Formed in 1995, the Indiana Soccer Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of youth by enhancing, supporting and fostering soccer related programs that focus on:
- Lifelong values such as character, social development, leadership and self-discipline.
- Providing under-served youth with equal opportunities through the identification and removal of barriers.
Our strategic plan will ensure achievement of the Foundation's objectives:
- Focus on programs and events that help soccer players develop into good community citizens.
- Promote soccer opportunities where there is limited or no ability for children to participate in organized soccer activities.
- Provide funds or other resources to assist in building new and upgrading existing soccer facilities for youth organizations throughout Indiana.
- Provide player fee and camp tuition support for players with economic challenges when appropriate.
- Promote soccer related programs for players with physical, emotional and mental challenges.
Board of Directors
Dean Vinten
President
Ft. Mill, South Carolina
Management Concepts, Inc.
Vice President
(Vacant)
Ted Sommer, CPA
Treasurer and Chair, Finance Committee
Noblesville, Indiana
Partner, London Witte Group, LLC
Mary Runnells
Secretary and Chair, Grant Committee
Solar Sources
Bloomington, Indiana
Dan Meador
Member and Chair, Marketing Committee
Managing Director, Cassidy-Turley
Indianapolis, IN
Dave Guthrie
Member
Executive Director, Indiana Soccer
Indianapolis, Indiana
Tony Zirile
Member
Equity Investment Group, Inc
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Marc Maxey
Member
Dynamo Soccer Club
Indianapolis, Indiana
David Nicholson
Member
Evansville, Indiana
Thomas Geisse
Member
Executive Director, Pike Soccer Club
Indianapolis, IN
Patrick Reilly
Member
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Associate, Baker and Daniels, LLP
Randy Rompola
Member
Granger, Indiana
Partner, Baker and Daniels, LLP
Dawn Cutler, CPA
Member
Controller, Evanced Solutions, Inc
Plainfield, IN
Vision, Mission, Objectives
Vision — "Lifelong Values through Soccer"
The Indiana Soccer Foundation believes that youth is a time of promise. It is our vision to:
- Fulfill that promise by helping youth learn lifelong values through soccer.
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To help build a promising future for the children of Indiana and leave a legacy with a lasting and meaningful impact on Indiana youth.
Mission Statement — “Improving Lives of Youth through Sport”
To improve the lives of youth, by enhancing, supporting and fostering soccer related programs that focus on:
- Character, social development, leadership and self-discipline
- Providing under-served youth with equal opportunities through the identification and removal of barriers.
Objectives
The primary objective of the Indiana Soccer Foundation is to support youth throughout Indiana's rural and urban communities. To accomplish this, the Foundation will:
- Focus on programs and events that help soccer players develop into good community citizens.
- Promote soccer opportunities where there is limited or no ability for children to participate in organized soccer activities.
- Provide funds or other resources to assist in building new and upgrading existing soccer facilities for youth organizations throughout Indiana.
- Provide player fee and camp tuition support for players with economic challenges when appropriate.
- Promote soccer related programs for players with physical, emotional and mental challenges.