2012-2014
BIENNIAL REPORT Board of Directors President Published biennially by the Frank M. Sanchez, Chair Anita L. DeFrantz LA84 Foundation Yvonne B. Burke Jae Min Chang Treasurer For additional information, John F. Chavez Marcia H. Suzuki please write or call: Anita L. DeFrantz Debra Kay Duncan Vice Presidents LA84 Foundation James L. Easton Patrick Escobar 2141 West Adams Boulevard Priscilla Florence Grants & Programs Los Angeles, California 90018 Jonathan Glaser Robert V. Graziano Wayne Wilson Telephone: 323-730-4600 Mariann Harris Communications & Education E-mail: [email protected] Rafer Johnson Home Page: www.LA84.org Stan Kasten Robert W. Wagner Maureen Kindel Partnerships Patrick McClenahan Like us on Facebook Peter V. Ueberroth Walter F. Ulloa Gilbert R. Vazquez Follow us on Twitter John Ziffren
Thomas E. Larkin, Jr., Board Member Emeritus Peter O’Malley, Board Member Emeritus Published July 2014 our communitiesthrough sport. healthy youngsters atplayunderqualifiedcoachesinasafeenvironment. Working together we canstrengthen We know There we cannotgoatthisalone.Icalluponotherstojoinoureffort. isa great needtohave in innovative waysandtakingaleadershipposition,we canbringpositive changetothefield. what doesnot. We alsoare aware By oftheissuesfacingyouth sports. applyingourknowledge andresources the various isdelivered mannersinwhichyouth sports inSouthern California. We know whatworks and I believe theFoundation isuniquelypositionedtobeacatalystforchange. We have extensive knowledge of and brand. Bob Graziano, forhiscommitmenttoincrease theresources available to theFoundation toexpanditsservices Foundation, Iextendmygratitudefortheirleadershipinthiswork. Icongratulatemyimmediatepredecessor, andincreasesport insociety. theunderstandingofrole ofsport To eachoftheprevious chairsofthe It Foundation isthusnotsurprisingthatattheLA84 we alsostrive forexcellence youth aswe through serve aglobalevent. come togetherasoneunifiedcommunitytosupport residents ofLosAngelesalsoreached forexcellence ashostsandshowed theworldthatadiverse peoplecould best athletesfrom around theworldasthey competedtoearnOlympic medals.Ifondlyremember how the Ueberroth, hismanagementteam, staffandthousandsof volunteers. I recall theexcellence displayed by the to describethemannerinwhichGames were organized anddelivered by myboard colleague,Peter V. As Ireflect backtothe1984 Olympic Games, oneword comestomind:excellence. There isnobetterword LETTER FROMTHECHAIR: the legacyofthoseGames. Olympic Games.TheLA84Foundationis 30th Anniversaryofthe1984LosAngeles significant tomeaswearecelebratingthe The timingofmyelectionisparticularly Foundation bymycolleaguesontheboard. honor ofbeingelectedChairtheLA84 O Frank Sanchez LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT n June18,2014,Ihadthe
1 LA84 FOUNDATION 2 LA84 FOUNDATION grants toLAUSD with grantstoother middle school. We complementthe program through theirentire timein number ofthemare stayingwiththe throughout theyear.sport Agood girls andboys playmore thanone increase year afteryear. Many ofthe hascontinuedto of participants connected totheirschool.Thenumber Learners andotherstudentsonthefringe arethat sports aneffective toolforkeeping English An independentevaluation oftheprogram shows the district. programs atallmiddleschoolsinafter-school sports District’s Beyond theBell Branch toprovide organized areto thiseffort thegrantstoLosAngeles Unified School girlsandthemiddleschool-agepopulation.Thekeyserving infrastructure improvements. Amajorfocusremains programs grants provide fundingforequipment,uniforms,coachesand 2012 toJune 2014.(Please seepages20to27foralist.)Our $7.2 milliontoadiverse group oforganizationsfrom October Through ourgrantmaking we awarded 170grantstotaling Grantmaking PRESIDENT’S REPORT August of2012. the Foundation’s activitiessincethelastreport waspublishedin asaresult Thisbiennial highlights sports ofourefforts. report Southern California,youngsters are experiencingthemagicof anditsimpactonpeople’ssport lives. Eachday, somewhere in youth andincreasing through sport theknowledgeof serving of by continuingtomeetourmission celebrates this30thanniversary As thelegacyof1984Olympic Foundation Games, theLA84 supported thismagnificentglobalsportsevent. each ofthecommunitiesthroughoutSouthernCaliforniathat make everythingcometogetherforthetwo-weekperiodand made everyonewelcome,thestaffwhoworkedlonghoursto spectators whocameouttocheerthemon,thevolunteers were unforgettablefortheOlympianswhoparticipated, Games farexceededeveryone’s expectations.TheGames Olympic Gamestodate.The1984LosAngeles enjoying theafterglowofhavinghostedmostsuccessful T hirty yearsago,inAugust1984,LosAngeleswas Under therevised grantguidelines, theFoundation willgive youth football. a nationalconference onconcussionsassociatedwithtacklingin the medicalliterature braininjuriesand hosted onyouth sports youth footballadministratorsinSouthern California,reviewed FoundationLA84 staffconductedextensive conversations with grant guidelinesare theculminationofaprocess inwhichthe Foundation youth adoptednew footballgrantguidelines. The ofchoiceundersafeconditions.Insport thefallof2013, ensuring thatyouth involved canpracticetheir insports LA84 The Foundation hasalwaysbeenatthe vanguard of Angeles CountyandtheInland Empire. schools aswell ashigh-needareas inunincorporatedareas ofLos andparochial similarpopulationsincharter organizations serving about thedangersofconcussionsaswell astheinducementof priority torequests from footballorganizationsthatprovide is ourhopewiththeincreased publicity andinformation our funding,footballorganizationsandparents recognize had previously received fundingare nolongereligible.It Because oftheseguidelines,manyorganizationsthat flag footballfor6-and7-year-oldsno andoffertackle regular seasonandhave trainedmedicsatallgames. helmet-free tacklingmethods,limitcontact drillsduring earlier thanage8,require trainingoftheircoachesin that flag football is a better way to introduce this sport that flagfootballisabetterwaytointroduce thissport
to young players.
those we fund,move ontocompete atthe Over theyears, we have hadanumberof athletes who started inourprograms, or athletes whostarted the program astheywere growing up. a numberofthelifeguards working atthepoolswere in participants synchronized swimmingprograms. It isalwaysgratifyingtoseethat indive, waterpoloand girls learnedtoswimandparticipated the program reached Boys atotalof15,832participants. and its Summer Swim Program. In with13municipalities, partnership In thesummerof2013,Foundation offered the27theditionof Programs of thespeedskatingprogram inSouthern California. credit totheircoach Wilma Boomstra,whohasbeenthemainstay 5000m relay teamthatwonasilver medal.They were quicktogive J.R. Celski,Eddy Alvarez and Jordan Malone were ofthemen’s part in themen’s trials. of 16qualifiers. Kyle Uyehara was8thandCasey Mullarkey 15th Olympic Trials, justmissingaplace.Her sister Jacqueline was7th trackspeedskatingteam.Sarahshort Chenplaced4thinthe and Foundation grantee,Southern CaliforniaSpeed Skating Association Celski, Eddy Alvarez andJordan Malone, whotrainedwithLA84 togofurther.best opportunities We are proud toreport thatJ.R. inSouthernsupported Californiasothatourathleteshave the Olympic level. Others have benefitedfrom coacheswho we have Coach Wilma Boomstra,wonspotsonthe2014U.S.Olympic LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT part ofoureducationalprogramming. part via socialmedia,thewebsite andsubsequent reports are acentral Staging conferences, issues educatingthepublicabout youth sport Communications &Education space. meeting from our Olympicartifacts Games collectionand foradditional once thedigitizationproject iscompletewillbeusedtoexhibit resources. Theadditionalspacethatwillbemadeavailablelibrary appointment thosewhoare doingresearch andneedaccesstothe completed inthefirsthalfof2016. by We continuetoserve The digitizationproject isgoing well andisexpectedtobe increase awareness oftheFoundation. researchers, expandthesize oftheexistingdigitalcollectionand library. Theproject tosport willcreate ahigherlevel ofservice In January 2013,we beganathree-year digitizationproject ofthe Digital Library able tostandontheirown asthesetwohave. want toincubatesothatover timetheycangrow strong andbe withfledgingorganizationsthat we may examining othersports Angeles CountyandtheBay Area inNorthern California. We are youth that now playonthe West CoastwithanemphasisonLos own dedicatedboard responsible forgrowing thenumberof has strengthened itsadministrative capacityandnow hasits withPlay Rugby in2010partnership that we started USA funding from avarietyrugby ofsources. program Also,theflag program, the ConnieCycling Foundation isnow abletoattract Connie Cycling Foundation. Asanon-profit withanexcellent by Olympian ConnieParaskevin isnow beingmanagedby the As ofJune 2013,thecycling program we initiatedin2005led Whittier Narrows. 14, animpressive completedthe2Kcourseat 1,180runners the 10-week program. At theRun4Fun Festival onDecember of 5,652girlsandboys in from 90middleschools tookpart offered the Run4Fun Program inthewinterof2013.Atotal As we have Foundation doneforthepast26years, theLA84
3 LA84 FOUNDATION 4 LA84 FOUNDATION place inJuly andAugust. oftheLosAngelesOlympicA similarpromotion salutingthe30thAnniversary Games took ofKnudsen’s cartons quart-size Buttermilk andAltaDena Half &Half inSouthern California. swim andpromoting theFoundation’s Summer Swim Program wasincludedonthree million In June of2014,thankstoAltaDena Dairy, oflearningto ourmessageabouttheimportance accompanied by daily Tweets through theFoundation’s Twitter account. Olympic photocollection,we created 186postsin19days. The Facebook posts were ground inSochi, photosIe-mailedandcontentgeneratedfrom theFoundation’s historical wasThis effort repeatedforthe2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games. Usinga onthe reporter increase inusageoftheFacebook pagewithsomemetricsshowing a3000percent increase. the Foundation There created wasadramatic 89contentpiecesand46Olympian interviews. awareness andattractFacebook users. Using areporter inLondonand ourstaffinLosAngeles, During the2012LondonOlympic Games theFoundation madeamajorpushtoincrease Brand Awareness Proceedings_2014.pdf sessions canbefoundathttp://www.la84.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/USOA_ archived ontheLA84 YouTube pageandtheUSOCwebsite. Atranscript oftheAcademy of theevent ontheUSOCwebsite. Thecompletevideo recording oftheevent hasbeen Excellence). In additiontothelive audience,approximately 300otherswatchedalive stream Ashley (ChiefofSport Performance) andBenita Fitzgerald Mosley (ChiefofOrganizational development. Amongthe13speakerswere USOCleadersScottBlackmun (CEO),Alan companies, universities organizationscametogethertodiscussathlete andyouth sport the International Olympic Academy, Paralympians, governing nationalsports bodies,media 110 peopleincludingOlympians, representatives oftheUnited States Olympic Committee, Academy. Thiswasthefirst in23of Olympicyears.Anaudience Academyinthiscountry On April 15,2014,theFoundation partnered withtheUSOCtohostU.S.Olympic people attendedtheevent. David Simon andI.Journalist AlanAbrahamson moderatedthediscussion.More than75 panel discussionfeaturingthree peoplewhoworked onthe1984GamesSanders, –Barry Dr. Mark Dyreson ofPenn State University madepresentations, whichwere followed by a session onSaturday, January 25th.TheCityofLosAngelesCouncilman Tom LaBongeand issue oftheInternational Journal oftheHistorySport. Theconference includedapublic the U.S.andCanadapresented earlydraftsofpapersthatwillappearlaterthisyear inaspecial ofthoseGames.Games, Agroup on theoccasionof30thanniversary ofscholarsfrom California State University Fullerton examiningtheimpactof1984LosAngelesOlympic On January 24-25,2014,the Foundation hostedanacademicconference with inpartnership Sports Program. USOCCEOScottBlackmun wasthekeynotespeaker. Onethrough ofthefeatured sport. programs wastheLA84/BeyondBell Middle School focused onprograms withaproven record ofsuccessfullypromoting academicachievement On Foundation October 17,2013,the2ndAnnualLA84 Summit washeld.The Summit ResearchReports/LA84_2012_Summit.pdf more than10,000timesduringthefirst week itwasposted. See http://www.la84.org/9arr/ Haden was thekeynotespeaker. Thedigitallypublishedconference wasdownloadedreport the relationship between andacademicachievement. youth USC Athletic sports Director Pat California, eightotherstates,theDistrict ofColumbiaandGreat Britain convened todiscuss In November 2012,weLA84 organized thefirst Foundation Summit. About 80peoplefrom LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT
Freeways neartheLosAngelesZoo. Park. Thefields are locatedattheintersectionof5and134 is amulti-fieldsoccercomplex locatedin26acres in Griffith $10 milliontorefurbish theFerraro Fields. The Ferraro Fields initiative we todate. Theinitiative have istoraise undertaken On March 19,2014,theFoundation’s board approved thelargest Ferraro FieldsInitiative that alsoincludedexercise equipmentforallages. alllocatedoutsidewithinanarea half court, designatedforfitness this project wastheresurfacinganda ofthetwofull-size courts in creating aFit Zone atAlginSutton Park. Our contributionto Earlier thisyear we alsopartnered withtheLosAngelesClippers more fieldsare now intheprocess ofbeingcompleted. of 2013,we hadcompleted27fieldswiththe Dodgers. Four improve youth baseballfieldsthroughout thearea. Asoftheend We withtheLosAngelesDodgers have continued topartner to Infrastructure Improvements Committee oftheBoard. results are madepossiblethrough theguidanceofInvestment ofreturnstop quartile forthe1-,3-,5-and10-year periods. These over $231billioninassets.In fact,theFoundation rankedinthe foundationsrepresenting amongthe155participating quartile Survey.LA84 The Foundation 2013 returns rankedinthetop Recently, we received theresults from the2013Investment Officers Group, whichconducts anannualinvestment survey. LA84 The Foundation isamemberofthe Foundation Financial the $133.2millionasofJune 2012. $159,709,928. Thisisanimpressive increase of$26.5million over June 30,2014theFoundation’s value isat portfolio positive over market performance thelastcoupleofyears. Asof The Foundation hasbeenabletotakeadvantage ofthe Finance to keepyouth healthy, physicallyandemotionallyfit. Americans. This recognition reinforces inhelping the role ofsport foundations inthenationcommittedtoimproving thehealthof grateful forthisrecognition ofourwork from oneofthelargest RWJ Foundation inPrinceton, headquarters New Jersey. We are in Sports Philanthropy. Theaward ceremony washeldatthe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Patterson Award forExcellence On September 15,2013,the Foundation wasawarded the2013 pregame ceremony. honored Middle theLA84/BTB SchoolsSoftball Championsata of theLosAngelesOlympic Games. TheLosAngeles Dodgers held pre-game ceremonies highlightingthe30thAnniversary the LosAngelesAngelsofAnaheimandGalaxy At ourbehest, theLosAngelesClippers,Dodgers, LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT
Southern California. We ofthismajorinitiative askforyour thatwillbenefit support inregionaltravel longdistancestoparticipate soccertournaments. one-half million.LosAngelesarea families willnolongerhave to dramatically reduced from 10milliongallonsayear toonly becauseofthesefields. sports be Water usageatthefieldswill in people andadultswillbeabletostayhealthyparticipate usable fieldspaceinthe Southern Californiaarea. More young We thisinitiative becauseoftheneedformore undertook in July 2014. implemented inphaseswithwork beginningontheyouth fields City Recreation andParks Theproject Department. willbe refurbishment closelywiththeLosAngeles andwillwork very receiving thefundingandwillberesponsible formanagingthe The LosAngeles Parks Foundation, anon-profitis organization, funding from corporationsandothersfortheproject. request forfunding. We toattract are effort makingaconcerted and are awaitingresponses from several thatare consideringthe reached outtomanyofourcolleaguesinthefoundationworld Annenberg Weingarten andtheAnnenbergFoundation. We have Quimby Funds, The Wasserman Foundation, Mr. Gregory Councilman Tom LaBonge,whohasdedicated$1millionof refurbishment ofthefields. Joining usinourefforts are The Foundation’s board hascommitted$1milliontothe tokeepmoving.have theopportunity to theentire family. walking patharound theperimeterandotheramenitiestocater improving theirhealth. Additional refurbishments includea soccer, whichprovides agreat cardiovascular workout, thus round. Asaresult, more youngsters andadultswillbeplaying fields. Thiswillmakethefieldsusableseven daysa week year- The onseven refurbishment includesinstallationofsyntheticturf current 7,360youth toabout170,000. refurbishment wouldexponentiallyincrease theirusefrom the soccer organizationsdonotusethemforsafetyreasons. The among youngsters. Most localAYSO regions andotheryouth The poorconditionofthefieldsislimitingtheiruse,particularly continued support and we hope they cancountonyourscontinued support aswell. our individuals are They deserve of youth sports. atthe heart the thousandsofyoungsters theyinteract witheachday. These volunteers andstaffwhoactascoaches, mentorsandfriendsto programming throughout theyear. We are indebtedtothe organizations onthefront lineswhichprovide consistentsport play andbeyond. Thiswork wouldnotbepossible withoutthe we aimtoinspire generation toexcel eachnew inthefield of inspire andtobringcommunitiestogether. Through ourwork The 1984 Olympic Games demonstratedthepower to ofsport Conclusion We wantallofthevisitorstocomplex
5 LA84 FOUNDATION 6 LA84 FOUNDATION leave SouthernCaliforniawithagreat Movement. Intheprocess,hehelped the 1984LosAngelesOlympicswere introduction. Underhisstewardship, not onlyagreatfinancialsuccess, but alsore-energizedtheOlympic P legacy: theLA84Foundation. eter Ueberrothneedsno LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Q Q A A legacy ofthoseGames. member talksaboutthe FoundationLA84 Board 1984 Olympic Games, ofthe 30th anniversary weAs celebrate the number ofpeople comingtowatchtheGames. ABC wasatrisk,havingtodo withratingsandthe with ABC].Much ofthetelevisionmoneywith One majorconcernwaswiththetelevision [contract What were someofthosecontingencies? large surplus. able toavoid mostofthemandwe endedupwitha Then, we budgetedforcontingencies. Well, we were things tocometogetherattherighttime. well asurpluscouldhappen,butwe neededsomany surplus. We hadbudgetedthat,ifthings worked very high, sothatifyou canbeatthebudget,you’ll have a budget carefully. You budgetwith your costsbeing that we didn’t have adeficit. When you dothat,you taxpayers anymoney. We really wantedtobesure The goalwasclearlytobreak even andnotcostthe horrendous overruns andbiglosses. to thatpossibilitybecausethepredictions were about Games. Basically, peopledidn’t paymuchattention loss wasthoughtaboutduringthepreparation ofthe The slimpossibilityofasurplusversus asubstantial surplus forthe1984Olympics? ofa Did you have agoalinmindterms LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT
7 LA84 FOUNDATION 8 LA84 FOUNDATION Q A careful intheirbudgeting, buttheywere more companies. They understood budgets. They were who were entrepreneurs andusedtohavingrun Iteach sport. wasourideatohave peopleinplace A lotofthecredit goestothecommissionersof thanyou anticipated? larger profits from the1984Olympics were somuch What happenedduringtheGames suchthat the millions ofdollarsaday. call outtheNational Guard, that couldhave cost area. If there wasamajordifficultyandwe hadto The othercostoverrun possibilitywasinthesecurity and theywantedtogoeverything. about itthatcaughttheimaginationofpeople tickets. They were wrong. There wassomething Nicaragua againsttheDutch andpaymore fortheir would never cometoDodger Stadium tosee,say, who were usedtoseeingtheLosAngelesDodgers be empty. Also,forbaseball:peoplesaidthatfans would gotoseesoccer, thattheRose Bowl would for sales.Iremember peopletellingusthatnobody The otherarea wasticketsales. We estimatedlow end upwithoutasurplus. Potentially, we couldpaint ascenariothatwe would a$100millionlosswithABC. could easilyportray myself, andJoel Rubinstein ontherevenue side– The peoplewhowere Usher, watchingit–Harry LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Q Q A A all thenational governing bodiesevenly, whether United States Olympic Committee;20percent to a surplus,we would divideit40percent tothe be divided.It wasdecidedthat,ifthere wastobe corporation. If there are proceeds, theyneedto We formeda501c(4),whichisnot-for-profit oftheprofits comeabout? with aportion How didtheconceptofestablishingafoundation to doforyou.” That’s atoughposition. you tocomeandhere are allthesethingswe’re going Olympic Games forthefirsttimeandwe’d really like person saying,“Look. We’re goingtodoaprivate and meantimewe’re makingasalescallonthesame boycott theseMoscow Games thatare comingup, got theofficialU.S.delegatesayingyou should hadtodealwith:you’ve forthatcountry sports andjust imaginewhattheheadof Pick acountry the Moscow Games. wasencouragingcountriesnottogo Department countries tocomeLosAngeleswhileourState envoys were in. toencourage They were trying But realize thepredicament thattheseLAOOC couldn’t callthemambassadors forobvious reasons. that accountedforthesurpluswasenvoys. We Besides the commissioners,theothermiraclegroup counter-boycott couldhave shutusdown. Afghanistan. Boycotts haven’t helpedanybody. The oftheSovietGames basedontheentry Union into with hisreally misguidedboycott oftheMoscow didn’t contemplatewaswhenJimmy started Carter budgetingthatweThe onethingwhenwe started tered totheOlympics? duringtherun-up What were someofthechallengesthatyou encoun- tothinkaboutwhatdonext. start and Icouldseethatwe mighthave asurplus,didwe Only lateron,whenConradFreund, Usher Harry outcome, there were substantialsurpluses. very outcome, andwhenitturnedouttobethebest careful thanwe knew. They were planningonworst Q Q A A We partnered withabank–United California Bank It wassmooth [transition]. We hadfoundabuilding. foundation? What were themajorchallengesincreating the aboutit. smart suddenlygotvery hit andeverybody right thingtodo. It wasn’t likesomelighteningbolt all, we are organization.It asports seemedlikethe So, becametheobvious youth choice. After sports youth sports. wealthy cities:theyjustdidn’t for have muchsupport weresports ineachoneofthosecities.Even invery different events, we sawhow under-fundedyouth throughout Southern California thathostedthe On topof that,aswe worked inthe29cities forpractice. get thewaterways it’sto getalotofpeopleoutforthesport, difficultto not. Rowing isexpensive, ittakestime,it’s difficult of theso-called“secondary” likerowing, sports, are basketball beingone.It’s well funded.But very many the elitelevel. There are acoupleofexceptions, areamateur sports intheUnited States, even at theGames howrunning woefullyunder-funded It cameaboutfrom ourlearningfrom thepeople California? exclusively devoted in Southern toyouth sports How wasitdecidedthatthefoundationwouldbe today. secure. That’s Foundation] thelocation[ofLA84 location, andthenfoundonethatwe were ableto Argue priortotheGames. She lookingfora started Jeanne D’AmicohadbeentheassistanttoJohn Athletic Foundation. womannamed Awonderful local funding,we were involved inbuyingtheHelms an organizationthatcouldreceive the40percent At thesametimeaswe were tothinkabout starting Southern California. 40 percent forato-beestablishedinstitutionin it wasgymnasticsorswimmingwhatever; and LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT staff andmanagement emulates fromthekey is thesteadydevotion people andtheboard. What comesthrough to servingkidsthat
9 LA84 FOUNDATION 10 LA84 FOUNDATION continue tobreaknew I thinkLA84’s roleisto barriers anddosome new thingsthathelp further itsmission. LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Q Q Q A A A opportunities there.opportunities way you approach things –butthere’s really good needle. You have tobeablechange–the andprogramsto have thatmove thepartnerships the FoundationThe responsibility forthatfallsonLA84 bigger profile? Do Foundation you thinktheLA84 shouldhave a areas. steady. They’ve notwandered offintoalotofother management peopleandtheboard. That’s been kidsthatemulatesfrom thekeystaffand serving What comesthrough isthesteadydevotion to coming abouttakingondifferent challenges. things. Ithinkyou’ll seesomeannouncements still. They’re discovering waystodosome new leader and Wayne Wilson, too–they’re notstanding to Anita–Patrick isanincredible [Escobar]certainly With Anita’s leadershipandthepeoplewhoreport a very, goodjob. very sticking totheirprincipals.Ithinkthatthey’re doing andthey’veboard hasbeenlong-timeserving been good.Ithinkthatthe The leadershiphasbeenvery FoundationI thinktheLA84 isfulfillingitsmission. ing itsmissiontoday? Do Foundation you thinkthat the LA84 isfulfill- through acommunityfoundation,andthat’s that. was asmallamountofmoney, itiseasilydisbursable chance tohave asubstantialamountofmoney. If it I thinkitreally gelledwhenwe sawthatwe hada institutioncomeabout? permanent How Foundation didthedecisiontomakeLA84 a the region. wanted ittobedoinggoodforthepeopleand didn’t wantthistobeamemorialortribute. We things gave usanideaofapermanentplace. We – tomove theHelms Athletic collectionthere. Those Q Q Q A A A think thatit’s going tobeexciting. its mission. They’ve tothemission,andI beentrue thingsthathelpfurther barriers anddosomenew and IthinkLA84’s role istocontinuebreak new kids. Everything eitherprogresses orretrogresses, each year, how itcanimpactmore peopleandmore job eachyear andthinkabouthow it canbebetter I don’t thinkitshouldhave alegacy. It shoulddoits FoundationLA84 is? What doyou thinkthelegacyof model andmadeittheirs. the International Olympic Committeetookour would allow foranysubstantialsurplus.Basically, Committee anditsrelationship withthebidcities current mechanismoftheInternational Olympic Ithinkthatit’s deserving. very unlikelythatthe getthebidandwouldbe L.A. couldcertainly Foundation? how doyou thinkthatwouldaffecttheLA84 the future andthere isasurplusfrom thoseGames, If LosAngeles isabletohosttheOlympic Games in It’s thatsimple.It’s notcomplicated. groups that are totallyfocusedonkidsandsports. look-alikes allover thenationimpactingouryouth, the majorcitiesofUnited States. I’d liketosee basis, butonaproject basis,toimpactyouth in not-for-profit, andnotdoingitonadonated-dollar model it,withtheprivate sectorworking witha is there tofillthisspace.I’d liketoseeothercities factorinoursocietybecausenobodyelse important If Icouldroll ahead30years, I’d likeittobesuchan Foundationyou seetheLA84 having? In thefuture, 30years from today, whatrole do a betterlevel.And,Ithinkitwill. they cantake.Ittransformitselftoanotherlevel, They canexpandit. The re aresomeavenuesthat LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Q A anything, anythingispossible. a goodexampleof, whenenoughpeoplecare about welcoming attendeesfrom allover theworld.It was put theirdifferences in asideandparticipated istherankandfilecitizens ofLosAngeles The truth Success hasathousandfathers,right? Who didwhat? history: Who wasresponsible? in thefuture. Some tore-write peopleare trying I pretty muchspendmytimeinthepresent and 1984 Olympics? How doyou measure thelegacyof 8
11 LA84 FOUNDATION 12 LA84 FOUNDATION Tom LaBongeworkedforJohnFerrarowhenLosAngeles wonthebidto host the1984Olympics.Recently, Councilmember LaBongereminisced about Mr. Ferraroandthe assistancehisformerbossrenderedto LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT enable LosAngelestohost theOlympics. L os AngelesCityCouncilmember Q Q Q A A this issue? fromWhat didyou John learn Ferraro from that wasahugestep. Braude wastheeighthvote. We gottheGames, and toughvote. [Councilmember]Marvin was avery Council, andtheyvoted 8-7infavor ofthebid.It while. Finally, hebrought ittothefloorofCity contract [withtheIOC],John fora letitstew dissension withintheCityCouncilabout withdraw itsbid. Then, whenthere wassomuch tense, andhestayed firmsothatthecitydidnot between Mayor Bradley andtheIOCwere dynamic. John helpedwhenthenegotiations Tom Bradley asmayor. important This wasavery John wastheleaderonCityCouncil,with and endedupindebt. city ofMontreal lostmoney Montreal in‘76,whenthe about thesituationin They were complaining against theOlympic Games. make acareer outofbeing anymore –whotriedto – andthey’re notaround There were somepoliticians How didMr. Ferraro thebid? helpsupport background helpedwiththat. were goodforLosAngeles.I’m sure hisathletic Los Angeles.He thattheOlympic knew Games John alwaysdidwhatwasbestforthecityof things along. tackle, hehadgreat skillsasapersontohelpmove something. Being anathlete,beingoffensive you were anAll-Americanbackthen,you were really to USC.He wasanAll-Americantackle,andwhen football forBell High Schoolandwonascholarship John Ferraro wasanexcellent athlete.He played ing thebidfor1984Olympics? What wasMr. Ferraro’s- background forsupport LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Q Q A A A days of glory right here. Itdays ofglory worked. It worked. this wasthebrightestpointfor LosAngeles. Those 16 I lookbackinmylife,andI’m 60years oldrightnow, diverse, international cityafter1984.Aglobalcity. If The secondthingis,LosAngeles becameamore kids’ lives now tomaketheirfuture better.” encourage youth athletics.Let’s makeadifference in coaches how tocoach.Let’s teachcoacheshow to rest ofhislife.” Foundation LA84 says,“Let’s teach a day. Teach apersontofish,andhewilleatforthe once said,“Give apersonfish,andhewilleatfor Foundation legacy. doesisthetrue Awiseperson Foundation.The firstistheLA84 What theLA84 What isthelegacyof1984Olympics? an Italian athlete. meters. John wassohappybecausethewinner CovaColiseum when[Alberto] wonthe10,000 we were standingonthestepsofperistyleat Closing ceremonies. For John, Ithinkitwaswhen We went to24events, plustheOpening and and whatwasyour personalhighlight? What wasJohn’s highlightfrom the1984Olympics compete foranotherOlympic Games. and future citycouncils,sothatLosAngelescantry the leadershipinyears ahead,withcurrent and Los Angeles. That washispassion.Ihopethere’s half win,includingthecityof a waytomakeeverybody politicians do. John didn’t dothat.He triedtofind John never madepeoplecrawltohim,likesome what asight! to thetopandturnsaround. Gosh, to lighttheOlympic flame.He gets toheaven withnorailing, stairway when Raferranupthesteps, And then,thatquietmoment handed thetorch toRaferJohnson. Opening Ceremony andthen ran attheColiseumduring granddaughter, Gina Hemphill, For me,itwaswhenJesse Owens’
13 LA84 FOUNDATION 14 LA84 FOUNDATION away alltheobstacles thatmanyparents face,especially parents director atSpecial Olympics Southern California.“Thistakes program totheschools,” saidPatrick Taillon, seniorprogram “The reason thisprogram isextremely successfulis we bringthe 2800 percent –andhasexpandedtoinclude basketballandsoccer. youth inelementary, middleandhighschools–againofover Riverside andSan Bernardino). Theprogram serves over 7,000 seven counties(L.A.,Orange, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Since then,SPPhasexplodedtoincludemore than200 schoolsin competition. inaculminating trained intrackandfieldthenparticipated 12 middleschoolswithinLAUSD. Theinitialbatchofstudents The School Partnership with150studentsat Program started School District. students withintellectualdisabilitiesintheLosAngelesUnified thathave enabledSOSCtocreatesupport program for asports Since Foundation 2006,theLA84 hasprovided grantsand and sponsored Foundation. by theLA84 programs driven by Special Olympics Southern California(SOSC) This ischanging,thankfully, becauseofinnovative innosmallpart Special OlympicsProgramMakingInroadsIntoSchools
routinely shunnedorneglected. physical activityattheschool intellectual disabilitieswere were excludedfromplaying With fewexceptions,they sports orundertakingany distant past,youthwith I they attended. n thenot-so- LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT they canimplement.” and doacoachingclinictohelp themwithdrillexamplesthat Foundation willconnectus with aclinicianwhowillcomeout are not necessarilywell versed incoaching.If we needto,LA84 coaches are adaptedP.E. teachersorclassroom teachers.They Taillon said.“It isalsoaboutcoaches’ education.Most ofour because it’s notjust abouttheequipmentanduniforms,” “The funding we receiveLA84 from Foundation isfantastic zero. including uniforms,awards andequipment.Thecostperchild: Grants Foundation from LA84 provide forallathleteexpenses, the community.” orhire transportation acoachorbringtheir kids toalocationin who mightnothave theresources toarrangebabysitters or grew up with an intellectual disability but was active in sports. grew upwithanintellectualdisabilitybutwasactive insports. Olympics, inspired by theexample of hersister, Rosemary, who Kennedy Shriver theconceptthatgrew intoSpecial started Olympics World Games coming toSouthern California. Eunice another incentive totrainforcompetition,withthe2015Special This coming year, localkidswithintellectual disabilities have some program. They’re personallyinvested.” different School Games. They’re notjustmakinganinvestmentin later,’” hesaid.“Theyactuallycome toourevents andseeour they don’t justprovide andthenit’s, financialsupport ‘See you mission oftheSpecial Olympics. “What’s is, unique aboutLA84 Taillon Foundation praisesLA84 fortheircommitmenttothe todosomethinglikethis.”their kidswouldhave anopportunity lot ofperceptions,” Taillon said. “Many parents never thoughtthat soccer tournament,thatchangesa a 100-meterdashorplayin theyseetheirchildrun “When for thefirsttimeintheirlives. –often kids competeinsports when parents gettowatchtheir Another genuinepayoff comes they graduatefrom school.” don’t wantthemtostopwhen oversports theirlifetime. We in toparticipate togive thesestudentstheopportunity trying andleadershipskillsamongthekids,”participation hesaid.“We’re “What we’reschool isfinished. toinstillsports doingistrying will wanttointegratephysicalfitnessintotheirlives longafter Taillon believes thatwiththetrainingstudentsreceive they andplays.”comes outandruns competition,” Taillon said.“It’s notjustadaywhere everybody get tocompeteagainstoneanother. Theevent is “a bonafide by ageand skilllevel sothattheathletesofsimilarabilities against theirpeers. Teams andcompetitionsare organized localschoolstoviestudent-athletes from theparticipating to thetestatSchoolGames. Eachdistrictbringstogether The skillsthatthe youth learnfrom theseclassesare thenput come outandlet’s justhave fun,’” Taillon said. relay. we’re “What gettingaway from is,‘Hey, let’s everybody actually learnhow toplaybasketballandhow the4x100 torun withthestudentstaughtspecificskills.Thekids instructive, forsixtoeightweeks.a week Thesesessionsare in their sport The SPPprogram enablesthechildren totrainmultipletimes percent – and has expanded to include include to expanded has –and percent high schools – a gain of over 2800 2800 over of –again schools high youth in elementary, middle and and middle elementary, in youth The program serves over 7,000 over serves program The basketball and soccer. and basketball LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT http://www.la2015.org. Angeles from July 25-August 2.For more information,goto: The 2015 Special Olympics World Games willtakeplaceinLos support.” said. “Thiswouldnothave happenedwithouttheircontinued program have a“fantastic partner”Foundation, inLA84 Taillon Special Olympics Southern Californiaandtheschoolpartnership throughout Southern California.” develop andgrowto further program ourschoolpartnership wave a wholenew ofvolunteers,wave awholenew ofpartners, Southern Californiahopestocapitalize on. We’re hopingtoutilize all thatbuzzandofmomentumSpecial Olympics understands,” Taillon said. “After theGames are finished,there’s Olympics, Special Olympics 2015willtakeplaceatmultiple 25 Olympic-style inLosAngeles2015.Likethe1984 sports with 7,000athletesfrom 177nationsexpectedtocompetein then, Special Olympics hasgrown intoamassive biennialevent, The firstinternational Special Olympics were heldin1968. Since with intellectualdisabilitiescouldhave anoutletforsports. Mrs. Shriver asummerdaycampin1962sothatyouth started “LA84 Foundation“LA84 probably create thetypeoflegacythat Special Olympics seeksto generated duringtheevent, Beyond theoverall excitement the Opening Ceremony. Memorial Coliseumhosting withtheLosAngeles UCLA, California, includingUSCand venues across Southern
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A BodyinMotionStaysIn LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT help themunderstand aboutbeingdisciplined andtodevelop theirself-esteem.” in theenvironment andinthestreets,” Ferguson said. “We are here forthem,to forkidstocomeandstayawayfrom negative influences “This isasafesanctuary and self-confidencewithintheir students. toinstillfitness, arts income, at-riskyouthrespect inLosAngeles,using martial Kempo Karate.Since 2007, YNMA hasoffered forlow- after-schoolinstruction Lindsay “Sifu” Ferguson, aformerinternationalfighterwhoholdsblackbeltin Youth N’ of afloor-to-ceilingmirror. “Aaaa-Yah!,” moves arts theyyell inunisonastheypracticetheirmartial infront O Park, thestorefrontsareallquietexceptforone:Youth N’ Motionkaratestudio,wherethevoicesofeight young Motion Academy isanon-profit organizationthatwasfounded by children piercethesunnycalm. n arecentafternooninLeimert they learnedat class isabigplus.” To beabletohave theconfidencetocompete,and applywhat understand thatsometimesthey’ll lose andsometimesthey’ll win. outings are hesaid,because“competition important, helpsyouth compete attournamentsthroughout Southern California.Such Approximately onceamonth,Ferguson takesthe YNMA crew to Ferguson said.“Theyfeelgoodastheymove uptheranks.” for advanced students.“Thisgives youth somethingtogofor,” yellow beltsforbeginnersandgraduatingtobrown andblackbelts Progress ismeasured withwhiteand by thebeltsystem,starting grow.” their limbs,sothatbodiesbecomemore functionalasthey use themovements toteachkidscoordinate arts with ofmartial “We teachthemtheirrightfrom theirleft,” Ferguson said.“We withbasiclessonsincoordination.The youngest studentsstart “If Iwin, itfeelsgood,” he said. “If Ilose, itmakesme want to learn another move anothermove want tolearn for nexttime.” LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT through thestreets Park: ofLeimert “Aaaa-Yah!” kids filesin. Soon, thesoundsoftheir yells canbeheard echoing their leave, thestudiofallsquiet–butonlyuntilnextgroup of When thefirstclassofafternoonendsandchildren take involvement Foundation withLA84 inthefuture.” they know thatyou’re legitimate. We are formore lookingforward when “people seethatyou’re Foundation, connected withLA84 organization toreach Ferguson outtootherpartners, said,because YNMA’s Foundation relationship withLA84 hasenabledthe totakeadvantage ofthat.”we try techniques. Anytimewe canlearn more abouthow totrainyouth, aboutdifferentsomething new attitudes,philosophiesand benefit for YNMA, “We’reFerguson said. alwayslearning LA84 The coachingclinicsthat Foundation offer are another and expenses,purchase matsandprotective gear.” buy uniformsforthekids,paytournamentcompetitionfees helped usgetofftheground. We were abletousethemoney was thefirstorganizationtogive usagrant,” Ferguson said.“They atnearby Marltonsince itshumblestart Foundation Plaza. “LA84 FoundationLA84 hasbeenakeycontributorto YNMA’s success want tolearnanothermove fornexttime.” teammates. “If Iwin,itfeelsgood,” hesaid.“If Ilose,itmakesme Julaideb enjoys goingtodifferent tournamentswithhis YNMA teaching medisciplineandleadership.” like whenIplaybasketballandfootball,” hesaid.“Theyare he wassix.“Iliketowork outandthishelpsmewithothersports, wrapped around hiswaist.He hasbeencomingto YNMA since kick.” Julaideb, a10-year-old boy, proudly wears anorangebelt One student wasshowing move off anexpert calledthe “tornado
17 LA84 FOUNDATION 18 LA84 FOUNDATION G this ageofinstantgratification–andthecost sport foryouthtomaster. Ittakesmanyhours of equipment,greensfees,instructionand to learnhowplay–nosmallconcernin club membershipcanbeprohibitive. olf isachallenging LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT AND GOLF FITNESS THROUGH COURSE YOUTH ON KEEPING and focusingon theirfitness.” different activity, soitkeepsthemengaged.They’re exercising keeps thekidsmoving. Every five minutesthey’re doing a practiced thesamethingover andover again.Thisprogram kids,” Alban said.“In the past, theyhitbucketsofballsand “It’s waytoteachthegamethatisreally anew funforthe the conceptof“weight shift” inthegolfswing. instance, learninghow totossafootballhelpsthemunderstand to becomeathletesfirst,andthentheyapplythatgolf. For Performance Institute’s juniorgolfcurriculum.Thekidslearn The activity-basedprogram isadoptedfrom the Titleist golf courses. that takesplacefourtimesayear atthePico Rivera andNorwalk Foundation,LA84 program SCGAinitiateda10-week instruction Foundationthe LA84 forassistance.Thankstoagrantfrom the communitiesintheSouthland, in underserved SCGAturnedto This past year, to grow inaneffort thegameamongjuniorgolfers need guidanceandinstruction.” at afacility, theyhave togetthere tohave transportation andthey with theSouthern CaliforniaGolf Association.“Theyhave tobe hitting balls,” saidJen Alban, Youth onCourseprogram director “A kidcan’t justgotothe park, pickupagolfclubandstart Olympic champ–muchlessthenext Tiger Woods orMichelle determine whether Youth onCoursewillproduce afuture increased internationalexposure. And,while itistoosoonto Olympic willsoonbenefitfrom program in2016,thesport With tothe golf scheduledtomakeitslong-awaitedre-entry that’s whatwe’re strivingtodo.” kids inourprogram aboutwhere thegameof golf cantakethem, Themorecollege scholarshipopportunities. we caneducatethe create highschoolteamsatthelocal level oreducatingkidsabout in thegameaslongpossible,whetherthatmeanshelpingto tocontinue said. “SCGAwantstoseekidshave theopportunity currently have manyadultgolfers,letalonejunior golfers,” she “We wanttocreate golfersinthesecommunitiesthatdon’t golfasmore fortheprivilegedfew.view thanjustasport children thisyear, Albansaid,withthehopethatthesekidswill 150 kidsatthetwosites.Theirgoalistowork withatleast600 In thefirst year oftheprogram, about Youth onCoursehas served LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT golf intodifferent communities.” withotherprograms sothatweopportunities canallhelp bring FoundationLA84 hasbeenforusasfarcreating partnership the ground,” Albansaid.“Ican’t stress enoughjusthow important introduction thatwe were program off abletogetthisinstruction Foundation introduced SCGAtoUp2Us, anditwasthrough that youth developmentCourse withothersports-based groups. “LA84 mineditsresourcesto Alban,becauseLA84 toconnect Youth on LA84 The role of Foundation went beyond funding,according attributes ittothechangeincurriculum.” is abletokeepupwithkidswhoare older thansheis.Her dad added tohernormalgolfroutine, she’s and hittingtheballfurther in the11-and-underdivision.Because ofthefitnessthatshe’s program “justwonhersecondtournamentlastweekend, playing Wie orSergio Garcia –Albanexultedthata6-year-old girlinthe
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t A o J d e d r a w y r a u n a 2014 LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT football, volleyball and soccer programs. football, volleyball andsoccerprograms. For equipment,venuecostsandathlete expensesforthebasketball, Santa ClaritaValley Boysand GirlsClub$10,000 For scholarshipsandmatsforthe Tae KwonDoprogram. League $10,000 Los AngelesPoliceDepartmentDevonshireActivity residents andstudents. baseball, softballandfootballprogramsforabused,neglectedorat-risk For athleteexpenses,equipmentandfieldfeesforbasketball,volleyball, OptimistBoysHomeandRanch,Inc.$10,000 field program. For anewtimingsystem,scholarshipsandequipmentfortrack High DesertHeatTrack Club$10,000 indoor soccerprograms. For newequipmentanduniformsforvolleyball,basketball Boys &GirlsClubsofAmerica-LaHabra/Brea$10,000 through 18yearsold. For equipmentandcoachesforasquashprogramyoungsters13 Access Youth Academy$10,000 SMALL GRANTS For gymnasticsequipment. Vernon LeeAmateurGymnasticsAcademy$25,000 districts. sports programatmiddleschoolsthroughoutLosAngelesCountyschool For personnel,athleteexpensesandequipmentfortheafter-school THINK Together $66,042 soccer, basketballandboxingprograms. For personnel,athleteexpenses,equipmentandvenuecostsfor Hollenbeck PoliceActivitiesLeague$45,491 Wrestling Club. For equipmentfortheLosAngelesSchoolPoliceDepartmentTiger Crossroads $12,000 OCTOBER 2012 FitWorks sportsprogram inSantaAna. For personnel,venuecosts,athlete andequipmentexpensesforthe KidWorks CommunityDevelopmentCorporation$25,000 sports clubsinLosAngelesCounty. general andadministrativeexpensesformultiplesportsacross11 For personnel,venuecosts,athleteandequipmentexpenses Kids InSports$456,210 and payforfacilityfeestheJohnC.ArgueSwimTeam. For swimsuits,gogglesandcapsaswellprovidescholarships JCA SwimTeam, Inc.$29,781 youth boxingprogram. For anewboxingring,equipmentandinstructorsforthe Hollenbeck PoliceBusinessCouncilInc.$25,000 softball andgymnasticsSportingChanceProgram. For personnel,scholarshipsandequipmentforthesoccer, basketball, Girls IncorporatedofGreaterSantaBarbara$25,000 For officialsandawardsforthemiddleschoolsportsprogram. Foundation forInterscholasticYouth Athletics$28,000 2013 soccerprogram. For personnelandrefereesforCatholicYouth Organization’s spring Catholic CharitiesofLosAngeles,Inc.$25,000 renovation oftheBoys&GirlsClubPomonagymnasium. For anewgymfloor, wallpaddingandceilingrepairsaspartofa Boys &GirlsClubofPomonaValley $75,000 program. For personnel,venuecostandathleteexpensesforyouthboxing Apple Valley PoliceCommunityActivityLeague$25,000 Girls Club. For therepairandmaintenanceofgymflooratGoletaBoys& United Boys&GirlsClubsofSantaBarbaraCounty$10,000 JANUARY 2013 LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT uniforms forlittleleaguebaseball. For helmetswithfacemasks,catcher’s safetyequipmentand Glendora AmericanLittleLeague $5,500 track andfieldseason. For uniforms,timingandfieldequipmentfeesforthe 2013 Hawks Track Club,Inc.$7,000 football andrunningprograms. For personnel,uniforms,andequipmentforthebasketball,futsal, Boys &GirlsClubofCarson$10,000 swim program. For personnel,athleteandequipmentexpensesforthelearn-to- Boys &GirlsClubofCarlsbad$10,000 SMALL GRANTS sports programs. Montebello-Commerce YMCAbasketball,softballandsocceryouth For personnel,gymandfieldfees,uniformsequipmentforthe YMCA ofMetropolitanLosAngeles$23,400 Southern CaliforniaSchoolPartnershipProgram. For uniforms,awards,venueandequipmentexpensesforthe Special Olympics-SouthernCalifornia$50,000 at 130summersitesand35year-round sites. For personnel,athleteexpensesandequipmentfortennisprograms Southern CaliforniaTennis Association$150,000 For personnelandequipmentforrugbyprogramat50sites. Play Rugby, Inc.$75,000 Program. For theLA84Foundation/Mt.SACRelaysYouth DaysTrack andField Mt. SanAntonioCommunityCollegeDistrict$110,000 Angeles UnifiedSchoolDistrict. BEST’S after-school programat182elementaryschoolsintheLos For personnel,athleteexpenses,andequipmentinsupportofLA’s LA’s BEST$300,000
21 LA84 FOUNDATION 22 LA84 FOUNDATION For swimlessons forchildrenwithdisabilities. California AquaticTherapy& Wellness CenterInc.$22,000 programs. program includingbasketball,soccer, flagfootball,andswim For anathleticdirectorfortheclub’s year-round seasonal sports Boys &GirlsClubofNorthCounty $25,000 For agymnasiumfloorrenovation. Boys &GirlsClubofVista, Inc.$50,000 For equipmentandwrestlingshoesfortheyouthprogram. Beat theStreetsLosAngeles,Inc.$33,475 school studentsintheRialtoUnifiedSchoolDistrict. For anafter-school youthsportsprogramsforelementaryandmiddle Athletes forLifeFoundation$40,000 batting helmets,ballbucketsandbats. For uniformsandscholarships,referees,fieldpermitsfees Wilshire SoftballAssociation$10,000 For uniformsandscholarshipsfortheyouthtrackfieldprogram. United Track Club,Inc.$7,000 2013 youthfootballseason. For helmetsandshoulderspadstopayfacilityfieldfeesforthe Santa MonicaYouth Football andCheerAssociation$10,000 equipment anduniformsfortheyouthtrackfieldprogram. For facilityfeesandscholarshipstopurchasenewtiming Santa ClaritaValley AthleticAssociation$10,000 For jerseysandshortsfortheyouthsoccerprogram. El CentroPoliceActivitiesLeague$10,000 league baseball. For battingandcatcher’s equipmentandbackstop padsforlittle Little LeagueBaseball,Inc.-CentralAltadena$10,000 league. For scholarships,helmets,catcher’s gearandballsforthelittle Little LeagueBaseball,Inc.-AlhambraAmerican7,200 JUNE 2013 LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Player Development Program. For personnel,athleteexpenses, equipmentandgreenfeesforthe Tiger Woods LearningCenter Foundation$20,000 parks. For theSummerNightLights2013 SportsProgramat32LACity The GRYD Foundation$100,000 program formiddleschoolandhighyouth. For athleteexpensesforthe2013-2014LAMarathontraining Students RunAmerica$125,000 program. For safetyequipmentforyouthshorttrack(ice)speedskating Santa ClaritaSpeedSkatingClub$20,000 learn-to-swim program. For personnelandathleteexpensesfortheOlympicChallenge,a Rose BowlAquaticsCenter$54,443 For boxingandfootballequipment. Perris Valley Youth AssociationSports$30,000 For aColoradotimingsystem. Moreno Valley AquaticsSwimTeam $20,000 at all98middleschoolsintheLosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict. For theBeyondBellBranchseasonalafter-school sportsprogram Los AngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict$496,946 softball, andbasketballprograms. For renovationofswimmingpoolandprogramcostsforthebaseball, Los AngelesBoys&GirlsClub$74,882 For anewdock. Lake CasitasRowingAssociation$20,000 Swim Program. For aprogramcoordinatorandinstructorsforthe2013Learn-to- Friends ofEXPOCenter$63,984 For theParksAfterDarkYouth SportsProgram. County ofLosAngeles$30,000 For theyouthtrackcyclingprogram. Connie CyclingFoundation$75,000 For uniformsandpadsforthefootball program. Northwest PasadenaYouth Sports,Inc.$10,000 program. For newfootballhelmets,padsanduniformsfortheyouth Lynwood AthleticsCommunityServices $10,000 youth golfprograms. For personnelandvenuecostsforTheFirstTee ofLosAngeles’ $10,000 Los AngelesJr. ChamberofCommerceCharityFoundation program. For newfootballhelmetsandshoulderpadsfortheyouth $10,000 Los AngelesDemosYouth SportsClubAssociationInc. For newuniformsandshoulderpadsforthefootballprogram. Lincoln HeightsYouth Association $10,000 program. For portablefieldlightsandfootballequipmentfortheyouth $10,000 J Tech Institute,Inc.(FalconsYouth &FamilyServices) For newhelmets. Highland Youth Football $10,000 For helmetsanduniformsforthefootballprogram. Hesperia Trojans Youth FootballandCheer$10,000 For helmets,shoulderpadsanduniformsforthefootballprogram. Hawaiian GardensPopWarner FootballandCheer$10,000 For uniforms(jerseysandgamepants). $10,000 Glendale JuniorAll-AmericanFootballAssociation,Inc. For newhelmets. Eastvale MustangsYouth Football,Inc.$10,000 For thebasketball,soccer, andflagfootballprograms. Boys &GirlsClubsoftheFoothills$10,000 SMALL GRANTS LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT Foundation/Mt. SAC RelaysYouth DaysTrack andFieldProgram. For personnel,venueandathlete expensesassociatedwiththeLA84 Mt. SanAntonioCommunityCollege District$110,000 For sportsequipmentfortheRecreational SportsLeague. Boys &GirlsClubsofLongBeach $25,000 For sportsequipmenttosupporttheyouthprograms. $12,000 Boys &GirlsClubsofAmerica-West SanGabrielValley fees atAYSO -Region1031. For scholarshipsforparticipantsthatcannotaffordtheregistration American Youth SoccerOrganization$20,000 For theelementaryschoollearntoplaygolfprogram. $10,000 Western StatesGolfAssoc.So.AreaYouth Program,Inc. program. For newhelmets,facilityfees,andscholarshipsforthefootball West Valley EaglesYouth Football$10,000 For equipmentanduniformsforthesoftballprogram. Victor Valley MagicSoftballClub,Inc.$10,000 For newhelmets,uniformsandshoulderpadsforthefootballprogram. The Westside Vikings Youth Organizations,Inc.$10,000 program. For equipmentandathleteexpensesforVarsity Games’soccer Team PrimeTime, Inc.$8,800 program. For newhelmets,padsandequipmentfortheyouthfootball Rancho BelagoRavensFootball&Cheer$10,000 For personnel, uniforms and equipment for the youth soccer program. Pure Game$10,000 equestrian program. For fullandpartialscholarshipsforaspecialneedstherapeutic Oceanside IveyRanchParkAssociation$10,000 OCTOBER 2013
23 LA84 FOUNDATION 24 LA84 FOUNDATION registration fees. For partialscholarshipsforparticipants thatcannotaffordthe Los AngelesJetsTrack Club $10,000 programs. For uniformsandequipmentforthetrackfieldcrosscountry $10,000 Los AngelesFalconsTrack &FieldandCrossCountryTeam For equipmentfortheyouthbasketballprogram. Lords GymatLADreamCenter, Inc. $3,000 basketball andvolleyballprograms. For instructorsandreferees,uniformsequipmentforHillsides’ Hillsides $5,000 programs. For scholarshipsandequipmentforthevolleyballbasketball Girls IncorporatedofCarpinteria$10,000 communities. children withspecialneedsinSantaClaritaandthesurrounding For partialscholarshipsfortherapeuticridinglessons Carousel Ranch$10,000 programs. For officialsandequipmentfortheyouthsoccerflagfootball Boys &GirlsClubsofBurbank,Inc.$10,000 SMALL GRANTS Riverside Counties. Together LA84MiddleSchoolSportsPrograminLosAngelesand For personnel,uniformsandequipmenttosupporttheTHINK THINK Together $84,252 golf program. For instruction,rangeandcourseaccessuniformsforthejunior SCGA JuniorGolfFoundation$20,000 Salesian BoysandGirlsClubaquaticsprogram. For poolrenovations,coachsalariesandequipmenttosupportthe Salesian BoysandGirlsClubofLosAngeles$85,000 LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT fields. For coachingkitsandtoinstalla sprinklersysteminthesoftball Downey GirlsPonyTail Athletic Association$20,500 field. For equipmentandimprovementofplayspaceintoasmallsoccer Caritas Corporation$20,000 For anewgymfloorinthe12,000squarefootgymnasium. Antelope Valley Boys&GirlsClub$65,000 serving childrenwithspecialneeds. For scholarshipsforthegymnasticsandtrackfieldprograms Us Too Gymnastics,Inc.$10,000 needs students. For sportsequipmentfortheadaptiveprogramspecial TERI, Inc.$10,000 Little League. For equipmentandscholarshipsfortheTemecula Valley National Temecula Valley NationalLittleLeague Baseball,Inc.$10,000 track andfieldcrosscountryprograms. For uniforms,raceentryfees,awardsandfacilityrentalfeesforthe Santa ClaritaTrack Club,Inc.$10,000 school sportsleague. For officials,uniforms,awardsandsportequipmentfortheafter- Rio HondoEducationConsortium$10,000 therapeutic horsemanshipprogram. For aportablemountingramp,saddles,andscholarshipsforyouth Riding EmphasizingIndividualNeedsandStrengths$10,000 For floorpadsandboxingequipmentfortheyouthprogram. Project FightingChance$9,000 for elementaryschoolyouth. For personnelandequipmentforthesoccerbasketballprograms Mar Vista FamilyCenter$10,000 JANUARY 2014 soccer, flagfootballand gymnasticsprograms. For equipment,officialsandcoaches forthebaseball,basketball, Proyecto Pastoral$45,000 For personnelandequipmentfor theLA84/PlayRugbyprogram. Play Rugby, Inc.$75,000 school andsummersportsprogram. For coaches,uniforms,equipmentandfacilityrentalfortheafter- P.F. Bresee Foundation$34,400 Los AngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict. after-school programimplementedat182elementaryschoolsin the For personnel,athleteexpensesandequipmentinsupportofthe LA’s Best$300,000 organized byKidsinSportsclubsthroughoutLosAngelesCounty. for basketball,baseball/softball,volleyballandsoccerleagues For venue,equipment,administrativeandathleteexpenses Kids InSports$450,000 youth onornearIndianreservationsthroughoutSouthernCalifornia. basketball andsoftballprogramsprimarilyforNativeAmerican For personnel,officials,uniformsandequipmentfortheflagfootball, Inter-Tribal Sports$60,000 Youth RugbyProgram. For personnel,venue,equipmentandathleteexpensesfortheICEF Inner CityEducationFoundation$25,000 programs. For personnel,uniformsandequipmentfortheyouthsports Heart ofLosAngelesYouth, Inc.$75,430 basketball, rollerhockey, futsalandotherteamsports. For theexpansionofanewmulti-sportsfacilitythatwillbeusedfor Service (GOALS)$50,000 Growth OpportunitiesThroughAthleticsLearningand For newmatsfortheGardenaJudoClub. Gardena JudoClub$20,000 For officialsforthemiddleschoolprogram. Foundation forInterscholasticYouth Athletics $35,000 LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT speedskating program. For safetyequipmentandskates fortheyouthshorttrack DeMorra Speedskating$10,000 For helmetsanduniformsforthe 2014footballseason. Claremont Jr. All-American Youth Football and Cheer$10,000 wrestling program. For personnel,equipmentandawardsforthebasketball,soccer Boys andGirlsClubofCapistranoValley $7,500 pads forthe2014footballseason. For safetyequipmentincludingnewhelmets,dummiesandshoulder $10,000 American Youth Football(BalboaYouth FootballandCheer) assistance toparticipantsthatcannotaffordtheleaguefees. For theARCYouth BasketballProgramtoprovidepartialscholarship American RoundballCorporation,Inc.$10,000 SMALL GRANTS Munger FamilyYMCA. For theconstructionofnewaquaticcenteratAnderson YMCA ofMetropolitanLosAngeles$50,000 golf programs. For personnelandtopurchaseequipmentfortheyouthaquatics Variety BoysandGirlsClub$50,000 throughout SouthernCalifornia. For personnel,athleteexpensesandequipmentfortennisprograms Southern CaliforniaTennis Association$150,000 Activities LeagueCenter. For theconstructionofseveralplayspacesatCenturyYouth Sheriffs Youth Foundation ofLosAngelesCounty$126,800 after-school sportsprogram. For officialsfees,uniforms,trophiesandsportsequipmentforthe Saint SebastianProject,Inc.$19,475 coaches andvolunteers. For scholarships,fieldmaintenancecostsandbackgroundcheckson Redlands BaseballSoftballForYouth $15,000
25 LA84 FOUNDATION 26 LA84 FOUNDATION Swim Program. For aprogramcoordinatorandinstructors forthe2014Learn-to- Friends ofExpoCenter$65,000 For theParksAfterDarkYouth SportsProgram. County ofLosAngeles$30,000 To supporttheyouthtrackcyclingprogram. $75,000 Connie CyclingFoundation program. To purchaseuniformsandequipmentfortheiryear-round sports Challengers Boys&GirlsClub$37,500 and basketballprograms. For athleteexpenses,equipmentandvenuecostsforthevolleyball Boys &GirlsClubofWhittier, Inc.$25,000 area. For capitalimprovementstoDanielsFieldMultipurposeRecreational Boys &GirlsCluboftheLosAngelesHarbor$50,000 the mainclubhouse. For equipment,floorrefinishing,sprinklerrepairandwallpadsfor Boys &GirlsClubofSantaAna,Inc.$25,000 after-school soccerprogram. For personnel,uniformsandequipmentforAmericaSCORESLA’s America SCORESLA$26,420 specific refurbishmentofoneyouthfield. For therenovationofentireFerraroFieldscomplexand LA ParksFoundation$1,000,000 country programs. For uniformsandequipmentfortheyouthtrackfieldcross Simi Track Club,Inc.$10,000 June 2014 March 2014 LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT For personnel,venueandequipmentfortheClubFutbolitoProgram. Youth SpeakCollective$20,000 Cajon. For personnelandleaguefeesforYALLA’s soccerprograminEl $20,000 YALLA SanDiego,Inc.Youth AndLeadersLivingActively programs atmorethan50LosAngelesareaschools. For personnelandpurchaseequipmentfortheNvisionSportsClubs Woodcraft Rangers$68,029 the CityofLosAngeles. For theSummerNightLights2014SportsProgramat32parkswithin The GRYD Foundation$75,000 training programformiddleschoolandhighyouth. For raceentryfeesanduniformsforthe2014-2015LAMarathon Students RunAmerica$125,000 Pasadena UnifiedSchoolDistrict. Olympic Challenge,alearn-to-swimprogramforthirdgradersinthe For personnel,scholarshipassistanceandswimsuitsforthe Rose BowlAquaticsCenter$54,443 For arenarepairandahorsetrailerforcompetition. Ride onLA$40,000 elementary schoolsinSouthLosAngeles. For personnel,venueandequipmentforasportsleagueat Playworks EducationEnergized$22,000 the LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict. For anafter-school intramuralsportsleagueat95middleschoolsin Los AngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict$449,820 soccer andmartialartsprograms. To payforcoaches,facilityfees,uniformsandequipmentthe Hollywood PoliceActivitiesLeague$20,000 arts programinSouthLosAngeles. For instructors,tournamentfeesandvenueequipmentforamartial Youth N‘MotionAcademyInc.$10,000 For scholarshipsfortheyear-round basketballleague. Young Men’s ChristianAssociationofAnaheim$10,000 For sportsequipmentfortheEastCountyY’s gymnasticsprogram. YMCA ofSanDiegoCounty$10,000 football program. To purchasenewfootballhelmetsandshoulderpadsfortheyouth Whittier Youth Football Association$10,000 programs offeredattheOakGroveCenter. To paycoachesandpurchaseequipmentfortheadaptivesports Oak GroveInstituteFoundation,Inc.$10,000 cover medicalpersonnelfortheirgames. To purchasenewhelmets,shoulderpads,tacklingdummiesandto Development Organization$10,000 Junior RaidersEnrichment&AthleticMentorshipYouth For helmetsandshoulderpadsforthe2014footballprogram. Duarte HawksYouth Football Corp$10,000 For personnel,equipmentandathleteexpensesfortheswimteam. Channel IslandYoung Men’s ChristianAssociation$10,000 To purchaseuniformsandsportsequipmentfortheprogram. Boys &GirlsClubofCypress$5,000 season. For newhelmets,shoulderpadsandmedicsforthe2014football Boyle HeightsYouth Football$10,000 For newhelmetsandblockingshieldsfortheyouthfootballprogram. Azusa JuniorAll-AmericanFootballCorporation$10,000 SMALL GRANTS LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT
27 LA84 FOUNDATION 28 LA84 FOUNDATION G t n a r G s e n i l e d i u LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT criteria: programs. To beeligibletherequestmustmeetfollowing organizations thatprovideongoing,structuredyouthsports The currentobjectivesoftheboardencourageassistanceto board priortothebeginningofyoursportseason. to makesurethatyourapplicationissubmittedandreviewedby our year, however, payspecialattentiontotheDeadlines sectionbelow Foundation acceptsandprocessesgrantrequeststhroughoutthe and interests,carefullyreviewtheEligibilitysectionbelow. The To gainabetterunderstandingoftheFoundation’s fundingpriorities the FoundationhasadoptedfollowingGrantGuidelines. fund. Inordertohelpmakethedifficultfundingchoices,Boardof anticipates receivingmanymorerequeststhanitwillbeableto society, theFoundationoperatesagrantsprogram.The and enhancethepublic’s understandingoftherolesportin effort toexpandyouthsportsopportunitiesinSouthernCalifornia the surplusfrom1984OlympicGames.Asonepartofitsoverall The LA84FoundationisendowedwithSouthernCalifornia’s shareof 2. 1. A. APPLICANTELIGIBILITY no, SanDiego,Santa BarbaraorVentura; counties: Imperial,LosAngeles, Orange, Riverside,SanBernardi- Program mustbelocatedinoneof SouthernCalifornia’s eight Request fundingforasportsprogram foryouthages6-17; REQUESTS FOR: THE CURRENTOBJECTIVESOFBOARDDISCOURAGE • • • • • • • Endowments 6. 5. 4. 3. Camps, tournaments and other short term annual events Camps, tournamentsandothershorttermannualevents Debt recoveryorincurringdebtliability Purchase ofland Routine operatingexpenses ing sportsschools Single, publicorprivateschoolfacilitiesprogramsnotinclud- Travel outsideofSouthernCalifornia Youth Sports. safety. AResourceGuideOnPreventingChildSexualAbusein on andofftheplayingfieldthatinanywaycompromisestheir by preventing,recognizingandrespondingtosituationsboth dresses itscommitmenttokeepchildrensafefromsexualabuse Applicant acknowledgesthatithasawrittenpolicyad- nia SecretaryofState; Service (IRS),theCaliforniaFranchiseTax BoardandtheCalifor organization mustbeingoodstandingwiththeInternalRevenue private foundationasdefinedinsection509(a)ofthatCode.The tion 501(c)(3)oftheU.S.InternalRevenueCodeandisnota The organizationmustbecertifiedastaxexemptunderSec- applicable law; is reasonableunderallthecircumstances,andconsistentwith ing anage,sex,orphysicalcapacityclassification,aslongit Nothing intheGuidelinesshallprohibitaprogramfromspecify- race, creed,sex,sexualorientation,religiousbeliefornationality. restrictive membershipthatoperateopentoallregardlessof Grants willbemadeonlytoorganizationswithopen,non- made toindividuals); Request mustcomefromanorganization(nofundingwillbe LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT - type situation. which theycanputtheskillshavelearnedtogetherinagame- children canlearnandpracticetheskills,atleastonedayin the skills,aminimumofone(ideallytwo)practicesperweeksothat means thattheprogrammusthaveknowledgeablecoachestoteach the essentialelementsofteaching,learningandcompetition.This sought mustbeastructuredyouthsportsprogramthatcombines To beconsideredforfunding,theprogramwhichfundingisbeing 1. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. Quantity(NumberofYouth Served):Otherthingsbeingequal,we 1. C. COST-RELATED CRITERIA B. PROGRAMRELATED CRITERIA
private sectorfunding, takingadvantageofthebenefits ofeach. Consideration willbegiventoprograms thatcombinepublicand from otherorganizations,including foundationsandcorporations. may comefromthelocalgroupor communityinquestion,or the totalfundingforprogram. Theremainderofthefunding to proposalswhereFoundationfunding comprisesonlypartof The ExistenceofOtherSourcesFunding:Prioritywillbegiven for others. ties, senseofprideinself,cooperativenessandrespect in theprogramsignificantlyenhancestheirhealth,physicalabili- impact upontheirparticipants.Bythiswemeanthatparticipation attention toprogramsthatmayhaveanespeciallymeaningful Overall ProgramQuality:TheFoundationwillgiveparticular of theprogram? Measurability: Willwebeabletoobjectivelyassesstheimpact special attentionwhereverappropriate.Theseinclude: are othersthat,thoughperhapsoflesserimport,willbegiven In additiontothesefourmajorcriteriaforprogramsupport,there will begiventoprojectswheretheprobabilityofduplicationislow. areas, ratherthantosubstituteforexistingalternatives.Priority Non-Duplication: Ouraimistoprovideprogramminginneeded models foryoungerchildren. that utilize,underappropriatesupervision,olderyouthasrole personnel. TheFoundationisalsopreparedtosupportprograms programs. We willprioritizeprogramsrunbyexperienced,trained nature andbackgroundofstaffwhowilloperatetheyouthsports Quality ofStaff:Grantproposalsshoulddescribeindetailthe large proportionsoftheirtargetedpopulations. will giveprioritytoprogramsthatreachlargenumbers,or traditional teamsports. sports andforindividualcompetitionaswellmore sider requestsforsportsprogramsemphasizingso-called“minor” Choice ofparticularsports:TheFoundationispreparedtocon-
29 LA84 FOUNDATION 30 LA84 FOUNDATION BEFORE beginninganapplication: Please makesureyouhavethefollowingrequireddocuments 2. REQUIREDDOCUMENTS: 323-730-4600 torequestapapercopyoftheapplication. request onlineisnotanoption,applicantsmaycontactourofficesat grant useouronlineapplicationprocess.Ifsubmittingyour We stronglyrecommendthatallapplicantsapplyingfora submit aPhaseIIapplication. interests, theapplicantwillbeprovidedwithalinktoprepareand determined thattherequestmeetsFoundation’s prioritiesand This two-stepapplicationprocessstartswithPhaseI.Ifitis 1. ONLINEAPPLICATION PROCESS • • • • • • • 4. 3. 2. D. HOWTOAPPLY list ofboarddirectors detailed program budget California taxstatusdetermination letter IRS taxstatusdeterminationletter the mostrecentIRSform990 ment ofcashflows) last twoyeasofbalancesheet,profit/lossstatementandstate- the mostrecentcompletedfinancialstatement(Ifunaudited,then income/expenses todate) the organization’s mostcurrentannualoperatingbudget(include d) c) b) a) considered onlywhen: Grants forFieldofPlayImprovements:Theserequestswillbe they aretobejustified. tion toimpactmustbeespeciallymeritoriousonothercriteriaif criteria, especiallyimpact.Programswithhigh-dollarcostinrela- overall costoftheprograminrelationshiptovariousother Cost inRelationtoImpact:TheFoundationwilllookcloselyatthe planning forsubsequentfinancingwhenourgrantconcludes. time. Prioritywillbegiventothoserequeststhatshowsignsof Continuity: AllFoundationgrantswillbeforafiniteperiodof areas. modified inthecaseofnewgroupsmostresource-deprived This criterionismostapplicabletoestablishedgroups.Itmaybe The projectmustbecompletedwithinthegrantperiod. or communityinquestion;and The costissmallrelativetoitspotentialservicethegroup devices thatwillsupplementtheFoundation’s contribution; A partofthefundingwillbemetbymatchinggrantsorother A specialneedcanbeestablished; LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT
the 1984OlympicGames. same broadcrosssectionthatcontributedsomuchtothesuccessof 1. PopulationtoBeServed:TheFoundationintendsservethe before theboardtakesactiononapplication. number ofrequestswereceive,itgenerallytakesseveralmonths throughout theyearonafirst-come,first-servedbasis.Dueto Foundation acceptsandprocessesgrantproposalsatanytime January, JuneandOctober, toapprovegrantrequests.The The BoardofDirectorsmeetsthreetimesperyear, usuallyin 3. DEADLINES required to: Please Note:Ifyourorganizationisawardedagrant,youwillbe Franchise Tax Boardyoumaycheckthefollowingwebsite: To confirmthatyouareingoodstandingwiththeCA • • • • • E. CRITERIAFORASSESSINGGRANTREQUESTS accomplishment. are aimedprimarilytoyouthwho arenotatelitelevelsofsports petitors. Thefundsthatarepart of theFoundation,accordingly, National GoverningBodiesforthe supportofOlympic-levelcom- went totheUnitedStatesOlympic Committeeandthevarious The Foundationrecognizesthat60%ofthetotalOlympicsurplus b). involvement indelinquencyisparticularlyhigh. developmentally disabled,andyouthinareaswheretheriskof special attentiontogirls,minorities,thephysicallychallengedor While servingallyouthages6-17,theFoundationwillgive communities throughotherresources. careful nottoduplicateservicesalreadybeingprovidedthose will oftenbecommunitiesoflowerincome.However, wewillbe to thosegroupsorcommunitiesthataremostinneed.These Within thisbroadarena,weanticipategivingspecialemphasis a). approved bytheLA84Foundation. Send yourcoachestoacoachingeducationcoursepresentedor may arisefromparticipationinyourprogram.) please explaininwritinghowyouwillcoverliabilityissuesthat dation asanadditionalinsured.(Ifyoudonotcarryinsurance, Supply uswithacertificateofinsurancenamingtheLA84Foun- CA –FranchiseTax Board Internal RevenueService arenotatelitelevelsofsportsaccomplishment. Non-Elite Levels: served bycurrentsportsprograms. attention tosectorsofthepopulationknownbeunder The Foundation will give special Underserved Populations:TheFoundationwillgivespecial Funding is aimed primarily to youth who - organizations thathaveadoptedthefollowingbestpractices: made saferforparticipants,theFoundationwillgivepriorityto priority oftheFoundation.Recognizingthatyouthfootballcanbe 3. Youth FootballOrganizations: Thesafetyoftheathleteisa community. awarded toLosAngeles,andwehaveaparticularobligationthis venues. However, werecognizethatthe1984OlympicGameswere consideration willbegiventothoseareasthatprovidedOlympic California, anditintendstoservethewholeregion.Special expects toreceivegrantrequestsfromallareasinSouthern 2. GeographicPriority-LosAngelesCounty:TheFoundation • • • • • ment and recruitment. ment andrecruitment. are tobeusedforconditioning,strength training,skilldevelop- In pre-season,nophysicalcontact isallowed.Springpractices than age8. Provide flagfootballfor6-7yearoldsandoffertacklenoearlier parents, coachesandplayers Distribute informationregardingthedangersofconcussionsto Football HeadsUptraining. ‘Em UpAcademy“helmet-free”tacklingmethodortheUSA Require trainingofalltacklecoachesintheBobbyHoseaTrain based onlevelofskillandthatencouragealllevelsplay. Priority willbegiventoprogramsthatdonotturnawayyouth LIFE READY THROUGH SPORT and tobeavailablehelpifproblems arise. program’s progressthroughreports, to monitorprogramexpenses by theFoundation’s board,weexpecttostayinformedaboutthe matching funds.Fortherequeststhatareapprovedforfunding applications andwherepossibletohelpinthesolicitationof grantee organizations,toprovidehelpintheformulationofgrant of thegrantsprocess.We hopetogetknowtheprospective LA84 Foundationintendstobeanactiveparticipantinallphases ensure thatgrantfundsservethesepurposes,thestaffof on tousbythesuccessof1984OlympicGames.To help programs, weintendtofurthertheheritageofexcellencepassed the LA84Foundation.Throughgrantmakingaswellourother Grants areoneofourprincipalwaysfurtheringtheaims • • • F. ADMINISTRATION OFTHEGRANTSPROGRAM Have trainedmedicsatallgames. identify concussionorotherinjuries. Have trainedpersonnelassafetymonitorsatpracticestohelp face tacklingorspearingtechniquesarestrictlyprohibited. line upmorethan3yardsapartarepermitted.Chopblocking, full speedhead-onblockingortacklingdrillsinwhichtheplayers speed contact,butnomorethanatotal90minutesperweek.No non-contact orlimitedcontactandthelast30minutescanbefull In regularseason2-hourpractices,thefirst90minutesshouldbe
31 LA84 FOUNDATION Financial Profile
Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2014 $159,709,928
Offensive Defensive 57.35% 42.65% $91,593,644 $68,116,284
Summary of Expenditures from Inception (1985) to June 30, 2014 $222,101,117 LA84 FOUNDATION
Sports Programs $33,916,742
Library, Website, and Research $39,162,089 Grants $103,265,971
Administration and Other $29,696,397
Facilities $16,059,918
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