Progress report: What the Rays have done to help with Covid-19 relief
April 17, 2020 - The Tampa Bay Rays have detailed a series of actions the organization has taken to help the community fight the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Rays Baseball Foundation awarded grants to 13 community partners to support programming focused on the crisis, including hunger relief, health and wellness, shelter and youth programming. The Rays Community Fund Grant program separately awarded 24 grants to non-profits that are providing various kinds of community support. The Rays Baseball Foundation and Rowdies Soccer Fund are donating up to $250,000 to Feeding Tampa Bay. Those two groups, along with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, contributed $100,000 to the Relief Now, Rise Together Fund for residents and small businesses in Tampa. For more details on the groups funded and how to apply for assistance, click here.