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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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$1.1 million

Amount of gear distributed in 2024

$1.1 million

Amount of gear collected in 2024

302

Number of programs impacted in 2024

654

Number of volunteers in 2024

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:

Baxt Family Foundation

The Bender Foundation

Cafritz Foundation

Carl M. Freeman Foundation

Chesapeake Hearing Centers

Coldwell Banker Realty

Congressional Sports for Charity

CVS Health

D.C. United

Dimick Foundation

Easterns Automotive Group

Fight For Children

Howard G. Buffet Foundation

KPMG

Maryland State Youth Soccer Association

Montgomery Co. Parks

Montgomery Co. Recreation

Monumental Sports

NFLPA

PSA Financial

Ray's Ball Shed

Steeplechase Sportsplex

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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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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Our metal donation bins have a variety of partners Our metal donation bins have a variety of partners, colors, and locations, but the goal for each is the same: to collect new and gently used sports equipment in your neighborhood ⚽🏀🏈🏒⚾🎾

Visit our Donation Bin Locator in our bio and story to find your closest LPF metal bin
LPF’s Champions of Play Monthly Giving Program s LPF’s Champions of Play Monthly Giving Program supports LPF as we aim to increase our impact and access to youth sports for ALL kids 🏆

In addition to supporting our mission, Champions of Play can access exclusive LPF swag!

Learn more in our bio and story
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Impact stories like these are plenty of motivation to make sure every kid can play sports without worrying about equipment!

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