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The Foundation’s Mission What We Do

TRIP LUKEMEYER Scholarships
IHSAA Foundation Director With over $40,000 worth of post-secondary
scholarships awarded to IHSAA student-
Founded in 2016 with the idea of athletes each year, financial support from
raising the standard of what it means the IHSAA Foundation allows students to
to serve student-athletes, the IHSAA continue building upon the skills learned in
Foundation provides resources and education-based athletics at the collegiate
guidance for our next generation of and trade-school levels.
leaders - and those who are playing an
integral part in their development.
Student Advisory Committee Grants
The high school athletic experience is Designed to enhance and provide oppor-
more than just the time spent playing tunities for student-athletes to implement
in front of a crowd each week. It’s the the lessons learned from education-based
education and mentoring that student- athletics. These grants to member schools
athletes receive during practice and allow for attendance at the annual IHSAA
between seasons. It’s the lifelong Student Leadership Conference and funding
friends, memories, and lessons that become the bedrock of a to operate meetings throughout the
student-athlete’s life after high school. upcoming school year.

The IHSAA Foundation is here to provide the resources to enrich Leadership Development
and sustain those moments that complete the education-based Through a partnership with the InSideOut
athletics experience. Initiative, athletic directors and coaches
from participating IHSAA member schools
To accomplish this goal, the IHSAA Foundation relies on private can transform the “win-at-all-costs” sports
donations from individuals and organizations who see the value in culture into an opportunity to teach life
education-based athletics; people like you. lessons that will benefits students for the
rest of their lives.
Your support will allow us to continue this needed work. This past
year, we were able to provide support to over 50 member schools
through our grants program and are awarding $52,000 in Officiating 101
post-secondary scholarships to student-athletes.
Over the past three years, the number of
registrered officials has dropped 20%
We are looking to build our resources in future years, but it cannot nationwide. In partnership with RefReps,
be possible without your support. We will never grow tired of the IHSAA and IHSAA Foundation are proud
ensuring the future of education-based athletics in Indiana, and we to present the Officiating 101 program,
hope you never will either. It’s never been more imperative to providing resources to combat this trend.
protecte Hoosier high school sports than it is right now.
Our program teaches students how to
become an official, providing skills for
I encourage you to join me in our mission of supporting, promoting, employment while earning credit towards
and nurturing education-based athletics for the next generation.
graduation.

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