Cardinals Care

The primary purpose of the St. Louis Cardinals Community Fund (Cardinals Care) is to benefit local youth and related organizations. This is accomplished by providing various outreach programs including baseball and educational programs, as well as providing financial support to many worthy 501(c)(3) organizations that serve the needs of children in the St. Louis Community. Since formation, Cardinals Care has invested over $34 million to support St. Louis area children and built 25 youth ball fields in local under-resourced neighborhoods. Cardinals Care also sponsors the redbird rookies program, a free baseball league for kids who otherwise might not have the opportunity to play. In addition to providing all the uniforms, gloves, bats, balls and other equipment needed for each team, the redbird rookies program also provides extensive off-field support in the areas of health, education, mentoring and cultural arts scholarships for the nearly 2,000 kids who participate in the redbird rookies program each year. In addition to the numerous annual outreach programs, Cardinals Care also provides financial support by issuing cash grants to local charitable youth organizations with approximately 150 organizations benefiting each year.