Where Communities Come to Play.
Be More.
A high-performing synthetic turf field is not just an athletic surface, it is community infrastructure. It is the school that can now run three sports programs instead of one. The municipality that stays open after rain. The underserved neighborhood with reliable access to safe outdoor play year-round.
Act Global has installed fields in 90+ countries because we understand that access to quality play surfaces is not a luxury — it is a health, equity, and community development question.
1,600
Playable Hours Per Year
3.3×
More Access Than Natural Grass
90+
Coutries Served
67%
Of Parks & Rec Programs
Sources: Zurich University (2021), NRPA (2026). Data reflects independent institutional research.
How Act Global Serves Communities
More Hours.
More Playable Hours Synthetic turf delivers up to 1,600 playable hours per year — more than 3× the 480 hours typical of natural grass. Less weather downtime. Faster reopening after rain. More programs running on the same footprint.
Data point: Vancouver (2024) found synthetic turf fields are bookable at least 4× more hours per year than premium natural grass fields.
More Access.
Lower Cost Per Hour of Use Natural grass costs an estimated $348 per hour of use vs. $53 per hour for synthetic turf — a $295 per-hour difference that translates directly into more programs, more students, and more community access from the same budget (MAPSO, NJ).
More affordable fields enable more organizations to run programs, rent facilities, and generate revenue for reinvestment.
More Programs.
Equitable Access 67% of parks and recreation programs cite lack of facilities as their top challenge in youth sports delivery (NRPA, 2026). One synthetic turf field in a rural or underserved school can serve multiple sports, multiple grade levels, and multiple community organizations, year-round.
Direct quote from University of Illinois horticulture educator (2024): “When you’re in a rural school with one field to handle all your sporting events, synthetic turf can make a huge difference in access to a high-quality play surface.
More Impact
Child Health & Outdoor Activity For every minute per day a child spends outdoors, they are approximately 1% less likely to be obese (UT Austin, 2016). Fields that enable year-round, weather-independent outdoor play are not just sports infrastructure — they are a public health asset.
Systematic review confirms positive effects of outdoor time on children’s physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cardiorespiratory fitness (International Journal ERPH).
Earned Credentials
The STC Philanthropy Award. Twice.
STC Philanthropy Award
2018 · 2020
STC Sustainability Award
2020 · 2021
Explore Community Impact
Stories, Programs, and Proof
Impact Stories
Real installations. Real communities. Real outcomes — from youth fields in underserved neighborhoods to municipal parks serving thousands of residents annually.
Youth Programs
How synthetic turf fields expand access to organized sports, physical education, and after-school programming for children and young athletes.
STC Awards
Act Global’s STC Philanthropy and Sustainability Award history — what the awards recognize, why they matter, and how they reflect our commitment to community-driven field investment.
Annual Impact Report
A year-by-year record of Act Global’s community installations, programs supported, countries served, and sustainability outcomes.
Community impact data cited on this page is drawn from independent government, university, and institutional sources including the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), Zurich University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Illinois, Cornell CALS, and the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation. Act Global presents this data for educational purposes. Refer to original sources for complete methodology.