Foundations that fund recreation & sports (page 1 of 11)
646 funders of recreation & sports accept applications, and all of them are listed here, largest givers first.
Worked out from where their money actually went rather than from how they describe themselves. A foundation’s stated priorities are aspirational; its grant list is not, and the two differ more often than anyone admits.
Largest givers first
The Robert A Welch Foundation
Houston · $39M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
Orland Bethel Family Foundation
Port St Lucie · $28M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
The Thompson Family Foundation Inc
New York · $24M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation
Coraopolis · $18M given
Recreation & Sports, Youth Development
Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation Inc
Indianapolis · $16M given
Health Care, Recreation & Sports
Manning Family Foundation
Charlottesville · $14M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
The Assisi Foundation of Memphis Inc
Memphis · $11M given
Recreation & Sports, Human Services
Easton Sports Development Foundation II
Van Nuys · $11M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
The James Foundation Inc
Auburn · $8.9M given
Human Services, Education
Harvey E Najim Charitable
San Antonio · $8.8M given
Human Services, Education
Dr Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Tr
Dallas · $8.3M given
Education, Health Care
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Tucson · $8.0M given
Education, Science & Technology
Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation Trust
Jacksonville · $7.4M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
Russell Sage Foundation
New York · $7.3M given
Education, Social Science
J William & Mary Straker Charitable Fdn
Zanesville · $5.9M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
The Block Friedman Family Foundation
New York · $5.7M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private
Lafayette · $5.4M given
Education, Philanthropy & Grantmaking
Obici Healthcare Foundation Inc
Suffolk · $5.2M given
Human Services, Youth Development
LA84 Foundation
Los Angeles · $5.0M given
Human Services, Youth Development
The Willard TC Johnson Foundation Inc
New York · $4.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Silverback Educational Foundation for
Newtown Square · $3.7M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
The Riley Foundation
Meridian · $3.7M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Health Care
The Bernard Osher Foundation
San Francisco · $3.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Education
Ben B Cheney Foundation Inc
Tacoma · $3.4M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
Moss Foundation Inc
Fort Lauderdale · $3.4M given
Education, Human Services
McLaughlin Family Foundation
Oklahoma City · $3.4M given
Recreation & Sports, Education
Edmund F and Virginia B Ball
Muncie · $3.4M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Warren Family Foundation
Rancho Santa Fe · $3.2M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
Tyson Family Foundation Inc
Fayetteville · $3.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Community & Economic Development
Edward J Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation
St Louis · $3.0M given
Education, Medical Research
Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund
Chicago · $3.0M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus
New York · $2.9M given
Education, Science & Technology
Perry Foundation Inc
Charlottesville · $2.8M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
Armstrong McDonald Foundation
Tucson · $2.7M given
Recreation & Sports, Education
Great Pacific Foundation
· $2.7M given
International Affairs, Religion
Gipson Family Foundation
Raleigh · $2.7M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
Odell RS & HP Fund TUA-Main
Saint Louis · $2.6M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
The Hugh Kaul Foundation
Birmingham · $2.6M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Skyler Foundation
Cincinnati · $2.6M given
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Buhl Regional Health Foundation
Hermitage · $2.5M given
Education, Human Services
Mark Cuban Foundation
Dallas · $2.5M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Recreation & Sports
The Picerne Family Charitable Foundation
Phoenix · $2.5M given
Human Services, Education
The Hart Family Foundation Inc
Lagrange · $2.5M given
Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Education
Sullivan Foundation
West Hartford · $2.5M given
Education, Human Services
Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-Lori
Tacoma · $2.4M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
The Serra Foundation
Fenton · $2.4M given
Recreation & Sports, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Morel Family Foundation
Doylestown · $2.4M given
Animal Welfare, Health Care
CNX Foundation
Canonsburg · $2.3M given
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Recreation & Sports
Gaither Charitable Foundation Inc
Alexandria · $2.3M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
The Summerlee Foundation
Dallas · $2.3M given
Animal Welfare, Arts, Culture & Humanities
Pattee Foundation Inc
Monmouth · $2.3M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
Ba & Esther Greenheck Foundation
Wausau · $2.2M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Krieger Charitable Trust
Boston · $2.1M given
Recreation & Sports, Health Care
Mount Baker Foundation
Bellingham · $2.1M given
Education, Recreation & Sports
Anderson Childrens Foundation
Palm Springs · $2.0M given
Human Services, Youth Development
The Rich Foundation Inc
Atlanta · $2.0M given
Arts, Culture & Humanities, Human Services
Pella Rolscreen Foundation
Pella · $1.9M given
Education, Human Services
Honda USA Foundation
Torrance · $1.9M given
Human Services, Recreation & Sports
Fleming Family Foundation
Jacksonville · $1.8M given
Animal Welfare, Recreation & Sports
The Stitt Foundation Inc
Olean · $1.7M given
Recreation & Sports, Education
Narrowing 646 funders down to the ones that would fund your organization specifically, rather than your subject area, is what the funder search does.
Recreation & Sports funders by state
Most small foundations give almost entirely within one state, so this is usually the more useful cut of the two.
- Recreation & Sports grants in New York 58
- Recreation & Sports grants in Texas 57
- Recreation & Sports grants in California 45
- Recreation & Sports grants in Florida 42
- Recreation & Sports grants in Illinois 31
- Recreation & Sports grants in Pennsylvania 29
- Recreation & Sports grants in Massachusetts 26
- Recreation & Sports grants in Ohio 23
- Recreation & Sports grants in Indiana 18
- Recreation & Sports grants in Missouri 18
- Recreation & Sports grants in Wisconsin 18
- Recreation & Sports grants in Iowa 18
- Recreation & Sports grants in Minnesota 16
- Recreation & Sports grants in Georgia 15
- Recreation & Sports grants in Michigan 15
- Recreation & Sports grants in West Virginia 14
- Recreation & Sports grants in Kansas 14
- Recreation & Sports grants in North Carolina 12
- Recreation & Sports grants in Connecticut 12
- Recreation & Sports grants in Colorado 12
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