100% complete
$150,000 Goal
🏀 GRAND OPENING — SEPTEMBER 13, 2025! 🎉We’re almost there! The Blackout Sports Fieldhouse will be complete at the end of August—and we’re celebrating with a Grand Opening on Saturday, September 13 at 10:00 AM.
🎁 First 100 kids → FREE T-shirt, pizza & swag🏆 Games start at noon — come watch, cheer & celebrate!
💙 Colorado Gives Youth Sports Giving Day — Help Us Bring It Home! Last year, your support made it possible for us to break ground and begin building our vision. Now, we’re asking for your help to finish strong and open the doors to a state-of-the-art sports hub for youth across Western Colorado.
➡️ Your donation today = the final push to the Grand Opening!
Why the Blackout Fieldhouse Matters✅ Serving 5,000+ youth annually✅ Home to GJ Blackout youth basketball teams, leagues, clinics, and camps✅ Training ground for Mesa Juniors volleyball teams, clinics, and camps✅ A multi-use space for community sports, recreation, and events✅ Boosts local economy by hosting tournaments & regional competitions
About GJ Blackout: We are a volunteer-operated nonprofit dedicated to building strong athletes, leaders, and teammates. From skill development to life lessons, we help kids grow on and off the court.
📢 Be part of this historic moment for youth sports in Western Colorado!
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*GJ Blackout is a 501(c)3 entity, therefore, all donations are tax deductible
To provide growth and opportunities in the hearts and minds of our children while giving them the ability to learn team camaraderie through organized sports, strength through leadership and achievement through competition. We aim to empower our youth in pursuit of happiness, success and teamwork.
GJ Blackout Basketball - GJ Blackout is a youth basketball club based on the Western Slope in Grand Junction, Colorado. The philosophy of GJ Blackout is to develop individual player skills in basketball, to encourage a lifetime love of the game of basketball and to teach the important skills of being a part of a team. GJ Blackout is a volunteer, non-profit organization.
Mesa Juniors Volleyball - Mesa Juniors is the longest tenured volleyball club on the Western Slope of Colorado. They aim to allow players to specialize in volleyball while still participating in other sports and activities. Mesa Juniors forms teams from 6th graders all the way to high school seniors. Mesa Juniors Volleyball Company is a not for profit organization entering our 21st season.
Organization name
GJ Blackout and Mesa Juniors Blackout Fieldhouse
2012
Tax id (EIN)
47-3112484
Category
Recreation & Sports, Youth Development, Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
715 23 1/2 RoadGrand Junction, CO, US
Fruita, CO, US, 81521
Palisade, CO, US, 81526
Mesa County, CO, US
CO, US