Key Milestones
2012
InspiringHK Sports Foundation was founded
2013
Became a tax-exempted charitable institution under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance of Hong Kong
First year of operation
HK$193,380
First year of operation Annual Revenue
HK$52,135
Annual Expenditure
45
Total number of beneficiaries
2014
Obtained seed fund of HK$200,000 from Mr. Lau Ming Wai to run a dance class and a run class for underprivileged youths
2015
Received the Hong Kong Volunteer Award
2016
Recruited the first full-time staff to formalise the operation
Held the first public education event “We❤Olympics Sports day” and fundraising event (Charity film premiere of “Weeds on Fire”)
2017
The board appointed our first Chief Executive and established committees to strengthen governance
2018
Obtained a 3-year donation from Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for the first time to launch SportsCHAT!, a ground-breaking sports programme for secondary school girls
2019
Launched WELL DUNK! Public Estate Basketball League & Training Programme and formed 8 public estate youth basketball teams
2020
Formed lead advocacy partnership with CTFE Social Solutions and launched “SportsHour Research” alongside the “SportsHour Company Scheme”
2021
Launched the original and innovative board game, "Whiskers' Will" under the Funding Scheme for Children’s Well-being and Development of the Commission on Children
2022
Launched “The Happiest Loser”, a medical-social intervention sports programme for “covidbesity” to combat weight issues and long-term health problems
2023
Completion of tenth year of operation
HK$26 million
Annual Revenue
HK$25 million
Annual Expenditure
4,846
Total number of beneficiaries
Received funding from the government’s Mental Health Initiatives Funding Scheme to launch the “Heartware Bootcamp” sports programme incorporating tech elements to target youths with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and their caretakers
Hosted the IHKSports 10th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Appointed NBA & CBA Legend Stephon Marbury as the first WELL DUNK! ambassador
2024
Held our first territory-wide flag day