Lions Boys Basketball Club Incorporated
Lions Basketball Club (Urbandale, IA) is a youth basketball organization operating boys and girls teams, registrations, practices and local tournaments. The validated website is a SportsEngine-hosted club site listing registration, calendar, uniforms, and contact boards.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local youth-sports organizations, municipal recreation departments, gym/operators, or tournament organizers that run youth basketball programs within the funder’s state.
Good Fit
- • Located in the funder’s state (local or municipal footprint).
- • Asking for operating support for tournaments, gym rental, or league registration.
- • Small to mid-sized requests consistent with past grant amounts.
- • Existing relationship or referral from a previously funded local partner.
- • Program activities focused on youth basketball and local tournaments.
Geography
Observed giving is overwhelmingly in one state, with roughly 95% of dollars staying in-state and only minimal out-of-state payments.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows funding to more than twenty distinct recipients across municipal entities, club teams, gym operators, churches and vendors, and many new recipients appear each year.
New Applicants
The fund publicly states support is limited to preselected recipients (no open solicitation), which lowers unsolicited access, but behavioral evidence shows many new grantees appear each year—so new entrants do get funded, albeit likely via curated referrals or outreach rather than an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
