Who We Are

Scott Zagarino is the founder and managing director of Sportsgrants Inc. His athletic accomplishments range from racing Olympic class sailboats to being a member of the U.S. national triathlon team. He’s been able to translate his competitive abilities into the world of event development, fundraising and sports marketing. Over the years, Scott has been able to organize and co-ordinate nationally renowned sporting events, as well as work with top sponsors, such as Gatorade, Quaker Oats, Timex and Nike. His experience in event fundraising includes:

 

• Raising over $1 million dollars for Athletes for Kids, a program he helped create in the ‘80s to provide assistance to children infected with HIV through contaminated blood supplies.
• Raising over $250,000 in just one day for the Lance Armstrong Foundation through the “Mountain Bike with Lance”program.
• Creating the “Athletes for a Cure” program for the Prostate Cancer Foundation which raised over $1 million in it’s first year with a staff of three.
• Athletes for a Cure created over $4 million in unpaid media in 2007.