FC Cincinnati

Programs and Initiatives

The honor roll incentive program encourages children to perform well in the classroom through rewards and experiences and reaches 25,000+ students annually.

Presented by Old Spice, this program reaches children in gym classes, after-school programs and summer camps, exposing children to the game of soccer and emphasizing the soft skills developed through sport.

Children from the West End participate in this free recreational level soccer program competing in SAY East.

Ten mini pitches will be built by 2024 to provide a safe place for children to learn and play soccer. A map of current Mini Pitch locations can be found here and are open to the public to enjoy if programming is not scheduled.

FC Cincinnati Foundation invests a minimum of $100,000 annually into the West End community towards community building initiatives.

FC Cincinnati Foundation celebrates academic achievement at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens with ‘Learning Is Cool’ Academic Achievement Celebration

Learning Is Cool, an honor roll incentive program initiated by the FC Cincinnati Foundation, celebrated its annual Academic Achievement Celebration on June 27, 2023. The event, presented by CTI Clinical Trials, aimed to recognize and applaud the outstanding academic accomplishments of over 7,700 students who achieved the "A" Honor Roll

FC Cincinnati Foundation celebrates the West End Pride spring season

The West End Pride, FC Cincinnati Foundation’s fully-funded rec soccer club for children who live, attend school, worship or whose parents work in the West End, completed its Spring 2023 season with an end of season celebration event at TQL Stadium. Participants enjoyed a dinner, received a medal of recognition

Sold-out Ladies Lace Up presented by Secret raises over $70,000 for FCC Foundation

FC Cincinnati Foundation hosted its fourth-annual Ladies Lace Up, presented by Secret, earlier this month at the Mercy Health Training Center in Milford. The sold-out event was a fun, entertaining night for the area’s female fans to come together to enjoy specialty cocktails, dinner, and get active while learning the

FC Cincinnati Foundation opens Bond Hill mini pitch

FC Cincinnati Foundation opened its eighth mini pitch earlier this month in the Bond Hill neighborhood. The mini pitch is the eighth of 10 locations across the Greater Cincinnati region pledged by 2024 by the FC Cincinnati Foundation. The FC Cincinnati Foundation is pleased to support the Bond Hill community

FC Cincinnati Foundation’s West End Pride Program kicks off its ninth season

This month, FC Cincinnati Foundation's West End Pride program, presented by Mercy Health, kicked off its ninth season, reaching over 240 kids from the West End community. The fully-funded program brings recreational soccer to the neighborhood for children who live, attend school, worship or whose parents work in the West

FC Cincinnati committed to investing in community through programs and initiatives

FC Cincinnati and the FC Cincinnati Foundation have released the 2022 Community Report, highlighting key programs and initiatives. The report released today details how the FC Cincinnati Foundation gave back to the community in 2022, particularly in the West End, home of TQL Stadium. FC Cincinnati have continued to fulfill

FC Cincinnati Foundation supports local youth during the holidays for Shop Like A Pro

FC Cincinnati Foundation, with Dick’s Sporting Goods, supported local youth earlier this month for the third annual Shop Like A Pro event. Two dozen local youth arrived in style courtesy of A Savannah Night limousines to Dick’s Sporting Goods in Kenwood where each student was given $150 to spend for

FC Cincinnati Foundation hosts first Soccer Unites end of season celebration

A key focus area for FC Cincinnati Foundation is access and exposure to the sport of soccer. Soccer Unites, presented by Old Spice, has run since 2018 with former FC Cincinnati standout Omar Cummings visiting schools to introduce the sport to children. With the growth of the program, an after-school