LA Dodgers Foundation Case Study

CASE STUDY: The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

How the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is Turning Stats into Strategy and Writing the New Playbook for Impact

76.5 M+

Invested

11.5 M+

Youth Impacted

300

Nonprofit Partners Supported

68

Dodgers Dreamfields

Overview

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) is the official charity of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, and was founded in 1995 to extend the team's legacy of community service beyond the field.

In 2012, new ownership transformed LADF into a powerhouse for good, with a vision to improve the lives of millions across Los Angeles and set a new standard for impact-driven philanthropy in professional sports. Since then, LADF has invested more than $76.5 million into programs and grants, and reached more than 11.5 million youth citywide.

As their impact has grown, so has their commitment to learning. Since partnering with UpMetrics in 2019, LADF has built a data culture that connects programs, people, and performance, turning impact measurement into a catalyst for smarter strategy and lasting change.

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If you've ever felt like your data tells only part of the story, you're not alone.

When LADF came to UpMetrics, they had a growing mission and the numbers to prove it, but fragmented systems made it difficult to connect the dots.

Before UpMetrics: A Growing Mission, Fragmented Data

Data lived in silos across multiple systems.
Reporting was manual and time-consuming, disconnected from the strategic decisions that mattered most.
The stories and voices of the communities were separate from the data meant to represent them.

After UpMetrics: From Silos to Strategy

One Source of Truth: All program registration, demographics, and participation data now flows into a single platform.
Simplified Reporting: Auto-updating dashboards eliminate manual data entry and accelerate report creation.
Consistent Tracking: LADF can monitor participation by region, age, and demographic group, enabling longitudinal analysis.
Goal Alignment: Centralized data makes it easy to measure long-term progress toward access to opportunities for youth and families.
Transparent Communication: Donors and partners receive data-driven updates that illustrate both scale and substance, strengthening trust and accountability.