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Greater Washington

LPF was founded in 2013 out of Silver Spring, MD to serve students living in and around Washington, DC. LPF Founder, Max Levitt, grew up in suburban Washington, DC and knew first-hand how much equipment went to waste throughout his community. At the same time, he would spend countless hours volunteering in some of the DC area’s most vulnerable communities where he saw kids unable to afford the equipment needed to participate in athletics. As a result, he founded LPF to funnel used equipment to the students who really needed it. Since its founding, thousands of families in the DC area have contributed equipment to our cause and spent numerous hours volunteering in our warehouse. Since our founding we have been able to provide equipment to over 700 programs working with students in and around Washington DC.

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$1.10 million

Amount of gear distributed in 2025

$1.73 million

Amount of gear collected in 2025

367

Number of programs impacted in 2025

812

Number of volunteers in 2025

Contact Us

Greater Washington warehouse address:
8845 Monard Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Directions and parking

Warehouse hours:

  • Drop Off: Items can be dropped off in the LPF Metal Bin located directly outside of the warehouse entrance
  • Volunteering: By appointment only. You can register and sign up for a specific volunteer shift here (washington@levelingtheplayingfield.org)
  • Pick Up: If you are looking to pick up a donation and have been approved, you can sign up here (washington@levelingtheplayingfield.org)

Email: Washington@levelingtheplayingfield.org

 

 

Greater Washington Partners:

Alzner Foundation

Baxt Family Foundation

The Bender Foundation

Cafritz Foundation

Carl M. Freeman Foundation

Congressional Sports for Charity

CVS Health

D.C. United

Dimick Foundation

Fight For Children

John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation

Howard G. Buffet Foundation

Lucas Kaempfer Foundation

Maryland State Youth Soccer Association

Montgomery Co. Recreation

Monumental Sports

NFLPA

Ray's Ball Shed

The Rizzo Family Foundation

The St. James

Washington Coalition of Women's Professional Sports

Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation

Washington Nationals

Washington Spirit

Our Impact

Our program enables organizations to save thousands of dollars in equipment costs, letting them lower registration fees and making it possible for more kids involved in the game.
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By donating equipment, volunteering or making a financial contribution to support our mission, you help us to keep putting more kids on the playing field.
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Receive Equipment

Leveling the Playing Field furnishes schools and community organizations with free sports equipment enabling those groups to provide affordable and accessible youth sports activities for their children who otherwise would not have such opportunities.
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There’s nothing quite like Friday Night Lights in There’s nothing quite like Friday Night Lights in the fall. 🏈✨

We want to send a huge shoutout to all the athletes, coaches, and programs across our communities as they take the field each week. We’re cheering you on every step of the way!

Equal access to sports starts with having the right equipment. Thanks to our incredible partners and our Football Distribution Days this summer, thousands of student-athletes have the gear they need to step onto the field with confidence and play the game they love.

Partners/Sponsors:
@commanders @ravens @goldenarmaward @riddellsports @philadelphiaeagles @dunkin @buffalobills 

(Special shoutout to Meade HS on their Homecoming Game tonight!)
This is why we do what we do… “LPF’s donation has This is why we do what we do…

“LPF’s donation has positively impacted hundreds of children who otherwise would not have had the opportunity to get the supplies and practice their favorite sport. Thanks to LPF, hundreds of children from low-income families now play baseball, soccer, and other sports.” 

– Fundación Los Niños de María, Inc.
@fundacionlosninosdemaria 

This is why we do what we do…

“LPF’s donations have allowed us to provide families (youth) with [sports] equipment that they might not otherwise be able to afford. We serve a population of families, where food is the greatest need, and therefore, playing sports & being able to afford equipment is tough! During our community outreach events, and after school family engagement programming (Transforming Tuesdays) families are grateful for the opportunity to be able to pick up these much desired items for free! Thank you for being available to us, so that we can provide hope to families!”

–Food 4 Thought Community Outreach Services, Inc.
@food4thoughtcos
Happy National Coaches Day! Coaches are fundament Happy National Coaches Day!

Coaches are fundamental to LPF, helping us get more kids the access to sports and mentorship they deserve.

To celebrate, our staff members shared some timeless wisdom they received from their own childhood coaches:

What’s one piece of advice a coach gave you that has stayed with you? 

Drop it in the comments below!

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