Honest Game Foundation, 501(c)(3)
HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES
At Honest Game Foundation, our mission is to level the playing field so that every student has a fair and equitable opportunity to attend college.
With the cost of college growing at a rate of 8x the average wage and the ballooning student loan debt, the dream of college is slipping away for many of our youth. By leveraging their academic and athletic skills, college-bound students can access scholarships to help pay for their degree.
Collegiate athletic scholarships are at risk because NCAA and NAIA academic eligibility requirements are complex and adherence to their compliance rests solely on high school staff. Nearly one million student-athletes are deemed academically ineligible each year due to avoidable or recoverable errors, such as mistakenly enrolling in classes that do not meet NCAA requirements. This statistic increases to one in two student-athletes from underserved communities.
Help us contribute to the dream of equal access to college – together we can provide accessible technology and services for schools that drives student motivation, improves learning outcomes, and creates pathways to post-secondary success for all students.
Interested in applying for a grant? If you are an organization or school that is committed to access and equity for college-bound students, we’d love to hear from you!
Learn More About Honest Game Grants
Honest Game High School Sponsorship
$4,000 donation
Sponsor a high school to ensure they have a college athletic pathway for every student-athlete! Includes individualized academic tracking for all student-athletes and step-by-step guidance to achieve and maintain academic eligibility and admissibility to college. This sponsorship provides educational training sessions for school staff and families.
Honest Game Course Audit Sponsorship
$1,000 donation
Sponsor a high school with NCAA Course Audit/Portal Maintenance. This audit ensures the courses offered by a school are granted NCAA credit and updated and maintained in the NCAA portal, which includes the grade scale, non-traditional course offerings, document submissions/appeals (particularly ELL), and student tasks and consult on individual cases (e.g. early grad, re-class, ELL, IEP, etc.).
Honest Game Student-Athlete Counseling Sponsorship
$500 donation
Sponsor a student-athlete with four sessions of virtual counseling. Our specialized counselors and compliance experts support student-athletes with reclassifying, the transfer portal, the recruiting process and much more.
Honest Game Foundation Donation
Custom donation
There are many occasions to celebrate the student-athlete in your life and/or your high school alma mater. Your donation makes a difference, no matter the amount.
Your gift is fully tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. Donations are accepted online via credit/debit card, personal check, charitable trust, private foundation, and donor-advised funds.
Honest Game Foundation
2500 Grant St
Evanston, IL 60201
Tax ID Number: 88-1995089