901 Fund News & Events

Memphis Football players plunge in support of Special Olympics

901 Fund sends twelve University of Memphis Football student-athletes to Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge and Chili Cook-off.

901 Fund shares 2023 Impact Report

901 Fund’s 2023 Impact Report highlights the ability our student-athletes have in promoting our initiatives over the past year.

901 Fund Takes Memphis Football Players to the St. Louis Church Mardi Gras Parade

901 Fund organized a special appearance for University of Memphis football players—Jordan Grier, Mario Anderson, Sutton Smith, and Roc Taylor—at the St. Louis Church Men's Club Mardi Gras Parade.

University of Memphis Student-Athletes Motivate Cordova Middle School Students

University of Memphis student-athletes, Jonah Gambill, Madison Griggs and Mario Anderson joined the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission to share their advice in how they became successful college graduates while excelling in their sport.

901 Fund & Memphis Zoo's 2nd Annual Tiger Night at Zoo Lights

In collaboration with the Memphis Zoo, we organized the second annual Tiger Night at Memphis Zoo Lights, featuring the entire University of Memphis Football team.

Jacob Likes Nominated for 2023 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

901 Fund athlete and University of Memphis football center, Jacob Likes, was nominated to be a part of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

901 Fund to take part in Memphis Tigers Day with the Memphis Showboats

Join at the Showboats game June 10 for Memphis Tigers Day as we support the Mid-South Food Bank.

The Daily Memphian highlights 901 Fund's Fundraising Journey

Frank Bonner ll with the Daily Memphian covers 901 Fund's quarterly financial reports filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State's office.

901 Fund & Youth Villages Bring Awareness to Mental Health

901 Fund and Youth Villages are doing important work in creating opportunities and promoting the well-being of youth with the help of Memphis student-athletes.

Pledge Per Campaigns Launched for Baseball and Softball

Memphis Tiger fans can now donate the baseball and softball teams through pledge per campaign.

Support Memphis Basketball During Tournament Bids with Pledge Per Campaign

901 Fund launched our March Madness "Pledge Per" Campaign. This new way to give allows fans to automate donations based on game triggers.

901 Fund to Take Part in Memphis Redbirds UofM Night

Memphis Redbirds to host University of Memphis Night, featuring student-athletes and with proceeds benefiting 901 Fund.

901 Fund Expands to All University of Memphis Sports

901 Fund, the official University of Memphis, NIL collective, expanded its mission to support all student-athletes.

901 Fund & Crime Commission Partnership

901 Fund partners with the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission for multiple NIL activations, ranging from appearances to social media post.

Quindell Johnson & Opportunities Through 901 Fund

Quindell Johnson speaks about his experience with 901 Fund in his last year for playing Memphis Tiger Football.

901 Fund & Give901 Partnership

901 Fund partners with Give901, a campaign of City Leadership that focuses on fundraising for local partnered charities.

901 Fund & Coaching For Literacy Partnership

901 Fund was happy to partner with Coaching For Literacy to help them in their mission to give every child in America the to ability to read.

901 Fund Merchandise Launch

901 Fund launched merchandise store with player specific designs that gives the players a percentage of their sales, so they can benefit from their name, image and likeness and expand their brand.

901 Fund & Memphis Inner City Rugby Partnership

901 Fund partners with Memphis Inner City Rugby to promote their 10th Anniversary Celebration at Graceland on October 20th, 2022.

901 Fund & Chris Hope Foundation Partnership

901 Fund partners with the Chris Hope Foundation to promote their 7th annual Race for HOPE 5k/10k.

Opendorse Co-Founder/CEO Blake Lawrence talks about 901 Fund

"The 901 Fund, what is happening in Memphis, is of the most structured, well ran collectives in the country." - Blake Lawrence, Opendorse Co-Founder/CEO

901 Fund & Memphis Athletics Ministries Partnership

901 Fund partners with Memphis Athletics Ministries and organized for the entire UofM football team to visit MAM youth at their Grizzlies center location.

901 Fund & Youth Villages Partnership

901 Fund worked together with Youth Villages to have 20 UofM football players visit their Shelby Oaks location to have fun with kids who are there for family counseling and other programs.

KWAM Mighty 990

901 Fund co-founder Clay Presley joins Joshua Rivera from Mighty990! on KWAM 990 AM radio station.

Media Coverage of 901 Fund's Bowling With Basketball Event

Read, watch and listen to media coverage of 901 Fund's first event!

901 Fund on Southern & Hollywood

Clay Presley joins Southern & Hollywood, a Memphis Tiger Football podcast to talk about how 901 Fund helps UofM student-athletes and Memphis communities.

901 Fund's Bowling Event: Thank You To Our Donors!

Register to meet Memphis Tiger athletes and be a part of 901 Fund’s 1st Fundraiser!

901 Fund & Mid-South Food Bank Partnership

901 Fund partners with Mid-South Food Bank to spread awareness of their Mobile Pantry program.

901 Fund & Forrest Spence Fund Partnership

901 Fund worked with the Forrest Spence Fund to spread awareness and increase attendance for their 15th annual 5K on August 26, 2022.

Commercial Appeal writes about Presley Father-Son Duo behind Memphis NIL push

University of Memphis Tiger family behind 901 Fund NIL support.

Daily Memphian covers Highland Hundred Kick Off Event

U of M head football Coach Ryan Silverfield speaks about 901 Fund at Highland Hundred season Kick Off event.

Daily Memphian writes about how Memphis is adapting to utilize NIL

U of M football coaches and athletic director speak about the importance of 901 Fund to Highland Hundred members at Kick Off event.

901 Fund & City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland Partnership

901 Fund and Mayor Jim Strickland of the City of Memphis created a campaign to increase attendance and awareness of Safe Summer events in June/July.

901 Fund & Church Health Partnership

901 Fund joined forces with Church Health to promote their Giving Day on July 26, 2022.

Commercial Appeal writes about 901 Fund and City of Memphis latest partnership

Read about what University of Memphis student-athletes had to say about giving back to the community through 901 Fund NIL deals.

WREG Live at 9

Watch WREG Live at 9 interview Clay Presley, a 901 Fund Founder and Bridget Perine, Student-Athlete Branding & Image Coordinator for the University of Memphis.

901 Fund & National Civil Rights Museum Partnership

901 Fund was honored to partner with the National Civil Rights Museum to promote their new traveling exhibition, Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign, exhibiting through July 31, 2022.

901 Fund & Vitalant Partnership

901 Fund was excited to partner with Vitalant to promote their Donor Fest event collecting blood donations in Overton Square. Vitalant’s mission is to unite blood and biologics donors, talent, and innovation to save and improve lives.

901 Fund & Operation Broken Silence Partnership

901 Fund was excited to partner with Operation Broken Silence to promote their Soiree for Sudan event to raise money to support teachers and students in Yida Refugee Camp near Sudan.

901 Fund & Forrest Spence Fund Partnership

901 Fund was thrilled to partner with the Forrest Spence Fund to promote their Spring for Forrest Cocktail Party and Auction. Forrest Spence Fund was a terrific first partner for 901 Fund and we are looking forward to joining forces again in the future.

901 Fund & Youth Villages Partnership

Youth Villages and 901 Fund worked together to craft a social media campaign to drive employment applications to the Youth Villages website.

Daily Memphian writes about U of M Tigers attending Donor Fest

901 Fund & Vitalant joined forces to promote Donor Fest at Overton Square, an event for people to donate blood to save lives.

901 fund on the Mornings with Greg & Eli

Clay Presley, 901 Fund co-founder, joins Greg Gaston & Eli Savoie on Mornings with Greg & Eli on Sports 56. Clay dives deeper into what sets the 901 Fund apart from collectives at other universities and what the purpose of the 901 Fund is.

ABC 24 Highlights 901 Fund's Effort to Promote Youth Villages

901 Fund on Wolo & Friends

Clay Presley joins Dave Woloshin and Bridgette Perine on Wolo and Friends on Sports 56 WHBQ to discuss 901 Fund and the topic of NIL collectives amidst the dispute between Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher.

Opendorse to create school-specific NIL marketplaces

The announcement follows last week’s launch of the Official NIL Marketplace of the Oregon Ducks, the first licensed school marketplace in college sports.

Job Opening - Marketing Specialist

901 Fund is hiring a Marketing Specialist to join our team. This role will be primarily focused on supporting NIL initiatives for U of M student-athletes. You will also be required to learn new marketing skills that will help you if this is a career path you use and employ those skills in campaigns for other clients.

Daily Memphian writes about 901 Fund's first NIL deal with student-athletes

901 Fund's first charity partnership with the Forrest Spence Fund.

Commercial Appeal writes about how 901 Fund was created by Memphis supporters

Read about which University of Memphis teams are the first to be partnered with the 901 Fund.

Daily Memphian writes about 901 Fund's purpose and mission

Read about what 901 Fund founders had to say about about why 901 Fund was created.

NCAA Adopts Interim Name, Image and Likeness Policy

NCAA college athletes will have the opportunity to benefit from their name, image and likeness beginning Thursday. Governance bodies in all three divisions today adopted a uniform interim policy suspending NCAA name, image and likeness rules for all incoming and current student-athletes in all sports.

901 Fund’s NIL Efforts Aim to Align Student-Athletes with Memphis Charities

A group of University of Memphis supporters announced the creation of 901 Fund, a charitable organization founded to drive awareness of charities with ties to the Memphis region and deepen the connection between the city of Memphis and the student-athletes who represent us.

Memphis Athletics Launches "MaximUM" NIL Program

Memphis Athletics has announced the launch of “MaximUM,” a comprehensive program, powered by Opendorse, to provide student-athletes with education and resources to get the “maximum” out of their brands in the Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) era.