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501(c)(3) nonprofit · volunteer-run

You already have something to give.

Money, equipment, time, skills or one introduction. SAWB turns it into gear, clinics and local coaches who keep programs running all year — not one-off trips.

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Your gift is tax-deductible.

What we do

Equipment, clinics and the local coaches who keep them going

Talent is everywhere; equipment and programs are not. SAWB works with host communities, clubs and schools to close that gap.

Local leadership

Local coaches and organizers lead programs in their own communities, year-round.

Equipment

Gloves, bats, balls, kits and shoes collected from teams and schools — or bought where a gap remains.

Clinics & programs

Skills clinics, leagues and practices run with local coaches, supported by student athlete volunteers.

Essential services

Children's clothing, school support and community projects chosen with local partners.

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What can I give?

Six ways to help

Find the one that sounds like you. Every one of them moves a project forward.

Money
Give money
Fund the people and resources that make projects possible — equipment, shipping, clinics, and the local organizers who lead and sustain programs year-round.
- One-time tax-deductible gift
- Team, club or business giving
- Support a specific community
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Time
Give time
Volunteer from home year-round, or join a service project when one is planned. Time is worth as much as money to us, and there is work for people who can only give an evening.
- Join a service project when one is planned
- Help sort and pack gear
- Local drives and events
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Equipment
Give equipment
Collect or donate usable sports gear. Gloves, balls, cleats, kits and children's clothing are carried by volunteers and handed over in person.
- Clean out your garage or locker room
- End-of-season team collection
- School or business drop-off point
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Skills
Give your skills
You may already have exactly what a project needs. Coaching, Spanish or another language, logistics, photography, fundraising, bookkeeping, design, organizing.
- Coach a clinic station
- Translate on the ground or over email
- Photograph, write or build a fundraiser
Offer your skills →
Network
Give your network
An introduction can be worth more than a check. Ask a school, team, business or community group to help, or connect us with someone who can.
- Organize an equipment drive
- Introduce a donor or sponsor
- Bring SAWB to your club or campus
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Sponsorship
Sponsor someone else
Have the means but not the time? Send someone who has both the time and the skills. Your gift can put a volunteer on a project, or support a local leader running programs year-round.
- Sponsor a student athlete volunteer
- Underwrite equipment, shipping or project costs
- Support a local organizer's work
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Not sure which one fits? Tell us what you have and a volunteer will help you find the right place for it.

Where your support goes

What a donation actually pays for

SAWB is a registered 501(c)(3) and volunteer-run: no salaries, no office. Gifts go out in this order — local leadership first, occasional travel last.

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Local organizers and coaches
Trusted local leaders, compensated appropriately for their own economy, who identify needs, run activities and keep programs going all year.
02
Sports equipment
Gloves, balls, bats, kits, cleats and shoes — collected where we can, purchased where a program still has a gap.
03
Programs and leagues
The ordinary costs of play: field and gym time, referees, league and clinic materials, and the small things a season needs.
04
Getting gear where it's needed
Collection, storage, baggage, shipping and customs, so donated equipment actually reaches the athletes using it.
05
Project travel, only when it counts
Occasional SAWB travel when hands-on clinics, a delivery or a specific project genuinely calls for people on site — never as the default.

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How we work

Locally led, year-round

We keep our own travel limited. Trips matter for hands-on clinics and equipment deliveries, but a trip isn't how we measure impact.

Wherever we can, funding goes to local people instead of airfare. The coaches and organizers we work with know which clubs and families need what. They hand out the gear, run the leagues and clinics, and are still there after we leave. They're paid for that work, at a rate that makes sense where they live — as colleagues, not beneficiaries.

That's the real return on a donation: sport that keeps happening all year, because the people running it live there.

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01
It funds local leadership
We put as much funding as we can behind trusted local coaches and organizers, compensated appropriately for their own economy, so the work is led by people with local knowledge who are there year-round.
02
It replaces unnecessary travel
We keep our own trips deliberately limited and reserved for hands-on clinics, deliveries and specific projects. Funding local partners is usually the more effective and more sustainable use of a gift.
03
It enables other people to help
A gift can cover a volunteer's costs so someone with time, coaching ability or language skills can join a project they otherwise could not afford.
04
It moves donated gear
Equipment is only useful once it arrives. Funds cover collection, baggage, shipping and customs so donated gear reaches the field.
05
It keeps programs going
Leagues, clinics and practices continue between SAWB visits, because local partners are there running them.
06
It makes the next project possible
Steady support lets us commit to a community before every dollar is raised, plan further ahead, and keep supporting a community rather than visiting it once.

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Our mission

Sport is the shortest route between two cultures

Student Athletes Without Borders Foundation provides sports equipment, training, clinics, clothing and other essential services to athletes and communities in developing countries around the world. We bring together a volunteer base from diverse backgrounds and skillsets to build cultural bridges through sport.

501(c)(3)

Registered U.S. nonprofit — donations are tax-deductible

Volunteer-run

No SAWB salaries or office overhead; local organizers may be paid for project work

Locally led

Local coaches and organizers run programs year-round