Charitable foundation affiliated with the family of Mike Ilitch uses $50,000 to purchase baseball tickets

According to its 2006 IRS Form 990, Ilitch Charities for Children (aka Ilitch Charities) spent $50,000 purchasing "baseball tickets" to distribute to "disadvantaged families."

Mike Ilitch, patriarch of Detroit's Ilitch family, owns the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball (MLB) team. The family-owned Olympia Entertainment holds the mangament and licensing contracts for Comerica Park, the home field of the Detroit Tigers. Ilitch Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of these and other Ilitch family-owned enterprises.

Christopher Ilitch, CEO of Ilitch Holdings and a member of MotorCity Casino's management committee, is chairman of Ilitch Charities and his wife Kelle is a director. Christopher Ilitch's former executive assistant, David Agius, is president and treasurer of Ilitch Charities.