Text graphic for the Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation's Giving Bowl, with the words "GIVING BOWL" and a heart shape in place of the letter 'O'.

March 16- April 3

Join us for a head-to-head, bracket-style fundraising competition to support local Tampa Bay charities.

Each charity has a chance to win up to $50,000!

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The Rules

  • The Giving Bowl is a head-to-head, bracket-style fundraising competition where five athletes team up with five Tampa Bay charities to compete for the title of Giving Bowl Champion and a $50,000 grand prize.


    Each round, the athlete-charity teams that raise more money than their competitors advance to the next round. Donations received from the previous round do not carry over—each round starts fresh!

  • Support your favorite athlete and charity by clicking their donate link below.

    Every donation helps your chosen team advance and get closer to the championship prize!

  • Donation Limit: You can donate up to $2,500 to the athlete-charity team you are supporting in Round 2.

    Round 1: $1,000 max

    Round 2: $2,500 max

    Round 3: $5,000 max

The Prizes
Round 1
$2,500 to each charity
Semifinals
$7,500 additional to advancing charities ($10,000 total)
Finals $10,000 to the final two charities ($20,000 total)
Champion
$30,000 for the winning charity ($50,000 total)

Each participating charity receives:

  • 100% of the donations made directly to them.

  • Additional grants from the Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation based on their progress in the Giving Bowl (see table above).

A 2023 event schedule chart with three columns labeled R1, R2, and R3, detailing different dates and organizations involved, with the final section highlighting "2026 CHAMPION" in red text.

2026 Athletes + Charities

Headshot of a young man with dark hair, smiling, wearing a red NFL jersey against a gray background.

Graham Barton

Logo for Pipers Promise Foundation featuring a cheetah, a blue butterfly, and a circular design with the foundation's name and establishment year 2023.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Piper’s Promise

$10,000 Grant Recipient
A young man with light skin, curly brown hair, and a bright smile wearing a Tampa Bay Rays baseball jersey and cap, standing against a plain light gray background.

Ryan Pepiot

Logo for GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers with colorful text and the tagline 'educate. inspire. believe.' in Tampa, Florida.

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Tampa Bay Rays

GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa

$20,000 Grant Recipient
Portrait of a young man with curly hair wearing a red NFL football jersey against a gray background.

Emeka Egbuka

Children's Home Network logo featuring a colorful butterfly with a human figure at its center, and the tagline 'Improving lives and changing life stories'

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Children’s Home Network

2026 Champion & $50,000 Grant Recipient
Portrait of a young African American man with short curly hair, wearing a red NFL sports jersey, posing against a plain gray background.

Elijah Roberts

Logo for Pain 2 Purpose with silhouettes of women in different poses, purple and black text, tagline 'Committed to Ending Domestic Violence'.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Pain2Purpose

$2,500 Grant Recipient
A young person with short hair wearing a black Tampa Bay Rowdies shirt and black goalkeeper gloves, standing in front of a blurred background with green and yellow streaks.

Jahmali Waite

Blue sign with white text reading 'After School All-Stars Tampa Bay'.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies

After-School All-Stars Tampa

$2,500 Grant Recipient
A man wearing a blue hockey jersey with a white lightning bolt logo and NHL patch, standing against a gray textured background.

Nick Paul

Logo with red spiral heart and the words "Help. Hope. Healing."

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

$10,000 Grant Recipient

Past Giving Bowl Participants and Winners

  • Winner: Brandon Lowe and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

    2nd Place: Erika Tymrak and Humane Society of Tampa Bay

    3rd place: Bucky Irving and After-School All-Stars Tampa Bay & Ryan McDonagh and First Responders Children’s Foundation

    5th Place: Chris Godwin and Team Godwin Foundation