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Create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth

Join the 15 for 15 Campaign: $15,000 for 2015

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Create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth

Create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth

Create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth

Create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth

Create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth

Join the 15 for 15 Campaign: $15,000 for 2015

Join the 15 for 15 Campaign: $15,000 for 2015

Join the 15 for 15 Campaign: $15,000 for 2015

Join the 15 for 15 Campaign: $15,000 for 2015

Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller
Alexandra Fuller
4 Campaigns |
Boston, United States
$16,215 USD 121 backers
108% of $15,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Help us create a LEVEL GROUND for Boston's Urban Youth.  Join us in providing premier athletic, academic, and professional development opportunities so that our kids will be empowered to fight for - and seize - their dreams!


About the 15 for 15 Campaign

Help us create a Level Ground for Boston!  We will raise a minimum of $15,000 to:

1) Provide quality college readiness programming to 50 youth ($2,000)

2) Link 20 youth to professional mentors ($1,500)

3) Offer in-house employment to 2 additional youth ($7,500)

4) Expand athletic training to 120 youth ($2,000)

5) Sponsor a traveling team of 15 youth  to compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu  on a monthly basis ($2,000)


About Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts

Hey Guys!

I'm Ali, the Founder and Executive Director of Level Ground Mixed Martial Arts.  We use the sports of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai to empower urban youth in Boston to fight for - and seize - their dreams.  Our youth live in the neighborhoods of Boston that experience the highest levels of poverty, violence, and disparities in health and education.  Through these sports, we create an awesome community for kids and young adults, getting them off the streets and into the gym!  We provide:

  • Professional Development and Mentorship
  • College Readiness through Tutoring and Case Management
  • Youth Employment
  • Monthly Competition Opportunities


Moving Beyond $15K...

Help us launch the Level Ground Studio - Boston's Urban Academic & MMA Training Center

In memory of Tyler Keene, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt and beloved friend, Level Ground will open the 'Tyler Keene Athletic and Academic Training Center' in the Winter of 2015.  Help us launch 6 MONTHS EARLY...by July 2015!  Funds in excess of $15,000 will go towards this studio!

This studio will provide the following opportunities for youth: 

  • Premier Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts training.
  • Professional mentorship.
  • Daily Academic and Career Support, with access to our community college, 4-year university, trade school, and workforce development network.
  • Daily Life Skills training, with an emphasis on nutrition and food preparation, and physical and mental health and wellness.
It will also host robust community classes for adults to broaden our impact in Boston's urban neighborhoods.  Adults will have access to premier training in MMA and healthy living at a discounted rate.


Accomplishments to Date:

 Since it's founding only 15 months ago, Level Ground has

  • Expanded to 4 sites, representing over 100 youth served on a weekly basis
  • Directly linked 100% of graduating high school students with the opportunity to earn a college degree at Northeastern University
  • Extended in-house employment opportunities to 5 youth through our Program “Assistantship” where they receive experience in management and leadership
  • Formed an active, traveling competition team which has earned over 50 medals at 9 nationally-ranked grappling competitions
  • Launched our professional mentorship program where youth are individually paired with a positive adult role model to receive additional professional development opportunities
We are thrilled to provide this opportunity to even more youth this coming year.  Thank you so much for joining us and making a LEVEL GROUND for Boston.

Level Ground MMA is a fiscally-sponsored organization by the Black Ministerial Alliance.  All donations are tax deductible, and donors will receive a tax-receipt upon request.
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Give the GIFT of Opportunity

$60 USD
Sponsor an athlete in the name of your loved one! He or she will receive a handwritten card directly from the athlete as well as a beautiful photo. This gift will allow the youth to compete in a major Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament.
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December 2014
6 claimed

Handwritten Card by Youth

$25 USD
Get a handwritten Thank You Card by a Level Ground student + a tax-deductible receipt!
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January 2015
6 claimed

Sponsor a Competitor + TY Card

$60 USD
Our kids LOVE to compete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu! For $60, you'll sponsor an athlete to compete in a MAJOR BJJ tournament! Also, receive a handwritten thank you card from your sponsored athlete AND a tax-deductible receipt.
Estimated Shipping
January 2015
5 claimed

T-Shirt and Facebook Shoutout

$100 USD
Receive the official "Level Ground for Boston" Campaign T-Shirt and a Special Shout Out on our Facebook Page... PLUS a tax-deductible receipt!
Estimated Shipping
January 2015
9 out of 150 of claimed

Keenan Cornelius DVD + T-Shirt

$200 USD
Get Keenan Cornelius' awesome DVD "Breakthrough Jiu Jitsu Concepts" + a Level Ground Campaign T-Shirt! Additionally, receive a tax-deductible receipt!
Estimated Shipping
January 2015
1 out of 5 of claimed

MMA or Self-Defense Workout

$350 USD
Level Ground instructors and students will guide you and a group of you friends through an awesome workout at your home, school, or company (must be within 45 minute drive from Boston)! Choose from the following options: -Brazilian Jiu Jitsu -Kickboxing -Self-Defense
Estimated Shipping
February 2015
0 out of 15 of claimed

"Flyweight" Member

$500 USD
Your name or company will be represented on our website as a Flyweight Supporter. Also, our students will do a video shout out for you and blast it on social media. Plus... t-shirt and tax-deductible receipt!
Estimated Shipping
January 2015
0 claimed

Sponsor an Athlete for 1 Year

$600 USD
Cover the cost of one youth's athletic and academic training for one year! Additionally, correspond directly with your student-athlete on a monthly basis via Skype or email! Tax-deductible receipt included.
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January 2015
0 claimed

"Lightweight" Member

$1,000 USD
Your name or company will be represented on a mat at our gym, plus all benefits of "Flyweight" Membership!
Estimated Shipping
February 2015
3 claimed

"Middleweight" Member

$1,500 USD
Thanks to you, we'll reach 10% OF OUR GOAL! "Middleweight Membership" includes your name or company represented on our competition team uniforms, as well as all benefits from "Lightweight" Membership.
Estimated Shipping
February 2015
1 claimed

"Heavyweight" Partner

$3,000 USD
You're awesome. As a "Heavyweight Partner" your name or company will be represented on our gym wall. You'll also receive all the benefits of "Middleweight" Membership.
Estimated Shipping
February 2015
0 claimed

"Ultra Heavyweight" Partner

$5,000 USD
Wowzaaa...you're an incredibly generous human being! Come visit our studio, meet our students, and grab dinner with them afterwards. This will include all benefits of "Heavyweight Partnership"
Estimated Shipping
February 2015
1 claimed

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