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The 13th annual Mack, Jack & McConaughey (Mj&m) fundraising weekend has set a new record, raising over $17 million for five charitable organizations dedicated to children’s education, health and wellness.

Held April 24-25, 2025, in Austin, Texas, the event was the most successful in the organization’s history.

Mj&m, the joint fundraising initiative created by Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, ACM Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and Texas coaching legend Mack Brown, supports CureDuchenne, Dell Children’s Medical Center, HeartGift, just keep livin Foundation, and The Rise School of Austin.

“This year’s record-breaking success means more children will receive life-changing support,” said Mack Brown. “We’re deeply grateful to everyone who contributed to making this our most impactful event yet.”

The two-day celebration kicked off Thursday with a star-studded Gala featuring a performance by country music superstar Eric Church. The festivities continued Friday with a Golf Tournament, Fashion Show by Neiman Marcus,...

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila have all three kids by their side for a special night!

The full family stepped out together for the 2025 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala at Acl Live on Thursday (April 24) in Austin, Tex.

Matthew and Camila were joined by 16-year-old son Levi, 15-year-old daughter Vida, and 12-year-old son Livingston.

Mack, Jack & McConaughey (Mj&m) is the annual joint fundraising effort of McConaughey, ACM Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and coaching legend Mack Brown. The two-day fun-filled event offers music, golf and fashion benefiting select non-profit organizations that each reflect the Mj&m goal to empower kids. Since the launch of Mj&m, the nonprofit has given over $61 million to charitable organizations.

Levi is a budding actor and he recently made a fashion appearance in New York City!

Mack, Jack & McConaughey (Mj&m), announced today that seven-time ACM Award winner, four-time CMA Award winner, and 10-time Grammy nominee, Eric Church will headline the 2025 Mj&m Gala on Thursday, April 24 at Austin City Limits (Acl) Live at The Moody Theater.

This joint fundraising effort of Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, ACM Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and coaching legend Mack Brown has raised over $61 million for charities dedicated to children’s education, health, and wellness.

Eric Church is a multi-award-winning country artist known for his passionate fan base, the Church Choir, and a critically acclaimed catalog of music. He recently released “Darkest Hour,” his first new solo music in three years, in response to the devastation caused in his home state of North Carolina by Hurricane Helene, pledging all publishing royalties from the song to disaster relief efforts. He is currently working on additional new music as the follow...

P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will see if they can row the boat against Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels in this Big Ten vs. Acc opening night matchup. The two squads will face off on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 8 p.m. Et. The game is airing exclusively on Fox, which you can stream with the Sling Season Pass. You can get four months of Sling’s complete sports coverage for just $199, which is $92 off of Sling’s already low price.

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The Minnesota vs. North Carolina game will be streaming on Fox, which is available with a Sling TV. You can also stream ESPN on Hulu + Live TV,...

Matthew McConaughey is making a rare appearance with his full family!

The 54-year-old Oscar-winning actor and his wife Camila were joined by their three kids while attending the 2024 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala at Acl Live on Thursday (April 25) in Austin, Tex.

The couple’s three kids – Levi, 15, Vida, 14, and Livingston, 11 – looked so grown up during their rare public appearance.

Mack, Jack & McConaughey (Mj&m) is the annual joint fundraising effort of Matthew McConaughey, ACM Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and coaching legend Mack Brown. The two-day fun-filled event offers music, golf and fashion benefiting select non-profit organizations that each reflect the Mj&m goal to empower kids. Since the launch of Mj&m, the nonprofit has given over $41 million to charitable organizations.

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Click through the gallery for 10+ photos of the McConaughey family at the gala…...

Austin’s beloved charity event Mack, Jack & McConaughey (Mj&M) will return for its sixth year on April 12 – 13, 2018. Mj&M is the joint fundraising effort of Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, Acm Award-winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and Espn analyst and Texas coaching legend Mack Brown.

The two-day nonprofit event was launched in 2013 and has raised nearly $7.5 million dollars for charitable organizations benefiting a handful of youth organizations that all reflect Mj&M’s goal to empower kids in their community.

“Bringing people together for a good cause is what Mj&M is all about,” said Coach Mack Brown. “Each year gets bigger and better, with thousands of people coming together to support kids in our community, all while having a great time.”

Mack, Jack & McConaughey hold the event very dear to their hearts, and all are dedicated to helping the younger generations grow in their communities. The event will...

There's no place like Texas for Matthew McConaughey and his family of five. The Oscar winner and wife Camila returned to their home of Austin over the weekend for the second annual Mack, Jack & McConaughey fundraiser, a two-day event he, musician Jack Ingram and football coach Mack Brown hold to raise money for five local children's charities. And Camila, 32, said she's thinking her children (Levi, 5, Vida, 4, and Livingston, 16 months) may head to school in the Lone Star State instead of Hollywood. "It's possible that we do that, that the kids grow up here and go to school. It's different here than in other places,...

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves were glowing on the red carpet in Austin yesterday. The couple posed for pictures on their way into Acl Live at The Moody Theater, where Matthew, in his blue suede shoes, introduced a performance by John Mellencamp. The gala concert was part of a two-day charity event, which continues today, put on by the Mack, Jack & McConaughey foundation. Matthew and Camila teamed up with University of Texas head football coach Mack Brown and his wife, Sally, and singer Jack Ingram and his wife, Amy, to create the organization, which supports programs for underserved children. The event was the group's first fundraising effort since joining together late last year, and they'll be back in the spotlight today with a Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament and at a special Lela Rose fashion show at Neiman Marcus. View Slideshow ›...

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“If the season could ever have any salvation, if it could ever make any sense again, it would have to come tonight under a flood of stars on the flatiron plains, before thousands of fans…”

Those words hail from the prologue from the non-fiction book, “Friday Night Lights,” written by H.G. Bissinger in 1990.

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