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ANNUAL REPORT 2018 1 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION Children play at the It’s Everyone’s CONTENTS Game launch in .

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Letter from the President & CEO and the Chairman 3 Year in Review 4 It’s Everyone’s Game 6 Soccer for Success 8 Soccer for Success National Training 12 Safe Places to Play 14 Major Soccer Initiatives 16 Passback 18 Program Grants 19 From the President & CEO and the Chairman Urban Soccer Symposium 20 Letter Capitol Hill Day 21 Dear Friends: Congressional Soccer Match 21 At the U.S. Soccer Foundation, it is our belief that every child deserves access to the sport of soccer. We aim to address the nation’s biggest problems through the world’s most popular sport Ambassadors 22 by using soccer as a vehicle to effect positive social change in the communities where need In the News 23 is the greatest. This year, we saw significant growth in participation rates for ourSoccer for Success programming—a 64 percent increase from last year—and expanded to serve more than Donors 24 410 communities across the country. National Leadership Council Network 24 This year, we also launched It’s Everyone’s Game, our national campaign to build 1,000 Safe Individual Donors 24 Places to Play mini-pitches and engage one million children annually in Soccer for Success by 2026. In conjunction with this announcement, public and private partners in Chicago announced Institutional Investors 30 an initiative to create 50 mini-pitches over five years to help us reach that goal. Partners in Financials 31 Newark also followed suit this past spring, committing to build 20 mini-pitches and provide Soccer for Success programming to 2,500 youth over five years. Our first major public-private partnership Board of Directors 34 of its kind—the Soccer Initiative—opened the first 10 of 50 mini-pitches and year two is well underway. We are thrilled that this summer the , Canada, and won the United Bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Over the next eight years, we’ll continue to engage more youth in soccer and work to empower a new generation of American soccer fans and athletes in the lead up to the event. [ This report details our 2018 fiscal year. ] In the next program year alone, we are on track to reach 100,000 youth across the country through Soccer for Success, which runs for a total of 24 weeks out of the year in the fall and spring seasons. It is with the ongoing support of our donors, sponsors, and partners that our growth and impact continues. With your help, we are confident that we will reach our goals, together. Regards,

Ed Foster-Simeon Charles “Cully” Stimson President & CEO Chairman

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2017 JULY ■ U.S. Soccer Foundation hosts Soccer for Success National Training in , D.C. for 140 participants from 50 partner organizations responsible for training more than 3,000 Soccer for Success coach-mentors across the country. 100 AUGUST ■ U.S. Soccer Foundation announces partnership with Target to build 100 soccer play spaces by 2020. 50 OCTOBER ■ The first 10 of50 mini- pitches are unveiled as part of the New York City Soccer Initiative. IT’S EVERYONE’S GAME DECEMBER ■ U.S. Soccer Foundation launches It’s Everyone’s Game, a national effort to dramatically increase access to programming in underserved communities by 2026. ■ Announcement of Chicago Soccer Initiative, an effort to bring 50 mini-pitches to Chicago over five years in support of It’s Everyone’s Game. 2018 MARCH ■ 12th annual Urban Soccer Symposium provides training on best practices in sports-based youth development for more than 280 participants from 174 grassroots soccer and community-based organizations. APRIL ■ U.S. Soccer Foundation awards program grants to soccer organizations helping to address the alarming drop-off rate in teenage participation in soccer. The three-year grant recipients will identify and share best practices in the field. ■ adidas, Football Club, Los Angeles Unified School District, and U.S. Soccer Foundation unveil new mini-pitch at Menlo Avenue Elementary School. 2,500 MAY ■ U.S. Soccer Foundation and Target unveil two mini-pitches in Houston, Texas with Houston JUNE ■ North America wins the United Bid Parks and Recreation—the first of 100 to be built to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. nationwide. ■ 11 Members of Congress and 16 former professional athletes participate in the 6th annual Congressional Soccer Match benefiting the U.S. Soccer Foundation. ■ The , Newark Public Schools, 150+ the U.S. Soccer Foundation, and Wells Fargo In the 2017–2018 program year, more than 150 community announce a new initiative to build 20 mini-pitches partners in over 410 communities ran Soccer for Success. and engage 2,500 youth in Soccer for Success.

Children play on the new mini-pitch in Houston. 4 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 5 IT’S EVERYONE’S GAME The U.S. Soccer Foundation believes that every child deserves the opportunity to play the beautiful game while learning life skills from trained coach-mentors.

In December 2017, the U.S. Soccer Using Soccer for Success and Safe Places Foundation announced the launch of It’s to Play as the vehicles, the Foundation is Everyone’s Game, a national movement working to build a future where children from aimed at dramatically expanding the every community have access to the game Foundation’s reach across the country and a safe place to play, no matter who they through its soccer-based programs. are or where they live. In partnership with communities, Valuable national partners—adidas, Major municipalities, and corporate partners League Soccer, Musco Lighting, and Target— throughout the United States, the are supporting this national movement and Foundation pledged to engage one million are committed to providing the country’s children annually in Soccer for Success youth with high-quality soccer programming and build 1,000 Safe Places to Play mini- and safe places to play. pitches by 2026. 1,000 Goal: Build 1,000 Safe Places to Play mini-pitches by 2026.

Children play at the It’s Everyone’s Game launch in Chicago. 1,000,000 Goal: Engage 1,000,000 children in Soccer for Success annually by 2026.

6 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 7 Children participate in a Soccer for Success practice in Kansas City, Missouri.

SOCCER FOR SUCCESS is a high-impact solution that provides children living in underserved communities with free access to quality soccer programming, safe places to play, and caring coach-mentors who are trained to help transform young lives. The evidence-based soccer program, offered free to participants, helps children succeed on the pitch, in the classroom, and beyond.

TRANSFORMING YOUNG LIVES YOUNG TRANSFORMING 410 410 communities in 40 states and the District of Columbia 70,000 ran Soccer for Success. 70,000 children engaged in Soccer for Success. 3,300 3,300 Soccer for Success coach-mentors trained.

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SOCCER FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM PARTNERS

Active Children Portland City of Parks NYC Department of Youth Portland, OR and Recreation Department and Community Development After-School All-Stars Newark Philadelphia, PA New York, NY Newark, NJ City Year - P.S. 83 Oakland County Sheriff Police After-School All-Stars South Florida New York, NY Athletic League Miami, FL Youth Soccer Club Rochester, MI America SCORES Bay Area Aurora, CO Orlando City Foundation San Francisco, CA Columbus Recreation and Parks Winter Park, FL tiffany rick Better Tomorrows Department Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA Marlton, NJ Columbus, OH Mt. Laurel, NJ SOCCER FOR SUCCESS PARTICIPANT, PAL COACH-MENTOR, MATTIE RHODES CENTER Philadelphia, PA Boston Scores DC SCORES “I really can’t wait to come to school “Dealing with these kids and hearing some of the Boston, MA Washington, DC QC Scores on the days we have soccer.” stuff they have to say, and actually listening to them Charlotte, NC Boys & Girls Clubs of Alameda Detroit Police Athletic League and hearing their views, it helps me be able to make Alameda, CA Detroit, MI San Mateo County Sherriff’s better decisions and give better advice.” Activities League Boys & Girls Clubs of America El Monte Community Building Initiative Redwood City, CA ALL STARS* El Monte, CA Atlanta, GA FirstLine Schools Scientific Research (SR1) Ridgeland, MS Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlanta New Orleans, LA Atlanta, GA FLIPANY Stanislaus Union School District Modesto, CA Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Fort Lauderdale, FL Kansas City, MO Give Every Child A Chance The Simple Foundation Omaha, NE Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Manteca, CA Trenton, NJ Houston Parks and Recreation The Skills Center Tampa, FL Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence Department Providence, RI Houston, TX THINK Together Santa Ana, CA Boys & Girls Clubs of Tracy Youth Soccer Association Tracy, CA Arlington Heights, IL Troy Boys & Girls Club Troy, NY Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County Independent Health Foundation Raleigh, NC Buffalo, NY Washington Youth Soccer Foundation Tukwila, WA Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley JT Dorsey Foundation Mesa, AZ Harrisburg, PA Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association West Allis, WI Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley LA’S BEST Magalia, CA Los Angeles, CA YMCA of Silicon Valley Santa Clara, CA Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula Liberty City Optimist Club East Palo Alto, CA Miramar, FL YMCA of South Florida Miami, FL Brotherhood Crusade Linden Unified School District Los Angeles, CA Linden, CA Youth Speak Collective San Fernando, CA lou esperanza Chester Upland Youth Soccer Lower Bucks Family YMCA Media, PA Fairless Hills, PA YWCA of Syracuse and COACH-MENTOR, NYC DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH COACH-MENTOR, HOUSTON PARKS Onondaga County Chicago KICS Mattie Rhodes Center AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT Syracuse, NY Chicago, IL Kansas City, MO “They line up in front of my office to get the ball “Being a coach-mentor is so much more than just a job for me. City of Fresno PARCS Department Mercy Street and the jersey. Having a soccer ball that belongs I get to know my players and their families outside of school. Fresno, CA Dallas, TX to them means everything to them.” Parents tell me that their kids are motivated to stay on top of Modesto City Schools their school work and are excited to go to school because they City of North Miami Parks and Recreation Department Modesto, CA * 98 Boys & Girls Clubs operate get to participate in Soccer for Success after.” North Miami, FL ALL STARS Soccer for Success.

10 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 11 Coach-mentors at National Training on the Mall in Washington, D.C. NATIONAL TRAINING From July 12th–16th, the U.S. Soccer Foundation hosted the annual Soccer for Success National Training. The event brought together representatives from over 50 programs across the country and introduced more than 140 Soccer for Success trainers to the 2017-2018 curriculum. Trainers participated in the Foundation’s train-the-trainer model, which prepared them to lead local Soccer for Success trainings in their own communities. KICKING IT OFF IT KICKING olivia COACH-MENTOR, WASHINGTON YOUTH SOCCER FOUNDATION

“This training has helped me become more confident in the curriculum and has given me great transition ideas, which was something I did struggle with my first season ofSoccer for Success. Being on the field so often, you can get sucked into the game and the coach side, whereas the National Training gave a great reminder that we are here to be mentors and to help create a positive social change in those underserved communities.”

teddy COACH-MENTOR, INDEPENDENT HEALTH FOUNDATION

“Even the new coaches, they feel welcome. It’s almost like you’re welcomed into the family automatically…. You know that the people that show up to National Training are just as passionate as the people who are running the training.”

12 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 13 SAFE PLACES GRANTS SAFE PLACES TO PLAY In three cycles throughout the year, the U.S. Soccer Foundation awarded 29 grants totaling $766,125 in grant funding. TO PLAY This year’s recipents are listed below. Advocates for Academic Excellence Fort Worth Vaqueros Soccer Academy Springville, AL Children, especially those living in underserved in Education, Inc. Fort Worth, TX Texas Trees Foundation New Orleans, LA communities, face an acute shortage of safe places to Fredericksburg Football Club Dallas, TX Baker County Public School District Fredericksburg, VA The Salvation Army play, either because there is not enough space in which Macclenny, FL Future Soccer Stars Foundation Camden, NJ to create them or there is not enough funding available Beadling Soccer Club Wilmington, DE Village of Sauk City Bridgeville, PA to maintain them. Safe Places to Play grants help provide Kanawha County Commission Sauk City, WI Blitzz FC Charleston, WV children with safe and accessible areas to play by Yardley - Makefield Soccer (YMS) Bozeman, MT transforming underutilized spaces. Marshalltown Parks and Recreation Newtown, PA City of Fontana Marshalltown, IA Fontana, CA Throughout the year, organizations seeking to enhance their play spaces with lighting, Neighborhood Ministries irrigation, synthetic turf, or Sport Court material can apply for Safe Places to Play grants. City of Lake Wales Phoenix, AZ Lake Wales, FL PLAY SOCCER Nonprofit International City of Ridgefield, Washington (PSNI) Ridgefield, WA Trenton, NJ Colorado Springs Youth Sports Complex Rooftop School RUNNING ROOM RUNNING Manitou Springs, CO San Francisco, CA These accomplishments would not be possible without the Foundation’s grant Concordia College New York Special Olympics Missouri partners, including All Sports, Inc., Bronxville, NY Jefferson City, MO AstroTurf, Brock, Hunter Industries, District of Columbia International School Springville Youth Soccer Association Musco Lighting, and Sport Court. Washington, DC $766,125 Dominos Soccer Club Kansas City, MO $766,125 in grant funding awarded this year.

The Eddy, the playing facility for synthetic turf grant recipient Colorado Rapids Youth 29 Soccer Club. 29 grants awarded this year.

14 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 15 MAJOR SOCCER INITIATIVES In partnership with communities, municipalities, and corporations, the Foundation builds and maintains soccer pitches in underserved communities across the country. NYCFC captain David Villa scrimmages on a New York City The Foundation also works to ensure that mini-pitches Soccer Initiative mini-pitch with local youth. host high-quality soccer programming, including Soccer for Success, which is offered free to participants. ■ CHICAGO SOCCER INITIATIVE public-private partnership brings significant resources As a result, these partnerships have enabled the Foundation In conjunction with the launch of It’s Everyone’s Game, to the city and is increasing access to safe play spaces to expand its reach while providing partners with a unique Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Park District, for children who live in underserved areas throughout opportunity to create social impact through an authentic, the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, and the U.S. Soccer all five boroughs. brand-building activity. Foundation announced their commitment to build 50 Learn more about the major initiatives that are helping reach soccer play spaces in underserved neighborhoods ■ TARGET PARTNERSHIP the It’s Everyone’s Game goals of engaging one million throughout Chicago over five years. The project has been In support of the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s mission children annually in Soccer for Success and building 1,000 made possible by a $3 million gift from the Kenneth C. to improve lives and communities through soccer, Safe Places to Play mini-pitches by 2026. Griffin Charitable Fund and substantial contributions from Target pledged $6 million to build 100 mini-pitches in the Hauptman family and the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. communities across the country by 2020. The first of these 100 soccer play spaces was unveiled in Houston, ■ NEWARK SOCCER INITIATIVE Texas in May 2018. Year one of the partnership also The New York Red Bulls, Newark Public Schools, the U.S. includes expansion to the Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Soccer Foundation, and Wells Fargo unveiled an initiative Orlando, and Chicago markets. aimed at dramatically increasing access to safe places to play and evidence-based soccer programming at Newark ■ INDEPENDENT PROJECTS Public Schools. Over five years, the partners will build In addition to mini-pitches created through public-private 20 mini-pitches and engage more than 2,500 Newark partnerships, many individuals, organizations, and families students in Soccer for Success. also contribute to independent mini-pitch projects. This year’s projects included mini-pitches built in ■ NEW YORK CITY SOCCER INITIATIVE partnership with Alameda Soccer Club, Auburn School In partnership with adidas, Etihad Airways, the Mayor’s District, City of East Orange, DC Department of Parks and Fund to Advance New York City, and New York City Recreation, Public Schools, Houston Independent Football Club (NYCFC), the U.S. Soccer Foundation School District (ISD), Los Angeles Unified School District unveiled the first 10 of 50 new mini-pitches built across (LAUSD), and Wood Village Baptist Church. New York City’s five boroughs. The partnership expands after-school programming on the pitches to thousands of New York City youth through the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s Soccer for Success program These mini-pitch projects would not be possible without and through NYCFC’s City in the Community schools the help of generous partners, including Ace Surfaces, Left to right: A girl plays at the It’s Everyone’s Game launch in Chicago; , Mayor Rahm Emanuel, program in partnership with the NYC Department of APT, AstroTurf, CHA, Kwik Goal, MTJ Sports, Musco Ed Foster-Simeon, and Ken Griffin at the Chicago launch; children play at Rafael Hernandez School in Newark. Youth and Community Development. This transformative Lighting, Sport Court, Stencil Masters, and TGI Systems.

16 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 17 PROGRAM GRANTS To combat the decline in teenage participation in sports, the U.S. Soccer Foundation awarded four program grants totaling $85,000 to organizations that are using innovative techniques to engage teenagers in sustainable programming that utilizes soccer to develop life skills. “Keeping Teens in the Game” grantees receive funding for three years and share best practices with the field at the end of the grant period.

BEYOND SOCCER, LAWRENCE, MA EL CENTRO AMISTAD, BOULDER, CO Beyond Soccer works with youth in underserved El Centro Amistad leverages soccer as a tool to communities to promote personal development promote education, health, and quality of life This year, approximately through the game of soccer. The year-long program among Latino residents in the Boulder County 185 connects youth to new experiences, both on and off community. The organization combines quality

GIVING BACK 185 individuals and organizations the field, that promote self-confidence, leadership soccer programming with a research-based donated their equipment skills, healthy living, and academic achievement. program that motivates teens to build a foundation through Passback. Their summer camp includes a Leadership of healthy behaviors, life skills, and sense of Academy for teens in grades 8-12, which focuses purpose. Additionally, the organization partners on building skills and confidence and also includes with Boulder County Soccer Club and Boulder a Youth Jobs Cohort, which advances professional to provide scholarships and and interpersonal skills of participants. targeted training to their high-level participants. In the spring of 2018, Tucson Soccer Within a week, Lindsey and members PASSBACK Academy and Tanque Verde Soccer of the FC Tucson community were In partnership with SOCCER.COM, Club came together under one club gathering their own gear to donate. as FC Tucson. Since Coach Lindsey By the end of the week, they had the Foundation collects and would no longer need her Tucson collected 261 tops, 60 shorts, 76 pairs redistributes soccer equipment Soccer Academy-branded gear, she of cleats, 40 pairs of socks, 18 soccer started to clear out her closet. That’s balls, and 19 pairs of shin guards. “I to children in underserved when she realized that she was likely knew we were going to fill a couple communities through the not the only one doing some spring bags,” says Lindsey, “but it was a lot.” cleaning. “I just shot the idea up to On the receiving end, Mario remembers Passback program to provide one of our directors [telling him] that the reactions of the kids when they KIPP NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS, LA SOCCER WITHOUT BORDERS, CAMBRIDGE, MA this would be a great idea to advertise everyone with the resources were given the gear. “They were pretty it to the whole community and see if The KIPP New Orleans School (KNOS) soccer Soccer Without Borders uses soccer as a to play the game. excited because there was stuff in there people want to get rid of some of our program is committed to providing a transformative vehicle for positive change, providing refugee that their parents weren’t going to be old gear,” Lindsey says. He agreed. and inclusive educational experience for students and immigrant youth with a toolkit to overcome able to get them,” he says. “Some of from underserved communities. Since 2012, KNOS obstacles to growth, inclusion, and personal It only took a quick Google search the kids…don’t have a lot of resources has cultivated programming in New Orleans success. On a weekly basis, a typical participant for Lindsey to come across the to get this stuff elsewhere.” middle and high schools, where there was a attends two to five academic workshops, three Foundation’s Passback program. Since the Passback drive, Mario has marked absence of soccer programs. The diverse to five soccer practices, and two to five hours of “It was perfect – it was just what I noticed an increased eagerness environment helps participants have a voice at informal time with their coaches and teammates. was looking for,” she says. Lindsey to play. “They were actually more school, build new friendships, express themselves Their programming boasts a 70-90% retention registered as a collector and got motivated,” he recalls. “They were through sports, and develop a lifelong love of rate across the country. in touch with a Soccer for Success more willing to come to their practices, soccer. High school mentors assist all skill levels, program partner, Mario, at the local more willing to participate and use the helping keep players engaged for longer hours. Boys & Girls Club, with whom she equipment that they received.” arranged to donate the collected gear.

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Each year, a handful of our Soccer for Success program partners travel to Washington, D.C. to speak with their representatives on Capitol Hill in an effort to advocate for the game of soccer. These individuals also inform congressional representatives about funding priorities and the work being done to bring soccer to various districts and communities. Hector Avila of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department participated in Capitol Hill Day for the eighth consecutive year, this time to urge his Representative Rick Larsen in a 1v1 battle representatives to continue supporting their major with former USWNT star Carin Gabarra. funders. “It helped that she was a former council member in Houston,” Hector said of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee. “We gave her an overview of what Soccer for Success is doing in Houston in all and address 20 different locations, how it’s changing the culture. attendees at the Urban Soccer Symposium. She was really touched by that.” CONGRESSIONAL Capitol Hill Day attendees participated in more than 25 individual meetings with their representatives, SOCCER MATCH marking a successful event for constituents and representatives alike. This year, members of Congress, corporate sponsors, and former professional athletes laced up their boots to compete in the 6th annual URBAN SOCCER Congressional Soccer Match presented by Nike. The event started off with the Embassy Tournament, which featured representatives from 15 embassies and the U.S. State Department. The Embassy of Georgia SYMPOSIUM brought home the trophy. In the main event, 11 members of Congress and 16 former professional “Getting kids involved in sports isn’t just In addition to the lectures and workshops, the “tools to help meet the emotional athletes participated or competed in the match. The Democrats took home necessarily an opportunity for them to some attendees also spent part of the and physical needs of those we serve. the trophy and defended their title against the Republicans for the third maybe one day play on their high school weekend participating in the Urban Soccer I am a better coach and hope my kids straight year. team or college team,” former U.S. Women’s Diploma track, a youth development- become better players because of National Team star Abby Wambach told focused collaboration between the U.S. the course.” As one of the Foundation’s major fundraisers, all proceeds from the event attendees of the 2018 Urban Soccer Soccer Foundation and United Soccer support sports-based youth development programs for youth living in Throughout the three-day event, over Symposium, “but also give back to their Coaches that provides tools to coaches underserved communities. 72 presenters delivered presentations own community, their own families.” working in non-traditional soccer settings. on best practices in the sports-based Abby was one of several soccer greats “It was great to be with a group of like- youth development field. The breakout to give a keynote address at the minded coaches dedicated to bringing sessions touched on a variety of topics, Washington, D.C. event, along with Kristine the beautiful game of soccer to ranging from how to leverage soccer Lilly, , and Edson Buddle. underserved communities across the for social change to how to make the Presented by Soccer Shots, this year’s event U.S.,” said Lenny Muckle of Ambassadors sport “sticky” by using art and poetry convened 281 participants representing Football Pittsburgh, who earned his Urban to build a sense of community. 174 organizations from 34 states. Soccer Diploma. He now feels that he has Members of Houston Parks and Recreation Department meet with Representative Sheila Jackson Lee on Capitol Hill Day. 20 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 21

AMBASSADORS How to make soccer accessible to more kids? One group looks to pickup . U.S. Soccer Foundation ambassadors are dedicated to the Ahead of the launch of It’s Everyone’s Game, Foundation Foundation’s mission and believe in the power of soccer to effect President & CEO, Ed Foster-Simeon, speaks to Steven Goff of the Washington Post about the opportunities that mini- positive social change. pitches provide our nation’s youth. This core group of champions for change assists the Foundation in educating others about the value of soccer as a youth development tool and helps raise awareness of the impact that work is having in underserved communities across the country.

Kenny Cooper Brian McBride Forward, Montreal Impact Former member, U.S. Men’s National Team Devon McTavish Red Bulls’ next gen soccer stars could Former member, U.S. Men’s National Team Former member, D.C. United be formed in N.J.’s largest city and Los Angeles Galaxy Current Color Analyst, D.C. United Broadcast Newark is the third municipality nationwide to commit IN NEWS THE to building mini-pitches and engaging youth through programming in partnership with the Defender, Los Angeles Galaxy Head Coach, D.C. United Soccer for Success Foundation. Marisa Iati from the Star-Ledger explores how Fernando Fiore new mini-pitches in New Jersey will get more kids in the Broadcaster and Sports Journalist Former member, Chicago Fire game by providing more access to the sport, and maybe Vice President, Interim Assistant Coach, even produce the next homegrown star. Carin Gabarra Chicago Fire Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team Head Coach, U.S. Naval Academy Robbie Russell Former MLS player; Current MLS consultant Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team Former president and current co-chair, Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team Women’s Sports Foundation Board member, U.S. Soccer Foundation William Oluremi John Former member, Chicago Fire and Sporting KC Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team Los Angeles Youth Get A Safe Place To Play Soccer Close To Home Cobi Jones Former member, U.S. Men’s National Team Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team With the backdrop of a new mini-pitch opening in the heart and of Los Angeles, Foundation President & CEO, Ed Foster- Simeon, sits down with Kristin Marguerite-Doidge of GOOD Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team Magazine to touch on the need for and importance of and Former member, U.S. Women’s National Team access to safe places to play and free after-school programs and like Soccer for Success in areas like Los Angeles.

22 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 23 Brian Geffert Richard and Betsy Eininger Turgay Altan Maayan Birnstein John and Amy Hanley Chris Etheridge Stuart Altenhaus Kelly Bishop John and Linda Howitt Ronald and Laura Fritz Roberto Alvarez-Galloso Mary Bizzigotti Tait Jensen Frank Gallant David Alverson Michael Black Rob and Mary Kaler Mycah Gambrell Pamela Amaral Charity Blackwell DONORSThank you, U.S. Soccer Foundation supporters, for your generosity. Patricia and John Koskinen Frank Goodwin Bradley Amburn Kali Blanchard Matthew and Sabrina Leblanc Jay Hoffman Amanda Anderson Frederick Bliss Because of your continued support, we were able to and can continue John Lillig and Anna Lee Amy Horner Sharon Anderson Cathy and Henry Block Philip Lovett Candace and Paul Houston Sedwyn Anthony Landis Block to positively impact more children across the country. Jennifer and Scott Mackesy Terry Losch Chad Appel Dirk Blum Charles and Linda Marshall Fred Luthardt Osvaldo Aquino Joseph Boddicker Michael McKenzie Tom Mara Kelly Arehart Sue Boettcher Charles Miles and Naomi David May Steve Argeris Bill Bonnett NATIONAL LEADERSHIP Carrie Staley James Keston PHILADELPHIA, PA Freundlich Kevin McCarthy Janet Arnold Brian Bonvechio COUNCIL NETWORK Angie Taube John Mallory Theodore H. Ashford, III Julius Miller Paul Metellus Jennifer Arnold Damian Booker Dana Weintraub This list includes individuals Ryan Mooney Rick Perko John Arnold Charlie Borberg Karen Brodkin Watson WASHINGTON, D.C. who served on the U.S. Soccer Susanne and Early Muntzing Frank Riggle and Ellen Dane Arpino Gianfranco and Elda Borroni BOSTON, MA Camilo Beltran Foundation Leadership Jan and Thomas Nash Flegenheimer-Riggle Daniel Arty David and Rosanne Boudouris Mike Borislow NEW YORK, NY Ben Chang Councils between July 1, 2017 Michael and Julie Nash David Robertson Jennifer Arty Keith Boulez Jack Sebastian George Altirs Bill Cronin and June 30, 2018. Patrick and Suzy Nash David Rowland Katherine Arty Frank Bourne Mark Williamson Scott Ashby Dean D’Angelo Tim and Ali Nash Howard and Deborah Olivia Arty Elizabeth Bouzis Kyra Tirana Barry Joe Del Guercio ATLANTA, GA Steven Nowak Rubenstein Pascale Arty Kevin Bove CHICAGO, IL Richard Birns Jeff Dramstad Stephanie Blank Kenneth Osgood Christopher John and Pamela Patricia Arty Mary Bowman John Lillig Guy Cartwright Len Flory Alan Carson Andrew and Margaret Paul G.H. Rupright Dave Austin Spencer Boyer

THANK YOU THANK Patrick Nash Marc de Grandpre Mary Flory Glen Jackson Christopher and Laura James Sadowski Ricardo Avila Rachel Brame Jason Fox Scott Frederick Steve Nowak Pearlman Jamie Saylor Isabel Ayala Sheryl Brannan HOUSTON, TX Enrico Gaglioti Jon Gowdy Tom Anthony Rizza Seth Schermer Steven Babinec Bob and Mary Brantley Bob Corrigan Carlos Garcia-Tunon Tom Hunt Alan and Georgina Rothenberg Erik Seeney Emily Bahret Austin Bray Alex Woods Barry Knapp Aranthan (AJ) Jones II BAY AREA, CA Danielle Slaton Jonathan and Catherine Harry Bainbridge Gerald Brennan Kevin McCarthy Michael McKenzie Steve Abbott Juergen and Susie Sommer Shapiro J. Timothy Bak Orlie Brewer LOS ANGELES, CA Richard McKinney Libby Mullin Donna Colson Cully and Laura Stimson Robert Siewert Alison Baker Adam Brick Alissa Bartle Gifford Miller Kurt Rupprecht Eric Colson David and Tina Sutphen Rajeev Sivanesan Rochelle Baltuch Clinton Britt Vincent Bartolotta III Chris Pearlman Aaron Velli Noah Eisner Paul Syedel Bruce Spiegelman Sana Barclay Miranda Brna Maddie Bozarth Peter Rahbar Neal Wilson Josh Frazier Bruce Tecklenburg David Spriggs Joshua Bard Avery Brown David Bugliari Larry Gee Erik and Jacqueline Thamm Jeffrey Stoddard Ariane and Ken Baris Linda Brown Jeff Daly John Ripley Mike Jung Owen Thomas Helen Syreggelas Adam Barnhart Marilyn Brown Chris Hannan Erik Stover Marissa Silver Aaron Velli and Gabrielle Brian Tobey Margaret Barr Patricia Brown Koeppel Wes Tomer James Barton Mimi Bruder Brooks Vice Patrick Vendrely Kristin Bash Thomas Bruusgaard Hon. James T. Walsh Rudolf Vidal Donna Bates Larry Bryan Brian and Norah Weinstein Christopher and Jill Vollmer Kyle Bates Philip Buchanan INDIVIDUAL DONORS Noah and Sarah Eisner CHAMPION’S CIRCLE MVPS Kenneth Whitney Erik Waldman Kathleen Baxter Glen and Sara Buchbaum Jason and Ailsa Fox Donors who contributed Donors who contributed David Young Suzy and Scott Waller Shelley Bayer William and Ester Bultas This list includes individuals Josh and Laurel Frazier $9,999-$5,000 $4,999-$1,000 who donated to the U.S. Soccer Erin Behnen Owen Burke Enrico and Danielle Gaglioti TEAM CAPTAINS SUPPORTERS Foundation between July 1, Steven and Margaret Abbott Anonymous Jacquelyne Belcastro Samantha Bussell Larry and Yumi Gee Donors who contributed 2017 and June 30, 2018. Vincent Bartolotta III Mary and Christopher Behrens Donors who contributed Taylor Belchak Sophie Buzzell Ben and Cynthia Guill Michael and Jennifer Borislow Eric Bender $999-$300 up to $299 Richard Bell David Buzzelli PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Michael and Sook Jung Jeffrey and Marci Daly Guy Cartwright Alex Bard Anonymous Kenneth Belson Jeff Byers James and Lisa Keston Donors who contributed Len and Mary Flory Ben Chang Amy and Leonard Bard Jonathan Abdnor Chris Bence Katherine and James Byrd $10,000 or more Peter and Dina Luther Ed Foster-Simeon Mary and Dennis Clemens Kristen Bayazitoglu Diliman Abdulkader Mary Grace Benhase Michael Byrd Peter and Robyn Rahbar Erin Berger Laura Campbell Anonymous Georgia and Donald Gogel Daniel Cohen Michael Bellero Maddie Abram John and Lisa Ripley Lorraine Bergman Kate Cannon George and Elisabeth Altirs Jonathan Gowdy Robert and Georgianna Dale Berger Diego Acevedo Kurt and Cameron Rupprecht Contiguglia Walter and Berenice Berner Marianne Canter Scott and Dorothee Ashby Andrew Kohlberg Daniel Bernstein Michelle Adelman Angie Taube Jerome de Bontin Jon Bernstein Kenneth Cantu Theodore and Paula Ashford Gregg Lemkau Kelle Bevine Faye Adler Karen Brodkin Watson Mohd Dhar Ryan and Vanessa Beville Nicholas Capizzi Kyra Tirana Barry John and Tracy Mallory Laura Bishop Michael Aidan Leighton and Beatrice Welch Jeff Dramstad Cassandra Bhat Irene Cardon Richard and Melissa Birns Jim and Taya Messina Cecil Chen and Elizabeth Jeremy Alexander Mark and Sarah Williamson Gary Elden Nivedita Bhat Colleen Carlos David Bugliari Alan Gifford Miller Haanes Lou, Daniel and John Neal and Coleen Wilson Kelsey Farabaugh Alexander Merit Bickner Cheryl Carlson Alan and Alyssa Carson Kevin and Pamela Payne Bill Cronin Raj Fernando Veronica Alexandra Robert Bilko Noble Carpenter Robert and Gwen Corrigan Dana Weintraub and Michael Harold Curry Callahan Carlos and Amra Garcia-Tunon Christine Duffy Rogers Timothy Almaguer Robert Biondolillo Mia Carpiniello

24 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 25 Elizabeth and Joseph Carroll Joseph Coupet Kellie Dodd Beth Fischgrund Andrea Cascone John Cowden Michael Dodson Justin Fishkin “Getting kids involved in sports isn’t just Jennifer Cavalier Mike Cowden James and Ronda Doherty Victor Flegel Janet Ceja-Orozco Jeffrey Cox Robert Dohrenwend Eric Flegenheimer necessarily an opportunity for them to maybe one Chaz Chalkley Kathryn Cox Bryan Donaldson Ernest Flegenheimer John Chambliss Laurie Craig Jodi Dorkin Graeme Flegenheimer Katherine Chanpong Joanne Crawford Haley Dorval Katie Flegenheimer day play on their high school team or college team, John Chapuis Courtney Culligan Bruce Doubleday Mark and Anne Flegenheimer Chloe Chase Paul Danes Michael Doyle Trevor Flegenheimer but also give back to their own community, their Denny and Marcy Chaussee Shawn Danhouser Christopher Drake Anthony Flores Carl Chelius Helen and John Daniel Scott Dranoff Maura Foley Wylie Chen and Marian Fowler Justin Davey Andy Draus Daniel Fontana own families.” David Cherubin Leslie K. Davidson Drew Dube Kevin Fox Mae Cheung Megan Davidson Robert Dube Chase Foy FORMER U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM STAR ABBY WAMBACH Charishma Chotalia Matt H. Davis Sarah DuCray Victor and Maureen Fradin Rena Christie Talia Day Thomas Dunlap Thomas Fraehmke Kelly Clemens Alexandra de Groen Reginald Durden Tom and Susan Frank Dylan Clement Jeff Deal Johan Dykhoff Sternelius Frederick Frankel Rhoda Cobin Robert Debock Jacqueline Edell Stew Fraser Hillary Cochin Andrew Deisler Joan and Carl Ekengren Scott and Jennifer Frederick John Freund Jodi Cohen Jessica Deisler Ahmed El Zoukah Neal Gassmann Jeffrey Guinn Christian Hotton Andrew Kastner Nancy E. Friedman Joel Cohen Lauren Deisler Claudia Elsemore Martin Geislinger Vugar Gurbanov Jackson Howard Parichart Katatikarn Scott Friedman Lynn Cole Ryan Deisler Susan Emerson Nick Gent Sarah Guthrie Kirby Howard Alexandra Kathleen Rodney Coleman Alona Del Rosario Piper Engels Jay Frye Ted Howard David Katz THANK YOU THANK Ken George Abbe Haber Louise Fuehrer Michael Cole-Schwartz Jane and Mark Delgado Melissa Enriquez William George Larry Hahn Alex Hula Irwin Kavy Arthur Furia R. N. Collins Tomas Delgado Aaron Eshman Nancy Gerrie Andrew Haig Lance and Sue Ann Hulack David Kaye Maria Galioto Betsy Comingore Michael Dennery Jr. Heidi Eskenazi Amy Gharibvand Laura Haley Peter Humphreys Megan Kaye Katy Gall Tom Connolly Clark Depew Jeanne Esti Ashley Gharibvand Venable Sean Hallisey Elliott Hurtig Mary Jo Keenan Ryan Gallagher Lladon Cook Carolyn Desiderio Pierre Etheart Marie Gianzero Hillary Hamm Robert Inman Lisa and Ralph Keipert Cassie and Michael Gambrell Jillian Cooney Kathryn and Wayne Detwiler Russell Falkenstein Brittnee Gillson Kendra Hansen Liam Irizarry Sara Keitges Richard Garber Deborah Cooper Dorothy and John Devine Paul Farren Caitlin Gilman Marta Hanson Michael Irving Kelsey Kelleher Nieves Garcia David Corry Alexandra Dezell Robert and Rosemary Fatovic Adam Gingras John and Cindi Harkes James Isaac Andrew Kelly Mark and Martha Gardiner Nathalie Corry Grace Dickinson Roger Faulkner Kimberly Godden Beth Harless Cary Jackson Timothy Keppler Georgie Gassaro Cathy Cotten Michelle Dimarob Samuel Fellman Elyse Goldberg Louise Harper Lee Jacobs Angela Kim Frank Gassmann Chantal Coudoux Margaret Doan Robert Fischer Justin Goldberger Joseph Hart Alan Jacobson Randi Kimble Daniela Gonzalez Brandon Hayes Kent James Joseph and Wanita Kirwan Ashton Good Josh Hazan Judith Jamison Steven Kistner Vamanan Gopalakrishnan Gunter Hearne Patrick and Gail Janiga Jacek Kita David Gorman Tiffany Hentschel Leonard and Susan Jay Barry Knapp Julie and Gary Gottenberg Harry and Virginia Herchert Nickolas Jensen Elizabeth and Stephen Knauss Aaron Gottesman Daniel Herrera Anjali Jesseramsing Fleur Knowsley Eric and Nancy Gottung Michael Hershfield Jim Jessup Jess Knox Jay Gould Neil Hershfield Tyler Johansson Jolene Kokroko Bryan Gowdy Eric Herson Becky Johns Vincent Kooijman Samuel Gozlan Karine Hertzberg Douglas Johns Lal Kottu Donald Grady Mary Beth Hervig Robert Johns Mike Kownacki Mary Beth Grady Alan Hess Ioseb Jorjoliani Austin Kramer Erin Grassie Bradyn Hickey Dragan and Dijana Jovanovic Howard Kramer John Grauer Deborah Higgins David and Patricia Kaczmarek Jeff Kratz Ryland Greenhouse Alison Hildenbrand Dylan Kady Janet and R. Scott Kretchmar Lisa Grice David Hiller Zachary Kady Robert and Sharon Krimmel James Griffin Brian and Dana Hiltner Tyler Kalogeros-Treschuk Jules and Lynn Kroll Ross Griffin William Hinkle Pierre Kaluzny Matthew Krywonos Jill Grill Susan Hitzig Lance Kane Chris and Kate Kudlac Brian Grindrod Alexandria Hoaglund Laura Kane Deirdre Kugelmeyer and Joyce Gross Charles Hofmann Max Kanner Robert Gebel Megan Grove Alan Honig Margaret Kantzer Ryan Kuiken Albert Gualano Patricia Hoppey Tom Karalis Stuart Kurlander Bertha Guarderas Gralheer Linda Horn Richard and Michelle Karb Jeff L’ Hote Coach-mentors at National Training in Washington, D.C.

26 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 27 Andria Labato Marcus Carter Mathiasen Lewis Myers Laurel Przybylski Richard Schrider Kevin Labosky Andrea Maxwell Evan Nadler Christos, Enid and Mike Psanis Andrew Schroeck James Ladwig Erin May Thomas Nall Richard Pugh Brandon Schubert Lucas Lancaster Conor McCabe Kathleen Nastri Elizabeth Quin Catherine Schum Marianne Lange John McCambridge Joanne Neal Dane Quinn Ian Schwartz Colin Langridge Laura McCanney Karin Nelson Roman Quisol III Deborah and Greg Schwarz Diane Larson William McCanney Marcy Nelson JoLynn Rains Denise Scott Lucia Larson Georgina Mccranie Trevor Neve Arman Ramnath James and Wanda Scott Charles Latshaw Kelly McCready Jack Niles Maria Paula Ramos Amaryllis Seabrooks Marilyn Latterman Connor McCubrey Marco Nivellini Jonathan Randall Alex and Max Seldin Michelle Laughlin Scott McCurdy Jeanne Nohalty David Rando Bonnie Sellers Julie Lavigne Lane Mcdonough David Nurnberg Robert Raskopf Erik Selz Richard and Elin Lawrence Timothy L. McGarry Adrienne Oakley Louis Ray James Serra Wendy Lazarus William McGovern Margaret Oberschmidt Roland Rayment Christina Sfakianos Warren Leary James and Ann McInnes John O’Brien Daniel Rees Gloria Shackelford Scot and Wendy Lebolt Sarah Beth McKay Joseph O’Brien Robert Reese Gaye and Donald V. Shaff Rachel Ledbetter Patrick McKenna Peter O’Brien Randy Reibson Joanne Sharoky Ilene Lederman Ellen McLaughlin William O’Brien Benjamin Reinke Kate Sharpe Alyssia Leggett Elena McManus Jackson O’Dea Diane Remin Daniel Sheerin Glen Leggoe John and Sylwia McMichael Geoffrey Odlum Ilona Resnick Annette Shelby Caleb Legnini Samara McNair Dan Offen Mitchell Resnick Mike and Kenda Shindler Sarah Leibach Laura McNally Brian O’Gorman Joyce Ress Gary Siegel Paul Leifer Sean McPhillips Jamie Oh Claire Reuschel Morton and Natalie Siegel Erwin Lemus-Mendez Marlon Medrano Erica Olan Richard Richmond Barbara W. Silva THANK YOU THANK Joseph LeNoach Anne Meier Eleanor and Shelby Riggle Jeffrey R. Silva Olivia Leonard Mark and Joy Meisel Sam Olswanger Zach Riggle Lori Silver Renee Lercher Jessica Menasce Shannon Ot Paul Riley Natalie Silverstein Darcy Levit James Meyer Kathleen O’Toole and Scott and Debra Ritter Elizabeth Simmons Cheryl Levy Jon Meyer Gary Gray Vito Rizzi Laurel Simmons Ian Levy Andrew Peter Miller Jeffrey Oxford Mary Robbenhaar-Fretz Mikhail Sinanan Jason Lewinski Charles Miller Craig Palmer and James Fretz Samedin Sinanovic William Liebman Lisa Miller Carlos Pareja James Roberts Mark Sipowicz A boy plays at the It’s Everyone’s Game launch in Chicago. Luis Lizarazo Melissa L. Miller Jonas Parello-Plesner Chris Rockall Matthew Sitzer Rebecca A. Lloyd Shari Miller Kevin Parker Monique Rodriquez Olivia Skaff Erica Lock Jose Miranda Fernando Pastor David Rogal Seth Slack Calum Stein Jim and Marva Toohey William Watters Michael Lock Michael and Bonnie Mokotoff Linda Patino Michael Rogan Nancy and Gerald Slagle Jason Steinbaum Casey Torgusson George Weaver and Charisse Sergio Lopez Gene Monago Craig Patterson Brenda J. Romanini Alex Slater Franklyn Steinberg Jonathan Toto Bremond Weaver Larry Lord Tony Monago James Patton Robert, Debra and Gabe Rood Kenneth Smaga Garrett Stephens Justin Towles David Weber Robert and Theresa Lucas Scott and Lisa Monard Kenneth Paulsen Daniel Rooney Brian Smith Morgan Stillwell Jeffrey Trenton Hung Wei Chee Paulo Lukasevicius Sarah Monger Rachel Pearce Ron Rose Carmen Smith Maureen Straight Nancy and Gay Trepanier Patrick and Patricia Weir Norma Luksha Marcott Asbel Montes Dean Pecotte Ira Rosenblatt Dominique Smith Sara and Kelvin Stroud Benjamin Troy Elizabeth Weiss Michael Lurey Jennifer Montgomery Carl Peoples Jeremy Rosenblatt Frances Smith Connor Stubbs Connie Tucker Sarah Weiss Morrison Richard and Nancy Lynch Brandi Moore John Pepple and Sarah Blick Bette Rosenstein Geoffrey Smith Diane Sullivan Alicia Turner Jack Welty Terry Lynch Marilyn Morehouse Stephanie Peters Beth M. Rosenthal Jamie Smith Kyle Sullivan Seth Turner Michael Wendt Kristi Maasjo Andrew Scott Moren Christian Petersen Jennifer Rosenthal Kevin Smith Patrick Sullivan Harry Turvey Rebecca Werner Benoit Mabiala Kyle Morgan Brittany Pfister Todd Rothman Laura Smith Amy Symonds Joe Tvrdy Robert and Allison West Bryan Mack Patricia Morris Thomas Philippeau Lorenzo Rubalcava Sean Solie Daniel Szatkowski David Tyahla Don Wetmore Matthew Madeira Allison Morrison Sarah Pickens Fernando Ruiz Maile Solis Steve Szigeti Sean Tyler Richard White Anthony Magalhaes Carolyn Moss and Daniel Douglas Pinney Melissa Runsten Mary Lou Soller Andrew Szucs Carol Urbach Robert White Rob Maguire and Andrea Fox Hawkins Kelly Pitstick Alexander Ruvinsky Cyrus Sorooshian-Tafti Louise and James Tarman Zack Valdez Lin Whitehouse Hajira Majid Jason Mugg Hunter Pittman Catherine Sager Isela Soto Pam Taylor Michael Vaughan-Cherubin Willy Willen Dennis Malachosky Peter Mullany Zev Podgursky Stephen Sanborn Ellen Spandorfer Charmaine Thomas Jillian Vogl Bruce Williams Ben and Sylvia Malone Ben Muller Andrew Polesovsky Hiroki Saotome Anne-Marie Spataru Mark and Katherine Thomas Thu Vu Durward Williams Julie Mankinen Elizabeth Mullin and Kenneth Jessica Pollack Onur Saylan Tracy Speed David Thompson Ivan and Randymae Wagner Parker Williams Mark Manning Connolly Dennis Poller Roland J. Saylor Allan Sperling Jeremy Thompson Margaret Wallin-Hart Ronald Wilson Alex Marino Ceci and Sadie Munoz Margaret E. Polley-Grizzle John Scannapieco Jeff and Elliott Spruell Ryan Thompson Michelle Warner Michael Winograd Benjamin Mark Sarah Muntzing Graham Pough Robert Schad Demetrios and Theresa John and Joan Thomson Krista Washington Jessalyn Withers Brennan Marshall Jackson Murphy Elizabeth Preston Reid Schermer Stamatis Harold Ticktin Sandra Wasson and Robert Michael Woitalla Joseph Martin Judy Murphy Ryan Prinz Carmiel Schickler Aaron B. Steers-Smith Brian and Jennifer Tokarczyk Stewart Jessica Wolf Peter Maslow Lynn Murray Jillian Prior Victoria Schnure

28 | U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION 2018 ANNUAL REPORT | 29 Emma and Joe Wolfe Advanced Polymer Technology James & Virginia Welch Soccer Shots Foundation Richard Wolfe Advocare Foundation Soccer Shots Franchising Rachel Wolpert All Sports Enterprises, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Soccer Shots Houston Danielle Woo Alton Lane JP Morgan Chase SOCCER.COM Diane Woolard AmazonSmile Kenneth C. Griffin Southern New Hampshire Khristian Wright Anheuser-Busch Charitable Fund University FINANCIALS Blair Wriston AstroTurf Kwik Goal Sport Court Financial information for the fiscal year Chris Wyche Benevity Community Impact Levitt Foundation Staples Danika Yang Fund Lifetime Sunsweet Growers Inc. ending on June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017 Kevin Young Bright Funds Foundation Los Angeles Football Club SurveyMonkey Nancy Yourkoski Brock International M&T Bank Target Foundation Mary Yuengert California Department of Public TGI Systems Casey Zacher Health, Nutrition Education Major League Soccer Players The A. James and Alice B. Alan and Tana Zeigler and Obesity Prevention Branch Association Clark Foundation Nicholas Zeller Carita Foundation Mayor’s Fund to Advance The Butler Family Charitable Jim and James Zerkle Case Agency New York City Fund Statements of Financial Position Patrick Zieba Central Middle School McBride Real Estate Services The California Endowment John and Pete Zopfi CHA Sports MLS WORKS The Children’s Trust Cherundolo Family Trust Mount Nittany Health The Economic Club of 2018 2017 Chicago Fire Foundation Foundation, Golf Classic Sheboygan Assets MATCHING GIFTS Chicago Fire Soccer Club Committee The Hill Chipotle Mexican Grill Musco Sports Lighting, LLC The Lucius N. Littauer Cash $ 798,414 $ 109,506 This list includes companies City of East Orange National Beer Wholesalers Foundation, Inc. and organizations that donated City of North Miami Association The Messina Group Grants receivable 249,058 406,421

THANK YOU THANK matching gifts to the U.S. Clark Enterprises, Inc. NBCUniversal Telemundo The Miami Foundation Soccer Foundation between Contributions receivable 3,115,452 1,994,144 Comcast Enterprises The Naserian Foundation July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018. New York City Football Club Community Foundation for The RMR Group LLC Investments 51,806,312 44,010,358 21st Century Fox Southeast New York Red Bulls The Robert Wood Johnson AARP Congressional Federal Credit NFL Players Association Foundation Property and equipment, net 1,355,662 59,131 America’s Charities Union Niccole & Jeremy Kroll Family The Stephanie and Steven CarMax Foundation Continental Fund of the Jewish Silverman Family Fund Other assets 143,018 181,954 Fannie Mae CorePower Yoga Communal Fund The W.J. Silverstein Family 57,467,916 $46,761,514 Goldman Sachs Gives D.C. United Nike Global Community Impact Trust Google D’Angelo Family Charitable Nike, Inc. The Welch Family Revocable Kresge Foundation Fund, a Donor Advised Nutrition Education and Trust Loomis, Sayles & Company Fund of The U.S. Charitable Obesity Prevention United Way of Miami Dade Liabilities and Net Assets McKinsey & Co Gift Trust O2 Lab Inc Waddell & Reed Financial Liabilities Microsoft Department of Justice, Oak Foundation Advisors Morgan Stanley Office of Juvenile Justice & Official Sports International Washington REIT Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 1,765,555 $ 1,042,513 Nike, Inc. Delinquency Prevention Oppenheim Charitable Weiermiller Family Fund T. Rowe Price Dataprise Inc. Foundation West Carrollton High School Margin line of credit 887,850 1,757,471 The Chicago Community Trust EJF Philanthropies Oracle Corporation Woodlawn Middle School Refundable grants 262,589 271,350 The Morrison & Foerster EXO-L NAtion Paypal Charitable Giving Fund Zog Sports DC Foundation Facebook PepsiCo Zolla Family Foundation Grants payable 2,712,861 3,976,992 Total Quality Logistics, LLC First Giving Pitney Bowes TowerBrook Foundation FOX Sports Media Group Positive Tracks Deferred rent 1,530,443 28,234 Viking Global Foundation Frederick J. Rich Revocable S&P Global 7,159,298 7,076,560 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust Wells Fargo Community FundingFactory SCORE Sports Net assets Support Campaign Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Seattle Sounders Google Signature Theatre Unrestricted 38,995,019 39,285,831 Health Foundation of South Singer Family Fund of the Temporarily restricted 11,313,599 399,123 INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS Florida Minneapolis Foundation Hollywood Wildcats Soccer Soccer Shots DC/MD/VA 50,308,618 39,684,954 The U.S. Soccer Foundation Club received grants and contributions from the Houston Parks and Recreation Department following organizations: We have made every attempt to ensure the accuracy 57,467,916 $46,761,514 Hunter Industries 5 Rings Fitness of this list and ask that you please email us at Jackson Spalding adidas [email protected] if you find an error or omission.

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2018 2017

Temporarily Temporarily Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total Revenue and support Contributions $ 3,397,403 $12,601,623 $ 15,999,026 $ 3,432,801 $806,257 $ 4,239,058 Federal grant revenue 1,505,103 - 1,505,103 1,558,127 - 1,558,127 Investment income 1,099,865 - 1,099,865 739,166 - 739,166 In-kind contributions 906,349 - 906,349 620,122 - 620,122 A SNAPSHOT Other income 591,130 - 591,130 305,966 - 305,966 Net assets released from restrictions 1,687,147 (1,687,147) - 762,807 (762,807) - Total revenue and support 9,186,997 10,914,476 20,101,473 7,418,989 43,450 7,462,439 OF HOW WE

Expenses Program services UTILIZE FUNDS Programs and grants 7,773,592 - 7,773,592 8,271,885 - 8,271,885 Communications 1,245,595 - 1,245,595 733,941 - 733,941 U.S. Soccer Foundation FY 2018 Total Expenses Government relations 319,341 - 319,341 460,338 - 460,338 9,338,528 - 9,338,528 9,466,164 - 9,466,164

Supporting services Development 1,428,066 - 1,428,066 1,053,583 - 1,053,583 Management and 1,396,252 - 1,396,252 871,014 - 871,014 General & general Administrative 2,824,318 - 2,824,318 1,924,597 - 1,924,597 11% $1,396,252 Total expenses 12,162,846 - 12,162,846 11,390,761 - 11,390,761

Change in net assets before Development market value adjustment (2,975,849) 10,914,476 7,938,627 (3,971,772) 43,450 (3,928,322) $1,428,066 on investments 12% Realized and unrealized 2,685,037 - 2,685,037 3,645,949 - 3,645,949 (losses) gains on investments Programs Change in net assets (290,812) 10,914,476 10,623,664 (325,823) 43,450 (282,373) 77% $9,338,528 Net assets

Beginning $39,285,831 $399,123 $39,684,954 39,611,654 355,673 39,967,327

Ending $38,995,019 $11,313,599 $50,308,618 $39,285,831 $399,123 $39,684,954

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Paul Britton Peter Luther Danielle Slaton Carlos Cordeiro Charles Marshall Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jane Delgado Cully Stimson David Messersmith Chairman Ed Foster-Simeon President & CEO Jim Messina David Sutphen Secretary Enrico Gaglioti David Nathanson Hon. James Walsh Richard Groff JoAnn Neale Brian Weinstein Vice Chairman Dr. Dana Weintraub Heather Higginbottom Alan Rothenberg Leighton Welch Brian Klein Founder and Lifetime Director Treasurer

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