Donation Request Guidelines

Please take a moment to read the following guidelines so that we can better accommodate your donation request.

The Reds are proud to be an integral part of our community. We are asked to support thousands of worthwhile charitable causes and events each year. We make every effort to accommodate as many as possible. Due to the many requests we receive, guidelines have been implemented to assist as many organizations as possible. Please take a moment to become familiar with our guidelines. We thank you for your continued support.

The Reds will consider requests from nonprofit organizations and their fundraising efforts within the Greater Cincinnati Community and the tri-state region (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky).

Our peak season of supporting charitable events is during the regular baseball season. If we are able to fulfill your donation request, our donation will be tickets to a Reds game. Fundraisers and events held during our off-season will receive a ticket voucher redeemable for a 2008 Reds game.

Autographed memorabilia is reserved for the fundraising efforts of the Reds Community Fund, the official nonprofit arm of the Reds. Stop by the Reds Community Fund booth, located near section 119 at the ballpark, to participate in exciting Silent Auctions, Raffles and other games. The booth is open every home game during the season.

Please mail a request on your organization's letterhead with a brief explanation of your fundraiser or special event, how our donation will be utilized, along with the date of event, a contact name, complete mailing address and a daytime telephone number to the following (incomplete requests will not be considered):

Cincinnati Reds
Attn: Donation Request
Great American Ball Park
100 Joe Nuxhall Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202


Other helpful tips:

• Please mail only one request letter; do not send multiple copes of your request to various departments, the Reds Team Shop by Majestic, or the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum.
• Please note that we do not accept faxed or e-mailed requests.
• Allow four to six weeks' advance notice for all requests.
• We receive approximately 500 requests weekly; if the Reds are able to help your organization, it is limited to once per calendar year.
• Opening Day game tickets are not available for donation.
• The Reds may not provide financial sponsorship for a cause, individual or organization. We do not purchase program ads or buy sponsor tables at events.
• Donations of game tickets for the 2008 season are available after April 7, 2008.
• Donations will be mailed only to the organization's address.
• Requests for for-profit companies, including employee recognition/appreciation days and holiday events.
• Decorations or donations for parties, reunions or sports-themed rooms cannot be fulfilled.
• The Reds can no longer respond to general fan mail or charitable requests that occur outside the continental United States.
• The Reds cannot accept items (baseballs, posters, photos, caps, etc.) to be autographed for fundraising events.

Sportservice Fundraising

Sportservice, the food service provider for the Cincinnati Reds, is proud of the many scholastic, athletic and religious fundraising groups that have made us their choice when raising money for their many worthy causes.

More than 100 organizations have utilized money earned at the concession stands at the ballpark to provide everything from scholarships and band uniforms to new places of worship for their members.

Like any successful Major League team, Sportservice is always on the lookout for new talent and encourages any charitable group looking to do some serious fundraising to contact us.

Key information:

• All participants must be at least 19 years of age
• All participants must participate in a training session
• Group must commit to working at least 10 games during the season

For more information on fundraising at Great American Ball Park in 2008 contact:

The Group Fundraising Manager @ 513.765.7585 or email: cincygrp@dncinc.com

Grant Opportunity with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund

The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a $10 million joint initiative between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). The mission of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund is to promote and enhance the growth of baseball in the United States, Canada and throughout the world by funding programs, fields and equipment purchases to encourage and maintain youth participation in the game. Since its inception in 1999, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund annually awards approximately $2 million to youth baseball and softball programs across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands and Europe.

For additional information, please visit www.baseballtomorrowfund.com for complete information about the grant (including criteria, process, help, grant application, history and distribution cycle) or call The Baseball Tomorrow Fund at Major League Baseball offices at (212) 931-7817.

Baseball Tomorrow Fund news archive »

Fan Mail

Letters during the baseball season (April - September) should be addressed to specific player(s):

PLAYER or MANAGER/COACH'S NAME
c/o Cincinnati Reds
Great American Ball Park
100 Joe Nuxhall Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

We cannot guarantee that letters will be answered or items returned. Fan mail is not forwarded during the offseason.

The Reds front office may not accept items to be autographed for either personal or charitable reasons.