About Our Fund
As an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL), Tutan Reyes’ primary responsibility has been to remove any obstacles that stand in the way of the quarterback’s ability to perform and achieve.  But Reyes is no stranger to eliminating obstacles. 

For the NFL veteran, a full athletic scholarship was the gateway to a college education that once seemed otherwise unobtainable.  Without it, he doesn’t know how he would have overcome the tremendous hurdle of paying for college. 

For all the personal success that football has brought him, Reyes understands that playing in the NFL is a rare opportunity for a very fortunate few.  An athletic scholarship should not be the only way for hardworking high school students to receive a higher education, and all the lifelong privileges and benefits that accompany it. 

In 2007, Tutan founded Beyond the Boroughs, a scholarship program that rewards college-minded students from low-income families. For Reyes, who hopes to remove the obstacle of unmet financial need for these deserving students, this is familiar terrain.