Community

$5.6 million in funds benefitting students in the HEAT Academy program, with an average annual investment of over $227,000 since 1999.

621 former HEAT Academy students mentored in the School to Work program in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and Carnival Foundation, resulting in in over 19,179 mentoring hours.

330 Florida Prepaid scholarships since 2003, valued at $6.6 million purchased and awarded by Carnival Foundation to qualifying students graduating from the Miami HEAT & Carnival Foundation School-to-Work mentoring program.

Since 2010, Carnival Foundation has presented 246 former HEAT Academy students with college scholarships, each who have earned the benefits of over $4.9 million in scholarship awards.

More than 229,000 school supplies donated to South Florida students through our HEAT Back to School initiative.

128 HEAT scholarships awarded to high school seniors, totaling $495,000 since the program's inception.

$46,000 awarded to Miami-Dade and Broward County high schools as part of our annual HEAT Black History Month Challenge competition.

As of the 25-26 NBA Season, through our Add $1 initiative,$63,166in total has been donated in total to local beneficiaries, Achieve Miami's Teacher Accelerator Program (TAP) and Miami-Dade County Animal Services. This initiative gives fans the opportunity to add one additional dollar (or more) to purchases made at all Miami HEAT Store brick and mortar retail locations, online at MiamiHEATStore.com, and at select concession stands throughout the Kaseya Center.

Specialized training of more than 2,500 sworn Miami, North Miami, Miami-Dade County and Fort Lauderdale Police Department Officers, along with Broward County Sheriff's Office Deputies and Community Officers, with the goals of positively impacting interactions between law enforcement and our diverse, local community underwritten by The Miami HEAT Charitable Fund, with contributions from HEAT corporate partners Florida Blue, UKG, and Pepsi.

More than $172,764.33 was donated to local organizations focused on advocacy for the Black community through sales of the #BlackLivesMatter Court Culture apparel line.

More than $104,000 donated to provide wrap-around services for migrant families throughout South Florida.

$1 million given to Direct Relief's Health Equity Fund, to support equitable access to healthcare resources through an awards program designed to strengthen healthcare and community organizations.

$3 million donation made to World Central Kitchen, in order to expand the organization's Restaurants for the People program in Miami to feed those in need and keep local restaurants open and working - with an emphasis on supporting Black employment in the restaurant industry.

To close the gap on the digital divide - in partnership with Miami Connected, which provides access to highspeed, high quality internet service at home, at no cost, to families that qualify - the Miami HEAT, Ticketmaster and TD Bank have donated a total of $230,000 to support upwards of 1,300 families in South Florida with internet service.

7,930 different forms of trees and plant life placed and donated to generate awareness for the protection and sustainability of our local environment.

93,137 pounds of unused food donated after every game and concert, in total, to local homeless shelters as part of our Re-HEAT program.

40,588 pounds of carbon emissions reduced, 17,292 pounds of wood saved, 50,915 gallons of water conserved, and 2,809pounds of waste materials eliminated since 2017 by way of using Docusign™ for all HEAT business purposes.

As of the 25-26 NBA season, the Kaseya Center avoided an estimated 862 metric tons of CO2 (MTCO2) emissions through our recycling and reduction efforts. This CO2 avoidance is equivalent to:2,203,907 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle 949,681pounds of coal burned 56,887,897 smartphones fully charged. Additionally, to capture and store this much CO2, it would take:14,249tree seedlings planted who grow for 10 years and1,006 acres of U.S. Forest in one year.

24 centers created in the South Florida community to support educational and mental health efforts for students, through our HEAT Learn and Play Center and HEAT Mindfulness Sanctuary initiatives, totaling over $809,000 in renovations.

HEAT Mindfulness Sanctuaries, which serve as a safe space where students and adults can mitigate the effects of stress in a calm and welcoming environment, have been unveiled at 3 local high schools, impacting more than 600 students on a monthly basis.

The Miami HEAT Mindfulness Champions Initiative has trained a total of 917 teachers in mindfulness and mental health education, so they can in turn educate students and other faculty at their respective schools.

338,200 participants in 1,421 basketball clinics through Miami HEAT Youth Basketball initiatives, totaling 1.9 million hours of basketball instruction.

430,206 food boxes for a total of over 4,659,619 pounds of food handed out at distribution events collaborated with Feeding South Florida, Mobile School Pantry and World Central Kitchen.

At least 6,000 cloth masks provided to local healthcare and community organizations, made from HEAT jersey fabrics.

More than $1 million provided in disaster relief assistance to team and Kaseya Center part-time employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

$1 million pledged to Feeding South Florida to bring food assistance to those adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Florida.

$300,000 total provided from the Miami HEAT, World Central Kitchen and Uber to address food insecurity and provide assistance to underserved children and families throughout Miami-Dade through the Miami-Dade County Public Schools' Family Meals on the Go initiative.

$10,000 from the Miami HEAT and UKG in an effort to provide relief for Miami-Dade County's pet owners during the COVID-19 crisis.

$241,064 in funding towards restorations, renovations, food assistance and more for homes and community centers for Veterans in South Florida through our Home Strong initiative.

19,800 Thanksgiving baskets and 14,400 hot meals served to underprivileged families as part of our annual HEAT Thanksgiving Celebration.

More than 4,800 children were surprised with gifts during our annual hospital visits with HEAT players.

19,179 mentoring hours by HEAT and Carnival staff since the inception of the HEAT School to Work program.

More than 2,713 hours of mentorship provided to HEAT Academy students by HEAT staff.

67,238 volunteer hours logged by HEAT staff for community programs, events and initiatives since 1988.

More than 6,732 donations of autographed memorabilia to support local organizations and events.

More than 83,500 tickets donated to local charities through the Miami HEAT's Player Ticket Program, averaging more than 3,212 tickets per season.