The Youth Foundation is a philanthropic outlet for Finish Line to make a difference in the lives of youth in the communities it serves.
To date, the Youth Foundation has awarded more than $19 million in funding to support youth, Special Olympics athletes and Boys & Girls Clubs kids nationwide.
Finish Line founders form the Finish Line Youth Foundation (FLYF)
The first annual Holiday Drive launches as a means to support the Boys & Girls Clubs and today serves as the primary fundraising platform for Finish Line's national partnership Special Olympics
Inaugural FLYF Annual Golf Outing
First Legacy Grant is awarded to enhance a park on the Eastside of Indianapolis in partnership with Indianapolis Parks Foundation and the Pacers Foundation
The first Executive Director, Marty Posch, is hired
Inaugural Bowl for Kids Indianapolis event
Finish Line announces multi-year national partnership with Special Olympics
FLYF launches their third annual in-store campaign, "Kids. Camps. Fun!" during the spring shopping season
Finish Line sponsors the Special Olympics National Games and Special Olympics Team Indiana
FLYF announces its largest gift to date of $1.25 million to help build the Finish Line Boys & Girls Club on the east side of Indianapolis
Finish Line employees volunteer a record of more than 10,000 hours
750 Finish Line employees pack 250,000 meals for the hungry in the United States and abroad
Employees participate and raise $20,000 for the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America
Finish Line sponsors Special Olympics Team USA at the World Games in Los Angeles
The Finish Line Boys & Girls Club breaks ground
FLYF launches its three year initiative “Taking Pride in the Eastside” by partnering with KaBOOM! to build a playground
Finish Line and Special Olympics celebrate the partnership’s five year anniversary
The Finish Line Boys & Girls Club opens
FLYF is awarded the 2016 Corporate Service Award for Excellence in Volunteerism from Serve Indiana
Finish Line employees volunteer a record of more than 12,000 hours
FLYF is the official winter boot sponsor of Special Olympics Team USA at the Winter World Games in Austria
KaBOOM! and FLYF build two more playgrounds; one on the eastside of Indianapolis and one in Denver, Colorado
FLYF executes the largest shoe giveaway ever for Special Olympics Indiana athletes at the state Summer Games with 1,300 pairs
The inaugural Epic Evening event is hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium
FLYF hosts inaugural holiday bash at the Finish Line Boys & Girls Club giving away 200 kid gifts and 100 family gifts
Finish Line celebrates Foundation's 20th anniversary by raising $373,000 during the spring campaign
FLYF awarded the Golisano Health Leadership Award for dedication to improving health of people with intellectual disabilities
FLYF and Brooks team up at the Special Olympics USA Games to give away 2,000 pairs of shoes
Launches national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America supporting career readiness
KaBOOM! and FLYF build two more playgrounds on the eastside of Indianapolis and Denver, Colorado
