Nike Community Impact Fund (Portland Metro/N. Willamette Valley/SW WA)

Nike Community Impact Fund is a grant from Nike, Inc. that powers youth sport and play in communities surrounding Nike employee locations across North America and Europe. The program invests in local nonprofit organizations driving positive, lasting change by making sport and active play accessible to all youth. What makes this fund distinctive is its employee-led design: Nike teammates volunteer on local grant review committees, using their neighborhood knowledge to select recipients. Organizations can apply each January for grants distributed by May. Eligible cities span the Netherlands, Belgium, and multiple U.S. metropolitan areas including Portland, Oregon; St. Louis, Missouri; and Memphis, Tennessee. Youth-focused nonprofits working to remove barriers to sports participation are encouraged to apply.

Nike Community Impact Fund Program is a long-standing grant program established in 2010 through Oregon Community Foundation and Nike, distributing over $550,000 annually to nonprofits in the Portland metro area, Northern Willamette Valley, and Southwest Washington. Awards range from $5,000 to $25,000 and focus exclusively on youth sport and physical activity programming. Nike employees participate directly in the grant-making process, lending corporate community insight to funding decisions. Priority areas include quality coaching, increasing girls' participation in sport, and reducing financial and structural barriers to access. This program is best suited for community-based organizations with active youth sport programming in the greater Portland region seeking multi-year relationships with a mission-driven corporate partner.