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Our Story
The LA84 Foundation is a nationally recognized leader in support of youth sport programs and public education and advocates for the important role sports participation plays in positive youth development. Created with a share of the 1984 Olympic Games surplus, LA84 began operations in 1985 as a grant making and educational foundation. The foundation supports hundreds of non-profit youth sports organizations throughout Southern California annually, trains coaches, commissions research, convenes conferences and maintains the world’s premier Olympic and sports library collection.
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Our Work
The LA84 Foundation makes grants to non-profit youth sports organizations throughout Southern California, educates coaches, convenes local and national thought leaders and uses its voice to advance sports as an essential element in transforming the lives of youth.
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Grants
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Events
![Coaching Education Through its own programs and carefully selected partnerships, LA84 provides coaching education clinics for youth coaches of all levels and sports.](https://la84.org/wp-content/uploads/coaching-icon.png)
Coaching Education
By The Numbers
3,900,000+
Youth impacted by grants and programs
3,300
Grants to more than 3,300 youth sports organizations
198,000
Coaches trained at coaching education clinics
News & Features
Stories and updates from the LA84 team, partners, and supporters.
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YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO BENEFIT FROM OVER $960,000 IN LA84 FOUNDATION GRANTS
LOS ANGELES – (April 15, 2021) – The LA84 Foundation announces more than $960,000 in grants to Southern California school-based … Read More
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The LA84 Foundation Releases 2020 Los Angeles County Youth Sports Participation Survey For Play Equity
Within youth sports in Los Angeles County, research released today shows girls’ participation continues to grow and the participation rate … Watch Now
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LA84 Foundation Partners With LA Super Bowl Host Committee To Honor “Unsung Hero” Organizations
The LA84 Foundation and the Play Equity Fund have partnered with the Los Angeles Super Bowl Host Committee (LASBHC) and … Watch Now
OUR KNOWLEDGE
The Foundation facilitates a national discussion on youth sports informed by three decades of frontline experience, plus numerous commissioned research projects and conferences featuring thought-leaders and practitioners. This youth sports expertise combined with LA84’s rich historical library make the foundation a unique repository of sport knowledge.
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Our Partners
The LA84 Foundation seeks partners who are committed to our collective goals of radically expanding youth sports opportunities; and improving the social, academic and health outcomes through structured sports participation.