BALL FOR KENNY FOUNDATION INC.

Name

BALL FOR KENNY FOUNDATION INC.

Legal name

Ball For Kenny Foundation

Website

https://Ball4Kenny.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Development and Community Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Fundraising & Development Services (Foundations, NIL Collectives Support) (MPAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Youth basketball training
• Athlete mentorship programs
• Community youth development
• Grassroots sports nonprofit
• Fundraising merchandise sales

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Merchandise Sales: Sales of tournament t-shirts including basic designs ($30 CAD) and commemorative designs with quotes ($45 CAD). These sales support the foundation's youth programs and operational costs.
2. Donations: Accepts donations from individuals and businesses to support youth programs. Donations are reinvested into training sessions, skills development, youth camps, educational programs, equipment, and community tournaments. Currently a registered non-profit unable to issue official tax-deductible receipts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ball For Kenny Foundation is a Canadian registered non-profit that delivers basketball training, mentorship, youth camps, and community tournaments for athletes age 7 and up, with a focus on underserved youth. Its programming is funded through individual and business donations and supported by sales of Kenny Ejim Memorial Tournament T-Shirts ($30-$45 CAD). The foundation reinvests all contributions into training sessions, skills development, educational programs, equipment, and community events.

Product overview

Ball For Kenny Foundation operates as a non-profit organization offering a unified portfolio of basketball development programs and community support services. The core offerings consist of B4K Training (individual and group basketball training sessions plus mentorship/consulting), the Support Our Youth Program (donation-funded community support for underserved youth through sports and education), and Kenny Ejim Memorial Tournament T-Shirts (merchandise). All programs aim to develop young athletes on and off the court through basketball, mentorship, and personal development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• B4K Training: Basketball training program offering individual and group sessions, mentorship, and consulting for youth athletes age 7+.

Products and services

• B4K Training Basketball training program offering one-on-one individual sessions, high-energy group sessions, and mentorship/consulting for youth athletes age 7 and up at all skill levels. Sessions cover ball handling, shooting, footwork, and game decision-making, and mentorship covers development pathways, exposure opportunities, character, discipline, and leadership.
• Support Our Youth Program Donation and community support program that channels individual and business contributions into training sessions, skills development, youth camps, educational programs, equipment for athletes in need, community tournaments, and events for young athletes in underserved communities.
• Kenny Ejim Memorial Tournament T-Shirt Commemorative Kenny Ejim Memorial Tournament t-shirt sold in Midnight Black and Snow White colors and sizes S through XXXL, priced at $30 CAD for the standard design and $45 CAD for the design featuring a quote, available for individual order via e-transfer.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Sport for Life Society: Canadian non-profit promoting quality sport participation and physical literacy from grassroots through high performance — comparable as a sport-development focused organization operating in the youth and amateur space.

Direct peers

• KidSport Canada: National Canadian non-profit that helps remove financial barriers to youth sport participation — highly comparable as a grassroots, donation-funded charity focused on getting underserved kids into organized sport.
• Right To Play: International non-profit using sport and play to educate and empower disadvantaged youth — comparable as a sport-based, mentorship-and-development-driven charity serving at-risk youth populations.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada: Federation of community-based youth service organizations providing sport, recreation, mentorship and educational programs to Canadian youth — comparable as a non-profit delivering holistic youth development through sports and mentorship.

Broad incumbents

• Canada Basketball: Federally and nationally recognized basketball organization running development programs and community initiatives across Canada; comparable as a broader incumbent in the same youth basketball development space.
• YMCA Canada: National federation of YMCAs operating community sport, fitness, and youth development programs across Canada — comparable as a long-standing non-profit delivering youth sport instruction and personal development programming.
• Basketball Canada: National governing body for basketball in Canada that oversees youth development pathways and national teams — directly comparable as the umbrella organization shaping the youth basketball ecosystem in which Ball For Kenny Foundation operates.
• Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities: Large national charity funding youth sport access for kids in financial need across Canada — comparable mission of expanding sport access for underserved youth, but at much greater scale and with corporate backing.

Regional players

• MLSE Foundation: Charitable arm of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment that funds youth sport access in Canada, including basketball — comparable as a high-profile Canadian sports foundation with a youth-development mandate.
• Ontario Basketball Association: Provincial sport organization governing amateur basketball in Ontario, running youth leagues, development programs, and tournaments — comparable as a regional amateur basketball organization delivering youth training and competitive events.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/Ball4KennyFoundation

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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