Why Support PowerUP

Your Impact Goes Far Beyond the Mat

When you support PowerUP Scholarship Fund you support much more than a child in a martial arts class. You support parents who receive a helping hand. You support local business owners. You support a scalable model that can reach into any neighborhood. When you support PowerUP you support the foundation needed to build a successful future.

Sponsorship Tiers

Choose Your Belt Level

Every tier is named after a martial arts belt — because every level of support advances our mission.

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PowerUP takes the benefit of Big Brother Big Sister relationships to the masses. Inculcating martial arts discipline in children during their formative years will change the lives of so many.

Joel Katz
Green Belt Sponsor
Thank You

Past Sponsors

We are deeply grateful to the individuals and organizations whose generosity has powered our mission over the years.

Black Belt ($50K+)

Cousins Foundation Goizueta Foundation Foundation for a Better World

Brown Belt ($25K+)

Imlay Foundation

Blue Belt ($15K+)

Mark Friedman / ST6 C. Tycho Howle Tom Claugus

Green Belt ($5K+)

Atlanta Charity Clays Francisco Partners Dynamo Software HG Capital Southeast Pet Stéphan Donzé Tom Avery True Square Financial

Yellow Belt ($1K+)

Angela Plaisance Timothy Tassopoulos Frank Landolt King & Spalding LLP Peter McElligott Ron Beerman
For Martial Arts Studios

Grow Your Business While Changing Lives

PowerUP partners with local martial arts studios to fill excess capacity, generate recurring revenue, and make a lasting impact on disadvantaged youth.

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Revenue

Recurring Revenue

Earn $10 per student per instruction hour. With 40–60 scholarship students, PowerUP becomes a meaningful and reliable revenue stream.

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Capacity

Fill Excess Capacity

Put your underutilized after-school and weekend time slots to work. PowerUP students fill seats that would otherwise sit empty.

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Marketing

Marketing & Business Support

PowerUP provides marketing assistance and business tools to help your studio grow — beyond just our scholarship students.

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Community

Community Impact

Become a pillar of your neighborhood. Mentor kids who need it most and build lasting relationships with families in your community.

Administrative support

Administrative Support

PowerUP handles intake, surveys, and reporting so you can focus on what you do best — teaching and mentoring. We take care of the paperwork.

Network visibility

Network Visibility

Join a growing network of studios. The Tom Rawls Memorial Tournament brings together 120+ students from 11 schools at Georgia Tech — and your studio is part of it.

All martial arts styles welcome: Karate, Taekwondo, Capoeira, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Savate, Judo

Ready to Partner?

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It costs just$500to sponsor one child for a year

Be a Hero

When you support PowerUP you support parents, local business owners, and a scalable model that builds futures.

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