International Sports and Music Project

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International Sports and Music Project

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ISMP believes in the uplifting power of sports and music to transform lives. Why Music and Sports?

The International Sports and Music Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit org that uses sports and music to bring healing and joy to kids in schools, refugee camps, and shelters in the USA and around the world. The International Sports and Music Project enables kids around the world to enjoy music and sports by providing essential resources such as equipment, instruments and teaching materials. We empow

er kids to enjoy sports and music by providing them with the resources they need. Music and sports serve similar purposes for a child, whether that child is in a school in Pohnpei, Micronesia, an orphanage in Kigali, Rwanda or a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, New York. Music and sports give children opportunities to feel empowered, to be creative, to develop life skills and to get away from the struggles faced in everyday life. Studies repeatedly find that kids who play music and/or sports gain access to a plethora of benefits including more complex brain development, higher school achievement (e.g., math, reading, SAT scores, graduation rates, etc.) and many other indicators of long-term social, economic and emotional well-being.

04/28/2026

Team ISMP🏅had a great time this past weekend at the !
We’re grateful to the race, our runners, and all our supporters.
Kids all over the world will have meaningful opportunities thanks to all of you.

04/23/2026

Counting down the days to the 🏃🏽🏃🏼‍♀️We’re grateful to be an official charity partner, and for all the runners and supporters teaming up with us!

If you’re around Prospect Park, come stop by or look out for the 🎽 tie-dye-sporting ISMP runners on Sunday!

04/08/2026

ISMP is not just about sports and music. It’s about creating consistent support systems for kids everywhere 🌍

04/01/2026

Congrats to all the teams that participated in this year’s Post Primary Games! 👏

03/20/2026

When you join Team ISMP for the NYCRUNS you’re supporting music and sports programs for kids in NYC and around the world.

🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️Run with purpose and support the next generation of athletes!

Team ISMP perks:

• Waived race entry

• Custom ISMP race shirt or tee

• Training plan + playlist

• Team runs + post-race picnic

• Raffle entry (including a signed Bill Walton photo)

Spots are limited. Tap the link in bio to join us.

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03/12/2026

We’re so excited to be an official charity partner of the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon on April 26, and we’re looking for additional runners to join Team ISMP!

Instead of paying the standard race entry fee, runners commit to raising $1,000 to support our work, and in return receive perks including an ISMP running singlet or tee shirt, training resources, and the chance to represent ISMP on race day.

You can support ISMP moments like this one from our work in Uganda by teaming up to run with us. Every dollar raised by every runner on our team goes to our sports and music programs for kids in NYC and all over the world.

Join the ISMP team at the link in our bio! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏾

03/04/2026

At ISMP we are proud to be a charity partner of the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half on April 26th. When you join our team, you join our mission, and commit to raise $1,000+ to help us change lives. Every dollar goes to our sports and music programs for kids in schools, shelters, and refugee communities around the world.
We build facilities like basketball and volleyball courts, dance programs and music studios. We hire coaches, teachers, and community leaders. We provide equipment, shoes, and jerseys, so all the kids in our programs have the equal opportunity to play, make friends, find confidence and a place to belong.

Runner perks: Waived registration fee, a one-of-a-kind custom race shirt, training plan + running playlist, practice runs, post-race picnic, and a raffle entry for ISMP merch + a Bill Walton signed photo.

Ready to run with us? Join the ISMP team via the charity partner link.

02/17/2026

We’re still buzzing from our 10 Year Anniversary celebration last month! Thank you to everyone who came out and who have supported these first ten years of impact through sports and music. Every court built, every instrument played, every student empowered has happened because of you.

Huge thanks to for the great pics, .ledge .hellmuth and for the incredible music, for doing what they do best, for being amazing hosts, our friends across the sports and music world for the awesome prizes, our incredible volunteers, and all of you for all your unwavering support.

We’ll be celebrating this milestone all year as we build the next ten years of impact. Big things ahead!

Thank you for for everything 🧡🧡🧡

01/26/2026

For our 10-year anniversary celebration, we are thrilled to present an incredible jazz trio as part of the evening’s program, curated by our pals at Giant Ledge (.ledge). Lucas Kadish (), Alden Hellmuth (.hellmuth), and Dean Torrey ( ) - a group of New York City’s most distinguished emerging jazz artists - have each been recognized for their artistry and depth of musical voice. Collectively, they have performed on stages around the world and represent the next generation of leaders in contemporary jazz. We are thrilled to welcome them as we celebrate a decade of impact through music and sport.

Limited tix still available at our link in bio!
See you Thursday 🧡

01/09/2026

“These are the moments that laid the foundation for ISMP. This was my classroom in Micronesia in the 2014-2015 school year when I was teaching high school English. Off-periods became a time for my students to gather and have fun…sometimes strumming on a guitar, sometimes playing Nerf basketball, sometimes just hanging out with friends. In this short clip, I can feel all the things that I know sports and music create for people - joy, healing, friendship, freedom, fun. For any basketball heads, the boys are yelling “SWARM” which was our team’s attempt to replicate Shaka Smart’s legendary “havoc” defensive press - despite my limited athletic ability, I took my coaching seriously! I miss that classroom and those days. But I’m really grateful to get up every day and work to create moments like this for kids around the world. Really really grateful.”

- Jason, Founder ISMP

Come celebrate 10+ years of impact at the ISMP 10-Year Anniversary Party on 1/29, and help us fuel the future!

🎟️ Tickets : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ismp-10th-anniversary-party-tickets-1977922557614?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/02/2025

For ten years, you’ve helped us bring healing, friendship, love, and support to kids and families all over the world. We do this through sports and music - but it’s always been about much more than that. It’s about recognizing that there is no THEM in life. It’s just us. But it’s ALL OF US. And we have immense power to be there for one another. Thanks for investing in a happy world for everyone over these last ten years. If you want to help us reach more kids than ever before, you can donate and get involved at the link in bio. 🏀🫶🪘🧡☺️

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226 S. 1st Street
Brooklyn, NY
11211

Website

https://www.ismproject.org/

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