Peyton Manning. (Jerritt Clark, Getty Images)
Peyton Manning’s PeyBack Foundation announced Wednesday that it distributed more than $1 million in grants to 144 youth-based agencies in Colorado, Tennessee, Louisiana and Indiana in 2015.
“The mission and work of the PeyBack Foundation is something we are very passionate about and to be able to continue our growth through increased giving is very rewarding,” Manning said in a release. “For the second year, we are fortunate to be able to provide a donation total of more than $1 million to youth based community organizations.
“With this donation, now collectively throughout the years, we have awarded more than $6.6 million in grants to more than 1000 youth organizations in Colorado, Tennessee, Louisiana and Indiana.”
The foundation, a non-profit created by Manning in 1999 to assist programs that offer growth and leadership opportunities to disadvantaged youth, received a record 700 applications this year. Seventy-three charities in Colorado received $625,000, 31 organizations in Tennessee received $180,500, 18 in Louisiana received $120,000 and 22 in Indiana got $75,500.
