Fields for Kids Grant Program

Fields for Kids Grant Program is sponsored by Twins Community Fund (Minnesota Twins). This program provides financial support to improve baseball and softball facilities for youth in the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida.

Fields for Kids | Twins Community Fund | Minnesota Twins The Twins Community Fund's Fields for Kids Program provides financial support to improve baseball and softball facilities for youth in the Upper Midwest and Southwest Florida. The program makes matching grants for renovation projects that will make community ballfields safer, more accessible, and a better home for youth baseball and softball teams to play on.

The Twins Community Fund and all of its programs are supported in part by its Cornerstone Partners—Target, U.S. Bank, Treasure Island Resort & Casino, Uponor and Nike—and fans across Twins Territory. Since its inception in 1999, the Fields for Kids program has granted nearly $7 million to improve more than 1,000 ballfields across Twins Territory.

The Twins Fields for Kids program will be administered by the Minnesota Twins Community Fund staff who review all requests, pay matching grants, work closely with grantee organizations to ensure completion of the projects and maintain program records. Matching Grant Size/Purpose Matching grants up to $15,000 are available for the renovation or construction of baseball and/or softball fields used primarily by youth.

Eligible renovation projects include the upgrading of essential field components, such as new sod, infield, fencing and dugouts. Non-essential items, such as lights, bleachers, grandstands, restrooms, batting cages and scoreboards, do not qualify for support. Routine maintenance of fields does not qualify.

Communities that have not received a Twins Fields for Kids grant receive higher priority. The program is open to any independent Upper Midwest (Minnesota, Iowa, North and South Dakota, West Wisconsin) or Southwest Florida 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, school or local government unit that operates youth baseball and/or softball programs.

Any organization operating baseball or softball programs for youth that has secured funds equal to or exceeding the amount of the requested matching grant funds (can include in-kind contributions of materials or labor) may apply for a grant. Organizations must also be governed by active boards and have sufficient revenue to operate their leagues.

Application Process/Schedule Applicants must complete the online application and submit other required documents. Final grant determinations will be made by the Twins Community Fund Board of Directors. Applicants may not receive all the money requested in their application.

Applications have closed for 2026. To ask any questions about the Fields For Kids grant program, please contact donations@twins. com .