We back the kids
who earn it the hard way.
The Foundation funds scholarships and tells the stories of high school athletes whose work ethic outruns their headlines, powered by team fundraisers run by programs across the country.
Nominate an Athlete for FreeThe First In, Last Out Scholarship
Every roster has one: first to practice, last to leave, never the headline. Four scholarships are awarded every academic year to the athletes who earn everything and ask for nothing, nominated by the coaches, teammates, and communities who watch them work.
Nominations are free and ungated, permanently. No purchase, no account, no strings. The nomination form is the whole ask.
The Spotlight
Most awards have one winner. Ours has many. Throughout the year, standout nominees earn full media coverage: a feature story and an athlete page on spectatorsport.com, pushed across our social channels. Free of charge, because the kid who never asks for the spotlight is exactly who it's for.
We were giving before we had a name for it.
The Foundation puts a structure around something that was already happening. At the Quapaw Powwow, four dancers each received a $500 award, handed over in person, no application, no strings. That's the spirit the scholarship scales up.
$200 from every fundraiser.
When a team runs a custom blanket fundraiser with Spectator Sport, the program keeps its profit, and $200 from every fundraiser goes straight into the scholarship pool. No entry fees, no donations solicited: programs fund their own seasons, and the pool grows with every one of them.
Run a fundraiser for your programRead by people, picked by people.
Every nomination is read by our three-person selection committee at Spectator Sport USA: Trey, Dave, and Kristy. Work ethic is the criteria. Star ratings are not.
The first class of winners will be announced here and across our channels, each one alongside the coach who nominated them.