Colorado Gay Volleyball Association

What Colorado Gay Volleyball Association does

Colorado Gay Volleyball Association (CGVA) is a Denver-based, volunteer-led nonprofit community sports organization that operates year-round indoor and outdoor volleyball leagues for the Colorado LGBTQ+ and allied communities. It is an official branch of the North American Gay Volleyball Association (NAGVA) and runs three seasonal leagues—Winter Indoor 6's (January–April), Summer Outdoor Grass 4's (May–August), and Fall Indoor 6's (September–December)—each offered in both draft (free agent) and pick-your-own-team (PYOT) formats across skill-based divisions. CGVA also hosts two annual tournaments: the Last Dig NAGVA Indoor 6's in April and the Volleypalooza Pride Month Grass 4's in June, alongside skills clinics and social events that drive community building and retention.

The organization's core technology stack consists of the third-party LeagueApps platform, which powers player registrations, scheduling, communications, and ratings tracking via the cgva.leagueapps.com site. On top of this, CGVA maintains a proprietary Rating System (1-7 scale) paired with a Color Division System (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue) inspired by the Pride Flag, administered by a Rating Committee that handles provisional ratings and a formal re-rating dispute process. Supporting infrastructure includes a public-facing cgva.org website with rules, ratings documentation, scholarship information, and a Hall of Fame, as well as community channels on Facebook (CGVA Community group and business page) and Instagram (@cgva.denver).

CGVA's business model is subscription-recurring league registration: individual players pay seasonal fees to participate in leagues and tournaments, collected through LeagueApps. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and may vary by season, division, and league format. The organization is governed by a 14-member volunteer board (President Kaleb Fincher, Vice President Diana Rosile, Secretary Eric Rosenfield, Treasurer John Siragusa, two League Directors, and seven Members at Large) and is primarily funded through player registrations without disclosed external sponsorship, venture capital, or grant funding. GTM is community-led and direct-to-consumer, relying on word-of-mouth, Facebook groups, Instagram, a public seasonal calendar, and an email newsletter to drive seasonal sign-up cycles.

Name

Colorado Gay Volleyball Association

Legal name

Colorado Gay Volleyball Association

Website

https://cgva.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colorado Gay Volleyball Association is a Denver-based nonprofit, volunteer-led LGBTQ+ sports organization that operates year-round indoor and outdoor volleyball leagues and tournaments under a proprietary Pride Flag-inspired ratings and division system, serving LGBTQ+ and allied players in the Denver metro area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Sports Leagues

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKACAJ

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

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

Keywords

• Recreational volleyball leagues
• LGBTQ sports association
• Volleyball tournaments
• League registration services
• Community sports programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. League Registration Fees: Players pay fees to participate in indoor and outdoor volleyball leagues (draft and PYOT formats) and tournaments (Last Dig NAGVA Indoor 6's and Volleypalooza). Fees are collected through the LeagueApps registration platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed in the available sources.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CGVA operates community volleyball leagues and tournaments in Denver for the LGBTQ+ and allied communities, running three seasonal leagues per year (Winter Indoor 6's, Summer Outdoor Grass 4's, Fall Indoor 6's) in both draft (free-agent) and pick-your-own-team formats, plus two annual tournaments (Last Dig NAGVA Indoor 6's and Volleypalooza). Players self-register through the LeagueApps platform and are placed into color-coded skill divisions via a proprietary 1-7 rating system.

Product overview

Colorado Gay Volleyball Association (CGVA) operates as a community sports organization offering a unified platform of volleyball leagues and tournaments. The portfolio consists of three seasonal league programs (Winter Indoor 6's, Summer Grass 4's, and Fall Indoor 6's) structured with both draft (free agent) and pick-your-own-team (PYOT) formats. Two annual tournaments anchor the competitive calendar: the Last Dig NAGVA Indoor 6's in April and Volleypalooza Pride Month Grass 4's in June. Supporting these core offerings is a proprietary Rating System using a 1-7 numerical scale and a Color Division System (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue) inspired by the Pride Flag, which places players in skill-appropriate divisions. The organization also provides skills clinics and social events to build community. CGVA is a member organization of the North American Gay Volleyball Association (NAGVA) and uses LeagueApps for league management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Winter Indoor 6's League
• Summer Outdoor Grass 4's League
• Fall Indoor 6's League
• Last Dig NAGVA Indoor 6's Tournament
• Volleypalooza Pride Month Grass 4's Tournament
• CGVA Player Rating System
• Volleyball Skills Clinics
• Community Social Events and End-of-Season Parties

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• North American Gay Volleyball Association (NAGVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGVA is an official branch/member league of NAGVA. This affiliation connects CGVA to a national network of LGBTQ+ volleyball leagues and enables participation in NAGVA-organized tournaments. CGVA hosts the 'Last Dig NAGVA Indoor 6's' tournament (an official NAGVA event) annually in April, and its players can compete in NAGVA Championships. The relationship is governance-related, with CGVA operating under NAGVA's standards and network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• LeagueApps: Cloud-based league management SaaS platform that CGVA itself uses for registrations, ratings, and scheduling. Relevant as the underlying technology infrastructure for amateur leagues like CGVA; powers many peer and adjacent amateur leagues.
• IMLeagues: Intramural and club sports management platform used by colleges, workplaces, and community organizations to organize recreational leagues. Comparable as adjacent league-management infrastructure in the amateur sports space.

Broad incumbents

• USA Volleyball: National governing body for volleyball in the United States, including amateur and recreational pathways. A broad incumbent in the same sport, but operates at a national federation level rather than as a community league organizer.
• ZogSports: National adult recreational sports league operator (volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, etc.) across multiple U.S. cities. Comparable as a recurring-fee recreational league operator with league-management software and event-based community programming, though not LGBTQ+-focused.

Direct peers

• North American Gay Volleyball Association (NAGVA): National governing body for LGBTQ+ volleyball leagues in North America and CGVA's parent organization. NAGVA runs championships and supports member leagues like CGVA, making it the most directly comparable organization in terms of mission, sport, and member-league model.
• DC Pride Volleyball League (DCPVL): Washington DC's LGBTQ+ volleyball league (referenced by name in CGVA board member Eric Rosenfield's bio). Directly comparable as another major-metro LGBTQ+ volleyball league operating under the broader NAGVA-aligned ecosystem.
• Gotham Volleyball: NYC-based LGBTQ+ volleyball league (referenced by name in CGVA board member Eric Rosenfield's bio). Operates the same draft/PYOT-style recreational-to-competitive league format as CGVA in another major metro, making it the closest direct peer.

Emerging players

• Stonewall Sports: National LGBTQ+ community sports organization offering multiple sports leagues across several U.S. cities. Comparable as a peer LGBTQ+-focused amateur league operator with similar mission, recurring-fee model, and community-led GTM, though it is multi-sport rather than volleyball-only.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CGVA1
• Instagraminstagram.com/cgva.denver

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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