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Our Global Grants Program prioritizes recreational programs that focus on bringing life skills training, therapeutic/health benefits, community engagement, and economic opportunity through pickleball to these core communities:

  • Adaptive (Physical or Cognitive)
  • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
  • Juvenile Justice & Prisons
  • Youth Development
  • Women & Girls 
  • Indigenous
  • Pickleball “Deserts” (i.e., rural and small town)
  • Global Pickleball Federation  Member Countries

 Other grantmaking priorities fund: 

  • Pickleball Charity Events
  • Pickleball Academic Research
 

who can apply

We prioritize vetted charitable organizations (U.S. federal tax-exempt or global groups that officially partner with one), including: 

  • 501(c)(3) charitable, educational, scientific, academic & religious 
  • 501(c) (4) social welfare
  • 501(c)(5) labor, agricultural & horticultural
  • 501(c)(6) business leagues, chambers of commerce & real estate boards
  • 501(c)(7) social & recreational clubs 
  • 501(c)(8) fraternal beneficiary societies & membership organizations
  • 501(c)(19) veterans organizations
  • local, state or federal governmental agency Thrive Engine(4
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the basics

Once our volunteer Grants Subcommittee reviews your initial inquiry, we’ll be in touch. If your initial inquiry is approved, we’ll invite you to submit a more detailed proposal, budget, letters of recommendation, and financial documents for review.

  • Applicants must serve one of our core underchampioned communities.
  • We have a rolling application process (no fixed deadline). 
  • First-year grants are awarded for up to $5,000.
  • Multi-year grants will be considered (after a first grant is awarded to your organization).
  • Proposals may include requests for equipment only.
  • Nonprofit applicants must have their 501(c) certification document and a linked bank account.
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