Founded by P.I.T. Coach Tom Lavella
Purpose
Beyond the Gym.
The Positively Impacting Tanzania Foundation exists to expand access to education, healthcare, safe housing, and opportunity for vulnerable children and families throughout Tanzania.
The Story Behind the Foundation
Tom Saw a Need.
Then He Acted.
Tom Lavella first traveled to Tanzania in 2022. The experience left a lasting impression and became the catalyst for what would later become the Positively Impacting Tanzania Foundation.
Founded in 2025, the nonprofit carries the same discipline, leadership, and long-term thinking Tom brings to coaching at Physical Industry Training—but applies it to education, care, housing, and sustainable opportunity for children and families in Tanzania.
Together with Vice President Mark Matolo, Tom helped launch the Matolo & Lavella Visionary Leadership Academy in Arusha as part of a larger effort to create lasting pathways for children to learn, grow, and lead.
14+
Children in Programs
3+
Classrooms Built
$28K+
Donations Raised
3+
Active Projects
What the Foundation Is Building
Education. Care.
A Safer Future.
Child Sponsorship
Helping children access education, meals, healthcare, and ongoing support.
Visionary Leadership Academy
Building a private primary boarding school designed to create education, mentorship, and opportunity.
Future Orphanage Center
Creating a stable, nurturing home for children without safe or permanent housing.
See the Mission in Motion
The Academy
Story.
Watch the story behind the Matolo & Lavella Visionary Leadership Academy and the people working to turn this vision into something lasting.
Matolo & Lavella Visionary Leadership Academy
Help Turn Purpose Into Action
There Are Several Ways
to Make an Impact.
Sponsor a child, contribute directly to a project, volunteer your time, or simply learn more about the Foundation and share the mission.
PIT Foundation