Benefiting the Ryan Shazier Fund

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Bring your school, college, workplace or community group together. Fundraise, climb the leaderboard and help advance spinal rehabilitation.

Donate to the Overall Campaign

December 3, 2026 · 6–8 p.m. · Olsen Family Basement, Nicholson Center · RMU

Ryan Shazier smiling beside a young participant holding a controller at a community Madden gaming event
More than a game. A community making a difference.
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Support Madden Madness directly

Not registering a school, club, youth sports team or business? You can still make a difference. Donate to the overall campaign supporting the Ryan Shazier Fund.

Donate on GoFundMe

Donations are completed on GoFundMe. Direct donations are not automatically credited to a specific organization on this website.

Plan your visit

Location & Parking

Olsen Family Basement, Nicholson Center
Robert Morris University, Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 6–8 p.m.

Recommended: Lot 14

Lot 14 offers the most convenient access. Use the ground-level entrance to the Nicholson Center for direct access to the Olsen Family Basement on Floor 1.

Alternative: Lots 2 & 5

These lots are farther away. Enter the Nicholson Center through the main entrance at the front of the building on Floor 3, then take the elevator down to Floor 1 for the Olsen Family Basement.

View RMU Campus & Parking Map ↗

Please follow posted parking instructions and any event-specific directions from RMU.

How it works

01 · Explore the event

Start at MaddenMadness.com to learn about the event and choose the K–12, college/university or Open Division for your group.

02 · Create your fundraiser

Set up a GoFundMe fundraising page for your organization first. Keep the fundraising URL handy for registration.

03 · Register & rally

Return to MaddenMadness.com to register your organization and submit its fundraising URL for review. Then share your page with your community. Verified totals appear on the leaderboard.

More Than a Game

Every game is an opportunity to bring people together in support of spinal rehabilitation.

Ryan Shazier smiling beside a young participant holding a video game controller at a community gaming event

Community, competition and a cause worth supporting.

Ryan Shazier playing video games alongside a young participant

Madden Madness brings people together through gaming, community and fundraising.

Event competition

Current working plan: a $250 minimum fundraising commitment per school. The top two K–12 school and top two college/university fundraisers are proposed to participate in championship show matches. The Open Division welcomes businesses, youth sports organizations, community groups, nonprofits and other teams; recognition is under consideration. Final participation, eligibility and event rules require organizer approval.

Community competition

Fundraising leaderboard

Only approved and verified amounts appear here. Linked GoFundMe and Facebook campaigns are combined per individual; totals are manually verified, not live balances.

Participating organizations

Find a team, visit its approved fundraising campaign, and support its fundraising effort.

Join Madden Madness

First, create your fundraising page. Visit the official campaign to learn about the cause, then set up your own organization fundraiser on GoFundMe. Come back here to register your group with its fundraising URL. If you already have a qualifying fundraising page, you can register now.

Need to support the event without registering? Donate to the overall campaign.

Submissions are reviewed before appearing publicly. You may submit an organization campaign or an individual fundraiser linked to an existing organization. Multiple fundraising links can belong to the same individual profile.

Open Division: businesses, youth sports teams, nonprofits, community groups and other organizations.

Do not include donor personal information. Facebook campaigns may require manual verification. By submitting, you confirm you are authorized to represent the campaign and agree to administrative review.

Fundraising rules

Organization campaigns and individual campaigns can both contribute to an organization's standings, but overlapping donation totals must not be counted twice.

When registering, select the organization associated with your individual campaign. Administrators will review and approve each URL.

Submissions are saved securely for organizer review. Fundraising totals are verified manually.

Partnership opportunities

Make an impact beyond the game.

Partner with Madden Madness to support the Ryan Shazier Fund and connect with students, schools and communities throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Interested in partnering?

Send a partnership inquiry to the organizing team. The levels shown are proposed, not confirmed benefits or tax-deductibility representations.

Organizer dashboard

Staff sign in

Only authorized administrators and student reviewers may access submissions.