Patrick Mahomes’ work off the field is as impressive as his performance on it

While Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is known worldwide for his on-the-field accolades, what deserves further attention is what he has managed to do for the Kansas City community — and far beyond — off of it.

Let’s recap what the Chiefs’ franchise quarterback has done to benefit others over the last couple of years:

15 and the Mahomies timeline

April 2, 2019:
Mahomes announces his foundation on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon — calling it the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of children by focusing on health, wellness, communities in need of resources, and other charitable causes.

August 2019:
Mahomes donated Adidas sneakers to high school athletes in need in his home state of Texas, and then he announced his foundation’s signature program, “15 for 15.” Playing off of his Chiefs’ No. 15, the program supports 15 youth charitable initiatives, including Special Olympics Missouri.

Oct. 13, 2019:
Mahomes hosted 15 kids and family members (from the Boys & Girls Club of Lubbock, Texas) for Chiefs-Texans at Arrowhead Stadium.

November 2019:
First, Mahomes partnered with the KC Pet Project to provide 15 families pet food for a year, a custom dog hoodie and other pet supplies. Then more than $600,000 were raised at the inaugural 15 and the Mahomies foundation gala, with $225,000 going to 15 deserving charities.

May 25, 2020:
The 15 and the Mahomies Foundation presented a grant for 15 scholarships to children of The United States Navy SEALs.

Sept. 17, 2020:
With in-person benefits out of the question, Mahomes hosted a virtual party that included appearances from Andy Reid, Travis Kelce and Paul Rudd. The internet benefit raised $150,225 in grant funding.

Sept. 24, 2020:
Mahomes launches the “Read for 15” program in Kansas City and South Texas — a program that encourages elementary school students to read for at least 15 minutes a day for 15 weeks.

October 2020:
The 15 and the Mahomies Foundation provided Variety Children’s Charity of Greater Kansas City with a grant for custom adaptive bikes to help children with disabilities live an active and inclusive lifestyle. The foundation also gave Children’s Mercy Kansas City a grant to help build their Adaptive Sports Medicine Program.

February 2021:
The 15 and the Mahomies Foundation announced a new effort to join a legacy brick project for its all-inclusive play site at Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park.

Investing in Kansas City

As athletically talented as Mahomes is in his own right on the football field, he is also a fan of other professional sports, such as baseball, soccer and the NBA.

Mahomes joined the Royals’ ownership group in late July of 2020.

FROM ROYALS REVIEW: The group, which purchased the Royals from the late David Glass for $1 billion last fall, is led by local businessman John Sherman and includes a group of over 20 investors with local ties, including entertainer Eric Stonestreet.

Earlier this summer, in August 2021, he joined the Sporting KC ownership group.

“It started a few years back and then building that relationship with the Illigs, the people over there at Sporting,” Mahomes said. “I just love the way they run their business and how they kind of really invested into that team.”

Mahomes’ fiancée, Brittany Matthews, is a co-owner of Kansas City NWSL of the National Women’s Soccer League.

Mahomes has been vocal in wanting to bring an NBA team to Kansas City. He joined Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas in trying to get the Toronto Raptors to Kansas City when they needed a temporary home ahead of the 2020-21 season.

“It would definitely be a goal of mine to get a team to Kansas City. It’s a long-term play that hopefully we’ll be able to do someday,” Mahomes said at the time.

Whataburger in Kansas City

Mahomes has his philanthropy and his sports ownership, yes, but sometimes jokingly referred to as a “crown jewel” of his accomplishments, the quarterback recently became an investor in a group that plans to bring 30 Whataburger restaurants to Missouri and Kansas over the next seven years.

“I love Kansas City and I love Whataburger,’’ Mahomes said.

And Kansas City loves Mahomes.