INDIANAPOLIS – The T-shirts were only the beginning.

In an effort related to the NFL’s recent anthem protests, the Indianapolis Colts on Friday announced the creation of a fund intended to support charities “working to promote equality, improve relationships between law enforcement and the community and provide opportunities for minorities,” according to a team press release.

Team owner Jim Irsay contributed the first $100,000, the team announced

The fund’s creation comes less than a week after the team made a silent statement with T-shirts it wore during warmups for last Sunday’s nationally-televised game against the Seattle Seahawks. On the shirts was a message that read, “We will… stand for equality, justice, unity, respect, dialogue, opportunity.”

The Colts were among many teams on which certain players took a knee in protest during the national anthem in Week 3 of the NFL season following remarks by President Donald Trump. But heading into the Seattle game, players and team officials met and tried to find common ground and unifying ways to address the societal issues at the center of the protests.

The Colts Players Fund for Equality, as they’re calling it, is one of those ways.

“Our players are actively involved in our community throughout the year, and are committed to using their platform to make a difference and support numerous charitable causes,” Irsay said in a statement. “I am honored to join them in establishing the action fund to promote equality and unity.”

In addition to the statement T-shirts, Colts players released their own statement through the team before the game outlining their goals and their intentions.

The statement concluded by saying, “This is just the beginning. There is much work to do, and it will take all of us.”

Contributions to the fund can be made at colts.com/actionfund. The fund is part of the Indianapolis Colts Foundation, which is a 501(c)3 charity.