June 4, 2021 – The Charlotte Hornets Foundation today revealed the final donations that were made as part of the $75,000 in to-be-determined future contributions pledged last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April 2020, the organization initiated a multi-faceted plan that included $250,000 in total donations, 1,000 hours of in-home employee volunteerism and a COVID-19 resource center at hornets.com/COVID19. At that time, the Charlotte Hornets Foundation provided $100,000 to the COVID-19 Response Fund established by United Way of Central Carolinas and Foundation For The Carolinas, along with $25,000 each to three local nonprofit organizations to assist in immediate needs caused by COVID-19 – Carolina Farm Trust and Crisis Assistance Ministry in Charlotte and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund in the home market of the Hornets’ NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm
Since then, the Charlotte Hornets Foundation has donated $25,000 to Novant Health to purchase COVID-19 testing supplies and translate educational materials into Spanish, $10,000 to the Phills Foundation to help the homeless during the pandemic, $10,000 to Project BOLT to help provide food and school supplies to children in marginalized areas and $10,000 for facemasks to be distributed in vulnerable communities.