Despite being limited to just 13 games during the 2025 season because of injuries, Caitlin Clark is already working her way back onto the court. She’s part of the 18-player roster participating in the Team USA training camp in Durham over the weekend. But is her focus is not just on a comeback

Clark has been equally focused on giving back to the community that helped her become a superstar. The Caitlin Clark Foundation recently shared a summary of its biggest accomplishments from the 2025 season. Caitlin was seen jumping into the comments and revealed what’s coming next.

“2026 will be the best yet… let’s do it ,” she wrote, later reposting the update on her Instagram Story to her 3.6 million followers. 

She founded the organization in 2023 with a mission to “uplift and improve the lives of youth and their communities through education, nutrition, and sports.” And in 2025, the foundation worked across all three pillars.

On her birthday, January 22, 2025, the foundation partnered with Scholastic’s national literacy program and donated 22,000 books to elementary and middle schools, children’s hospitals, and various nonprofits across Iowa and Indiana. 

In March, they donated another 1,000 books to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa. Then in May, they teamed up with Musco Lighting to dedicate a mini-pitch at Weeks Middle School in Des Moines to build more mini-courts for middle schools across the Midwest.

And that wasn’t the end of their impact. During May, the foundation raised $300,802.85, which they donated to Feeding America to support local food banks and pantries. And, within just eight months, these combined efforts helped deliver over 3 million healthy meals to families in the Midwest. So far, 2025 has been the best year, but Clark is already aiming higher for next year.

Is she the only one giving back?

The former Iowa Hawkeyes superstar's mates also support her move to give back. To start with, Sophie Cunningham. After her MCL tear, Sophie started a GoFundMe campaign to get fans' support to pay her potential fines. But as she raised over $10,000, she chose to donate it to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Next up is Aliyah Boston. With the support of Parach Resource Management and Aliyah Boston Foundation, she organised the Pathway to Purpose Youth Finance Summit. The event brought eighth and ninth-graders to the University of the Virgin Islands’ Elridge Blake Sports Complex for a full day of financial education. Boston not just organised, but took Q and A session, and personally contributed $100 to each student’s investment account.

Then there’s Lexie Hull, who visited St. Vincent Women’s Hospital on August 18 this year, along with assistant coach Briann January. She donated $10,000 on behalf of the entire team to the St. Vincent Foundation to support breast cancer screenings and awareness efforts. So CC is doing her part, but the Indy has stepped up, too. 

Written by

Yashika Dutta

Edited by

Oajaswini Prabhu