Made to Play Fund
Funding Amount
Nike product donation + Leadership Development Programme participation
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Libya, Myanmar, The Netherlands, Pakistan, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom
Focus Areas:
- Getting and keeping girls and young women in sport
- Empowering younger girls (7-14 years old) through sport
- Sports as vehicle for girls' empowerment (boxing, skateboarding, hip hop dancing, bollyrunning, etc.)
Award Description:
- Nike product donation
- Participation in Women Win's Leadership Development Programme
- Participation in Leadership and Partnership Camp during FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 in France
Leadership Development Programme Focus:
- Designing and delivering sports programmes for girls with excellence
- Leadership skills development
Applicant Profile:
- Young women (typically ages 18-25 based on winners)
- Passionate about empowering younger girls through sport
- Global applicants welcome
Application Volume: Received 200+ applications from young women worldwide
Winners: 17 young women selected from multiple countries
Partners: Nike, Adwoa Aboah (supermodel), Gurls Talk, Women Win
Notable Winners Include:
- Angie Roa (Barranquilla, Colombia, age 22)
- Antonia Weise (Berlin, Germany, age 19)
- Asia Mhmod (Tripoli, Libya, age 24)
- And 14 others from diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds
What Women Win Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 3
- Total given
- $40K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $9,995–$20K
- By dollars: New York 50%, Maryland 25%, Washington 25%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Baltimore, MD; Seattle, WA.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Youth sports
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