Largest organized youth sports organization in the world
Motto
Character, Courage, and Loyalty
No. of teams
over 180,000
Competitors
2,600,000
Qualification
Little League International Tournament
TV partner(s)
ESPN, ESPN2, ABC; Madison Square Garden Network (MSG), New England Sports Network (NESN)
Official website
www.littleleague.org
Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc[1]) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[2][3] based in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States, that organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the United States and the rest of the world.
Founded by Carl Stotz in 1939 as a three-team league in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and formally incorporated on October 10, 1950,[1] Little League Baseball encourages local volunteers to organize and operate Little League programs that are annually chartered through Little League International. Each league can structure itself to best serve the children in the area in which the league operates. Several specific divisions of Little League baseball and softball are available to children and adolescents ages 4 to 16. The organization holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.[4]
The organization's administrative office is located in South Williamsport. The first Little League Baseball World Series was played in Williamsport in 1947. The Little League International Complex hosts the annual Little League Baseball World Series at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium, and is also the site of the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, which provides a history of Little League Baseball and Softball through interactive exhibits for children. Many Major League Baseball (MLB) players played in Little League.
^ ab"Little League Baseball Inc". Corporation Search. Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^"Little League Baseball Inc, EIN: 23-1688231". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
^"Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Little League Baseball Incorporated. Guidestar. September 30, 2017.
^Section 130501(a) of Title 36 of the United States Code provides that Little League Baseball, Incorporated is a "federally chartered corporation".
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