Pittsburgh Pirates
AddressPirates Charities
c/o Pittsburgh Pirates
PNC Park at North Shore
115 Federal Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Details
Programs
- Education
- Recreation, Sports, Youth Sports
States
- Maryland
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Counties
- Allegany
- Garrett
- Ashtabula
- Belmont
- Carroll
- Columbiana
- Coshocton
- Geauga
- Guernsey
- Harrison
- Holmes
- Jefferson
- Mahoning
- Monroe
- Noble
- Portage
- Stark
- Summit
- Trumbull
- Tuscarawas
- Washington
- Wayne
- Allegheny
- Armstrong
- Beaver
- Bedford
- Blair
- Butler
- Cambria
- Clarion
- Clearfield
- Crawford
- Elk
- Erie
- Fayette
- Forest
- Greene
- Huntingdon
- Indiana
- Jefferson
- Lawrence
- Mercer
- Somerset
- Venango
- Warren
- Washington
- Westmoreland
- Barbour
- Brooke
- Doddridge
- Grant
- Hampshire
- Hancock
- Harrison
- Jefferson
- Lewis
- Marion
- Marshall
- Mineral
- Monongalia
- Ohio
- Pleasants
- Preston
- Ritchie
- Taylor
- Tucker
- Tyler
- Wetzel
Maximum Grant Amount$25,000
Description
NOTE: The March 20 deadline has been extended to April 6.
The Pirates Charities Fields for Kids program provides financial support to improve youth baseball and/or softball facilities via matching grants. The program is open to any independent nonprofit tax-exempt organization, school or local government unit that operates youth baseball and/or softball programs within the Pittsburgh Pirates market area, which primarily encompasses Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and West Virginia.
Funds are used for upgrading field components such as sod, infield surfaces, fencing, dugouts and irrigation systems. Many organizations use the funds to make upgrades such as lights, bleachers, scoreboards and concession stands. Organizations must complete an application and submit all required documents for consideration.
The purchase of land, parking lots, press boxes and restrooms are ineligible. Routine maintenance of fields will not qualify. Organizations may apply for one Fields for Kids grant per year. Requests for funding for projects that have already been completed will not be considered.
Renovation/construction projects must be completed within one year from the date of the grant award.
The Pittsburgh Pirates market area includes the following counties:
In Pennsylvania: Allegheny; Armstrong; Beaver; Bedford; Blair; Butler; Cambria; Clarion; Clearfield; Crawford; Elk; Erie; Fayette; Forest; Greene; Huntingdon; Indiana; Jefferson; Lawrence; Mercer; Somerset; Venango; Warren; Washington; Westmoreland.
In West Virginia: Barbour; Brooke; Doddridge; Grant; Hampshire; Hancock; Harrison; Lewis; Marion; Marshall; Mineral; Monongalia; Ohio; Pleasants; Preston; Ritchie; Taylor; Tucker; Tyler; Wetzel.
In Ohio: Ashtabula; Belmont; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Geauga; Guernsey; Harrison; Holmes; Jefferson; Mahoning; Monroe; Noble; Portage; Stark; Summit; Trumbull; Tuscarawas; Washington; Wayne.
In Maryland: Allegany; Garrett.
Deadlines:
Application due dates and grant determinations for the 2020 Pirates Charities Fields for Kids program are as follows:
ROUND 1
Application Due Date: March 20, 2020 (extended to April 6)
Grant Determination: April 6, 2020
ROUND 2
Application Due Date: June 12, 2020
Grant Determination: June 29, 2020
Grant information was last reviewed by our staff on 3/29/2020
Application Link
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