College Baseball Foundation

What College Baseball Foundation does

The College Baseball Foundation (operating as the College Baseball Hall of Fame, DBA "cbhof") is a private non-profit organization established in 2006 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. It operates the only national Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to college baseball, having inducted 196 players, coaches, umpires, and contributors across 18 classes since inception. The foundation administers nine annual awards recognizing excellence across the sport, including the Dick Howser Trophy (now in its 39th recipient year), Brooks Wallace Award, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, Pitcher of the Year Award, Skip Bertman Coach of the Year Award, George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumni Award, Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award, and the newly created Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence (first awarded in 2025). Its 2026 induction class notably included Buster Posey, Barry Bonds, and Jeff Brantley.

Beyond recognition, the foundation runs the national "Be Kind, Be a Champion" character education and anti-bullying program distributed through schools, sports teams, and communities across the United States. Its flagship engagement event is the annual Night of Champions, scheduled for February 11, 2027 at the Sheraton Overland Park, which celebrates inductees, top coaches, players, and national championship teams. In July 2026 the foundation also introduced the Home Run Dugout immersive experience in Kansas City, extending its physical engagement footprint.

The organization operates with a small staff of 7 employees and is governed by a Board of Trustees, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external institutional ownership. Revenue is generated through a donations and contributions model, supplemented by the Wayne Graham Endowment and event-related income; the foundation is not a technology company and operates a standard Squarespace-hosted website with Constant Contact email newsletters as its primary digital infrastructure.

Name

College Baseball Foundation

Legal name

College Baseball Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://collegebaseballhall.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The College Baseball Foundation operates the national College Baseball Hall of Fame and administers nine annual awards recognizing excellence in college baseball. The Overland Park-based non-profit also runs the national "Be Kind, Be a Champion" character education anti-bullying program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Hall of Fame and Athletic Recognition Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Collegiate Athletic Conferences & Associations (MPAKACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

University/School Sport Governing Bodies (Collegiate/Scholastic Associations) (MPAKAFAG)

Keywords

• College baseball hall
• Athletic recognition awards
• Character education programs
• Anti-bullying initiative
• Sports hall fame

Headquarters

HQ city

Overland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts donations and operates a Wayne Graham Endowment to support the foundation's mission of honoring college baseball legends and supporting educational programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The College Baseball Foundation operates the College Baseball Hall of Fame, which inducts the sport's greatest players, coaches, umpires, and contributors (196 inductees across 18 classes). It administers eight annual college baseball awards (including the Dick Howser Trophy, Brooks Wallace Award, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Skip Bertman Coach of the Year, George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumni, Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger, and Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence), hosts the annual Night of Champions celebration event, and runs the Be Kind, Be a Champion national character-education anti-bullying program for schools and youth sports organizations.

Product overview

College Baseball Foundation (operating as the College Baseball Hall of Fame) is a non-profit organization offering recognition programs and events rather than a technology product platform. Its core offerings include the Hall of Fame induction program (which has inducted 18 classes representing 196 players, coaches, umpires, and contributors), the annual Night of Champions event (scheduled February 11, 2027), the 'Be Kind, Be a Champion' national character education anti-bullying program, the Wayne Graham Endowment, and various annual awards including the Brooks Wallace Award, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, Pitcher of the Year Award, Skip Bertman Coach of the Year Award, George H.W. Bush Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence. These are programs and services, not technology products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wayne Graham EndowmentcoreOthersNamed endowment supporting the foundation's educational mission and the Wayne Graham Award for Teaching Excellence, first awarded in 2025.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Perfect Game USA: A major amateur and college-baseball scouting/events organization that runs showcases, tournaments, and rankings feeding into the college and MLB Draft pipeline. Related to CBF through deep involvement in college baseball talent recognition, though its business model (events, scouting, data) differs from CBF's hall-of-fame model.

Direct peers

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: A national hall of fame that inducts basketball players, coaches, and contributors, hosts annual enshrinement festivities, and runs educational/character programs. Closely comparable operating structure to CBF's college baseball Hall of Fame and award programming.
• National Wrestling Hall of Fame: A national hall of fame dedicated to wrestling that inducts legends, runs educational outreach (including a national literacy program), and operates on a donor-supported model. Shares the single-sport hall-of-fame structure, donor-funded economics, and educational outreach orientation with CBF.
• International Tennis Hall of Fame: A national/international hall of fame for tennis with annual inductions, exhibits, and educational programs. Operates on a similar member/donor-supported model with comparable programming, events, and brand-equity dynamics to a single-sport hall of fame like CBF.
• Pro Football Hall of Fame: National hall of fame for professional football, with annual induction ceremonies, educational programming, and donor-supported operations. Directly comparable in mission and operating model to CBF despite the difference in scope (pro vs. college).
• United States Hockey Hall of Fame: National hall of fame for U.S. hockey with induction ceremonies and educational programming. Directly comparable single-sport hall-of-fame operating model with annual enshrinement events and donor-supported economics.
• College Football Hall of Fame: Operates as the national hall of fame for college football, inducts players, coaches, and contributors, and runs an annual enshrinement event plus educational programming. This is the closest sport-to-sport parallel to the College Baseball Foundation, sharing the same collegiate-only, single-sport hall-of-fame model.
• National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: The most direct analog: a national hall of fame dedicated to baseball that inducts players, coaches, umpires, and contributors, hosts annual induction events, and operates educational programming. While Cooperstown focuses on professional baseball and CBF on collegiate baseball, both share the same hall-of-fame operating model, award ceremonies, and donor-supported revenue structure.

Broad incumbents

• USA Baseball: The national governing body for amateur baseball in the U.S., running national teams, events, and development programs that touch the college baseball pipeline. Comparable through shared focus on baseball ecosystem, awards, and collegiate development, though broader in scope than CBF's hall-of-fame mission.
• NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association): The dominant governing body for U.S. collegiate athletics, overseeing college baseball championships and awards. While much broader than CBF, NCAA competes for visibility around college baseball excellence and recognition, making it an indirect peer in audience and sponsor mindshare.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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