Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany (Instagram)
His 2023 contract restructure came with a $1.625 million gift to Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which showed how the pieces fit. The 15 and the Mahomies Foundation focuses on children’s health, wellness and underserved communities. The $1.625 million gift to Boys & Girls Clubs came with a multi-year commitment, so it is not a one-time photo op. The work led to his nomination for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2022. The deal he signed in 2020 runs into 2031, when Sterling turns ten.
Mahomes said the partnership was about “investing in the future of children. That link is my read of the pattern, not something he has said. Patrick Mahomes has earned more than almost any player in NFL history, and a lot of it is going into things that will outlast his playing days. Some sits in Kansas City sports teams. Some runs through the foundation he leads with his wife, Brittany. With three young children at home, the long game looks like a family project. He has not framed it that way in public, yet the pattern is hard to miss. He holds minority stakes in the Kansas City Royals and Sporting KC. Brittany is a co-owner of the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League. Stakes like these tend to gain value as leagues grow, and they pay off whether or not he throws a pass. He first talked about the foundation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, describing it as something built around kids. To be fair, Mahomes has never laid out a family wealth plan in public. By then, we will know whether this was a plan or just good habits.