena and L.A. LIVE, Uber Platz in Berlin and The O2 in London;
- Sports, as the world’s largest operator of high-profile sporting events and sports franchises including the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and Eisbären Berlin;
- Global Partnerships, which oversees worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships including naming rights, premium seating, and other strategic partnerships.
- And Ticketing, through its AXS.com ticketing platform, which provides more than 400 clients worldwide with ticketing services that cover the gamut of entertainments, including sporting events, arena tours, music clubs festival, rodeos and family events.
Through its worldwide network of venues, portfolio of powerful sports and music brands and its integrated entertainment districts, AEG entertains more than 90 million guests annually. More information about AEG can be found at www.aegworldwide.com.
About the Trombone Shorty Foundation:
Since its inception in 2012, the Trombone Shorty Foundation has mentored musically inclined New Orleans youth to develop professional skills through mentorship, scholarships, instruction, work-based learning, and real-world touring. Utilizing the Trombone Shorty Academy, Fredman Music Business Institute, and the Shorty Foundation’s Cultural Experiences program, the Foundation works to ensure its students will be leaders in the preservation and proliferation of New Orleans music and culture for generations to come.