Michigan · Nonprofit
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL (Michigan) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,187,111 to it, the largest being DICK'S SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION ($400,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $39k
- Funders on record
- 44
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $22k
What Little League International does
Mission
Youth baseball program for oakridege school district
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
League operations:born in williamsport, pennsylvania, in 1939 and alive all over the world today, approximately 2 million children ages 4-16 played little league baseball and softball last year in communities around the world. Little league is more than just a source of community engagement and youth sports. Little league baseball and softball programs serve as powerful vehicles for personal development, shaping character, cultivating lasting friendships, and reinforcing the foundation of community. Local little league programs have long been where thousands of communities come to life. On and off the field, youth playing little league, are offered the opportunity to play, grow, and learn, instilling in them the values of teamwork, inclusion, and community. Since the inception of little league in 1939, local leagues have relied on local fundraising efforts to support the day-to-day operations, from maintaining fields to purchasing uniforms and equipment. Volunteers work tirelessly to ensure the values of the program thrive in communities around the globe. Last year, approximately 6,000 community-based little league programs fielded 130,000 youth baseball and softball teams in more…
$26,809,373 spentof which $662,426 as grants$26,850,197 earned by the program71% of program spendingLittle League International tournament and special activities: each year, the little league season culminates with one of the most anticipated events in youth sports, the Little League International tournament. With additional playing opportunities at 11 age-based divisions of play for baseball and softball, leagues bring together teams to represent their communities in the most-recognized youth sports tournament in the world. The tournament, which starts with neighboring communities competing against each other, beings in late june and over the course of about 60 days, more than 30,000 baseball and softball games are played throughout the world with oversight orchestrated by Little League International. At our seven oldest divisions of play, these tournaments conclude at our little league world series tournaments, where the sportsmanship, teamwork, and fun are showcased on espn platforms each summer (the baseball and softball divisions for 8- to 10-year-olds and 9- to 11-year-olds officially conclude at the state level only). Little League International provides direct financial support to those leagues and communities hosting tournaments at our highest levels, including those at…
$10,976,643 spent$5,224,614 earned by the program29% of program spendingWorld of little league peter j. Mcgovern museum: the world of little league peter j. Mcgovern museum, located at the Little League International complex in williamsport, pennsylvania, is where, year-round, people can learn about the little league experience, celebrate the organization's history, and connect with the global reach of little league. Approximately 20,000 people visit the museum each year, with august, the month of the little league baseball world series, continues to be the museum's most popular month. The museum remains a popular destination for travelers, primary school classes seeking an educational and fun way to learn about the program, as well as tour agencies, senior citizen groups, and minor league baseball booster clubs. The museum has also begun to host other civic and professional events for such groups as the local chamber of commerce, local colleges, businesses, and professional organizations. The world of little league museum continues to be recognized by the international sports heritage association (isha), for its creative and innovative programming through their ishy awards program.
$64,476 spent$260 earned by the program0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $37,850,492.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $105M to $10k (−100%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (39% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Steven P Johnson
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 8 funders, grant income fell $52k → $44k.
17 of 44 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $43k from one payer (the same organization on both sides, largest Little League International). These are real filings, and they are not money LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL raised.
From the IRS filings of LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 44 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 34% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
64% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 19% · 2018 49% · 2019 29% · 2020 70% · 2021 75% · 2022 22% · 2023 34% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
19% of LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 32% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Michigan, across 14 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $314k arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL's revenue fell 100% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,303 recreation & sports nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Michigan
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL?
- LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL (Michigan) receives grants from 44 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,187,111 to it, the largest being DICK'S SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION ($400,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL have?
- IRS filings report 44 organizations giving $1,187,111 in grants to LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL?
- DICK'S SPORTING GOODS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $400,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Michigan. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 44 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing