The Washington Capitals make a positive impact in the local community through the team’s nonprofit arm: Washington Capitals Charities. The Washington Capitals are dedicated to the enhancement and development of the community that has supported them for so many years.
Since its creation in 2000 Washington Capitals Charities has raised nearly $3 million through various fundraisers, auctions, raffles and fan donations. The foundation has also donated more than $2 million to numerous charities.
Some of the worthy nonprofit organizations that Washington Capitals Charities has given to include: Children’s National Medical Center, The Children’s Inn at NIH, the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, the Foundation Fighting Blindness, H.E.R.O.E.S. Inc., the Washington Scholarship Fund, Army Emergency Relief, Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and local youth hockey leagues and schools throughout the D.C. area.