Helping kids play ball since 2005!
Pitch In For Baseball & Softball was established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization on September 19, 2005. Our mission is to reduce barriers to play and promote positive youth development by providing equipment directly to leagues, schools, and organizations to start, continue, or expand their baseball and softball programs.
School-Based Programs
Since 2008, our School-Based Program has helped schools continue or expand their baseball and softball programs and stretch their limited budgets. Kids who participate in these programs have been shown to increase their attendance and GPA as a result of playing ball.
PIFBS currently offers School-Based programs in Philadelphia, Northern Kentucky, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Chicago.
Domestic & International Grants
PIFBS has an application process for both domestic and international grant requests. Domestically, PIFBS gets new and gently used gear to baseball and softball programs to increase youth participation in under-resourced communities.
Internationally, PIFBS sends gear to many countries where interest in the game is growing rapidly, but access to baseball and softball equipment is limited. We help communities establish baseball and softball programs by sending them the gear they need.
Disaster Relief
In times of tragedy, baseball and softball can help to restore a sense of normalcy for children amidst the chaos. We have helped dozens of communities around the globe recover, at no cost to them, following hurricanes, tornados, or other catastrophic events.
These projects have taken place in New York and New Jersey; Joplin, Missouri; the Gulf Coast region; Japan; Houston, Texas; West Virginia; Louisiana; Puerto Rico; and the Caribbean Islands.
Targeted Programs
PIFBS works with partners to identify communities of interest and scope of project. PIFBS manages all components from program development to measuring impact based on partners’ charitable interests.
Some current partners include MLB, Little League, the MLB/MLB-PA Youth Development Foundation, and Wilson Sporting Goods.
The winner of the 2022 PIFBS Baseball Ambassador Award is Zack Hample! Zack donated proceeds to PIFBS from his new movie Zack Hample vs. The World. Zack also helped raise over $1,000 by donating a Watch a Game with Zack Experience for our Online Auction!
Congratulations to Zack and thank you for your support!
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the PIFBS Equipment Grantee MVP is Saddle Brook Girls Softball! Their impact stories after receiving a PIFBS equipment grant highlight the power that sports have in terms of youth development.
A family had recently moved from Europe and their daughter was trying softball for the first time. Through an equipment grant donation from PIFBS, she was able to become comfortable learning the sport and her position. Over time, she made friends and even made the league’s All-Star game!
Congratulations Saddle Brook Girls Softball and thank you for providing an opportunity for girls to play softball in your community!
On National Girls & Women In Sports Day, we are proud to highlight the winner of the 2022 PIFBS Youth Service MVP is Julia Shearer!
After winning Gatorade Player of the Year, Julia selected PIFBS to receive the $1,000 Gatorade Play It Forward grant! In honor of her winning, the Shearer family donated an additional $500 to help kids play ball!
Congratulations to Julia and thank you for your support!
The winner of the 2022 PIFBS Youth Service MVP is Matt Atchley!
Through his second project with PIFBS, Matt donated over 100 pieces of equipment, spread awareness of PIFBS through local media companies, and even initiated a corporate donation from Target to PIFBS!
Congratulations to Matt and thank you for your support!
Founded in 2005, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball is a non-profit that removes baseball and softball equipment as a barrier to participation for kids around the world. We would like to give back to our generous supporters who help us achieve our mission!
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We are proud to have partnered with Reds Community Fund and St. Elizabeth Healthcare for our 7th project together that focuses on eliminating equipment as the barrier for students to play baseball and softball.
$45,000 worth of baseball and softball gear was donated to 19 high school and youth programs from the Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana area. We are happy to support these programs for their upcoming 2023 seasons!
The winner of the 2022 PIFBS Equipment Donor MVP is Marucci!
Marucci donated over 260 fastpitch bats and other various equipment at a value of over $60,000!
Softball gear is expensive. Thanks to their donation, we are able to remove equipment as the barrier to play and provide the opportunity for more girls to play softball.
Congratulations to Marucci and thank you for your support!
Philadelphia Adult League Softball (PALS) are the winners of the 2022 PIFBS Organization MVP Award! This award recognizes an organization that played an integral part in helping kids remain on the field.
Last year, PALS received a PIFBS equipment grant to help introduce over 300 kids to softball in Sierra Leone for the first time.
Through their 2nd Annual Philly Cheesesteak Classic, PALS also raised over $1,800 for PIFBS!
Congratulations to PALS and thank you for your support!
The Cleveland Guardians are the winners of the 2022 PIFBS Rookie of the Year Award! This award is given to recognize a first-time donor, grantee, partner, or ambassador that played an integral part to helping kids remain on the field.
In partnership with the Cleveland Guardians, we distributed gear valued at over $86,000 to the City of Cleveland Department and Recreation.
We also teamed up with Guardians players Jose Ramirez and Oscar Gonzalez to help donate equipment to hundreds of kids in the Dominican Republic.
Congratulations to the Cleveland Guardians and thank you for your support!
We are excited to announce the return of the 2nd Annual PIFBS Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Awards! These awards highlight the amazing work that donors, grantees, partners, and ambassadors have done to help us support over 143,000 kids play ball in 2022.
Please join us over the next few days in thanking them for their support!
Coined Panama's official national sport, PIFBS has proudly supported expanding baseball and softball there since 2007. With a rich baseball history, their love for the game dates back to the late 1800s. Panama will be participating in the World Baseball Classic this year. We are proud to help play a part in their love for the game.
Find out what programs we have supported at the link in our bio.
This year marks our 7th partnership project with the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund and Saint Elizabeth Healthcare to help kids play ball in the Cincinnati and Kentucky area!
We are excited to help provide $45,000 worth of equipment to 140 different teams, empowering 2000 kids to play the game we love.
Lillian (Greenfield, OH) played in Mitchell Park Youth Sports League and participated in the 9-10 division MLB Pitch Hit and Run in 2022. Her and her team grew together and benefited from the equipment grant donation from PIFBS. Lillian and her team finished the season as the league champion and even her age division champion at Great American Ballpark!
What a way to finish the season, Lillian!
When Adam isn't cheering on the Oakland A's, he's likely playing baseball. He has been playing since he was four years old and it's his favorite sport to play.
Adam has picked PIFBS as the beneficiary of his bar mitzvah project this year. For his bar mitzvah project, he would like to provide “tikkun olam” through the game of baseball. Thank you for your support, Adam!
You can Register Your Project today at the link in our bio.
It has been a great start to 2023, thanks to Wilson Sporting Goods! At the end of last year, Wilson Sporting Goods donated nearly 1,000 pieces of baseball and softball equipment! Their donation of nearly $70,000 in equipment value is going to help many kids play ball this Spring.
As we move forward to 2023, PIFBS staff reflects on some of our favorite memories from 2022.
"My favorite memory from 2022 was partnering with the Twins Community for an equipment distribution event at Target Field. Being a part of a moment where students from the Twin Cities area received new gear and used it in the Minnesota Twins batting cages was a dream come true for many. It was so great to be able to help provide an authentic MLB experience for kids that deserved this opportunity.”- Director of Individual Giving, Chris Albright
112 Countries
4,100 Programs Helped
400+ Projects Per Year
111,416 Pieces of equipment donated in 2021
60% of equipment comes from donors
1 MILLION Kids Served
Help kids around the world play ball!
Pitch In For Baseball & Softball® (PIFBS) provides new and gently used baseball and softball equipment to boys and girls in the United States and around the world who want to play ball but lack the equipment to do so. Donate today, and help support youth development through baseball and softball.