About San Antonio
Sports Foundation
The Valero Go!Kids Challenge™ is a program of the
San Antonio Sports Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to creating sports opportunities for our community and its youth.
Our 24-year-old organization has three objectives:
- Target sports as a growth industry by bringing sporting events with a positive economic impact to the city of San Antonio. The Sports Foundation events include the NCAA Final Four and other championships, U.S. Olympic Festival-’93, U.S. Open Swimming Championships, USA Taekwondo Junior Olympics and many more that have generated more than $220 million in direct economic impact for the city of San Antonio.
- Develop fitness programs for San Antonians of all ages, especially disadvantaged youth.
The Valero Go!Kids Challenge and the Sports Foundation’s year-round Olympic sports training program, Dreams for Youth, plus the Community Olympic Development Program serve more than 160,000 children every year.
- Support the development of quality athletic facilities.
The Sports Foundation has been the catalyst for the development of many premier sporting facilities in San Antonio including the Alamodome, Wolff Stadium and the Palo Alto College Natatorium. Currently, we are a leader in community efforts to develop youth playing fields in all quadrants of the city. All of these facilities are not only valuable resources for our citizens, but provide competition venues for economic-generating events.
JOIN THE TEAM!
The San Antonio Sports Foundation invites Go!Kids families to join the team that makes things happen! Here’s how:
Participate — You’re already a part of our team if your family is involved in the Valero Go!Kids Challenge. Maybe you’d like to try an Olympic sport in our Dreams for Youth program or you’d like to sign up for youth sports clinics we host. Click here to learn more.
Volunteer — There are fun volunteer jobs at all of our events and programs. Get involved! Click here to
learn more.
Become a Member — The Sports Foundation is primarily supported through donations from individuals like you and your family and corporations who share our goals. Help us to continue programs like the Valero Go!Kids Challenge by becoming an individual or corporate member of the Sports Foundation today! Click here to learn more.
Join a Committee — The Sports Foundation has committees for all sorts of efforts related to our mission. We welcome community input from individuals who share our vision of creating sports opportunities for our community and its youth.