Help us reach our $50k match challenge goal by 12/31!

Since its founding 3.5 years ago, Let Her Play has connected more than 3,000 girls with collegiate women’s teams through our Expose & Inspire program. Girls meet athletes, visit campuses, and build confidence through hands-on experiences that show them they belong in sports.

In 2026 we will be launching our next critical initiative - more women in youth sports coaching! With women comprising fewer than 25% of youth coaches - we need to make an impact! This project will kick off in January in Boston in conjunction with our partners at ESPN, Positive Coaching Alliance, USA Lacrosse, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Youth Soccer.

Right now is a particularly meaningful time to support this work!

A Dollar-for-Dollar Match until December 31: A generous donor is matching all gifts up to $50,000 through December 31, 2025. This means your support goes twice as far. For example, a $1,000 gift becomes $2,000 or a $5,000 gift becomes $10,000, but we only have until December 31, to reach this match. These doubled dollars help us expand to new universities, engage young women in coaching, reach more girls, and grow our pipeline of future female leaders. If you’re considering year-end giving, would you think about supporting Let Her Play this season? Your gift, of any amount, would have a powerful impact.

With gratitude,

Gia Fruscione & the Team @ Let Her Play

Let Her Play, Inc. is a national, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Let Her Play is playing the long game to close the gender gap through the power of sport.

Sport participation can dramatically impact a young girl’s ability to reach her full potential and compete in life. However, girls’ sport participation rates both lag and have higher drop-out rates than boys’.

Let Her Play has been working since 2022 to stave off girls’ attrition from sports in adolescence, improve the overall pipeline of participants, and build a network of girls and women to support each other along the ladder of life.

Help us continue to fulfill our mission and meet our growth potential!

Our Matching Funds to Date

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