For over a decade, the Philadelphia Eagles and owner Jeffrey Lurie have sought ways to help people with autism and their families.
Now, Lurie has found a different way to help - along with the Eagles Autism Foundation.
According to a press release on Tuesday morning, Lurie is set to donate $50 million to launch the Lurie Autism Institute (LAI). The press release called it "the largest single donation to U.S. academic medical centers focused on autism research across the lifespan."
"This is a time when we’ve seen so many advances in neuroscience, genetics, imaging, molecular pathways, processes, and artificial intelligence," Lurie told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview. "It's opening up an entirely new world of possibilities for autism research."
Lurie has been a constant supporter of autism awareness through the years. He started the Eagles Autism Foundation back in 2019 and has raised over $40 million. In 2025, the foundation raised over $10 million - a record number for the group over the years.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine are two organizations that have worked directly with Lurie and the Eagles franchise through the years.
The dollar figures here are huge. And yet ...
It's no surprise that Lurie has been a champion of this. He has always had a philanthropic mindset outside of making the Eagles one of the most profitable teams in the league.
His latest donation and foundation creation only show the next step in that process.