First published on Youth Sports Business Report on October 30, 2025
Pittsburgh Foundations Join Forces on Youth Sports Infrastructure
The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation and The Josh Gibson Foundation announced a partnership on October 30, 2025, to build a youth sports facility in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. The DICK’S Foundation will contribute up to $2 million in matching funds, with the goal of encouraging additional community contributions to the project.
The new facility, named the Josh Gibson Champions Club & Sports Matter Center, will be developed and managed by The Josh Gibson Foundation. It will provide modern sports amenities and programming designed to support the mental, emotional, and physical development of young athletes.
