Youth Development Fund Budget Summary
The table below outlines 2010 spending from the Youth Development Fund (approximate), the 2011 budget, and 2011 spending as of December 23. If you would like to view an itemized budget, contact DiscNW Director of Youth Operations Wynne Scherf at [Enable javascript to see email].
| Item | 2010 Spending | 2011 Budget | 2011 Actual (as of 12/23) |
| Event Scholarships (Teams) | $5,810 | $6,805 | $5,540 |
| Event Scholarships (Individuals) | $16,894 | $18,075 | $25,418 |
| Non-Revenue Generating Events for Underserved Groups | $6,783 | $8,800 | $8,016 |
| Grants to Teams & Groups Teaching Ultimate | Unknown | $3,500 | $578 |
| TOTAL SPONSORSHIP | $29,487 | $37,180 | $39,551 |
Here are some examples of specific items that the Youth Development Fund supported in 2011:
- Discs for each team in the Seattle Public Schools' middle school Ultimate league, and prizes and snacks for the playoffs.
- Support to the All Girl Everything Ultimate Program - a program combining ultimate frisbee clinics with a series of leadership workshops using the award-winning Women's Sports Foundation's GoGirlGo! curriculum, which focuses on issues that many young women may face.
- Free Mini MoHo and MoHo clinics to teach middle and high schoolers how to play Ultimate.
- Free camps for underserved groups.
- Equipment grants and event scholarships to brand new youth teams to reduce barriers to starting a new team.
- Scholarships for new youth Ultimate coaches to attend the USA Ultimate Coaching Workshops.
- Almost $17,000 in scholarships for young players with financial need to represent Seattle at the USA Ultimate Youth Club Championships.
- Over $8,000 in scholarships for young players with financial need to learn about Ultimate at the Seattle Youth Ultimate Camps.
- Team and individual scholarships for all of DiscNW's youth events.