FINAL THIRD FOUNDATION

RECREATIONAL LEAGUES AND COMMUNITY SOCCER: THROUGH THE COLUMBUS EAST SOCCER ASSOCIATION (CESA), F3 SERVED MORE THAN 1,450 PLAYERS ACROSS ITS 202425 SEASONS, SUPPORTED BY 196 VOLUNTEER COACHES AND 107 TEAMS. SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUBSIDIZED FEES TOTALED $51,780, WITH $27,700 IN DISCOUNTED FIELD COSTS AT PATHWAYS PARK. PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED BEXLEY AND WHITEHALL RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT, OHIO YOUTH ACADEMY, COLUMBUS LIONS, COLUMBUS EAGLES, BRICE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, GALACTICOS, DL SOCCER ACADEMY, AND COLUMBUS BILINGUAL ACADEMY.SOCCER & LITERACY INITIATIVE: THE EARLY READERS PROGRAM REACHED 356 PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ACROSS NINE SCHOOLS. F3S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM SERVED 1,140 STUDENTS IN GRADES 36 AT 15 SCHOOLSDOUBLE THE PREVIOUS YEARS REACHWITH PROJECTIONS TO SERVE 2,000+ STUDENTS IN 202526. THE VIBRANT VOWELS RESEARCH STUDY, CONDUCTED WITH COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS AND RADBOUD UNIVERSITY, EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF COLOR-CODING TEXT ON READING FLUENCY AMONG 3RD5TH GRADERS AT EIGHT SCHOOLS.ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND PATHWAYS PARK: THE SPROUTS PROGRAM ENGAGED 160 STUDENTS ACROSS THREE SCHOOLS THROUGH GARDENING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS. COLLABORATIONS WITH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS SUPPORTED MEADOW RECLAMATION AND SOIL RESTORATION PROJECTS AT PATHWAYS PARK. IN 2024, ONE ACRE OF MEADOW WAS SEEDED AND 60 TREES PLANTED WITH THE HELP OF 5060 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE CITY OF COLUMBUS TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND LOCAL PARTNERS.F3 ACADEMY AND ELITE PATHWAYS: TO MAKE HIGH-LEVEL SOCCER ACCESSIBLE, F3 LAUNCHED THE F3 ACADEMY AND 618 PROJECT. THE ACADEMY (AGES 610) COSTS $100 PER YEAR AND INCLUDES TWO UNIFORMS, NINE LEAGUE GAMES, AND PROFESSIONAL COACHING. 36 PLAYERS CURRENTLY PARTICIPATE. THE COLLEGE ID CAMP HOSTED 57 PLAYERS AND COLLEGE COACHES FROM SEVEN UNIVERSITIES, OFFERING AFFORDABLE EXPOSURE AT $25 PER PARTICIPANT. SUMMER CAMP AND WINTER FUTSAL CLINICS ENGAGED 50 YOUTH IN 202425, PROMOTING TEAMWORK AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT.LIKONI COMMUNITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE (KENYA): FOUNDED IN 2011, THE LIKONI COMMUNITY FOOTBALL LEAGUE HAS ENGAGED OVER 16,000 YOUTH THROUGH STRUCTURED FOOTBALL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. ABOUT 600 PLAYERS PARTICIPATE EACH SEASON ACROSS BOYS AND GIRLS DIVISIONS. F3 PROVIDES FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: F3 INVESTS IN THE GROWTH OF COACHES, REFEREES, AND EDUCATORS. IN 202425, 12 COMMUNITY MEMBERS EARNED U.S. SOCCER GRASSROOTS LICENSES, AND F3 HOSTED FOUR COACHING EDUCATION SESSIONS AND ONGOING MENTORSHIP. REFEREE TRAINING SUPPORTED 40 OFFICIALS (AGES 1467) FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND REMOVED FINANCIAL BARRIERS THROUGH A UNIFORM & ACCESSORY PROGRAM. F3S SOCCER & LITERACY STAFF COMPLETED YEAR-ROUND INSTRUCTIONAL TRAININGS TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND DATA COLLECTION FIDELITY.