Angel Reese turned a $12,000 donation into a chance for young girls to chase their basketball dream(Getty Images)
2023, Reese donated $12,000 to that same fund through her Angel C. In a November 3, 2023, interview with InRegister, Reese explained the foundation’s mission.
“We are dedicated to empowering young women and the next generation through sports, education and financial literacy,” she said. She said that starting the foundation would allow the family to direct its charitable giving and decide how to support others. “Angel has always wanted to give back, and we thought what better way to do that than by starting a foundation, so we could directly control the charitable giving and facilitate how we would help others,” her mother said. “I hope to always bring a positive impact to the community,” she said.
Angel Reese knows how much one opportunity can change a young athlete’s future. Before winning an NCAA championship with LSU, she attended Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore with help from a fund that covered her tuition. In Aug. Reese Foundation. She wanted another girl to receive the kind of support that helped her pursue basketball and education. Her mother, Angel Reese, serves as the foundation’s president and oversees its daily operations. In the same report, Reese spoke about her plans to keep supporting local children.