Nike takes action to create a better world by investing in more active, inclusive communities, starting with the cities where they live, work and operate.
The Nike Community Impact Fund focuses on empowering local organizations through grants that support community betterment. The program emphasizes activities that enable children to thrive through play, sport, and physical activity. It operates with an employee-led grant selection process, involving team members from various departments of Nike who evaluate applications and decide on the recipients based on their local knowledge. The NCIF specifically awards $50,000 annually in grants to organizations in selected U.S. community store locations, including East Los Angeles, Watts, South Chicago, Downtown Detroit, and New Orleans, to advance programs aimed at unlocking the potential of youth through engagement in sports and physical activities.