LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy Foundation Amplify AEG’s Commitment to Community Through Ongoing Community Giving and Programming
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 $400,000 in grants 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.”
As part of AEG’s broader commitment to community impact, the LA Galaxy Foundation (LAGF), the official 501(c)(3) non-profit arm of the LA Galaxy, continues to drive meaningful change across Southern California. With a mission to advance the game of soccer and use it as a vehicle for positive transformation, LAGF focuses on three core pillars: expanding access to youth sports, promoting health and wellness, and fostering inclusive communities. Through strategic grants, programming, and partnerships, the Foundation empowers underserved youth and amplifies voices that reflect the diversity of Los Angeles.
Through its Community Partner of the Match initiative, the LA Galaxy highlights the work of local nonprofits and makes a financial gift each game. This years’ recipients include organizations also supported by parent company AEG, such as the Central American Resource Center (CARACEN), A Place Called Home, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Carson. LA Galaxy Foundation programs such as Greener Goals and the Special Olympics Unified Team, which just completed an undefeated 2025 season, promote inclusion, teamwork, and mutual respect through sport.
“Our community giving reflects the spirit of the LA Galaxy. We’re about bringing people together, uplifting youth, and creating opportunities through the power of soccer,” said LA Galaxy President of Business Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Tom Braun. “We are proud to amplify the good work of AEG and amplify our efforts through the LA Galaxy Foundation in supporting organizations that make a lasting impact, especially here in Los Angeles.”
As stated by Tony Brown, chief executive of downtown-based Heart of Los Angeles to the Los Angeles Business Journal: “AEG’s ongoing support – which they’ve provided for decades – is instrumental in moments like these when federal funding for programs has created a sense of scarcity. It’s made the resources tighter… this is when you need those partnerships that have been with you over a long period of time and continue to be part of the community, as we need to be strong in these moments of crisis.”
Learn more about LAGF’s work at lagalaxy.com/community.
The recipients of the AEG Community Foundation 2025 Grant Cycle include:
K-12 Education
- BOSS, Inc. (Long Beach, CA) Little Tokyo Service Center (Los Angeles, CA) All People Community Center (Los Angeles, CA)
- Boys & Girls Club of Carson (Carson, CA) California Science Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- California Hospital Medical Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
- Central American Resource Center – CARECEN (Los Angeles, CA) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan (Ypsilanti, MI)
- City Year New York (New York, NY)
Arts
- Heart of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) A Place Called Home (Los Angeles, CA) Inner-City Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
- Angelica Center for Arts and Music (Los Angeles, CA)
- Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation (Santa Barbara, CA)
- Alianza Coachella Valley (Coachella, CA)
- Girls Write Nashville (Nashville, TN)
- Youth on Record (Denver, CO)
- The Troy Andrews Foundation (New Orleans, LA
Health and Wellness
- YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Olive Crest (Las Vegas, NV)
*Nonprofits supported financially or in-kind by the LA Galaxy and/or LA Galaxy Foundation in addition to the AEG Foundation
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 LA GALAXY
The LA Galaxy are Major League Soccer’s most successful club. Based in Carson, Calif. at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy have won the MLS Cup a record six times (2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2024), the MLS Supporters’ Shield four times (1998, 2002, 2010, 2011) and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup twice (2001, 2005), and one Concacaf Champions Cup (2000) since their inception in 1996. Under the direction of LA Galaxy President of Business Operations and Chief Operating Officer Tom Braun and LA Galaxy General Manager Will Kuntz, the Galaxy are the premier club in MLS, with stars like Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Robbie Keane, Steven Gerrard, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Javier Hernandez, Cobi Jones, Riqui Puig and Marco Reus representing LA over the team’s 30 seasons in MLS. For more information on the LA Galaxy, visit www.lagalaxy.com.
