At its 30th Anniversary Celebration, the U.S. Soccer Foundation honored the USA’s 1994 World Cup coach Bora Milutinovic and Kenneth C. Griffin, the foundation’s most impactful philanthropist.

Kenneth C. Griffin with U.S. Soccer Foundation President & CEO Ed Foster-Simeon and Carli Lloyd.

Griffin, the founder and CEO of Citadel and the founder of Griffin Catalyst, was recognized for his support, which has created 100 mini‑pitches throughout Chicago and Miami — turning schoolyards and neighborhood spaces into hubs for more than 100,000 kids and families. He received the No. 10 Award.

More than 850 mini-pitches have been created across the nation by the U.S. Soccer Foundation, which was set up as a perpetual foundation with the 1994 World Cup surplus of over $50 million ($111 million in 2025 dollars). 

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