LA84 Foundation: Steve Patterson Award Finalist


Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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The LA84 Foundation, a nonprofit that funds youth sports and coach training in Southern California, is a finalist for the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy.

Gifted with surplus funds from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Foundation has awarded more than $214 million to youth sports programs and has helped in evaluating what role sports play in the society. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the sponsor of the award.

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