Created as a tribute to the spirit and values of legendary USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux, the Rod Dedeaux Foundation strives to carry out his legacy by funding scholarships, programs, and services for youth in underserved areas of Los Angeles, using the sport of baseball as a platform to cultivate success. They accomplish this by collaborating with groundbreaking beneficiaries to create equal opportunities for Los Angeles’s at-risk youth to excel on the diamond, in the classroom, and in the game of life. Embodying Rod’s optimism for the communities he served, the Rod Dedeaux Foundation is working to rewrite the narrative of baseball and softball in urban America.
Kennedy Wilson is involved with the Foundation in several ways, including funding college scholarships to one male baseball player and one female softball player each year. In early 2023, a $7,500 scholarship was awarded to Sebastian Rodriguez from Bishop Amat High School, who currently has a 4.4 GPA. He will be attending and playing D3 Baseball at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon, majoring in Finance. Alyssa Quary from Los Alamitos High School, with a 4.13 GPA, also received a $7,500 scholarship and will be attending and playing softball at New York University, majoring in Biomolecular Engineering. In addition, the Foundation gave one-time grants of $1,000 to the other 18 applicants
based on Kennedy Wilson’s expanded donation this year.
Kennedy Wilson also supports the Rod Dedeaux Foundation’s annual golf tournament, Legends on the Links, which is a charity fundraiser featuring current and former MLB players and coaches as well as a number of other sports and entertainment celebrities.
