Frequently Asked Questions
- In partnership with Julia Love Pritt Foundation and NBPA Foundation, Every Kid Sports is providing funding to low-income families throughout the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming) and Arizona.
- The Pass is available to kids 4-18 years old participating in recreational after-school sports programs.
- Youths, parents, guardians, or advocates apply online for the Every Kid Sports Pass.
- We are providing the Every Kid Sports Pass to assist with registration fees, for your chid’s sport activities of choice.
- Checks or payment will be made out to the organization offering the activity. Checks will be sent to the youth sports organization.
- The Every Kid Sports Pass is available to all families who can provide an enrollment letter for Free/Reduced lunch and living in the Northwest or AZ.
- Families must present, at the time of registration, one of the following up-to-date documents:
- Free / Reduced Lunch verification letter
- SNAP enrollment document
- WIC enrollment document
- Foster child paperwork
- Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for Migrant Education Programs
Our goal is to provide financial assistance to as many families as we can. Therefore, we have placed a cap at $150 per sports registration fee*, to keep your child in the game. Families are required to pay at least $10 of the registration fee or the balance if the fee is greater than $160.
*Leagues/Programs are not to exceed $500 for a minimum of three months of participation.
Every Kid Sports will approve one Every Kid Sports Pass per child per season. A “Season,” is considered a three month time period. Thus, you can reapply every 3 months per child.
We encourage multi-sport athletes!
Applications requesting funds beyond three months in advance will be declined to allow current season applications to be reviewed.
Yes, our application is set up that a third party can apply for the child.
A parent/family email is required and must be different from applicants email if you are not the parent/guardian.
You must provide your relationship to the child you are applying for in the application.
No, applications will not be approved for previously paid fees, reimbursement or to an individual person.
Yes. Please create an application for each kid that you are requesting funds for.
- Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received.
- Checks will be mailed out the within two business days following approval.
EKS requires families pay a minimum of $10 toward registration fees
*Leagues/Programs are not to exceed $500 for a minimum of three months of participation.
Contact your school or school district to receive a copy of your letter.
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Use another form of documentation to complete your application: *
- SNAP Enrollment Letter
- WIC Enrollment Letter
- Foster care letter
- ACA Insurance Plan
*All documentation must be current and contain the athletes name, date/s, and government organization/program/school
All applications submitted without qualified documentation will be automatically declined.
ONLY for athletes attending a CEP (Community Eligibility Provision) school:
Please submit a copy of one of the following to your application:*
- SNAP Enrollment Letter
- WIC Enrollment Letter
- Current Foster care letter
- ACA Insurance program
*All documentation must be current and provide the athletes name, date/s, and government organization/program/school
All applications submitted without qualified documentation will be automatically declined.
If your season has been cancelled please contact Every Kid Sports immediately. We will void payment to your YSO/School as well as your application. Once we have voided the previous application, we encourage you to apply again with the new sport or YSO your child wishes to participate with.
If your child no longer wishes to play in the league in which the application states please contact Every Kid Sports immediately. We will void payment to your YSO/School as well as your application. Once we have voided the previous application, we encourage you to apply again with the new sport or YSO your child wishes to participate with.
Please note, if your season has already started and/or we cannot receive a refund from the YSO/School we will not be able to redistribute the funds. You will be eligible to reapply for a new Every Kid Sports Pass in three months.
An approved sport season is six weeks or longer. If your sport season is less than six weeks your application will not qualify for the Every Kid Sports Grant.
No, the Every Kid Sports Pass will not be awarded for Camp-like programs, after-school daycare programs, or short-term programs. Programs less than 6 weeks are considered camps and will not be approved for funding.
No, the Every Kid Sports Pass will not be granted to cover Club, Elite, or Performance Training.
No, the Every Kid Sports Pass will not be granted for Travel Teams or Travel Expenses.
Checks will be written out to the youth sports organization or the school that the child will be participating with; indicated in Section 3 of the Online Application.
Checks will not be made out to an individual, parent/guardian, and/or used for previously paid fees.
Checks will be mailed directly to the youth sports organization, please notify your YSO/School that we will be sending them your check, or forward your award email to your YSO/School.
Youth sports organizations or schools should accept the grant. EKS provides your Youth Sports Organization two options for payment; a check or ACH payment.
Please direct youth sports organizations and schools unfamiliar with EKS who have questions regarding payment or need confirmation to emails: [email protected] or call (541)508-3966.
Please check with your school or YSO if you typically register online, there is usually a person within your organization who can help you register in person. We will not write checks to individuals.
Leagues/Programs are not to exceed $500
Please check with your school or YSO if you typically register online, there is usually a person within your organization who can help you register in person. We will not write checks to individuals.
More than likely the email entered in the application for the YSO/school was entered incorrectly or the contact information has changed. Please send an email to Every Kid Sports or connect Every Kid Sports with the main contact person at the YSO or school.
We try to award as many families as possible. In doing so you may be awarded less than you requested. Our goal is to continually provide The Pass and keep kids playing sports. To do so, we need your help! Please check with your YSO/School to ensure you know your cost of registration only.
Additionally, we check submitted applications with YSO and schools to ensure the requested amount on your application is the correct amount due. Including reduced pricing for Free/Reduced Lunch, low-income, previously paid fees, etc. We also do not pay fees related to uniforms, travel, ASB cards, etc.
We will deduct any added fees from your request or decline your application entirely. Repeat offenders will not be approved for future “Sportsidies.”
As resources allow, Every Kid Sports Passes are granted on a first-come-first-serve basis for all qualified youth.
Please contact EKS by email or by phone at 541-508-3966.
If we have place a stop payment on your check and resend, the amount to stop payment will come out of the amount awarded.
Please contact Every Kid Sports by email or by phone at 541-508-3966. We can help work out a plan to use the grant for a future program.
