Girls first. Sports rooted. Opportunity centered.
Every girl deserves a chance to go further.
Opportunity should not depend on what a family can afford.
SIYA Foundation expands access to sports and meaningful developmental opportunities for girls and young women by removing financial and structural barriers to participation, competition, growth, and belonging.
01 Remove barriers
02 Create access
03 Build self-trust
04 Expand opportunity
Access changes
what feels possible.
Girls deserve spaces where they can compete, struggle, lead, build confidence, and discover what they are capable of.
Too often, access to those experiences depends on what a family can afford.
SIYA was built to help close that gap.Give a girl a real opportunity, and you change more than where she can go. You change what she believes she can do.
Our Mission
Remove barriers.
Expand opportunity.
SIYA Foundation expands access to sports and meaningful developmental opportunities for girls and young women by removing financial and structural barriers to participation, competition, growth, and belonging.
Explore our mission and why girls ↗
What We Support
Sport opens
the door.
Sport is SIYA's principal development vehicle. Basketball is where our story began and remains a major area of action. Our charitable reach stays flexible enough to support other youth and other mission-aligned developmental opportunities.
SIYA in Action
Start small.
Serve well.
Grow responsibly.
SIYA has begun supporting real participation opportunities. We are building from direct experience, documenting what we learn, and expanding as resources and capacity allow.
Our approach in action ↗About SIYA
Rooted in family.
Built for more.
SIYA grew from years around youth sports and seeing how a timely opportunity can change what a young person believes is possible.
Meet the founders and our values ↗Our
Supporters
SIYA grows because people and organizations choose to invest in opportunity.
Jack Davis
Kathy Yackanin
Limell Lawson
Kate Kuehn
Terra Higginson
Anila Kwatra
Christopher Fonseca
Sheela Patel
Tucson Federal Credit Union
Jack Davis was SIYA Foundation's first donor.
Supporters may choose public recognition or anonymity. Contribution amounts are not published.
Operating now.
IRS recognized.
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Arizona nonprofit formedSIYA Foundation, Inc. formed August 25, 2026
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Federal EIN obtainedEIN: 42-4760513
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IRS recognition501(c)(3) public charity. Tax-exempt status effective August 25, 2026.
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Governance activeBylaws and initial organizational actions effective September 4, 2026
SIYA Foundation, Inc.
EIN: 42-4760513
Official website: siya.foundation
Tucson, Arizona
Recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), effective August 25, 2026.
SIYA Foundation, Inc. is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as a public charity under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), effective August 25, 2026. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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