It started with a team that needed someone in their corner.
From one sideline in Tempe, Arizona to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving student-athletes and teams nationwide — this is how it happened.
“Student-athletes were showing up. Coaches were putting in the work. Families were doing everything they could. But the resources weren’t there — not the way they should have been.”
Before there was a foundation, there was a booster club.
Before there was an Arizona Boosters Foundation, there was the Tempe Football Boosters Foundation — built on the sidelines of a high school program where a booster club president saw what was missing.
Game-day meals. Gear. Funding that didn’t feel like pulling teeth. The small things and the big things that turn a season into something a kid remembers for the rest of their life.
The athletes were talented. The coaches were committed. The families were all in. What was missing wasn’t effort — it was infrastructure.
Filling the gaps — one meal, one fundraiser at a time.
From kickoff BBQs to meal prep for every athlete on the roster, we started filling the gaps. Fundraisers that actually raised money. Meals before games so kids weren’t competing on an empty stomach.
Partnerships with businesses that wanted to give back but didn’t know how. For the first time, that team had someone pouring into them — not asking what they could give, but showing up with what they needed.
That season changed everything.
What if every team had this?
That’s how the Tempe Football Boosters Foundation became the Arizona Boosters Foundation. One question. One decision. One commitment to do for other teams what we did for ours.
One program. One sport. One community — then everywhere.
What started with one program, one sport, one community grew into something bigger — a foundation built to do for other teams what we did for ours.
- Real fundraisers that work
- Discounts & negotiated partner rates
- Meal prep for teams of every size
- Uniforms & gear partnerships
- NIL opportunities for student-athletes
- Scholarships & recognition programs
- Behind-the-scenes support so coaches can coach
Arizona roots. A mission without borders.
Today, Arizona Boosters Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating across all 50 states. We partner with businesses, communities, cities, and school districts to give athletic programs the tools they need to succeed — without the red tape that usually comes with it.
The behind-the-scenes support that lets coaches coach and athletes compete. The infrastructure a booster club president built on a sideline, scaled for every team that needs it.
Because every student-athlete deserves someone in their corner — and every team deserves a fair shot.
That belief started on a sideline in Tempe. It’s what drives every partnership, every fundraiser, every meal, and every opportunity we build.