The United States is one of the only countries that does not provide federal dollars to support Olympic athletes, so private funders must step up to fill the gap. “One hundred percent of gifts to the USOPF supports Team USA athletes and the programs that help them be their best,” says foundation President Christine Walshe. Funding goes toward athlete stipends, mental-health and sportsmedicine services, and a variety of comprehensive programs. These include the foundation’s Technology and Innovation Fund, which supports projects to help athletes improve performance. One such project is known as Athlete 360, a wellness database that collects athlete data to help coaches make better decisions and help prevent—and sometimes even predict—injury. USOPF’s Athlete Career & Education program aims to set athletes up for success after they retire from their sport, providing scholarships for higher education, entrepreneurship workshops and events, and more. “Our Olympic team is a very diverse group,” says Sarah Cantwell, the senior director of major gifts. “We have athletes who are fully employed, unemployed, who have degrees, who don’t have degrees. So when we build programming, we need different things for different participants.” Additionally, the foundation supports the 50 governing bodies of individual sports, such as USA Track and Field. Each sport has its own 501(c)(3), and USOPF helps them build their athlete-development pipeline.