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Every Child Deserves a Chance to Play.

Confidence, connection and community shouldn't depend on income or zip code. Together, we can make sure they don't.

Rugby LA youth player

Why It Matters

Sport shouldn't be a luxury. But for too many kids, it already is: priced out, benched by geography, or simply never given the chance to try. Rugby LA exists to change that math. Every rugby ball we put in a kid's hands is a bet against the odds above, and it's a bet that pays off.

21%

of U.S. kids now live with obesity

50%

drop in time teens spend with friends over the past decade

6X

higher dropout rate for low-income kids, driven by cost

8X

higher odds of staying active as an adult after playing youth sports

Giving Pathways

Support Rugby LA with a donation

Donate

Your gift puts a kid on the pitch. Every dollar helps a young person in LA County build confidence, connection, and a team to call their own, no cost to their family, ever.

Become a Rugby LA sponsor

Sponsor a Program

Fund a clinic, a full eight-week season, or the equipment that stays with a school for years. Choose the level that fits and see exactly what your gift makes possible.

Sponsor a Program
Become a Rugby LA partner

Become a Partner

For brands and foundations ready to build something bigger. Named tournaments, employee volunteer days, co-branded programming — designed around what your organization actually cares about.

Become a Partner

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Marciano Family FoundationJameson FoundationWestcoast Sports AssociationGreat Public Schools NowOptimist ClubUSA Rugby

The Champions Circle

Individual sponsors giving $1,000 or more, and corporate and foundation partners at $5,000 and above, sit at the center of Rugby LA's growth. Champions Circle members get a direct line to our leadership team and a firsthand view of how their investment moves kids from the sideline to the pitch.

Recognition on our website and in our annual report

A personal update from our Executive Director on program impact

VIP invitation to the Rugby LA Cup and Fall Classic

The opportunity to have a tournament named in your honor for a season

Creating Real Change

Every dollar invested transforms a young athlete's journey. Our targeted programs turn potential into performance, building confidence through rugby.

$250

Equips one site with equipment and resources to implement their flag rugby program

$400

Trains and certifies one new Rugby LA coach

$2,000

Implements our full model at one after-school site

Where the Money Goes

$422,186
Total FY 25-26

Programs

84.5%

Development

10%

Operations

5.5%

Rugby LA is redefining who gets to play team sports in Los Angeles. As we scale toward serving all 1,400+ after-school programs by the LA28 Olympics, private and corporate partners help us bring our free, non-contact flag rugby program to communities that need it most.

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Every gift puts another kid on the pitch.