Tier 1
Ages 6–12
Explorers
Fun-first fundamentals: basketball, soccer, flag football, baseball, and track. Uniforms and equipment provided for every child.
Chicago Nonprofit · Est. 2026
Empowering youth.Building futures.
Meyer Sports NFP delivers year-round multi-sport programming, mentorship, and leadership pathways to youth ages 6 through 19 — in partnership with local schools and community organizations.
West Loop·Near West Side·Near North Side·South Side
Our Mission
Meeting youth where they are — and lifting them where they could go.
Fewer than 30% of Chicago youth meet daily physical activity guidelines. In under-resourced neighborhoods, the barriers — equipment, transportation, safe space — stack high. Meyer Sports NFP removes them. We bring structured sports into schools and community spaces, then walk alongside young people from their first game through their first season of leadership.
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The Programs
All programs One pipeline. Three generations of athletes.
Tier 2
Ages 13–17
Competitors
League play, skill clinics, academic check-ins, and an early introduction to coaching, refereeing, and sports leadership.
Tier 3
Ages 18–19
Leaders
Junior coaching and officiating, mentorship from pros, and real leadership pathways into sports and community work.
Sport
Structured programming in basketball, soccer, football, baseball, track, volleyball, and more.
Mentorship
Certified coaches and trained mentors who show up consistently — on the court and beyond it.
Pathways
Academic support, scholarship awareness, and coaching and leadership roles that open doors.
Our Commitments
We set clear goals — and we measure against them.
Reach
Serve youth across every age group and neighborhood we target
School & community engagement
Active programming in local schools and community spaces
Improve physical activity levels
More movement, confidence, and healthy habits for every participant
Youth leadership development
Train young adults as junior coaches, officials, and mentors
Academic engagement
Academic support and character development for teens in our programs
Community reach
Programming active in all of our target neighborhoods
School & Community Partners
See the programs Programming where the kids already are — in school.
We bring programming directly onto school property and into community spaces, align our calendar with the academic year, support physical education and in-school assemblies, and work with educators and counselors to enroll the students who need us most — expanding to additional schools and neighborhoods in the years ahead.
Invest in a kid. Invest in Chicago.
Every contribution funds uniforms, transportation, coaching stipends, and the steady presence that changes a young person's trajectory.