Impact Fitness Foundation

What Impact Fitness Foundation does

Impact Fitness Foundation (IFF), founded in 2017 and headquartered in Darlington, Maryland, is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 84-1748471) that designs, builds, and renovates fitness spaces for under-resourced communities across the United States. Its core offering is a turn-key renovation service that transforms unused or unsafe areas in schools, first responder facilities, and community organizations into Motivational Fitness, Movement, and Mindfulness spaces, with reported project budgets ranging from $5,000 to $5 million and average project completion in approximately 1.5 days. The portfolio includes Elementary School Movement Hallways, Middle School Intro To Strength Spaces, High School Weight Rooms, Police and Fire Fitness Centers, and Teachers Wellness Spaces, complemented by an ongoing education layer of clinics (Foundational Movements, Nutrition 101, Training Athletes Today, Finding Your Why, Incorporating Strength in PE) and program modules such as the Athlete Mentorship Program (AMP) and the Team Training & Weight Room Sustainability Program.

IFF is led by Founder and Chief Program Officer Chris Welsh, whose background includes nearly two decades as a Certified Personal Trainer and Sports Nutrition Coach, prior service as a Vice President of Corporate Facilities and Trainers, and work as an Under Armour Performance Training Consultant with elite athletes including Tom Brady, DK Metcalf, and Lindsey Vonn. The organization is funded entirely through donations and grant-style project partnerships with funders such as Elevance Health (Irvington Prep Academy, Indianapolis) and WellPoint (Washington High School, Princess Anne, Maryland), and has reported completing over 100 spaces, impacting over 150,000 lives, and transforming 500,000 sq. ft. since inception.

The go-to-market is a direct-service sales motion: IFF identifies beneficiary organizations through funders, community partners, or site liaisons, meets with leadership to scope the project, procures equipment and flooring, coordinates volunteer or in-house installation, and delivers post-project cultivation through clinics and resource access. IFF earned the Candid (GuideStar) Gold Seal of transparency for 2026.

Name

Impact Fitness Foundation

Legal name

Impact Fitness Foundation

Website

https://impactfitnessfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact Fitness Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that designs and builds turn-key fitness, movement, and mindfulness spaces for under-resourced K-12 schools, first responder agencies, and community organizations across the United States, funded through donations and project grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Fitness Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellness Program Design & Accountability Coaching (HSADAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rehabilitation Return-to-Exercise Training (Non-Clinical) (HSADAAAK), Weight Management & Behavior Change Education (EDAAAHAF)

Keywords

• Fitness facility renovation
• Nonprofit wellness programs
• School fitness centers
• Health education clinics
• Community fitness spaces

Headquarters

HQ city

Darlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates entirely through donations. Donors can direct funds to operating expenses, fitness clinics, community enhancement projects, or small equipment packages.
2. Funded Projects: Partners with funders to execute fitness renovation projects for under-resourced schools and organizations. Budget ranges from $5,000 to $5 million.
3. Fitness Clinics and Education: Provides ongoing education with fitness clinics including Foundational Movements, Nutrition 101, Training Athletes Today, Finding Your Why, Athlete Mentorship Program, and Incorporating Strength in PE.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Impact Fitness Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides turnkey fitness space renovation services and educational fitness clinics to under-resourced schools, first responders, and community organizations. Services include design, equipment procurement, flooring, painting, installation, and ongoing cultivation support (fitness and nutrition resources, coaching clinics, resource database) with project budgets ranging from $5,000 to $5 million and an average completion time of 1.5 days.

Product overview

The Impact Fitness Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a cost-effective turnkey solution providing customized fitness spaces, instruction, and educational tools to under-resourced communities. The organization's core product portfolio consists of physical fitness space renovations (Elementary School Movement Hallways, Middle School Intro To Strength Spaces, High School Weight Rooms, Police and Fire Fitness Centers, and Teachers Wellness Spaces) combined with a complementary suite of educational clinics (Foundational Movements, Nutrition 101, Training Athletes Today, Finding Your Why, and Incorporating Strength in PE) and program modules including the Team Training & Weight Room Sustainability Program and Athlete Mentorship Program (AMP). The integrated approach combines space renovation/build services with ongoing cultivation support including fitness and nutrition resources, continuing education, and coaching clinics to ensure sustainable impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fitness Space Renovation Services Turnkey design and renovation service that transforms unused or unsafe areas into Motivational Fitness, Movement, and Mindfulness spaces for under-resourced schools, first responders, and community organizations. Includes equipment procurement, flooring, installation, and ongoing cultivation support with budgets ranging from $5,000 to $5 million.
• Foundational Movements Clinic Educational clinic covering fundamental human movements and the importance of mastering basic movements before progressing, conducted as part of every fitness renovation project.
• Nutrition 101 Clinic Nutrition education program that simplifies healthy eating principles, helping participants understand how to avoid outworking a bad diet and providing practical guidance away from media and fad diet confusion.
• Training Athletes Today Clinic Specialized clinic designed to help coaches understand modern youth athletic training challenges and techniques to maximize team performance while addressing the unique environment today's young athletes operate in.
• Finding Your Why Clinic Workshop-style clinic focused on goal setting and personal motivation, helping participants discover their 'why' and establish crucial steps to maintain momentum and avoid discouragement.
• Incorporating Strength in PE Clinic Professional development clinic for educators on how and when to incorporate strength training into physical education classes within limited class time constraints.
• Team Training & Weight Room Sustainability Program Comprehensive support program for coaches and staff managing high school weight rooms, including engagement meetings, rules and structure development, educational strength clinics, sports-specific programming, and fitness testing with progress tracking.
• Athlete Mentorship Program (AMP) Comprehensive mentorship program for athletes, with an associated clinic that provides deep training on program implementation and navigating challenges that arise during program progression.
• Small Equipment Package Donation-designated equipment package option allowing supporters to fund small-scale fitness equipment for under-resourced communities, offered as an entry-level option for organizations with limited budgets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 Spaces Completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Under ArmourminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChris Welsh, Founder and Chief Program Officer, previously served as an Under Armour Performance Training Consultant, working with elite athletes including Tom Brady, DK Metcalf, and Lindsey Vonn. This professional connection provides credibility and expertise to the foundation's programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alliance for a Healthier Generation: Alliance for a Healthier Generation partners with schools to improve physical education, nutrition, and wellness for youth—closely paralleling IFF's K-12 fitness-space focus and Cultivate/Grow programmatic offering.
• KABOOM!: KABOOM! is a national nonprofit that builds community playspaces for kids, operating a comparable end-to-end design-build-engage model with corporate funders and volunteers. Its direct applicability to IFF is the analogous turnkey facility delivery for under-resourced communities.
• Good Sports: Good Sports is a nonprofit that donates sports equipment, apparel, and footwear to under-resourced youth organizations across the U.S. Its mission, beneficiary base (low-income schools and community programs), and corporate-funder model closely mirror IFF's fit-equity approach.
• Action for Healthy Kids: Action for Healthy Kids is a nonprofit that delivers school-based programs addressing childhood physical activity and nutrition, mirroring IFF's K-12 student wellness focus. Both organizations target under-resourced school districts and rely on corporate and foundation grants.

Others

• The Aspen Institute Project Play: Project Play is an Aspen Institute initiative that researches and convenes stakeholders around youth sport and physical activity. It is comparable as an adjacent ecosystem actor that shapes funder priorities relevant to IFF's school-based fitness work.
• Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation: Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on reducing obesity, particularly among youth, through school and community programs. It overlaps IFF's mission in childhood wellness and could be a programmatic partner or alternative funder.
• National Fitness Foundation: The National Fitness Foundation is a 501(c)(3) supporting physical activity and fitness initiatives, often acting as a convener and grantmaker in the youth fitness space. It is thematically adjacent as an ecosystem partner rather than a direct operational competitor to IFF.

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a national nonprofit operating youth-development facilities with fitness programming. It shares IFF's mission of delivering fitness access to under-resourced youth but at a far larger and broader scale across many program verticals.
• YMCA of the USA: The YMCA operates nationwide community fitness facilities and youth programming with a comparable mission of expanding access to health and wellness. It shares IFF's community-fitness delivery orientation but operates as a membership-based incumbent at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• HealthCorps: HealthCorps places wellness coordinators in under-resourced high schools to deliver fitness and nutrition education, paralleling IFF's Nutrition 101 and Training Athletes Today clinics. Both target teen health in budget-constrained school environments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@impactfitnessfoundation308
• Facebookfacebook.com/Impactfitnessfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact-fitness-foundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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