- WE ARE A 501(C)(3) DESIGNED TO PAY EDUCATION GRANTS TO STUDENT ATHLETES FOR USE OF THER NAME IN LIKENESS
- THE GRANTEE WILL THEN BE CONNECTED TO A NETWORK OF FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN FINANCIAL LITERACY; HOW TO GROW AND GENERATE WEALTH (WITH THE GRANT MONEY)
- WE WILL DISTRIBUTE GRANTS TO EVERYONE ON THE FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL TEAM (MEN'S AND WOMEN'S). GRANTS WILL BE CAPPED AT $100,000
- EACH GRANTEE WILL RECEIVE AN EQUAL AMOUNT BASED ON DONATIONS AND THE BALANCE OF THE ENDOWMENT
- ADDITIONALLY, A PORTION OF EACH GRANT WILL BE DONATED TO THAT INDIVIDUALS HOMETOWN HIGH-SCHOOL EACH YEAR. IT WILL BE DONATED IN THE GRANTEES NAME
- OUR FIRST ENDOWMENT SCHOOL IS THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
- BY DONATING JUST $1, $2 OR $5 A WEEK, WE CAN BUILD AN SELF FUNDING ENDOWMENT WITHIN A FEW YEARS
- WE ARE REPRESENTED BY 3I LAW BASED IN DENVER, COLORADO
- OUR OVERHEAD WILL BE LESS THAN 15% AND BECAUSE OF OUR STRUCTURE WILL SHRINK AS THE ENDOWMENT GROWS
- CONTACT US IF YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR SCHOOL OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
A REIMAGINED COLLECTIVE & HOW IT WORKS
SO WHY ARE WE DOING THIS?
47%
OF NCAA D1
ATHLETES COME FROM DISADVANTAGED ECONOMIC AREAS
85%
OF THOSE STUDENTS
BELIEVE THEY WILL ACHIEVE FUTURE SUCCESS AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
ON THE OTHER HAND...
39%
OF THEIR TEAMMATES COMING FROM ADVANTAGED ECONOMIC AREAS
BELIEVE THEY WILL ACHIEVE FUTURE SUCCESS AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
THE TRUTH IS ONLY
1.6%
OF ALL COLLEGE ATHLETES WILL ACHIEVE FUTURE SUCCESS AND EMPLOYMENT AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL
SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROBLEM?
REGARDLESS OF HOW WE GOT HERE. YOUNG, TALENTED INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED ECONOMIC AREAS HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THEIR BEST CHANCE AT FUTURE SUCCESS HINGES ON PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS; AND THE PATH LEADING THERE IS COLLEGE SPORTS. THIS IS FALSE ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME; 98.4% OF THE TIME TO BE EXACT.
THE SOLUTION IS OUR MISSION
TO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF FUTURE SUCCESS AND EMPLOYMENT FOR AMATEUR ATHLETES. WE WILL PAY EDUCATION GRANTS, CAPPED AT $100K PER GRANTEE, PER YEAR. THEN WE WILL CONNECT THEM WITH A NETWORK OF FINANCIAL, LEGAL AND TAX PROFESSIONALS TO EDUCATE THEM ON HOW TO GROW AND MANAGE THE FUNDS.
WHERE DOES "NIL" COME INTO FOCUS
THE GRANTEES WILL LET US USE THEIR NAME IN LIKENESS (NIL) TO PROMOTE THE GRANT PROGRAM. A DYNAMIC PRACTICE WHERE THE FUNDS WILL END UP BACK IN THEIR POCKETS. THE WAY NIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THEY WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICE BY PARTICIPATING IN A COLLEGIATE SPORT AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY WITHOUT MONETARY COMPENSATION.
OUR FIRST GRANTEE SCHOOL
THE UNIVERSITY
OF COLORADO
AT BOULDER
EACH PLAYER WILL GET AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF GRANT MONEY
SIMPLICITY IN EQUALITY
WHY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALSO?
OUR PROJECT FOCUSES ON FUTURE SUCCESS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. WE DO NOT CARE HOW MUCH MONEY THE GRANTEE CAN GENERATE FOR A PUBLIC SCHOOL OR A NON-PROFIT (NCAA); ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING MONETARY COMPENSATION FROM THOSE INSTITUTIONS. WE BELIEVE THE FUTURE OF A FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYER IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS. AS WE GROW WE WILL ADD ADDITIONAL SPORTS.
WHY ARE WE PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT?
WE DO NOT VIEW THE FUTURE OF ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL AS MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS.
MEN'S FOOTBALL
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MEN'S BASKETBALL
$1 Donation
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- $1.00
- Sale
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$5 Donation
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$10 Donation
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- $10.00
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$20 Donation
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- $20.00
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$40 Donation
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- $40.00
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$75 Donation
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- $75.00
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- $75.00
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$150 Donation
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- $150.00
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- $150.00
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$250 Donation
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- $250.00
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$500 Donation
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- $500.00
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$750 Donation
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- $750.00
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$975 Donation
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- $975.00
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