New Name, Same Mission
DearFriendsandPartners,
Youmayhavenoticedanewnameonourmasthead:wearenowofficially CoachAcrossAmerica.Thisismorethanarebrand itreflectstheheartofwho weareandtheimpactwestrivetomakeeveryday.We’rebuildinganational movementdedicatedtosupportingyoungpeoplebystrengtheningtheroleof coachesasmentorsandleadersintheircommunities.
Whycoaches?Becauseofonefundamental,undeniabletruth:kidstrusttheir coaches.Inaworldwheretraditionalinstitutionsoftenfeeldistant,kidsseetheir coachesasrelatablementorsandaccessibleheroes.Ourmandateistoensure everychildhasa"good"coach—atrainedleaderwholeveragesthatuniquebond toinspirelife-alteringchoices.Weareteachingkidstoputdownthephoneand pickupaplaybook;tosay"no"todrugsandviolence,and"yes"toeducationand ahealthyfuture.
Themomentumbehindthisworkcontinuestogrow.Withthesupportofour dedicatedpartners,sponsors,andourcollaborationwithAmeriCorps,morethan 4,200coacheshavealreadybeenplacedincommunitiesacrossthecountry.And we’rejustgettingstarted.Wearelivinginaneraofepidemicisolation.Toomany childrenarenavigatingdepressionalone;toomanyaremissingthelifeskillsthat onlyateamenvironmentcanprovide.Parentsarelookingforheroes. Communitiesarelookingforaspark.
Weareredefiningmentorship.Weareredefiningthe"coach"astheultimate catalystforcommunityhealth.Weinviteyoutojoinusinthissharedmission notonlyassupporters,butaspartnersinshapinga generation.
WelcometoCoachAcrossAmerica.
PaulCaccamo Founder&CEO,CoachAcrossAmerica
Impact From The Field
Coach
242 coachestrained &placed
ofcoacheswhoservedinthe samecommunitiesthey’refrom
Youth VISTA
Career Readiness
6,600 youthserved 88.5% ofyouthreportthattheylookup totheircoachasarolemodel
42 VISTAsplaced 64.3% ofVISTAswhoservedinthesame communitiesthey’refrom
93% ofcoaches reportedcareer goalconfidence 73% ofservicememberswhomoved intocareersinsports,non-profit leadershiporeducation
Coach Program Partners
California
Boys&GirlsCluboftheFoothills
Boys&GirlsClubofSantaMonica
FCBalboa
HarlemLacrosseLosAngeles
HeartofLosAngeles
LosAngelesDodgersFoundation
LoyalToMySoil
OaklandGenesis
PF BreseeFoundation
PassItForwardFoundation
SoccerWithoutBordersOakland
SouthernCaliforniaYouthUltimate
DC
DCGirlsBaseball
WrestlingtoBeattheStreetsDC
Florida
AmigosforKids
MiamiSCORES
MiamiMarlinsFoundation
OvertownYouthCenter(OYCMiami)
Illinois
BeattheStreetsChicago
ChicagoTrainingCenter
KidsEnjoyExerciseNow(KEEN)Chicago
LostBoyzInc
Louisiana
ExciteAllStars
FirstLineSchools
GirlsontheRunNewOrleans
ReNEWSchools:DoloresT.AaronAcademy
ReNEWSchools:SchaumburgElementary SuccessatThurgoodMarshall
Maryland
BeattheStreetsBaltimore
HarlemLacrosseBaltimore
MissionFit
NextOneUp
SoccerWithoutBordersBaltimore
TheYofCentralMaryland VoloKidsFoundation
NewYork CitySquash
EquityDesign
FAN4Kids(Fitness&NutritionforKids)
HarlemJuniorTennis&EducationProgram
HarlemLacrosseNewYork
KidsintheGame
NewHeightsYouth,Inc
PlayRugby,Inc.
SouthBronxUnited
UptownSoccer
Pennsylvania
AMANDLA,Inc.(Safe-HubPhiladelphia)
PhiladelphiaYouthSportsCollective SquashSmarts
YouthMentoringPartnership
WestVirginia MidianLeadershipProject
VISTA Program Partners
California
BayAreaWomen'sSportsInitiative
BeattheStreetsBayArea
Boys&GirlsCluboftheFoothills
CitizensoftheWorldCharterSchoolEastValley
ExposureSkate
GirlsontheRunoftheBayArea
HeartofLosAngeles
ProjectCommotion
StudentsRunLA
RainbowLabs
DC
WrestlingtoBeattheStreetsDC
Florida
MiamiMarlinsFoundation
MiamiSCORES
Illinois
ChicagoTrainingCenter
Maine
SGUnitedFoundation
Massachusetts
SoccerUnityProject
Minnesota
HomegrownLacrosse
NewYork
CoachAcrossAmerica
EquityDesign
PowerPlay
SouthBronxUnited
TheFelixOrganization
ThePISTEFencingAcademy
UptownSoccer
WestSideRowingClub Women'sSportsFoundation
NorthCarolina TriangleUltimate Pennsylvania CollegiumCharterSchool SCORESNational
ThreeRiversRowingAssociation YouthMentoringPartnership
ZhangSahMartialArts
Game Changing Partnerships
May12,2025–AthletesUnlimitedSoftballLeague announceditsfirstin-seasonimpactpartnership withCoachAcrossAmericaandtheir“SheChanges theGame”initiative,anationalefforttogrowand sustaingirls’participationinsportbyincreasingthe numberofwomencoachesinyouthathletics. Throughoutitsinauguralseason,AUSLwillconducta socialmediaandbroadcastcampaignencouraging fanstosupporttheinitiativethroughlocal engagementandin-stadiumactivations.
“Thisnewpartnershipgoesbeyondincreasing womenandgirls’participationinsport–itisabout buildingafuturewhereeverygirl,inevery community,hasastrongrolemodelthatempowers themtostayinthegame,”saidHilaryMeyer,Senior VicePresidentofImpactforAthletesUnlimited.
May15,2025–MonumentalSports&Entertainment isjumpstartingthenextgenerationofwomenin sportsacrossWashingtonDC withtheMSEGirls EmpowermentProgram,tosupportgirls’participation insportsandfemalecoachesintheregion.The programanchorsMSE’slargerDistrictofPlayyouth sportsplatformandcombinesagroundbreaking partnershipwithCoachAcrossAmericawithteamledprogrammingfromtheWashingtonCapitals, Wizards,andMystics,alongwithsupportfromthe MSEFoundation.
“Sportsequipgirlswithconfidence,community, andaclearrunwayforwhotheycanbecome,”said MonicaDixon,President,ExternalAffairs,Chief AdministrativeOfficerandFoundationBoardChair, MonumentalSports&Entertainment.
Training Partners
Career Readiness Partners
Our Supporters
Thankyoutooursupportersforfuelingourworkand championingourmission.Wecouldn’tdoitwithoutyou!
$100,000-999,999
MonumentalSports&EntertainmentFoundation
ThePhiladelphiaFoundation
$25,000-99,999
Gatorade
TheKahlertFoundation
PhilipandPatriciaDesantis
CHESSFoundation
MirnahillFoundation
MerrittManagementCorporation
AbbyMcKenna
DICK'SSportingGoods
$10,000-24,999
ScottSmith
TheBatchelorFoundation
ScottandIleneLevy
StevenCaccamoandLoriSchweitzer
CallieandSethCurry
JimO'Connell
$2,500-9,999
CarlaandRobHelmholz
MaggieandKevinMarotta
DavePace
HowardOwens
$1,000-2,499
PamShriver
DrewLieberman
MattGrandisandDaraPeck
NickBeckman
JohnandSarahCaccamo
TimJoyce
MaryF.andDavidD.Grumhaus
$500-999
BethKissingerandJohnKissinger
JohnClare
PaulO'Neill
DeborahLarkin
MitchellBurgess
KarenVanderLinde
EmmaCaccamo
AmyVondraStark
BrianandMattHegarty
MelindaMaxfield
SuePortelli
KristenMurphy
IleneStern
JosephGaffigan
KerinTorpeyBashaw
EdMoffatt
$100-499
ChloeSchiff
TimBrown
JosephRealmuto
PamelaHull
BrendanMoylan
ElizabethandJoseVega
JaneBreyer
HarryHalpert
EllenBecherer
JohnandRebeccaLarkin
RonaldLangus
HoffbergerFamilyPhilanthropies
BrianandDonnaLeahey
MichelleShedro
NatalieTran
CentralFloridaSoftballLeague
AnneEckert
JacobCaccamo
RamieDare
JeffreyDobrinsky
AngelGallinal
HollyYeager
GiselaGarrett
MichelleHenderson
DanaNeujahr
AustinLyons
MahaJabr
NancyHuang
BarryMurphy
MarleneFogartySughrur
MaryannMuldoon
AnnBittman
MikeHopper
LaurieMaggio
CaitlynDriscoll
CurtisCole
$1-99
CharlieCaccamo
GregSmith
CharlieWelch
AbbieEvans
MereaPrice
JaimeKeeven
NickEckert
KristenMcQuillan
CatherineWalker
BillMcGarvey
KarenLepri
StevenSmollens
DaisyGonzalezLabadie
KatieAdams
TenishaReales
ElenaBell
IsabelPradas
ShannonMurphy
MadeleineCastillo
GeorgeTynes
AErinRuane
EricFuselier
SherahAndDerrickAlaimo
BrettDalessandro
BarbaraKeogler
JanineHenahan
YonatFriling
ChristinZelenka
SarahChetta
KellySiguenza
KennySchexnayder
TiffanyBaker
MarcWittwer
Tina-LouiseHarris
LoganLambert
In-Kind
ScoreSports
CovingtonLawFirm
GFPREPropertiesManhattan
Our Leadership
Executive Staff
Our Board of Directors
ReneeBrown PrincipalCEO, ReneeM. BrownInc.
MatthewKnauer ManagingPartner& ChiefInvestment Officer,Nokota ManagementLP
AbbyMcKenna StrategicAdvisor, EmergingMarkets InvestorsAlliance
RichardPogue GritnessCoach& TrainingCoordinator, YouthMentoring Partnership
DavidColbert Founder&Head Physician,NewYork DermatologyGroup
CallieCurry Executive,Creative ArtistsAgency
ScottLevy Co-Founder,TwoNomads LLC;SeniorAdvisor, McKinsey&Company; FormerEVP&MD,NBAAsia
SamanthaNaya Development Coordinator, 10:12Sports
LoriSchweitzer BoardViceChair OfCounsel,BHC LawGroupLLP
MattGrandis ManagingPartner, TeamPlaymaker
DanMannix Co-Founder, underdogventureteam
HowardOwens Founder&Co-CEO, PropagateContent;Former President,National GeographicChannels
ScottSmith CEO,Midland Financial& MidFirstBank
BrainHegarty BoardChair Partner,KPMGLLP
KevinMorotta SVPMarketing&Content Strategy,MSG NetworksInc
AlexanderPenman ProgramDirector& GritnessCoach,Youth MentoringPartnership
GwenYoung CEO,Women BusinessCollaborative