About Athlife Foundation
Ensure that every kid who plays can achieve life long success beyond sport by funding grant programs, training, and resources that create Academic Athletic Coach positions in secondary schools and drive Positive Youth Development through sport.
Focus Areas
EducationYouth developmentAthletics-based mentoringSchool-based grantmakingProfessional development & trainingScholarships
Who They Fund
organizational personnel / staffmentorsmentees / program participants
Funding Style
capacity buildingpersonnel support (staff salaries/positions)
About Athlife Foundation
Athlife Foundation Inc concentrates on putting academic-athletic staff inside schools, a model that shows up repeatedly in its recent awards. The foundation’s largest reported grants went to Meriden Public Schools for personnel and mentoring support, followed by similar school-based awards to Green Street Academy and Bethlehem Area School District. Those grants align with the foundation’s stated mission: helping kids who play build life skills, academic support, and positive youth development beyond sport. The grant record shows a steady emphasis on middle and high school settings, where Athlife supports positions and programming tied to student-athlete development. Recent awards reached districts and schools in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Georgia, Texas, and California, almost entirely through U.S.-based recipients. The pattern is less about one-off sponsorships than about staffing and program support for schools that want to create structured support around athletics. Athlife Foundation Inc also funds school-linked initiatives that blend tutoring, mentoring, leadership development, and college or career exposure. Its giving includes awards to public school districts, charter schools, and related education nonprofits, with the recurring personnel-and-mentoring category suggesting a preference for grants that help programs operate through people, not just materials.
What Athlife Foundation Funds
A core part of Athlife Foundation Inc’s work is school-based staffing. It gave $57,361 to Meriden Public Schools for personnel and mentoring support, and $23,235 to Green Street Academy for the same category, showing how closely it links youth development to on-site staff roles. The foundation also supports academic and leadership programming for student-athletes. It awarded $22,500 to Bethlehem Area School District, and the organization’s own grant programs describe support for academic achievement, life and leadership skills, and holistic student programming. College access and tutoring appear in its program model as well. Athlife’s school partnerships include study halls, tutoring, mentorship, field trips, and college access support, while its Student-Athlete Academy example in the Bay Area is built around year-round academic support and leadership development. It also funds youth recognition and scholarships. The Kowalski Robinson Youth Inspire Scholarship is part of its national network and recognizes student-athletes who have made an impact in their schools and communities.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$189K
Total Assets
$457K
Total Revenue
$781K
Total Expenses
$561K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
About 9% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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