Any suggestions where to look for grants/money to help our local Little Leauge org. We raise $, but need help.

Question

We raise enough money to keep our program running and bust our humps doing fundraisers, but we are not able to make any headway to give our kids any extras. We are from a small town and have little in the way of volunteers for our fundraising events. We are burning out our volunteers. Wondering if anyone knows how to locate some grant money to help our organization out. TIA.

Answer 1

Adidas sponsors teams. Go to their site for more info.

Answer 2

There are many good answers here. Also, check out some nearby towns and get together with them to maybe work together and brainstorm. Don't forget about other sports leagues in your area as well. There are always some parent who has double sport kids and would be willing to help with ideas from the other league. They know what works and what doesn't work.
Our school had a fund-raising dilemma where 100% of the $$$ came from 30% of the workers. We were always short of our goal every year. We instituted a program where everyone was accountable for the same $$$ profit amount. You could do fundraisers to make your amount, or if you didn't want to work, you just donated your share. It was hugely successful. We made our goal and above every year since. One more thing, make up a folder detailing every little part and timeline for each fundraiser so that anyone that you ask to be the chair is not overwhelmed by the task and can see exactly how to do the project.Good Luck.

Answer 3

Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.

The best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.

If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.

CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show

Answer 4

Contact the public relations person of your nearest Major League Baseball Team. I know the Milwaukee Brewers are heavily involved in local little league, and MLB has various programs designed to keep kids involved in the sport. You could contact the office of Commisioner Bud Selig.

Answer 5

Try the local BIG merchants(the little ones probably given all they can ) like Wal-Mart or Target if you have one.Our local Wal-Mart put up lights at the high school football field & built 2 soccer fields for the kids. These companies do these things for community relations (to get you to shop there)& good will. They also take it off their taxes. But who cares as long as the kids benefit.

Answer 6

You should go for the corporate sponsor. Start with the big employers in your area and also any organizations that could give you in kind donations like free equipment or food. Then check out national chains. It might be hard to get straight cash, but lots of companies give out gift cards.

Also -- can you ask more out of your kids? For instance, look into leaf raking, snow shoveling, gardening, etc. I am always thrilled to let kids do my yard work!

Answer 7

i would look for local businesses to sponsor the team just put up big advertisments on the outfield fence..

Answer 8

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