Bruton Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (SMI), founded
Speedway Children's Charities (SCC) in 1982 to help children in Lowe's
Motor Speedway surrounding counties.
SCC has grown over the years from one chapter to a nationally
recognized charity with chapters located at Speedway Motorsports
facilities including Atlanta, Bristol, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Lowe’s, New
Hampshire, Texas and Infineon in addition to volunteer chapters in
Washington D.C. and Tampa, Fla.
Speedway Children’s Charities plays host to a wide range of events
and promotions geared around race weeks at the speedways. Grant requests
are accepted from qualified non-profit organizations. These requests
are submitted annually to each individual chapter’s board of trustees
for evaluation. Each board’s objective is to assist as many children as
possible.
Speedway Children’s Charities Texas Chapter is dedicated to serving
the children of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. Since the
chapter’s inception in 1997, more than $6.7 million in funding has been
distributed including a record $1 million in grants for 2009. To learn
more about the Texas Chapter of SCC, including upcoming events, please
visit their website at www.scctexas.org.
Charitable Contributions
Thank you for your interest in Texas Motor Speedway. At this time we are accepting requests for charitable donations. All donations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Due to a considerably high amount of requests, please follow the procedures listed regarding charitable requests:
- All donation requests must be made in writing on company or organizational letterhead.
- Donations must be received eight weeks prior to your fundraising event.
- All requests must include following information:
- Date, time and anticipated attendance of the event
- Contact person with contact phone number during business hours
- Shipping address
- Non-profit tax exempt identification number
Donations will be considered based on the following criteria:
- Mission of the event
- Social responsibility of and/or impact of the charity
- History of the event and organization
- Location of the organization - Must be within the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex area.
- 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Status - Must provide a valid tax exempt identification number with the written request
- Availability of donations
Texas Motor Speedway will not grant requests for monetary donations.
All requests for charitable donations must be made in writing and mailed to:
- Texas Motor Speedway
Attn: Donations
P.O. Box 500
Fort Worth, Texas 76101-2500
Requests will not be accepted via phone conversations, messages, and/or email.
The official charity of Texas Motor Speedway is the Texas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities.
