Angels on Deck

www.angelsondeck.org

VCMatch tracks Angels on Deck as an investor focused on Other companies, United States, Illinois, and Lockport, Il markets, and $25m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$25m

Stages

Not specified

Focus Areas

Other

Geography

United States, Illinois, and Lockport, IL

Investment Thesis

Angels on Deck operates as a self-supporting, community-funded nonprofit that ‘strives to provide financial assistance to youth sport families by holding fundraisers to help offset team fees, travel costs, equipment, and uniform fees.’ The organization prioritizes maximizing grant dollars by keeping operating costs low and awarding scholarships to enable participation in travel baseball and softball for children who would otherwise be excluded due to financial constraints or other hardships.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Angels on Deck is most relevant for founders raising venture-backed rounds in Other, especially across United States, Illinois, and Lockport, IL, with public check-size signals around $25m.

Focus statement

Provide financial assistance and scholarships to future and existing youth baseball and softball players so they can participate in travel ball, with grant decisions informed by family circumstances (not income alone) and funded primarily through donations and fundraising events.

Value Add

Self-supporting nonprofit model that relies on fundraising and community donations rather than an endowment or institutional funding ('self-supporting nonprofit entity').
Explicit operational commitment to maximize grants by minimizing operating costs: 'It is our policy to keep operating costs down to a minimum so that we can give the most grants possible.'
Holistic eligibility assessment that considers underlying circumstances (medical expenses, divorce, etc.)—'income is not the sole factor when determining how grants will be awarded.'
Flexible application policy that accepts late applications for review when hardships arise ('We know that hardships can come up during the season and will accept late applications for review').
Direct, event-driven community engagement (annual fundraiser with contests, raffles, auctions) to raise funds and awareness.
501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, enabling tax-deductible donations and formal charitable stewardship.