In an effort to fulfill our mission to provide higher education scholarships to youth athletes, PLS will accrue funds through a variety of activities.
- Grant funding, both foundational and governmental
2. Private and Corporate Donations: these will be obtained via our website, through checks received, or by coordinating with tournament directors to incorporate a “donate” option in their tournament. Corporate donations will include financial and material donations.
3. PLS operated charity events, such as a tournaments, clinics, camps, or other revenue generating operations.
4. Non-PLS operated affiliate charity events, such as a tournament, clinic, camp, or other revenue generating operations. If you run such an event and are interested in supporting our cause, please click HERE.
Qualifying Events
The PLS scholarship awards will be granted to the gold medal winning boys and girls doubles teams at a Qualifying Event (QE). PLS Qualifying Events will be voted upon by the board of directors every two years, with all qualifying events being listed on the website.
Current Qualifying Events:
Upcoming Events, Operations, and Activities
2023 PLS Fundraiser will be held in El Mirage, AZ on October 20-22, 2023.
This Round Robin format tournament will be a lot of fun and a lot of pickleball!
Register HERE
Past Events, Operations, and Activities
The 2022 PLS Fundraiser Round Robin Tournament of Gilbert, AZ went off without a hitch! For some of the pictures, click HERE.
Our 2021 PLS Fundraiser Round Robin Tournament of St George was moved to Santa Clara, located about 15 minutes from St George, and offered a perfect venue for a smooth and exciting pickleball event! See some of the fun HERE.
2020 held our FIRST annual PLS Fundraiser Round Robin Tournament of St George! We had almost 300 participants and it was a great event with lots of fun and lots of pickleball. Click HERE for pictures!
Thanks to Susannah Barr and Kyle Thieme for hosting a “Challenge the Pros” fundraiser event at Eagle Tennis Club, in Idaho. The date for the event is January 1st, 2020! It does require pre-registration. To register, phone 208-938-3015 or email etc@eagletennisclub.com
View the flyer HERE
We held our first charity tournament at the Amira Resort and Spa, in St. George, Utah on October 29th and 30th, 2019. It was a great event and a lot of fun!
Our very first fundraising event, the Boise, ID PLS Pickleball Carnival! Check out the pictures HERE.
The PLS Foundation is a registered 501c(3).