FFC Youth Sports Fund - Grants to Members
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Type: Direct funding to Youth Sports Collaborative member organizations
Geographic Scope: DC metro area
Focus Areas:
- Youth sports programming expansion
- Serving more youth through sports-based youth development
- Removing financial barriers to sports participation
- Supporting quality youth sports access
Key Statistics:
- 70% of kids drop out of sports by age 13
- Only 62% of DC metro youth ages 6-17 play sports
- Access disparities: 53% of girls play sports vs. 70% of boys; 51% of Black youth play vs. 84% of White youth
- Average annual cost per child to play sports nationally is $883
- Only 20% of the nation's 6.5 million youth coaches receive training
Eligibility: Youth Sports Collaborative member organizations
Background: The FFC Youth Sports Fund is a region-wide movement to ensure every young person in the DC metro area can access the benefits of sport. The Fund operates through 8 key strategies including grants to members, capacity building, community events, research, leadership, coalition building, shared learning, and advocacy.
What Fight for Children Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 15
- Total given
- $107K
- Median grant
- $5,750
- Range
- $5,368–$20K
- By dollars: District of Columbia 70%, Virginia 24%, Maryland 6%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Clifton, VA; College Park, MD.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Cloverleaf Equine Center · Clifton, VA
Unrestricted operating support (uos) grant
$20K
Leveling the Playing Field Inc · Washington, DC
Unrestricted operating support (uos) grant
$10K
So Kids Soar · Washington, DC
Unrestricted operating support (uos) grant
$6,750
City Kids DC · Washington, DC
Unrestricted operating support (uos) grant
$6,625
Girls on the Run DC · Washington, DC
Unrestricted operating support (uos) grant
$6,050
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Youth sports
- Youth programs
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