The LA84 Foundation is accepting applications for its Large Grant Program.
Donor Name: LA84 Foundation
State: California
County: Imperial County (CA), Los Angeles County (CA), Orange County (CA), Riverside County (CA), San Bernardino County (CA), San Diego County (CA), Santa Barbara County (CA), Ventura County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grantmaking Priorities
- Youth under 18 years of age, especially youth of color, low-income youth, and girls and young women.
- Overlooked and underserved youth, including those with disabilities, and LGBTQ or gender nonconforming youth.
- Organizations using a sports-based youth development approach and centering equity in their service model.
Guiding Principles
- Sport can improve young people’s lives through positive social-emotional, health, and educational outcomes, and has lifelong impacts.
- Coaching education greatly improves the sport experience for young people and youth development outcomes.
- The health and safety of young athletes is a top priority.
- they are a learning organization and work with grantees to share successes within the SBYD ecosystem.
Funding Information
Large grants are requests above $25,000.
Uses of Funds
- Program costs, including staffing
- Purchase of sports equipment
- Renovation of sports facilities
- Testing new SBYD models or ideas.
Eligibility Criteria
- Structured sports activities for youth under 18
- Programs in Southern California (Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura)
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations in good standing with the California Franchise Tax Board
- Commitment to youth safety, with a written policy addressing this
- Sport-specific standardized guidelines for soccer, hockey, lacrosse, boxing, rugby, martial arts, or football programs.
For more information, visit LA84 Foundation.
