Jaelan has supported DCC since his rookie season with the Dolphins in 2021. In the annual DCC Bike Ride and 5K that raises money for cancer research, Jaelan was one of two Dolphins players in the history of the event to ride 100 miles. In 2022, Jaelan was asked to join the Board of DCC, a position he still holds today. In this role he helps lead awareness, fundraises, and helps plan for the annual DCC bike and 5K event. In 2024, Jaelan co-sponsored his first fundraiser event with Gallery Dept. in the Miami Design District. This event raised over $60,000 for DCC and its efforts to combat cancer. Jaelan has also volunteered many hours during his time with the Dolphins, including visiting pediatric patients at Alex’s Place at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is a direct beneficiary of DCC funds.

The Jaelan Phillips Foundation will continue to partner with DCC by donating funds, volunteering with programs that support young cancer patients, and continuing to support other DCC efforts.

The Verb Kind is a non-profit organization based in the Miami area that provides mentoring programs to incarcerated youth in juvenile detention centers by committing to their three main goals of reducing re-incarceration rates, improving education via higher graduation rates, and serving as a consistent resource both inside and outside of incarceration. Jaelan became involved with The Verb Kind in 2022, when the founder met him and said, “Come to Jail with me!” This led to him visiting a juvenile detention center, engaging with the youth, and talking to them about second chances and not letting your past determine your future. He then returned to the detention center with several of his Dolphins teammates to play pick-up basketball games and spend time with them; a simple act that is the cornerstone of The Verb Kind. His work with the Verb Kind earned him the honor of being named the Week 8 NFLPA Community MVP in 2022.

Jaelan currently serves on the board of The Verb Kind and, through the Jaelan Phillips Foundation, will continue to partner with the organization through funding opportunities, mobilization of resources, and volunteerism.

During his rookie season, Jaelan volunteered on multiple occasions at the Lotus House, a shelter in Overtown, Miami, for single women and children that are experiencing homelessness. He would drive down to the shelter on his day off and bond with the youth living in the shelter by playing games, donating costumes for Halloween, and decorating cookies at Thanksgiving. Jaelan volunteered throughout his youth with organizations in his hometown that supported homeless youth and families; therefore, when given the opportunity to give back in the Miami area, he felt it was important to uplift these young people who were experiencing trauma caused by homelessness at such a young age. In January 2022, his service at the Lotus House, as well as other efforts in the community, earned him the Nat Moore Community Service Award, an honor that had never been given to a rookie.

The Jaelan Phillips Foundation will continue to support the youth at Lotus House through donations, volunteerism, and holiday events.

The Young Artist Initiative was launched as a collaboration between the Jaelan Phillips Foundation and Green Tea Studios, to provide youth across Santa Monica with access to professional music production, recording, and songwriting experiences. With a strong focus on fostering creativity and professional development, the program aims to offer at-risk youth a structured, inspiring environment to explore their musical talents.

The Young Artist Initiative has proven to be an invaluable resource for at-risk youth, equipping them with technical skills, creative confidence, and professional insights into the music industry. Through hands-on learning and strong community partnerships, the Young Artist Initiative will help shape the next generation of talented young musicians.

The Jaelan Phillips Foundation will continue to collaborate with Green Tea Studios to solidify and expand the Young Artist Initiative program.

Through MusicReach, the Jaelan Phillips Foundation and Frost School of Music, enrich the music education programming of economically disadvantaged youth in Miami-Dade County while providing for Frost School students to further develop their teaching and community engagement skills.

At the heart of this collaboration is a new scholarship funded by the Jaelan Phillips Foundation for a Frost School student to lend their burgeoning music engineering skills to students in the brand-new Jaelan Phillips Foundation-supported Shalala MusicReach initiative.

Together, Jaelan Phillips and the Frost School scholarship recipient will serve as mentors to high school student participants, fostering their personal and professional growth.

The Jaelan Phillips Foundation has partnered with the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music to provide funding toward scholarships for the UCLA Summer Intensive Music Industry Program.

The week-long summer program gives unique opportunities for young musicians to immerse themselves in a rigorous and inspiring musical environment. High school students ages 14-18, are given an opportunity to learn from UCLA staff in the areas of Global Jazz, Voice Performance, Songwriting, and Music Industry. The summer intensive program offers a valuable opportunity for young musicians to enhance their skills, gain exposure to industry professionals, and prepare for future music studies or careers.

The Jaelan Phillips Foundation will continue to partner with the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in various capacities to support programs and other initiatives. 

Jaelan was introduced to the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital through Big Hearts for Little Hearts, an auxiliary of the hospital. The purpose of the auxiliary is to give children who are in the hospital with serious illnesses a retreat from the anxiety of treatment by giving them something to watch and listen to during their stay at the hospital. To accomplish this, published authors, community members, and athletes dress up as characters from children’s books and read during “Story Time,” which is broadcasted on a television channel created exclusively for the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. 

The Jaelan Phillips Foundation hopes to expand its partnership with Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital through the auxiliary to bring music to children during their stay in the hospital.