The Foundation will focus on providing life-changing opportunities to underserved youth throughout the country, with an emphasis on assisting families without father figures in Denver, Dallas, and Cincinnati.

Martin has a long history of distinguished charitable involvement. He has served as an honorary Ambassador for the March of Dimes’ Colorado Chapter (pictured at right) and is currently a Board Member of the American Institute for Stuttering. He has also lent his support to the numerous charitable endeavors of his teammates and other notable figures both here and abroad.

“I was given an opportunity to earn a wonderful living doing what I love, playing basketball,” Martin observed “I hope to give other children opportunities to do what they love as well. My goal is to do what I can to help them realize their dreams and let them know that no matter where you come from you can always succeed.”

“I applaud Kenyon’s sense of responsibility and obligation to others, in using the hard-earned lessons he learned during his own difficult childhood to help a new generation of kids,” commented Marc Pollick, President of The Giving Back Fund. “He exemplifies the maxim ‘to whom much is given, much is expected…’ “

The Denver Nuggets’ power forward Kenyon Martin was raised in Oak Cliff, Texas, attended college in Cincinnati, and currently resides in Dallas during the off-season.

Grant guidelines will be posted to the web site www.kenyonmartinfoundation.org.

About The Kenyon Martin Foundation
The Kenyon Martin Foundation was established by NBA star Kenyon Martin to share the hard-earned lessons he learned in his childhood in hopes of helping other youth raised in challenging situations realize their dreams. The Foundation will focus on helping at-risk youth and teen moms, providing life-changing opportunities to underserved youth with an emphasis on the Denver, Dallas, and Cincinnati communities. The Foundation will provide grants to qualified charities serving these communities. The Foundation will also continue Martin’s tradition of helping needy families during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

About the Giving Back Fund
The Giving Back Fund (www.givingback.org) is a national nonprofit organization established in 1997 to provide professional philanthropic management, consulting, and mentoring, to athletes, entertainers and others. The Giving Back Fund has worked successfully with more than 100 professional athletes, entertainers, and business entrepreneurs, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals.