About United States Soccer Foundation
United States Soccer Foundation Inc centers its giving on youth soccer as a vehicle for physical activity, social-emotional learning, and safe community play spaces. In 2024, its larger awards reached Detroit Police Athletic League Inc for a Soccer Youth Program grant of $162,328 and California Community Foundation for the same program at $149,190, showing a consistent emphasis on direct service through local partners. The foundation’s stated summary points to underserved communities, innovative play spaces, and evidence-based soccer programs that foster well-being and help youth reach their potential. That theme also appears in grants to Houston Parks & Recreation, YMCA of South Florida, Brotherhood Crusade, and NYC Department of Youth and Community Development, each funded for Soccer Youth Program work. The grant record shows a national footprint with a mix of city agencies, YMCAs, youth-serving nonprofits, and community foundations. Across the recent grants listed, soccer is not treated as a standalone sport; it is used as program infrastructure for youth development, mentoring, and community-based recreation. Its active programs reinforce that pattern through after-school delivery, coach-mentor training, and mini-pitch investments.
What United States Soccer Foundation Funds
A central theme is after-school youth development through soccer. The foundation gave $65,655 to NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and $54,060 to the same grantee in 2024 for Soccer Youth Program work, reflecting support for local implementation rather than one-off event funding. It also backs community-based youth organizations such as Mattie Rhodes Center with a $60,000 grant and Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County with a $24,000 grant, both for Soccer Youth Program activity. Another clear line of work is place-based recreation delivered through public and nonprofit partners, including Houston Parks & Recreation at $132,378 and Detroit Police Athletic League Inc at $162,328. The grant list also includes school- and neighborhood-linked partners such as Department of Health and Physical Education Newark Board of Education and Washington Youth Soccer, both receiving Soccer Youth Program support.
How United States Soccer Foundation Gives
Typical awards cluster in the low tens of thousands, with a p25 of $10,141, a median of $21,329, and a p75 of $37,989. Recent grants also show repeat support to the same organizations across years, including Flipany, Independent Health Foundation, Chester Upland Youth Soccer, Active Children Portland, Boston Scores, Greater Philadelphia YMCA, and NYC Department of Youth and Community Development. That pattern suggests ongoing program support rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation is a private foundation with national giving and no individual grants or program-related investments in the provided data. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including Soccer Fund, Coach-Mentor Training, Synthetic Turf Funding, and Soccer for Success.