Help spread the ultimate feeling of belonging! This Giving Tuesday The Ultimate Foundation is excited to share its renewed purpose: We envision a world where everyone has the opportunity to experience ultimate as a sport that inspires integrity, relationships, and belonging.
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Corporate giving isn’t a new idea, but leveraging it to fuel the growth of ultimate frisbee at a national scale is. It’s a way to channel significant, external resources directly into our community, empowering our sport to grow and reach its full potential. This summer, we saw an example of this potential realized.
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After their popularity at the US Open and Youth Club Championships Tournament in Colorado this past weekend, we are making the official 2025 World Games U.S. National Team Trading Card Pack available to our supporters.
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It has been inspiring to hear from 2024 New Start Grant recipients about the impact that they have been able to create with the support of the Grant Kits. Here are a few testimonials we wanted to share and celebrate;
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The First Pass Free Fundraiser directly funds USA Ultimate New Start Grants, providing essential equipment kits (discs, cones, curriculum, and marketing materials) to passionate schools, youth-serving organizations, and community members eager to build new ultimate programs.
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“Having a New Start Grant Kit from The Ultimate Foundation meant that we were able to provide discs, cones, and extra resources for the troops that were not able to provide it for themselves,” Leah, Sophia, and Katie explained…
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As we reach the midpoint of 2025, I wanted to take a moment to share an update on the tangible momentum we’re building at The Ultimate Foundation. The college ultimate community’s generosity fueled the 2025 USA Ultimate College Championships Fundraising Challenge, where over 150 supporters contributed more than $10,000. This collective effort supported both the Ultimate Foundation’s mission and helped 12 college teams secure custom tents and flags for next season. It was a powerful display of community in action!
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“The USA Ultimate Youth Growth Grant was a true catalyst for Take the Field,” shared Lauren Fayn, Executive Director of Triangle Ultimate. “It enabled us to move from planning into program implementation—recruiting and compensating clinic facilitators, securing field space, developing curriculum, and purchasing program gear. These elements simply wouldn’t have been possible without this support.”
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“The best way to set something up with the Boys & Girls Clubs was to walk in the front door,” Jeff shared. “Showing up in person was much more effective than any phone call or email could be to build a strong relationship with the club.” –Jeff Maskalunas, Albany Ultimate
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“When I joined the board I wanted to ensure that other youth like myself would get the chance to experience and play the sport.”
-Dylan DeClerck, Central Iowa Ultimate Board Member
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“I think many are surprised by how challenging throwing a forehand is for the first time, but they light up when they complete their first one! In general, first-time players often share that they were better at ultimate than they thought they would be.”
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Today’s Donor Spotlight features Delrico Johnson. In 2019, Delrico raised over $3,000 to assist black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) in participating on U.S. National Teams. His efforts inspired the creation of the Delrico Johnson Fund to provide membership support for BIPOC in ultimate.
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Today’s Donor Spotlight features Marshall Goff! Marshall is thankful for the friendships he built and the rewarding experiences he’s had in ultimate, and works to help make ultimate more accessible so others can have those same experiences.
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Going into 2019, the Ultimate Foundation focused on not only providing playing opportunities to more youth than the previous year, but also on exposing more members of the community to the amazing youth outreach programs that we support.
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Today’s Donor Spotlight features Reed Colfax! Reed works to ensure historically underserved communities and people have equal and fair access to opportunities to live full and complete lives, and believes kids having access to sports is critical.
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Read about the amazing work Ultimate Impact did last year in creating a positive environment for the youth in their communities with support from the Ultimate Foundation’s grant back at ultimate’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.
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Today’s Donor Spotlight features the club men’s team: Philadelphia Patrol! Patrol raised money for the Girls’ Ultimate Movement (GUM) as part of the Ultimate Foundation’s Signature Series campaign last winter. The feature below spotlights one of their team captains: Billy Sickles.
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From my very first captains’ practice, I felt that this sport and this community both were a place where I could grow, learn, make mistakes and succeed. I am incredibly grateful for this grant and this team.
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Play It Forward changes the game. Play It Forward allows kids who otherwise would not have access to ultimate to have access to ultimate.
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Building self-confidence and reducing the intimidating feeling of meeting one’s role model was the focus of this year’s GUM Ball at the 2019 U.S. Open Club Championships.
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Being able to establish a team in our area and give these girls a way to explore such a fun sport has been so incredibly rewarding, and I cannot wait to see what next season brings.
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[YCC] was an incredible opportunity for the girls to play high-level ultimate, and they are excited about the prospect of returning next year.
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Today’s Donor Spotlight features the 2019 Masters Fundraising Contest Champions: Snowbirds! The Snowbirds are a masters mixed team from Arizona. They and their supporters raised the most money for the Ultimate Foundation at the 2019 Masters Championships.
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Today’s Donor Spotlight features Temple Women’s Ultimate Frisbee (TUF). TUF is a D-I college womxn’s team from Philadelphia. They ran a “Support Women in Ultimate” button fundraiser and donated a portion of the proceeds to GUM!
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2018 was an outstanding and exciting year for the Ultimate Foundation. We made huge strides increasing our total number of donors and contributions, expanding the impact of our outreach programs and bringing our efforts to new communities across the country.
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Having the opportunity to try out for this team means the whole world to me because this is one of the reasons why I work so hard — to reach a position where I can showcase my skills, talent and heart that I play with.
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