The O Foundation - Ohio State Buckeyes Collective

Ohio State Buckeyes

launch date

Oct 2022

status

Nonprofit

annual goal

No Data

confirmed raise

No Data

Founders

Bill Lewis
Board Member
Christopher T. O’Shaughnessy
Treasurer
Ron Stokes
President of the Board
D'Angelo Russell
Board Member
Evan Turner
Board Member
Mike Conley
Board Member
Matt Terwilliger
Board Member

The O Foundation was formed to directly address Ohio State men's basketball's NIL need. While The Foundation -- formed by Brian Schottenstein and Cardale Jones -- has dished out deals to players, this new collective has backing from multiple former basketball players. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit was founded by Ron Stokes, a former captain and current on-air analyst for the Ohio State radio network. The mission of the new organization is to, "Raise awareness for charitable causes - by partnering charities with community-minded Ohio State student-athletes." So far, The O Foundation has announced plans to do charitable partnerships with After-School All-Stars, A Kid Again and the Columbus Urban League.