While an estimated 50 million people in the United States played recreational pickleball in 2024, there are communities around the world that lack access. We call these communities “under-championed” because lack of resources is the primary barrier to play, not a lack of desire.
Common reasons access is limited within these communities include:
Our gameplan is to change this — one grant and one volunteer at a time — through the generosity of the pickleball industry, player community, and charitable foundations.
The ball is in your court…
Support our mission to bring the power of pickleball to underchampioned communities.
Join our Volunteer Network and bring your talents and love for this sport to projects in your area.
Our Global Grants Program prioritizes recreational pickleball programs that focus on bringing life skills training, therapeutic/health benefits, and economic opportunity to these core under-championed communities:
Other grantmaking priorities:
Support our mission to bring the power of pickleball to underchampioned communities.
Join our Volunteer Network and bring your love for this sport to projects in your area.
Changing lives isn’t a spectator sport. Pickleball has the power to transform communities, countries, and the health of our planet. Our team needs YOU!
Susan Swern, Founder & board president
A Pickleball for Good GameChanger is a creator of possibility. You don’t just play the game, you change it.
Global Pickleball Federation is proud to officially partner with Pickleball for Good. At the heart of pickleball and our partnership is to raise funds for OPERATION PaddleLift™ so we can deliver kits of pickleballs, paddles, and portable nets to member federations in remote, under-championed regions of the world. There are currently 33 GPF member countries patiently waiting in the queue for this vital equipment to be shipped and delivered. Together we are leveling the playing field around the world.
Community Development Chair, Global Pickleball Federation
We believe providing affordable, high-quality paddles, and offering a paddle buy-back program, all work hand-in hand with our commitment to sustainability and accessibility: we reduce waste, ensure players at all income levels have paddles with longer life cycles, and players can play longer for less or donate them to communities that need it the most. Being a Sustainability Partner of Pickleball for Good aligns perfectly with our core values.
Owner | Founder, Pickle For The People
At Oktō, we believe that the love of pickleball should go hand in hand with a love for the planet and lifting every person and animal up to its highest potential. That is why our mission naturally aligns with Pickleball for Good and their No Planet – No Pickleball Campaign because we believe protecting our oceans and coral reefs is inseparable from protecting the future of the game we love.
Just as they are using pickleball as a force for good, we are committed to ensuring that every bag we make plays a small role in sustaining the planet that makes pickleball possible.
Founder, Oktō
