The Skatepark Project

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The Skatepark Project
NicknameTSP
Founded2002
Founder Tony Hawk
Type Nonprofit
Focus Skatepark advocacy
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Website https://skatepark.org/
Formerly called
The Tony Hawk Foundation

The Skatepark Project, formerly the Tony Hawk Foundation, is a nonprofit skateboarding organization that helps communities build public skate parks for youth in underserved communities. [1] [2] [3]

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Organization history

Founded in 2002 as the Tony Hawk Foundation, The Skatepark Project has built over 600 skateparks worldwide. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

In 2020, the Tony Hawk Foundation changed its name to The Skatepark Project to better describe the organization's mission. [4]

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