Annual Funding Requests submitted after May 1, 2026, will be considered during the 2027 funding cycle.
The Annual Funding Request Form for the 2027 Giveaway Luncheon will open on August 4, 2026, and must be submitted by May 1, 2027, to be considered for funding. Requests received after May 1, 2027, will be considered for the 2028 Giveaway Luncheon.
Organizations that apply for Annual Funding for the 2027 Giveaway Luncheon will be notified of the status of their request by July 1, 2027.
Due to NCAA Compliance Regulations, the Nick’s Kids Foundation can only make donations to non-athletically related bona fide youth organizations. Donation requests must be made in conjunction with the requesting organization’s regular fundraising activities. Donations received from the Nick’s Kids Foundation cannot be earmarked or used for (a) the benefit of a prospective student-athlete, or (b) the purpose of contributing to a boys’ basketball program. A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade.
NCAA Regulations also prohibit the Nick’s Kids Foundation from donating items or memorabilia that will be used (a) in fundraising events for any high school organization, (b) in a high school fundraising event that will benefit a charity or educational project, (c) to benefit any high school or prospective student-athlete, or (d) to benefit, or for the purpose of contributing to, a boys’ basketball program. High school is defined as grades nine through twelve.