Editing Michael Jordan (section)

=== Philanthropy ===
From 2001 to 2014, Jordan hosted an annual golf tournament, the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational, that raised money for various charities.<ref name="philanthropic">[https://www.nba.com/article/2019/02/15/jordan-week-michael-jordan-philanthropy "Michael Jordan's philanthropic activities"]. NBA. February 15, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.</ref> In 2006, Jordan and his wife Juanita pledged $5&nbsp;million to Chicago's [[Hales Franciscan High School]].<ref>Meyer, Gregory (March 13, 2006). [http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=19825 "Jordans to pledge $5M to Hales Franciscan H.S."] ''Crain's Chicago Business''. Retrieved July 28, 2008.</ref> The [[Jordan Brand]] has made donations to [[Habitat for Humanity]] and a [[Louisiana]] branch of the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS16324%2B15-Feb-2008%2BBW20080215 "Jordan Brand Donates $500,000 to Boys and Girls Club in Louisiana"]. Reuters. February 14, 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104003143/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS16324%2B15-Feb-2008%2BBW20080215|date=January 4, 2009}}. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref>

The [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] named Jordan its Chief Wish Ambassador in 2008.<ref name="philanthropic" /> In 2013, he granted his 200th wish for the organization.<ref>[https://wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-to-meet/michael-jordan-grants-200th-wish "Celebrating 200 Wishes With Michael Jordan"]. Make-A-Wish Foundation. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626141950/https://wish.org/wishes/wish-stories/i-wish-to-meet/michael-jordan-grants-200th-wish|date=June 26, 2014}}. June 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2019.</ref> As of 2019, Jordan has raised more than $5&nbsp;million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.<ref name="philanthropic" /> In 2023, he donated $10 million to the organization for his 60th birthday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morik |first1=Ryan |title=Michael Jordan donates $10&nbsp;million to Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity's largest donation ever |website=[[Fox News]] |date=February 15, 2023 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/michael-jordan-donates-10-million-make-a-wish-foundation-charitys-largest-ever.amp |access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref>

In 2015, Jordan donated a settlement of undisclosed size from a lawsuit against supermarkets that had used his name without permission to 23 different Chicago charities.<ref>Janssen, Kim (December 15, 2015). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-michael-jordan-charity-1216-biz-20151215-story.html "Michael Jordan hands court settlement to 23 Chicago nonprofits"]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved October 3, 2019.</ref> In 2017, Jordan funded two [[Novant Health]] Michael Jordan Family Clinics in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], by giving $7&nbsp;million, the biggest donation he had made at the time.<ref>Maloney, Jack (October 9, 2017). [https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/michael-jordan-makes-largest-philanthropic-donation-ever-to-fund-clinics-in-charlotte/ "Michael Jordan makes largest philanthropic donation ever to fund clinics in Charlotte"]. CBS Sports. Retrieved March 16, 2025.</ref> The following year, after [[Hurricane Florence]] damaged parts of North Carolina, including his former hometown of Wilmington, Jordan donated $2&nbsp;million to relief efforts.<ref>Schad, Tom (September 18, 2018). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/hornets/2018/09/18/hurricane-florence-michael-jordan-donation-recovery/1346865002/ "Michael Jordan donating $2 million to Hurricane Florence relief and recovery efforts"]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved October 15, 2019.</ref> He gave $1&nbsp;million to aid the Bahamas' recovery following [[Hurricane Dorian]] in 2019.<ref>O'Kane, Caitlin (September 10, 2019). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-jordan-donates-1-million-to-hurricane-dorian-relief-in-the-bahamas-after-storm/ "Michael Jordan donates $1 million to hurricane relief in the Bahamas"]. CBS News. Retrieved October 3, 2019.</ref>

Amidst the public uproar about the police shootings of two African-American men, [[Alton Sterling]] and [[Philando Castile]], and two deadly attacks against police officers in [[2016 shooting of Dallas police officers|Dallas]] and [[2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers|Baton Rouge]], Jordan made $1 million donations to two organizations, the [[NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund|NAACP Legal Defense Fund]] and the [[Civil-police relations|Institute for Community-Police Relations]]. Jordan says the goal is to "build trust and respect between communities and law enforcement." He also said "I can no longer stay silent. We need to find solutions that ensure people of color receive fair and equal treatment AND that police officers – who put their lives on the line every day to protect us all – are respected and supported."<ref name="z525">{{cite web |last=Rott |first=Nathan |title=Michael Jordan Speaks Up For Black Lives And Police Officers |website=NPR |date=July 25, 2016 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/25/487400459/michael-jordan-speaks-up-for-black-lives-and-police-officers |access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>

On June 5, 2020, in the wake of [[George Floyd protests|the protests]] following the [[murder of George Floyd]], Jordan and his brand announced in a joint statement that they would be donating $100&nbsp;million over the next 10 years to organizations dedicated to "ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education".<ref>{{cite magazine |agency=Associated Press |url=https://time.com/5849402/michael-jordan-100-million-racial-equality/ |title=Michael Jordan Giving $100 Million to Organizations for Racial Equality and Justice |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606132232/https://time.com/5849402/michael-jordan-100-million-racial-equality/ |date=June 5, 2020 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2021, Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in [[New Hanover County, North Carolina]], by giving $10&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rob |last=Schaefer |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbcsports/michael-jordan-donates-10-million-to-open-medical-clinics-in-home-county/2438352/?amp |title=Michael Jordan Donates $10 Million to Open Medical Clinics in Home County |publisher=NBC Chicago |date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Brito |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-jordan-10-million-donation-medical-clinics-north-carolina/ |title=Michael Jordan donates $10 million for 2 new medical clinics in his North Carolina hometown |publisher=CBS News |date=February 15, 2021 |access-date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> In 2024, he funded the opening of another Novant Health Clinic, this time in Wilmington.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Naomi |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Novant Health, Michael Jordan team up to expand care access |work=Becker's Hospital Review |url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/digital-marketing/novant-health-michael-jordan-team-up-to-expand-care-access.html |access-date=May 11, 2024 |language=en-us}}</ref>