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Academy Sports + Outdoors Increases Year-over-Year Donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® to More Than $575,000
Cumulative contributions now exceed $3.2 million since the partnership began in 2020KATY, Texas, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors
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[{"type":"text","content":"Cumulative contributions now exceed $3.2 million since the partnership began in 2020KATY, Texas, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors (\"Academy\") (Nasdaq: ASO) announced an increased year‑over‑year donation of more than $575,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, reflecting continued growth in the organizations' annual holiday partnership. The donation was generated through sales of holiday-inspired shirts and lounge pants featuring St. Jude patient art‑inspired designs, with a portion of proceeds benefiting St. Jude.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\"Our partnership with St. Jude is deeply meaningful and continues to be an important commitment at Academy Sports + Outdoors,\" said Matt McCabe, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Academy Sports + Outdoors. \"Through our holiday apparel collaboration featuring patient art-inspired designs, we're proud to contribute to the St. Jude mission while giving our customers a way to be part of something bigger.\"Over the six-year partnership, Academy has donated more than $3.2 million in support of St. Jude's mission: Finding cures. Saving children®.\"The partnership between Academy Sports + Outdoors and St. Jude demonstrates the incredible impact we can achieve when we unite around a shared purpose,\" said Martin Hand, Chief Development Officer of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. \"Generosity like this allows St. Jude to focus on what matters most – delivering innovative treatments and compassionate care to the children and families who need it most.\"The exclusive men's and women's t-shirts and lounge pants were available at all Academy stores and online at academy.com during the holiday season.About Academy Sports + OutdoorsAcademy is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to more than 300 stores across 21 states and counting. Academy's mission is to provide \"Fun for All\" and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key categories of outdoor, apparel, sports & recreation and footwear through both leading national b...