About Usa Hockey
The USA Hockey Foundation is the charitable non-profit organization supporting USA Hockey's strategic initiatives of sustaining and growing the sport of hockey in the United States by generating restricted and unrestricted funding in partnership with donors.
Focus Areas
youth hockeycoaching educationgirls and women's hockeysled/disabled hockeyplayer health and safetymembership development
Who They Fund
NCAA college hockey programs and student-athletesUSHL teams and junior playersProspective professional draftees (NHL draft participants)U.S. World University Games athletesBlind/disabled hockey athletes
About Usa Hockey
USA Hockey Inc. channels large grants into the sport’s infrastructure, with its biggest recent awards going to the US Hockey League for NHL Draft, NCAA, and USHL support and to College Hockey Inc. for college hockey promotion. That combination points to a funder that backs both the developmental pipeline and the institutions that sustain it. Its grantmaking also reaches league organizations, state associations, and program partners that support youth hockey, coaching education, girls’ and women’s hockey, sled and disabled hockey, and player health and safety. The foundation’s grant list shows repeated, multi-year support for national hockey entities rather than one-time event grants only. US Hockey League received seven-figure awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while College Hockey Inc. and the North American Hockey League also appear with recurring funding across multiple years. USA Hockey Inc. describes its work as generating restricted and unrestricted funding in partnership with donors to sustain and grow hockey in the United States. Its recent grantmaking reflects that mission through block grants, league-level support, and program funding tied to athlete development, access, and competitive pathways.
What Usa Hockey Funds
One clear theme is pathway development. USA Hockey Inc. gave $1,277,748 to US Hockey League for NHL Draft, NCAA Grant and USHL Grant, showing direct support for junior-to-collegiate and draft-related hockey infrastructure. College hockey promotion is another major line of work: the foundation awarded $775,000 to College Hockey Inc. for Promote College Hockey. At the league level, it supported the North American Hockey League with $556,600 for NAHL Grant, and it also funded National Hockey League with $484,753 for USHL Support. Those awards show attention to junior hockey structures and related player-development systems. The foundation also uses block grants across state associations. Minnesota Hockey received $121,930 for Block Grant, while Michigan Amateur Hockey Association, Massachusetts Hockey, and New York State Amateur Hockey Association also appear in that category, indicating broad support for local hockey administration and development.
How Usa Hockey Gives
USA Hockey Inc. gives at a wide range of sizes, from a p25 of $17,512 to a median grant of $39,741 and a p75 of $91,354. The largest recent awards sit well above that range, which is consistent with a structure that includes both block grants and major program or league-level commitments. The recent record shows repeated recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, so its giving is recurring rather than purely one-off. The foundation is a charitable nonprofit, and the data also notes that it makes program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not part of every program; one listed scholarship accepts unsolicited requests, while the main foundation grantmaking programs do not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.4M
Total Assets
$45M
Total Revenue
$58.9M
Total Expenses
$59.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $91K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$91K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MIKE TRIMBOLI
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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