Good Sports Inc
Good Sports Inc is a public charity based in Braintree, Massachusetts, formed in 2003. It supports youth sports and physical activity in high-need communities by distributing sports equipment, footwear, and apparel to community organizations serving children.
Good Sports Inc at a glance
In short: Good Sports Inc gave $11.2M across 619 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), top state California. 52% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,210,506
- +17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 619
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,111
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,781
- Total assets
- $13,801,826
- -0.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 52% first-time grantees (322 of 619, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (18% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Good Sports Inc
- How to Apply
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Youth programs and schools can apply for equipment support through Good Sports’ community-organization application process. Approved organizations use the Donation Request Center to request available equipment. Organizations with multiple sites must submit a separate application for each site. Equipment is free, but a shipping and handling fee equal to 5% of the donation value applies. Applicants may need to submit a release form, and organizations must complete an evaluation after a donation to be eligible for an additional donation. Inventory varies, and Good Sports says it may take 2–4 weeks to ship after the fee is paid. The organization does not provide equipment to individuals or support short-term events such as camps, tournaments, and running or walking events through its Portfolio Model.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1515 Washington Street 300, Braintree, MA 02184
Phone: (617) 471-1213
Website: https://goodsports.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Good Sports Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles ($229K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($13,714), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
2,715 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,571 grants of 2,715 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Good Sports reports supporting children across all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were California (18%), Georgia (10%), New York (7%), Massachusetts (6%), and Florida (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 619 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Good Sports Inc open to new grantees?
52%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 322 of 619 grantees (52%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $18K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $13K repeat.
- 37% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.4M (2020) to $12.8M (2022). In 2025 it made 619 grants totaling $11.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $229,133 |
| Thurgood Marshall Secondary School Pasadena, CA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $166,645 |
| Inglewood Little League Inglewood, CA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $133,212 |
| Urban Warrior Youth Community Chicago, IL | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $127,586 |
| Gwinnett County - Lucky Shoals Community Center Norcross, GA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $115,780 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills Monrovia, CA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $101,441 |
| Blair High School Pasadena, CA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $100,484 |
| Kickstarters Soccer Duluth, MN | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $82,405 |
| Pass It Forward Foundation LA Inglewood, CA | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $81,097 |
| Montbello Falcons Denver, CO | Increase accessibility of youth sports programs to children in need. | $80,283 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,801,826 | $17,431,848 | $17,153,396 | $11,210,506 | 619 | $123,630 |
| 2024 | $13,831,939 | $14,196,633 | $15,386,077 | $9,547,554 | 545 | $53,934 |
| 2023 | $15,554,558 | $18,125,263 | $14,022,791 | $10,273,976 | 502 | $10,577 |
| 2022 | $11,692,969 | $10,818,196 | $15,639,588 | $12,779,584 | 606 | $1,898 |
| 2021 | $15,718,989 | $17,640,081 | $17,260,241 | $8,998,146 | 443 | $633 |
| 2020 | $15,617,466 | $15,782,713 | $11,388,308 | $6,416,343 | 323 | $906 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Good Sports’ stated mission is to increase youth participation in sports, fitness, and recreation by addressing access to sports equipment. Its website describes its aim as driving equitable access to youth sports and physical activity for children in high-need communities.
The organization provides equipment to established organizations with consistent youth physical-activity programming; equipment is intended to remain with the program, rather than be provided to individual children or families. Its stated areas of focus include serving girls, children of color in historically marginalized communities, and rural populations.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of grantees. Urban Warrior Youth Community describes its mission as positively impacting young people and their communities through programs that improve quality of life. InnerCity Weightlifting describes its mission as reducing gun violence by amplifying the voice and agency of people affected by systemic racism and mass incarceration. BAOC says it builds young people’s character through sports, while Rainier Prep describes itself as a public school serving grades 5–8 near Seattle and Tacoma.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Good Sports reported 619 grants totaling $11,210,506. Grants ranged from $5,004 to $229,133, with a median of $12,781. The stated purpose for the largest listed grants was to increase accessibility of youth sports programs for children in need.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $229,133 to YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, $166,645 to Thurgood Marshall Secondary School, $133,212 to Inglewood Little League, and $127,586 to Urban Warrior Youth Community. Other large awards included $115,780 to Gwinnett County–Lucky Shoals Community Center and $101,441 to Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Melissa Harper as CEO; Jonathan Perham as director and chairman since January 1, 2025; Sean Wilder as treasurer; and Michael Affronti, Jessica Aidlen MD FAAOS, Michael Balkin, Martha Blue, Catherine Beldotti Donlan, Rick Charron, and Rachel Condelli as directors.
Good Sports Inc is led by Melissa Harper, CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 4 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Harper
CEO
CEO → Director & CEO, 2022
Director & CEO → CEO, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$177K (2020) → $251K (2025)
Christy Keswick
President & Secretary
COO & Secretary → President & Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$158K (2020) → $228K (2025)
Karleen Pattanaik
Senior Director of Development
Senior Director, Fundraising & Business Development → Senior Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$103K (2022) → $118K (2025)
Andrew Laurence
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenifer Hartnett-Bullen
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Hughes
Director
Chairman → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Begg-Lawrence
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martha Blue
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Charron
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Cho
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Condelli
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Harris
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Beldotti Donlan
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Aidlen Md Faaos
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Affronti
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rahul Kapur
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Van Oossanen
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Walpert
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Franklin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrian Thomas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Napoli
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Triompo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Halloran
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Klinge
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Perham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Balkin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Stanton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chandelle Schulte
Vice President Program & Ops
Vice President of Program & Operations → Vice President Program & Ops, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$146K (2022) → $142K (2025)
Sean Wilder
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Anna Hitchner (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Bridget Rice (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kent Weldon (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Flood (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Sam Schaefer (2020–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Marty Blue (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Mike Balkin (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Robin Bose (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jon Perham (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Derek Schoettle (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin Roche (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Magan Munson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Bowen (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Christy Egun (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Karleen Herbst (2023) — Senior Director, Fundraising & Busi
- Former: Kimberly Herrig (2023) — Financial Controller
- Former: Bry Roskoz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Candace Reich (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lewis Collins (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Liam Weston (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Brett Peterson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dave Belyea (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Mischler (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Drew Sawyer (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John McNamara (2020–2021) — Director, Logistics & Dist
- Former: Kyle Betty (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Margaret Norton (2021) — Vice President & Finance
- Former: John Gibbons (2020) — Director
- Former: Tracey Britton (2020) — Chief of Staff
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $251K, to Melissa Harper (CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Good Sports Inc
How much does Good Sports Inc give each year?
Good Sports Inc gave $11.2M across 619 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.5M across 545 grants.
What is Good Sports Inc's typical grant size?
Good Sports Inc's median grant in 2025 was $12,781, and its average grant was $18,111, across 619 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Good Sports Inc that year got $18K on average.
Where does Good Sports Inc give grants?
Good Sports Inc's top state is California, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Georgia (10%) and New York (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (24 grants), Philadelphia, PA (12 grants), Pasadena, CA (11 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (10 grants).
Does Good Sports Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 619 grants with a stated purpose on Good Sports Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Good Sports Inc's largest grantees?
Good Sports Inc's largest 2025 grantees include YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles ($229,133), Thurgood Marshall Secondary School ($166,645) and Inglewood Little League ($133,212), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($13,714), which are not listed by name. Together they received 5% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Good Sports Inc?
Good Sports Inc reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.4M.
What does Good Sports Inc fund?
Good Sports’ stated mission is to increase youth participation in sports, fitness, and recreation by addressing access to sports equipment. Its website describes its aim as driving equitable access to youth sports and physical activity for children in high-need communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Good Sports Inc?
Youth programs and schools can apply for equipment support through Good Sports’ community-organization application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Good Sports Inc's EIN?
Good Sports Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3138664. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
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