Tampa Bay Rays And Rowdies Announce Fund For Community Change

ST. PETERSBURG, FL —On Opening Day for the Tampa Bay Rays, the Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund announced its commitment of $100,000 annually to the Racial Equity Grant Fund to build power within communities that have been historically overlooked and purposefully disadvantaged because of systemic racism, a news release said.

The Racial Equity Grant Fund was created by the two clubs.

Officials said they seek to:

• Invest in those communities most impacted by systemic racism and oppression.
• Support 501(c)(3) organizations making an impact in the areas of housing, workforce development, health equity, criminal justice reform, education and youth development.
• Support anti-racist organizations and leadership.

For more information about the communities and organizations the fund will benefit, visit Rays and Rowdies Racial Equity Grant Fund.