Maryland · Public charity
Leveling the Playing Field Inc
Leveling the playing field gives underprivileged children the opportunity to enjoy the mental and physical benefits of youth sports participation. We do this through the donation of used and excess sporting equipment to programs and schools serving low-income communities.our donations allow programs to allocate funds saved by lowering…
- $951k
- Granted FY2018
- 38
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 38
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 74%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $521k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $9,124
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $76,495
- Organizations funded a year
- 38 to 54
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 7
- Total assets, FY2018
- $4.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 74% of the organizations Leveling the Playing Field Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 38 | $521k | 74% |
| FY2017 | 54 | $678k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Silver Spring | $70,462 | 8 | 4% |
| Reunion Sportive d'Haiti Inc | $64,702 | 4 | 37% |
| Papadia United Soccer Roots USA | $25,198 | 6 | n/a |
| Deen Ball Sports Incorporated | $24,583 | 1 | n/a |
| Excelsior Wellness | $16,978 | 1 | 0% |
| The Bell Foundation Inc | $16,959 | 2 | 0% |
| Anacostia Amp Outreach Empowerment | $16,846 | 4 | n/a |
| Dream Sports Africa | $16,278 | 1 | n/a |
| So What Else Inc | $15,642 | 3 | 4% |
| Hockey Foundation Inc | $14,440 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 26 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Silver Spring | $70,462 | 8 | 4% |
| Reunion Sportive d'Haiti Inc | $64,702 | 4 | 37% |
| Papadia United Soccer Roots USA | $25,198 | 6 | n/a |
| Deen Ball Sports Incorporated | $24,583 | 1 | n/a |
| Excelsior Wellness | $16,978 | 1 | 0% |
| The Bell Foundation Inc | $16,959 | 2 | 0% |
| Anacostia Amp Outreach Empowerment | $16,846 | 4 | n/a |
| Dream Sports Africa | $16,278 | 1 | n/a |
| So What Else Inc | $15,642 | 3 | 4% |
| Hockey Foundation Inc | $14,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwood Baseball League Inc | $14,406 | 5 | n/a |
| Golf My Future Mygame | $14,050 | 1 | n/a |
| Fundacion Los Ninos de Maria Inc | $12,115 | 7 | 14% |
| The Baltimore Crimson Tide Inc | $10,519 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Carroll Park Inc | $9,937 | 6 | n/a |
| Unity Youth Development Corporation | $8,841 | 1 | n/a |
| Marlboro Boys & Girls Club Inc | $8,411 | 1 | 3% |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Central Maryland Inc | $8,351 | 1 | 0% |
| New England Youth Tackle Football Inc | $8,176 | 1 | n/a |
| Kipp Baltimore Inc | $7,502 | 1 | 0% |
| Paul Public Charter School Inc | $5,921 | 1 | 0% |
| Yellow Breeches Educational Center | $5,564 | 1 | 0% |
| Buddies Inc Elaine Welkie | $5,525 | 1 | 5% |
| Green Street Academy Inc | $5,416 | 2 | 0% |
| Bronx Lacrosse Inc Co Ota | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Impact Sport Inc | $5,011 | 3 | n/a |
Plus 56 recipients with no EIN on record ($782k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Leveling the Playing Field Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Good Sports Inc · Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation · Womens Sports Foundation · The Abell Foundation Inc · Fund for Educational Excellence Inc · Greater Washington Community Foundation · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation Inc · Family League of Baltimore City Inc · Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba a James & Alice B Clark Foundation · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · 50can Inc
How this is measured
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About Leveling the Playing Field Inc
- How much does Leveling the Playing Field Inc give?
- Leveling the Playing Field Inc reported 38 itemized grants totaling $521,368, out of $951,336 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 38 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Leveling the Playing Field Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (35%), Education (18%), Youth Development (9%).
- Who are Leveling the Playing Field Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Impact Silver Spring ($70k), Reunion Sportive d'Haiti Inc ($65k), Papadia United Soccer Roots USA ($25k).
- Does Leveling the Playing Field Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 74% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Leveling the Playing Field Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Good Sports Inc, Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation, Womens Sports Foundation.
- Where is Leveling the Playing Field Inc based?
- Leveling the Playing Field Inc is based in MD.
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