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Ways to Help

LPF offers a variety of ways to get involved so every child has access to youth sports.

Donate or Fundraise For LPF 

As with most charities, LPF relies on financial contributions to sustain our mission. Every contribution makes a difference — even just $25 can help one kid get off the sidelines and into the game!

Volunteers can solicit donations as a part of their collection drive by creating a fundraising page here. All donations are tax-deductible and donors receive tax receipts for their contributions.

Click here for other ways to financially support LPF >

Donate Sporting Equipment

Leveling the Playing Field is open during regular business hours (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) to accept donations of sporting equipment. If you are unable to visit during these hours, you are welcome to drop off your donation at the donation site closest to you by checking out our LPF Donation Bin Locator.

To schedule a large pickup, please contact us at info@levelingtheplayingfield.org.  If you want information on donating to a specific location, please visit our locations page.

Learn more about donating sporting equipment >

Volunteer At LPF

Donations of sporting equipment are dropped off daily at our warehouses. Before we send items out into the community, we have to sort and organize incoming donations. We rely on volunteers to assist program staff with these tasks. LPF welcomes both individual and group volunteers.

Become a volunteer >

Host or Help at a Collection Drive

Boy/Girl Scout Project? Corporate collection drive? Mitzvah Project? Or just need volunteer hours?

Leveling the Playing Field relies on community members to help collect sporting equipment in each LPF market. Collection drives are fantastic ways to engage your friends, family, and others to find new and previously used sports equipment they no longer need.

Sign up/register to run a collection drive > 

Learn more about running a collection drive >

Invite us to Collect!

Do you have a sports league? Tournament? School event? Neighborhood festival? Recycling fair? Or any event where you would like us to come and collect?

LPF is always looking for events to bring our van to to collect your sports gear! To request our van and/or trailer for a collection drive please contact us.

Become a Bin Ambassador

As a Bin Ambassador, you will assist staff by picking up much needed sports equipment from an LPF Metal Donation Bin in your area. Bin Ambassadors check their Metal Donation Bin, clear out sports equipment, and bring items to their local LPF warehouse. 

To learn more about this unique volunteer opportunity, contact us at info@levelingtheplayingfield.org

Bring LPF to My Community

We know youth sports inequity occurs all over the world, and not just in our five locations: Greater Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Western NY, and Columbus, OH. We are looking to expand to more locations across the US and make a difference in more communities. 

Are you interested in opening a Leveling the Playing Field warehouse in your city to address the sports equipment gap in your local youth sports scene? Please email us at expansion@levelingtheplayingfield.org and we’ll be in touch.

"Instead of using funds on equipment, this allows us to use our financial resources toward other activities and program needs. LPF definitely helps organizations like ours have a lesser burden to carry."

Primacy Futboller Academy

"We started an after school tennis club last spring for students in grades 4 through 8. Student's were excited to finally get a chance to learn tennis skills with the tennis rackets and trainer balls you donated to our schools. The parents and kids have already began inquiring about when we will start in the spring."

Accokeek Academy

"The donation of futsal balls was a huge benefit. It allowed every child to have a ball during sessions, and the right kind of ball for gym spaces to have a high-quality experience during the winter months."

Friends of Carroll Park

"Leveling the Playing Field's donation has allowed the youth of New Greenmount Community Association & Center to experience greater diversity in sporting activities. Extremely appreciate."

Greenmount Community Association & Center

"The sports equipment that we received from Leveling the Playing Field has given our students the opportunity to be active during recess and learn more interactive games. Some students picked up a lacrosse stick for the first time and really took off with wanting to learn how to play. Through this we have made a connection with a local college team to come during the school year and teach the students how to play."

Holy Angels Catholic Schools

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🚨MILESTONE ALERT🚨 Congrats to LPF Ohio for 🚨MILESTONE ALERT🚨 Congrats to LPF Ohio for completing their first-ever pop up distribution! @lpfohio teamed up with @megcourt17 of the @columbusfury to give away free sports bras to local female athletes, courtesy of a Parity Week grant. This incredible initiative by @gainbridgesport, @paritynow, and the @womenssportsfoundation supports organizations empowering girls and women through sports and education. 💪 LPF is committed to providing free sports bras to help get more girls in the game! 🏐#ParityWeek #WomenInSports
Please welcome to Parker Bratton to the team as LP Please welcome to Parker Bratton to the team as LPF Baltimore Program Director! Parker is a Baltimore native and a former DIII Men's Lacrosse National Champion 🥍 Learn more about Parker in our story! @lpfbaltimore
Shout-out to @mandt_bank employees, who recently j Shout-out to @mandt_bank employees, who recently joined us for their annual Day of Service in Western New York. They helped us process incoming donations and organize our warehouse space Volunteer groups are critical to help us get equipment sorted for our coaches to pick up. Thank you to all of our volunteers who share their time to help us with these important tasks 💪

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