Invest in Play. Invest in the Future.

Playing for Keeps offers corporations a meaningful, credible, and highly visible platform to demonstrate commitment to youth health, community equity, and environmental responsibility. This isn't cause marketing as an afterthought — it's a genuine partnership with an organization doing work that matters.

Credibility built on science and lived experience.

Why Partner with Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps is led by Dr. Mimi Nartey — a former FIFA Women’s World Cup athlete, Columbia-trained environmental scientist, and Doctor of Public Health. Our work is grounded in peer-reviewed research and real-world community impact. When your brand is associated with Playing for Keeps, it’s associated with expertise, integrity, and results.

National reach, local impact.

From Los Angeles to Oakland to New York to Atlanta, Playing for Keeps operates on a national stage while delivering tangible, visible results in specific communities. Your partnership can be felt locally and amplified nationally.

A mission that resonates across audiences.

Play equity sits at the intersection of social justice, public health, environmental sustainability, and youth development — values that matter to employees, customers, investors, and communities. Our work gives your organization something authentic to stand behind.

A growing movement.

We’re in the early stages of something significant. The organizations that partner with Playing for Keeps now become foundational to a movement that will reshape how underserved communities access play infrastructure across the country.

Partnership Opportunities

Field Naming & Sponsorship

Sponsor the installation of a turf field in an underserved community. Your organization’s name and story become permanently associated with a space that serves children for decades.

Playing for Keeps Foundation Awards Dinner Sponsorship

Presenting, Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsorship tiers available for our annual awards gala to dinner — with brand visibility, table placement, event recognition, and content opportunities.

Coalition Dinner Series Sponsorship

Sponsor a dinner in a city where your brand operates, connecting with top donors, policymakers, athletes, and community leaders in an intimate, high-impact setting.

Advocacy & Policy Sponsorship

Support our national advocacy work fighting for evidence-based turf policy — and align your brand with the credible, science-grounded voice that is changing the policy landscape.

General Organizational Partnership

Year-round brand integration, content collaboration, employee engagement opportunities, and naming recognition across Playing for Keeps communications.