The Major League Baseball Youth Foundation concentrates on expanding youth baseball and softball participation and using the sport as a platform for youth development, especially in underserved communities. It funds national equipment-and-field access groups, grassroots community baseball programs, and youth-development organizations that combine sport with education/mentoring. The foundation also partners with MLB team foundations and repeats support to a handful of national intermediaries and city-based programs.
Relatively concentrated portfolio: a small number of moderate-to-large grants with several repeat recipients. Mix of national intermediaries and local MLB team/community foundations, focused on program/project support and capital/equipment for athletic access rather than broad philanthropy across unrelated sectors.
A recurring pattern in Major League Baseball Youth Foundation grantmaking is general support for organizations that expand youth baseball and softball access while pairing sport with youth development. The foundation’s recent awards show that it backs both national intermediaries and city-based programs: Dream received $350,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024 for general support, while Harlem RBI Inc received $200,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports equipment and field access groups such as Pitch In For Baseball & Softball, along with MLB team foundations and local youth baseball programs. Its giving reflects a mix of sport participation, mentoring, and community-based programming rather than a single narrow grant type. Recent grants also include support for organizations that help children and teens enter the game through uniforms, equipment, fields, and coaching. In several cases, the foundation returned to the same grantees across multiple years, indicating a sustained relationship with a small set of organizations working in baseball-centered youth development.
Youth baseball and softball access is a clear theme. The foundation gave $175,000 in 2025 to Pitch In For Baseball & Softball for general support, and it also supported the same intermediary with $175,000 in 2024. Sport-based youth development is another emphasis: Dream received $250,000 in 2024 for general support after a $350,000 grant in 2023, reflecting continued support for a program that combines athletics with broader youth services. Community baseball programming appears as well, with $38,381 in 2025 to Rome Baseball Association Inc for general support. The foundation also funds capacity-building for youth sports organizations, shown by $35,000 in 2025 to Up2Us Inc and $75,000 annual support to Good Sports Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grant size centers around $10,000 at the 25th percentile, with a median of $24,816 and a 75th percentile of $175,000. The recent record includes both mid-sized operating grants and larger general-support awards, including repeated gifts to the same organizations in multiple years. That repeat pattern shows up with Dream, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball, Good Sports Inc, and Natural Heritage Trust. The foundation’s philosophy tags point to unrestricted, operating, and core organizational support, which matches the grant descriptions. It funds organizations rather than individuals and makes no program-related investments.
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$8.3M
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Most grants fall between $10K and $175K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$175K
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Notable grantees: DREAM, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball, Good Sports Inc, Harlem RBI Inc, Up2Us Inc
Grant recipients are all in the US, and the foundation gives most often in Massachusetts by grant count. New York is also important: 38% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, including multiple New York City organizations and Albany-based Natural Heritage Trust. The recent list also reaches beyond New York and Massachusetts to Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Texas. Recipient cities named in the grants include New York, Albany, Braintree, Warminster, Fredericksburg, Oklahoma City, Kannapolis, Houston, Harleysville, and Rome.
It supports organizations that expand youth baseball and softball access, including equipment and field access groups, community baseball programs, and youth-development organizations that combine sport with mentoring or education. Recent grants went to Dream, Harlem RBI Inc, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball, Good Sports Inc, and Up2Us Inc.
Yes. Dream received $350,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024. Pitch In For Baseball & Softball received $183,671 in 2023 and $175,000 in 2024 and again in 2025. Good Sports Inc received $75,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards with a $10,000 25th percentile, a $24,816 median, and a $175,000 75th percentile. That spread matches a pattern of repeated general-support grants alongside larger operating awards.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. New York recipients also make up a substantial share, with 38% of grants going to organizations in the HQ state. The recent list includes recipients in New York, Albany, Braintree, and several other US cities.
No. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, based on the provided foundation profile. Recent grants are all made to nonprofits and foundations, such as Harlem RBI Inc, Natural Heritage Trust, and The Astros Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem RBI Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Pitch In For Baseball & Softball | Warminster, PA | $175,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Rome Baseball Association Inc | Rome, NY | $38,381 | 2025 | General Support |
| Up2Us Inc | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Natural Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| DREAM | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Pitch In For Baseball and Softball | Warminster, PA | $175,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $75,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Natural Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | $19,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Up2Us Inc | New York, NY | $14,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Cannon Baller Foundation Inc | Kannapolis, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| OKC Dodgers Baseball Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Fredericksburg Nationals Foundation | Fredericksburg, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| DREAM | New York, NY | $350,000 | 2023 | General Support |
| Pitch In For Baseball | Harleysville, PA | $183,671 | 2023 | General support |
| Good Sports Inc | Braintree, MA | $75,000 | 2023 | general support |
| Natural Heritage Trust | Albany, NY | $24,816 | 2023 | General Support |
| The Astros Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 2023 | general support |
Rome Baseball Association Inc
$38,381General Support
General Support
Cannon Baller Foundation Inc
$10,000General Support
OKC Dodgers Baseball Foundation
$10,000General Support
Fredericksburg Nationals Foundation
$10,000General Support
The Astros Foundation
$10,000general support