Post 34 logo Post 34 B&VB Corporation
A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Loudoun County, Virginia

Building Tomorrow's Leaders on the field and beside those who served.

Rooted in Loudoun County. Built on Legion values. Open to every young man, and every veteran, who walks through the gate.

Statement of Mission

Service to youth. Service to veterans.

American Legion Post 34 Baseball & Veterans Benefit Corporation provides affordable, community-based baseball programs for youth ages 13 to 19 — fostering leadership, discipline, teamwork, and civic responsibility through structured, mentorship-driven training modeled on military values. In parallel, we deliver outreach and support services that strengthen the well-being, connection, and reintegration of veterans across the communities we serve.

Through partnerships with veterans, coaches, and community leaders, our players gain exposure to positive role models and clear pathways to higher education, meaningful employment, and a life of service. In turn, our veterans are offered mentorship roles, wellness activities, and structured ways to remain engaged in the community — helping them build new connections, find renewed purpose, and successfully reintegrate into civilian life.

Youth Baseball Program

Affordable, community-based baseball for youth ages 13 to 19, with structured, mentorship-driven training modeled on military values — and a deliberate development pipeline through age 19.

Veterans Benefit Corporation

Connecting every veteran and military family back to community — through mentorship roles with our young players, patriotic observances, and the everyday support of fellow veterans across all eras of service.

Programs & Public Benefit
The Baseball Pipeline

From First Season to Tomorrow's Coaches

Post 34 B&VB Corporation isn't a single-season program. It's a long-term development pathway in which young players become teammates, teammates become mentors, mentors become coaches — and return to invest in the next generation.

Age 13

First season inside the Legion tradition. Foundational baseball, the program's culture, and the start of the pipeline.

Ages 14–15

Position specialization, baseball IQ, and leadership formation as players prepare for top-level competition.

Ages 16–17

Competitive play on regulation fields, captaincy roles, and the bridge into senior competition.

Ages 18–19

The on-field capstone of the development pipeline, with scouting visibility and the transition into mentorship and assistant-coaching roles.

The Need · The Opportunity

The numbers tell the story.

Youth sports are slipping out of reach, and veterans are returning home to a fragmented landscape of services. A single community-based organization addressing both is rare — and badly needed.

678,149
Virginia veterans — 7th most in the nation.
VA & VA Dept. of Veterans Services, 2024
+46%
Rise in youth-sports cost since 2019, pricing out millions of families.
Aspen Institute, State of Play 2025
55.4%
Youth ages 6–17 who played sports in 2023 — short of the 63% federal target.
National Survey of Children's Health
11.8%
Reduction in suspect-registration rates among at-risk youth in sports programs.
Taylor & Francis, peer-reviewed
Why Give

Your gift turns into uniforms, counselors, and futures.

Every dollar we raise is leveraged against registration fees, sponsorships, in-kind field use, and an extraordinary volunteer corps. Grant dollars compound — and modest individual gifts add up to fee waivers, peer-support meetings, and benefits counseling that families and veterans cannot otherwise access.

We anchor sustainability in five revenue streams — registration fees, individual donors, local sponsorships, government grants, and signature events — so no single source is a single point of failure for the children and veterans who depend on us.

Make a Gift → Other Ways to Give
What a gift makes possible
$50
A jersey, hat, and socks for a player who'd otherwise sit out the season.
$150
A full registration fee waiver for one child in a low-income family.
$250
A community gathering for veterans and players — flags, refreshments, and a place to sit and tell the story.
$500
A full Memorial Day or Veterans Day community observance underwritten end-to-end.
$1,000
A team of equipment — bats, helmets, catcher's gear — shared across a division.
$5,000
A signature event — Memorial Day observance or Summer Jamboree — fully underwritten.
For Foundations & Grant Funders

A Loudoun-rooted, Virginia-expanding model — built to be funded.

The Building Tomorrow's Leaders: Youth Baseball & Veterans Support Initiative is a 12-month, SMART-objective-driven program (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) designed for measurable impact, multi-year scalability, and transparent stewardship.

Why Now

A gap no one else is filling

Across Loudoun, Arlington, and Fairfax, no other community-based organization unites structured youth development and direct veteran benefit services under one mission and physical presence. We bridge that divide.

How We Measure

SMART objectives, monthly tracking

Enrollment, fee-waiver counts, retention into the 13+ pipeline, mentorship-pairing rates, and community-event attendance — collected monthly, reviewed quarterly by the board, reported mid-year and at year-end to every funder.

Leverage

Every grant dollar is multiplied

Registration fees, individual giving, local sponsorships, signature events, and volunteer labor (valued at the Independent Sector's $33.49/hr rate) leverage grant funds into a far larger total community investment.

Governance

Built for stewardship

Board-adopted bylaws, conflict-of-interest disclosure, Finance Committee, Program Oversight Committee, annual financial review, Form 990 filings, and an emerging three-month operating reserve target.

Scalable Pipeline

The Modernization Roadmap

We are aligned with American Legion Baseball's modernization initiative — identity-first enrollment via ID.me, secure data architecture on Snowflake, and integrations with HUDL and GameChanger for long-term player development.

Footprint

Loudoun today. Virginia tomorrow.

Primary base of operations in Loudoun County, with active partnerships in Loudoun County Public Schools, Loudoun County Parks & Rec, the Washington DC VAMC, and an expanding service footprint into Arlington, Fairfax, and the Commonwealth.

Reviewing us for a grant?
Full grant narrative, board roster, 990, and budget available on request.
Request Funder Packet →
Get Involved

There's a place for you on this roster.

Coach or Mentor

Trained, background-screened volunteer coaches and high-school mentors are the heartbeat of the league. Bring your time, we'll bring the training.

Volunteer →

Sponsor a Team

Local-business team and field sponsorships put your name in front of hundreds of Loudoun-area families — and underwrite a player who couldn't otherwise be on the roster.

Become a Sponsor →

Veterans Services

A veteran looking for community, a mentorship role with our young players, or a hand from the post-service network starts here.

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Contact

Let's talk.

Whether you're a parent, a veteran, a sponsor, a funder, or a coach who's been waiting for the right team — reach out and we'll connect within two business days.

American Legion Post 34 Baseball & Veterans Benefit Corporation

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

Office
Loudoun County, Virginia
Full address available on request
Email
info@post34vbc.org
Phone
(703) 555-0134
EIN
Available on request to funders
Hours
Mon – Fri · 9am – 5pm ET