Newsstand: J.J. McCarthy announces several donations of his NIL money
Michigan football freshman quarterback J.J. McCarthy has shown off an impressive on-field skill-set in 2021. However, it is what he is doing off the field that might make the biggest impact.
McCarthy promised he would donate a portion of his NIL earnings to various foundations throughout Big Ten country.
“As promised, a portion of my NIL money will be dedicated to children’s hospitals, families, and programs in need,” McCarthy wrote in a statement posted to social media. “I will be using the following funds from the JJ for the kids foundation to help do my part to make a difference during the holiday season.”
The donations will go to the following:
• $500 – Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health @ Michigan State
• $500 – Penn State Health Children’s Hospital
• $500 – University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital “Maryland Cares, Safe Kids Baltimore Fund”
• $1,000 – University of Nebraska Children’s Hospital “Dance Marathon 4 Kids”
• $1,000 – Little Heroes League benefitting multiple children’s hospitals
• $2,000 – C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan “Charles Woodson Clinical Research Fund”
• $2,000 – Lurie’s Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois “Discovered Health Care Internship Program”
McCarthy will also donate $3,000 to the families of Oxford High School and the Oxford School Fund for those affected by the recent tragedy in the community.
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