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Overview

Return to Play Fund

Founded by: Beyond Sport & ESPN

Focus: Using sports to positively impact Black and Brown communities and promote equitable access to play.

Geographic Scope: United States (Florida, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and other states)

Program Impact:

  • 20+ organizations engaged to increase youth play opportunities

  • 5 grants awarded to nonprofits empowering youth through athletic programs rooted in cultural identity and wellness

  • 8 new safe spaces to play created
  • Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits using sports to positively impact Black and Brown communities

    Key Focus Areas:

  • Youth play opportunities

  • Athletic programs rooted in cultural identity

  • Wellness initiatives

  • Equitable access to sports
  • Recent Grantees Include:

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, Illinois

  • Harlem Lacrosse – Boston, Massachusetts

  • Heart of Los Angeles, California

  • Inter Tribal Sports, California

  • love.fútbol (various locations)
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    youth-sportsbipocrecreation

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