01 — Organizational Health
Strengthening the leagues you love
We work directly with LGBTQIA2S+ sports organizations to understand their needs, shore up operations, and build the kind of resilience that keeps them playing year after year.
A Legacy Foundation For LGBTQIA2S+ Sports
Safe places to play, strong places to belong.
The iPride Foundation builds the financial footing and organizational health that LGBTQIA2S+ sports leagues, teams, and tournaments need to keep their doors open — so every athlete has a place where they thrive.
- Focus
- LGBTQIA2S+
- Status
- 501(c)3
- Reach
- International
"We don't just fund sports organizations - we keep communities alive."
THE iPRIDE FOUNDATION
Our mission
Inclusive. Thriving. Sustainable.
The iPride Foundation is dedicated to fostering inclusive, thriving, and sustainable LGBTQIA2S+ sports organizations by enhancing organizational health and ensuring financial stability.
Through strategic support and engagement, we champion safe, empowering spaces where athletes of all identities can compete, connect, and thrive. We build a strong financial footing through fundraising and outreach to legacy donors within the LGBTQIA2S+ community who care about community-focused sport.
What we do
Four pillars. One community.
The iPride Foundation is built to keep LGBTQIA2S+ sports organizations on solid ground — financially, operationally, and culturally.
02 — Grant Management
Funds that reach the field
Our robust grant program disburses funding to worthy 501(c)3 organizations serving LGBTQIA2S+ athletes — with the oversight, reporting, and care every donor expects.
03 — Outreach & Engagement
Showing up where it matters
We attend LGBTQIA2S+ sports events, meetings, and conferences across the country to scale the foundation's reach and stay close to the people we serve.
04 — Impact
We measure success the way our communities do — by who's still playing next season.
- 100%
- Mission-driven grantmaking to LGBTQIA2S+ sports
- Built to last
- Long-term financial stability is our north star
- Every identity
- Athletes of all identities welcome on every field
Leaving a legacy · Shaping the future
Legacy giving, reimagined.
The iPride Foundation exists for one purpose: to ensure that what we've built together does not depend on any single leader, economic cycle, or moment in history — but instead becomes part of a lasting legacy.
The shift
Not transactional.
Not reactive.
But transformational.
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to shift from surviving year-to-year to securing generations to come.
01
Major gifts
Transformational investments that change what's possible for LGBTQIA2S+ sport.
02
Planned giving
Bequests and estate commitments that carry your values into the next generation.
03
Visionary funds
Endowed support for leadership pipelines and long-term organizational health.
“I didn’t just support a program — I helped safeguard a future.”
Get involved
There's a place for you on this team.
Donate · Legacy giving
Leave a legacy. Shape the future.
From one-time gifts to planned and legacy giving, your support secures generations of LGBTQIA2S+ sport to come.
Give to the foundationVolunteer
Lend your time
From event support to grant review, our volunteers are the heart of the foundation.
Volunteer with usPartner
Bring your organization
If you run an LGBTQIA2S+ sports org, we'd love to learn how we can support you.
Start a conversationLeadership
Guided by experience. Grounded in community.
The iPride Foundation is led by a dedicated Board of Directors and supported by an Advisory Council of advocates, athletes, and allies who help shape our vision.
Board of Directors
Our Board provides strategic oversight, fiduciary stewardship, and mission alignment for every program and partnership the foundation undertakes.
Jeff Sloan
President & Chief Executive Officer
Jay Harris
Vice President Development
Shane Yocom
Chief Executive Officer & Secretary
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council brings lived experience from sports, nonprofit leadership, and advocacy to inform our grants, outreach, and long-term strategy.
Chris Balton
Mona Garcia
Catherine "CJ" Kelly
Brad McKinney
Matt Miller
Frank Pichinini
Bill Sansom
Keith Speers
David Smith
Ken Tedford