Thanks to you and the support of our dedicated community, The Skatepark Project was able to cover so much ground in 2022! 

Thanks to you and the support of our dedicated community, The Skatepark Project was able to cover so much ground in 2021!

(Vista, CA) – As the nation continues to overcome COVID-19 challenges, locally run skatepark projects are still in progress.

As communities continue to grapple with COVID-19 restrictions, skatepark advocates across the country further their charge to bring accessible alternative recreation to their communities.

The Tony Hawk Foundation has announced a change in name, but not in focus. Now known as The Skatepark Project, the organization continues its award-winning work to support community skatepark projects across the U.S., and skatepark-based programming internationally.

A first-of-its-kind study of skateboarding culture reveals that skateboarding improves mental health, fosters community, and encourages diversity and resilience.  The study, conducted by the Pullias Center for Higher Education at USC’s Rossier School of Education and USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, also showed that gender and race do matter within the skateboarding community.

$50,000 grant from champion skateboarder’s charity to support youth in Cambodia, South Africa, and Afghanistan. Vista, CA

Built To Play Skatepark Program Expands Grant Opportunities $250,000 matching funds available for skatepark expansions and replacement.

With the announcement of its latest grant awards, the Tony Hawk Foundation has now helped to fund more than 600 skateparks across the U.S. And thanks to a partnership with the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, this latest round includes more than $1.5-million dollars to build free, public skateparks for youth in low-income communities.

How Tony Hawk Changed the Design of Cities TSP recently got the chance to meet up with Stewart Hicks, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois in Chicago

The Tony Hawk Foundation is pleased to announce the first recipients of its 2018 Skatepark Grants.

Skateboard star makes surprise appearance at Burlington, Vermont skatepark ceremony.

What do pro skaters do with the boards they skate and destroy? They recruit the help of friends like Elton John, Daft Punk, and The Clash, and they turn them into skateparks.

Top skaters team up with Grammy Award-winning recording artists to benefit at-risk youth.