Tony Hawk Foundation | Supporting Youth and Public Skateparks

1. If your organization is not a public charity (organized under IRC Sec. 501c3, and qualified under IRC Sec. 170b1A and does not have a Federal ID# number and an IRS Determination Letter to confirm your tax-exempt status) or your organization is not a state or local agency, including public school systems or public projects, it is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant. Name of the Applicant Organization MUST match the name on the IRS document you will be asked to submit.

2. If your organization already submitted a grant application to the Foundation for the same project more than once, it is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

3. If your organization has already received a grant larger than $1,000 from the Foundation for the same project, it is not eligible to apply for another Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

4. If your organization seeks funds for anything other than the construction of a NEW skatepark, such as expansion of an existing skatepark or amenities like bleachers or water fountains, it is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

5. If the Median Household Income in the city or town that the skatepark will be located in is over $50,000 (using U.S. Census 2000 data), your organization is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

6. If your project is just getting off the ground and your organization has not achieved ANY fundraising goals or secured a location for your skatepark, you are not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

7. If your organization does not have at least a preliminary design for the skatepark, it is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

8. If you plan to charge a fee to use the skatepark, your organization is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

9. Aside from daylight hours, city curfew, or city park hours, if you plan to limit the hours of access to the skatepark, your organization is not eligible to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation grant.

If you have any questions regarding these criteria, please contact us.

Want to write Tony?

We strongly recommend using this form. If you want to write using regular mail, send postcards only. For the foreseeable future, all envelopes will be returned to sender unopened. The bad news is that Tony doesn’t have the time to answer everything. The good news is that he is dilligent about reading everything he gets and if you have a good, original question, he might answer it on the Q&A page at tonyhawk.com.

Or, you will find answers to many common questions about skateparks and skatepark development on our FAQ section. Please check to see if we have already addressed your question.