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The Yawkey Foundation Youth Athletics Grant is a grant from the Yawkey Foundation that funds youth and amateur athletics programs in Massachusetts. The foundation accepts initial proposals for youth and amateur athletics from January 2 through January 23 annually, with additional grant cycles for education, conservation, human services, arts, and health care throughout the year.
Awards range from $10,000 to $100,000 and support nonprofits and youth organizations delivering sports programming and athletic opportunities. Eligible applicants are nonprofits and youth organizations in Massachusetts with programs serving young people through athletics. Applications are submitted through the Yawkey Foundation's Applicant Portal at yawkey.
org.
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Applicant Portal - Yawkey Foundation As of May 1, 2025, Yawkey Foundation has transitioned to a new Applicant Portal. Yawkey Foundation’s vendor, Blackbaud, will be retiring the previous legacy portal. The new Applicant Portal allows for one account to manage applications across all funders using the same portal, and we hope you will find it user-friendly.
We recommend downloading any files you wish to keep from the retiring legacy portal. Should you experience any technical issues, please contact us at yawkey@yawkey. org .
Program & Small Capital Grant Initial Proposals Youth & Amateur Athletics (January 2, 2026 – January 23, 2026) Education (March 2, 2026 – March 20, 2026) Conservation & Wildlife (March 2, 2026 – March 20, 2026) Human Services (June 1, 2026 – June 19, 2026) Arts & Culture (September 1, 2026 – September 18, 2026) Health Care (September 1, 2026 – September 18, 2026) Submit Education Initial Proposal Submit Conservation and wildlife Initial Proposal Strategic Investment Grant Initial Proposals There are two submission periods for Initial Proposals for Strategic Investment Grants, applicable to all Yawkey Foundation Area of Giving categories: January 2 – January 23, 2026 Submit Strategic Investment Initial Proposal Transformational Capital Grant Initial Proposals Submit Transformational Capital Initial Proposal
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofits and youth organizations in Massachusetts. Confirm the full requirements on the funder's own website before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 – $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs on the funder's own website.
The Yawkey Foundation Youth Athletics Grant is funded by Yawkey Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's own website before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Massachusetts. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the funder's own website for location requirements.
Start from the grants-portal listing linked on this page, then confirm the submission instructions on the funder's own website — the listing is a third-party summary, not the funder's RFP.