Home Team Marketing Gives $20 million back to high schools

 by Jackie Keim, Director of Marketing and PR

The founders of Home Team Marketing are proud to announce that as of the end of the 2012-13 academic year, the company will have given a total of $20 million back to its partner high schools and state associations since the company opened its doors in 2001. 

HTM partners with corporations seeking to reach fans at high school athletic events and in turn 50% of the revenue from each partnership is given to the participating high schools.

HTM was founded with the goal of providing financial relief to struggling high schools across the nation. “We partner with businesses that want to make a difference to high school student-athletes and their surrounding communities,” said Peter Fitzpatrick, President and Co-Founder of Home Team Marketing.  “We started this business because we recognized the value of participation in high school sports, whether the students go on to participate at the collegiate level, or finish their career as a senior. By being on a sports team they learn leadership and teamwork, skills that will help them be successful in life. Schools have been negatively impacted by budget cuts, HTM wanted to try and find a way to help these schools,” continued Fitzpatrick. 

Revenues earned for corporate partnerships are deposited into the schools’ general fund. HTM also works with state high school associations, which in turn are able to assist high schools through scholarships, catastrophic insurance and in some cases, travel expenses for post season competition.

“We are very proud of the $20 million” said Fitzpatrick. “It’s an incredible number, especially when we see the many positive ways that schools have benefited from the funding.”

We salute the corporations that have stepped up to support high school student athletes and their surrounding communities, particularly Air National Guard, Allstate, American Family Insurance, AT&T, Burger King, Caribou Coffee, Cargill, Cleveland Clinic, Dunkin Donuts, Farmers Insurance, Gander Mountain, Indiana State University, Kaiser Permanente, Lonestar Steakhouse, Marathon, McDonalds, Meijer, Motorists, Nationwide Insurance, Nike, Outback Steakhouse, Sears Hometown Stores, Shurtech Brands, Sports Authority, Subway, Super 1 Foods, Taco Bell, Time Warner Cable, University of Cincinnati, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, Verizon Wireless and Walmart, among many others.