About Equal Play - Inspiring Confidence for Girls
EPIC for Girls researches, advocates for, and funds innovative solutions that address inequities in sports for girls of color.
Focus Areas
Girls of colorYouth sports participationAthletic skill development (basketball, volleyball, soccer, dance, softball, gymnastics, track and field, golf, tennis, swimming)Leadership developmentOrganizational capacity buildingMental health trainingResearch & evaluationAdvocacy
Who They Fund
unspecified / not defined
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted support
About Equal Play - Inspiring Confidence for Girls
Equal Play - Inspiring Confidence for Girls centers its grantmaking on inequities in sports for girls of color, and it pairs that focus with research, advocacy, and direct support for programs in Omaha. The foundation’s active programs show a practical, sport-by-sport approach: basketball officiating internships through Girls Ref the World, golf internships through Empowering Girls Through Golf, and grants for grassroots, select, and Omaha Public Schools teams. That mix points to a funder that is not limited to one sport or one format; it supports both participation and pathways into sports-related careers. Recent grants show recurring support for local sports and youth-development organizations, including The Simple Foundation, Black Police Officers Association (bpoa), Engaged Insight, and Football for the World Foundation USA. The grant list also includes arts-adjacent and youth-serving groups such as Omaha Theatre (i Am Dance), Lady Express United, and Pear Tree Performing Arts, suggesting a broader view of how girls build confidence, skills, and access through community-based programming. The foundation also operates with clear values language in its partner-grant structure, where equity, collaboration, courage, excellence, and determination are named priorities. Across its programs, the emphasis stays on girls, especially girls of color, and on increasing access to organized sport, training, and retention.
What Equal Play - Inspiring Confidence for Girls Funds
In youth sports access, Equal Play - Inspiring Confidence for Girls has awarded $20,000 to Omaha Starlings for general purpose support, showing investment in an Omaha-based program over multiple years. Their basketball-related work includes a $35,000 grant to Black Police Officers Association (bpoa) for general purpose support, alongside a separate basketball officiating internship and academy for BIPOC girls and young women in Nebraska through Girls Ref the World. The foundation also supports workforce-oriented sport programs. Through Empowering Girls Through Golf, it runs paid internships for girls and young women ages 14-24 in North and South Omaha. The active program description ties that effort to golf-related technical skills, soft-skills training, and participant stipends. Beyond athletics alone, the grantees suggest attention to broader youth development. Grants to organizations such as Pear Tree Performing Arts and Omaha Theatre (i Am Dance) show that the foundation’s local funding reaches programs where confidence, movement, and structured participation overlap with its sports equity mission.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$265K
Total Assets
$581K
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$884K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $28K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$28K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KIMBERLY THOMAS
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