Sports

In A Heartbeat's mission is to prevent death from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and sudden cardiac arrest by raising awareness, enabling research, and donating automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to places that need them. They also provide CPR/AED training and host free community ECG screenings for children, teens, and young adults.

Softball is a gender-neutral, equal opportunity sport, and at it’s very core it teaches a lesson in gender equality. Run The Bases believes softball has the power to bring communities together. They teach the sport and impact the live’s of the kids by teaching them they can have fun regardless of their race, gender, or ability. Essentially, you’re helping kids learn comradery, and we need more of that around.

Inspired by a paddle out for George Floyd, two surfers were motivated to fight systemic racism in a positive, constructive way. Their mission became to break down the walls and barriers that have previously kept BIPOC from becoming a part of ocean and surf culture. Creating equal access to the ocean and beach with free surf lessons for people of color has become a way to fight inequity and create a larger sense of inclusion in the surf community. Access to the beautiful benefits and purity of the ocean is for everyone and should not be determined by background or status.

Veterans and athletes are some of our nations finest heroes, but what of their lives after the action? There’s growth to be had, dreams to achieve, and a new life to begin- but where to begin? Merging Vets and Players helps former war veterans and athletes connect to a new team without a uniform. Through their physical programming and peer-to-peer support MVP provides a community to promote personal development and let veterans and players know, they’re not alone

The Natasha Watley Foundation works to instill positive, long lasting life skills in young girls from disadvantaged communities through the sport of softball. Their work is centered around the empowerment of young women in order to create future leaders with confidence, leadership abilities and healthy lifestyles. With over 3,000 participants, this foundation is creating new avenues for ambitious women to develop their character and become the best versions of themselves.

Young people didn’t create problems like climate change and inequity, and they shouldn’t have to live with them. R90F began in 2018 as a project to eliminate single-use plastic from youth soccer fields. Today R90F is a nonprofit dedicated to helping young people create change. Your donation gives young thought-leaders the backing they need to change attitudes, lives, and ultimately, the world.