Baseball Beyond Borders

Name

Baseball Beyond Borders

Legal name

Baseball Beyond Borders

Website

https://baseballbeyond.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Development

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Youth sports development
• Baseball training programs
• College preparation services
• Community athletics nonprofit
• Softball youth programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Baseball Beyond Borders operates sports-based community development programs (BBB Kings for baseball and Softball Beyond Borders for softball) serving BIPOC high school athletes aged 13-18. The organization pairs athletic development with the Moving Beyond 12 (MB12) college and career preparatory curriculum, which delivers workshops, family engagement activities, mentoring, and one-to-one advising to support student-athletes' post-secondary pathways.

Product overview

Baseball Beyond Borders is a sports-based community development organization offering a portfolio of programs for youth of color aged 13-18 in baseball and softball. The core programs include BBB Kings (baseball), Softball Beyond Borders (with its SBB West Regional Team component, affiliated with Nike RBI), and Moving Beyond 12 (MB12) — a college/career preparatory curriculum. The organization also recognizes student achievement through the Gert Hauser Moving Beyond 12 Award. These programs work together to provide athletic development while building academic futures and expanding financial, geographical, and social access to the sport.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BBB Kings: Baseball program under Baseball Beyond Borders focused on youth baseball development.
• Softball Beyond Borders
• Moving Beyond 12 (MB12)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nike RBIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaseball Beyond Borders' Softball Beyond Borders program is a Nike RBI Affiliate. This affiliation gives athletes eligibility to participate in numerous USA Softball events to showcase their abilities, skills, and talents. SBB coaches are experienced and want to give athletes a winning culture and improve their softball skills.
• Where We ConvergeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Reconciliation Tour Film, which documents the organization's work and community impact through baseball and softball
• Chaffey Baseball ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrior to launching Baseball Beyond Borders in 2014, the program operated under Chaffey Baseball Inner-City starting in 2007. This represents a historical lineage and predecessor program relationship.
• Eastside Shockers Baseball ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Bookie Gates played for Eastside Shockers Baseball Club as part of his developmental pathway before founding the organization.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Largest nationwide youth development organization providing sports, academic, and enrichment programming to urban youth. Directly competes for donor dollars and beneficiary families in the same urban youth development category.
• YMCA of the USA: National nonprofit operating community sports, recreation, and youth development programs across hundreds of metros. Comparable in operating community-based sports and youth programs for families of all backgrounds.
• National Urban League: Historic civil rights and urban advocacy organization providing education, job training, and youth development to African American communities. Overlaps with BBB's mission of creating academic and career pathways for BIPOC youth.
• Police Athletic League (PAL): National network of youth enrichment programs offering sports, education, and leadership activities to urban youth. Overlaps with BBB's urban-youth, sport-plus-academic model but operates across many sports at far larger scale.

Direct peers

• Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation: National nonprofit that builds Youth Development Parks and runs sports-based youth development programs in underserved communities. Comparable to BBB as a baseball-anchored youth development nonprofit targeting similar demographics.
• Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI): MLB's flagship youth baseball/softball program designed to increase participation among underserved youth. BBB is directly comparable — both run urban baseball/softball programs for BIPOC youth, and BBB's Nike RBI affiliation is itself a tie into this network, making them a programmatic affiliate/peer.

Emerging players

• Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA): Nonprofit that develops better athletes and people through youth and high school sports coaching resources. Comparable as a sports-based youth character and development nonprofit, though focused on coach training rather than direct program delivery.
• InnerCity Weightlifting: Nonprofit that uses athletics and career training to reduce community violence and provide career pathways for underserved youth. Comparable as a sport-plus-career-pathway nonprofit targeting similar demographics with a similar dual-mission model.
• Jack and Jill of America, Inc. National African American family organization providing educational, cultural, and leadership programming for youth. Comparable in serving BIPOC youth/families with educational and developmental programming, though with less direct sports focus.

Regional players

• Eastside Urban Academy: Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit providing academic and enrichment programs for underserved youth in the Seattle/Eastside area. Comparable as a regional, dual-mission (athletic + academic) nonprofit serving the same Seattle-metro demographic BBB targets.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BBBInnerCity
• Facebookfacebook.com/bbbinnercity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bbbinnercity

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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