Chicago Wolves donate $3M to charities across area

The Chicago Wolves are used to putting points on the board. But Tuesday, the number that matters is $3 million.

The team said this is about supporting the organizations that show up for Chicagoans every day.

The $3 million will be distributed among dozens of nonprofit organizations across the Chicago area, each working to meet different needs in the communities they serve.

Representatives from many of those organizations joined the Wolves for Tuesday's announcement.

The recipients help provide everything from food and emergency assistance to care and opportunities for people with disabilities.

Misericordia is among the organizations receiving money. It provides a home, care and services to more than 600 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The Salvation Army will also receive a $100,000 gift to support its work with people and families in need.

Other beneficiaries include Lurie Children's Hospital, the Ronald McDonald House... the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and Special Olympics.

The Wolves said the larger initiative is designed to help these organizations continue work that reaches people throughout Chicagoland.

"I think it's a privilege to be in a position that we get to give back," Courtney Mahoney, Chicago Wolves president of operations. "Each and every game we get to do something for the community, throughout the season. But to do something as grandiose as this and to truly know the impact and how it's going to affect these charities and how it's going to affect other's lives is unbelievable."

The Wolves said the donations are a way to give back to a community that has always supported the team.