Ways to Help

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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.

As an LPF 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 bin, clear out sports equipment, and bring items to their local LPF warehouse. 

Register to become an LPF Bin Ambassador > 

We know youth sports inequity occurs all over the world, and not just in our seven locations: Greater Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Western NY, Ohio, Southeast Michigan, and Atlanta. 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.