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Who funds recreation and sports: 8,265 foundations in 54 states, $626.3 million in grants

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8,265 private foundations paid $626,340,917 to recreation and sports nonprofits in 54 states and territories, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026.

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8,265Foundations
$626,340,917Total granted

By state

The state is where the recipient is.

State	Foundations	Grants	Total
New York	1,329	2,550	$78,518,024
California	747	2,454	$25,612,352
Illinois	612	1,238	$95,787,065
Colorado	515	1,136	$22,816,704
Texas	513	1,565	$53,704,368
Massachusetts	423	1,030	$16,872,609
Pennsylvania	412	1,253	$16,256,610
Florida	384	1,103	$17,368,570
Georgia	310	717	$81,750,823
Ohio	294	968	$9,196,249
Michigan	279	898	$19,444,128
District of Columbia	243	320	$22,238,405
Wisconsin	239	909	$7,098,510
Virginia	238	729	$4,005,157
Minnesota	219	862	$7,169,428
Maryland	209	514	$6,302,869
Connecticut	193	458	$4,200,566
New Jersey	192	572	$3,168,991
Washington	182	825	$4,388,002
Montana	178	358	$10,733,200
North Carolina	166	539	$4,524,274
Indiana	165	573	$11,422,915
Vermont	160	270	$5,743,085
Maine	156	306	$2,749,444
Tennessee	152	389	$10,172,587
Oregon	143	527	$3,626,597
South Carolina	134	283	$1,785,842
Missouri	133	356	$4,495,331
Utah	129	254	$4,122,063
West Virginia	122	223	$3,028,731
Kentucky	115	311	$3,777,083
Arizona	115	425	$3,841,636
Rhode Island	108	191	$3,628,999
New Hampshire	106	247	$1,383,516
Idaho	105	228	$1,565,919
Iowa	90	355	$2,118,872
Alabama	83	201	$1,870,384
Oklahoma	76	188	$1,871,142
Kansas	73	190	$2,008,402
Nebraska	70	199	$16,877,976
Nevada	56	168	$1,118,178
Louisiana	54	134	$1,031,335
Wyoming	53	125	$18,515,885
Hawaii	44	138	$872,881
New Mexico	32	87	$2,113,073
Arkansas	32	90	$418,684
Alaska	32	176	$2,089,479
North Dakota	28	117	$668,036
South Dakota	20	93	$262,891
Mississippi	19	51	$626,778
Delaware	17	46	$1,272,018
Puerto Rico	3	4	$104,104
Guam	1	1	$47
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	4	$100

Largest funders

Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients across all states.

Foundation	Based in	Total	Source
Masters Tournament Foundation Inc	Augusta, GA	$62,519,503	apps.irs.gov
The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$21,222,307	apps.irs.gov
The McMurry Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$16,467,134	apps.irs.gov
The Rob Walton Foundation	Bentonviille, AR	$15,491,078	apps.irs.gov
The Philecology Foundation	Fort Worth, TX	$14,725,413	apps.irs.gov
Herbert J Lavigne Family Foundation	Omaha, NE	$12,500,000	apps.irs.gov
Paul Simons Foundation Inc	Stony Brook, NY	$11,250,000	apps.irs.gov
Pritzker Family Foundation	Chicago, IL	$10,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation	Detroit, MI	$9,715,650	apps.irs.gov
Scharbauer Foundation Inc	Midland, TX	$8,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The Benificus Foundation	San Carlos, CA	$8,078,312	apps.irs.gov
Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc	Chevy Chase, MD	$7,550,000	apps.irs.gov
Hevolution Foundation Us	Boston, MA	$6,935,190	apps.irs.gov
Eleven Eleven Foundation	Highland Park, IL	$6,600,000	apps.irs.gov
The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc	Knoxville, TN	$6,300,598	apps.irs.gov
Lilly Endowment Inc	Indianapolis, IN	$5,738,674	apps.irs.gov
Kinder Foundation	Houston, TX	$5,171,332	apps.irs.gov
Betty Wold Johnson Foundation	West Palm Beach, FL	$5,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Clark Charitable Foundation Inc Dba A James & Alice B Clark Foundation	Chevy Chase, MD	$4,900,000	apps.irs.gov
GHS Foundation	Houston, TX	$3,952,000	apps.irs.gov
M J Murdock Charitable Trust	Vancouver, WA	$3,646,500	apps.irs.gov
Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$3,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc	Wilmington, DE	$2,725,000	apps.irs.gov
The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$2,600,000	apps.irs.gov
Carson Family Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$2,575,000	apps.irs.gov
Moreno Family Foundation	Phoenix, AZ	$2,537,500	apps.irs.gov
James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc	Atlanta, GA	$2,525,000	apps.irs.gov
The Bromley Charitable Trust	Westwood, MA	$2,500,000	apps.irs.gov
The William Penn Foundation	Philadelphia, PA	$2,325,659	apps.irs.gov
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Princeton, NJ	$2,249,184	apps.irs.gov
Richard King Mellon Foundation	Ligonier, PA	$2,248,000	apps.irs.gov
Leon Levy Foundation	New York, NY	$2,215,000	apps.irs.gov
Tenacre Foundation	Princeton, NJ	$2,150,455	apps.irs.gov
The Sidney J Weinberg Jr Foundation	Albany, NY	$2,135,000	apps.irs.gov
Builders Vision Foundation	Chicago, IL	$2,094,250	apps.irs.gov
The Thompson Family Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$2,080,000	apps.irs.gov
Freedom Together Foundation	New York, NY	$2,050,000	apps.irs.gov
Barrie and Deedee Wigmore Foundation	New York, NY	$2,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Daniels Fund	Denver, CO	$1,839,994	apps.irs.gov
Fidelity Foundation	Boston, MA	$1,737,403	apps.irs.gov
Dte Energy Foundation	Detroit, MI	$1,735,000	apps.irs.gov
The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,705,000	apps.irs.gov
Samueli Foundation	Corona Del Mar, CA	$1,665,420	apps.irs.gov
Manton Foundation	New York, NY	$1,600,323	apps.irs.gov
Pinkerton Foundation	New York, NY	$1,580,000	apps.irs.gov
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	New York, NY	$1,533,453	apps.irs.gov
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc	Boston, MA	$1,530,000	apps.irs.gov
The Brown Foundation Inc	Houston, TX	$1,520,000	apps.irs.gov
Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation	Coraopolis, PA	$1,496,862	apps.irs.gov
Prime Foundation Inc	Lakeville, IN	$1,470,000	apps.irs.gov
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation	New York, NY	$1,444,993	apps.irs.gov
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc	Lakeland, FL	$1,410,570	apps.irs.gov
Islands Fund	Boise, ID	$1,400,000	apps.irs.gov
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust	New York, NY	$1,382,200	apps.irs.gov
WM Keck Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	$1,317,500	apps.irs.gov
Yawkey Foundation II	Westwood, MA	$1,310,000	apps.irs.gov
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation	Chicago, IL	$1,300,000	apps.irs.gov
The Sherwood Foundation	Omaha, NE	$1,255,000	apps.irs.gov
Southern Company Charitable Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$1,200,000	apps.irs.gov
The Allstate Foundation	Northbrook, IL	$1,195,520	apps.irs.gov
The Conrad Prebys Foundation	San Diego, CA	$1,181,000	apps.irs.gov
Walton Family Foundation Inc	Bentonville, AR	$1,179,033	apps.irs.gov
Houston Endowment Inc	Houston, TX	$1,175,000	apps.irs.gov
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc	New York, NY	$1,165,997	apps.irs.gov
Adam R Scripps Foundation	Ft Mitchell, KY	$1,160,000	apps.irs.gov
John S and James L Knight Foundation	Miami, FL	$1,155,967	apps.irs.gov
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,142,086	apps.irs.gov
Craig C Culver Family Foundation Inc	Green Lake, WI	$1,125,000	apps.irs.gov
Fuhrman Family Foundation	New York, NY	$1,114,500	apps.irs.gov
Beard Scholarship Fund	Pennington, NJ	$1,108,075	apps.irs.gov
Manitou Fund	White Bear Lake, MN	$1,095,000	apps.irs.gov
Amazonsmile Foundation	Seattle, WA	$1,092,235	apps.irs.gov
Sacks Family Foundation	Highland Park, IL	$1,077,500	apps.irs.gov
The Kresge Foundation	Troy, MI	$1,015,000	apps.irs.gov
Leducq Foundation for Cardiovascular Research	Houston, TX	$1,008,594	apps.irs.gov
The Rieschel Foundation	Bozeman, MT	$1,006,400	apps.irs.gov
Beal Foundation	Midland, TX	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Berry Charitable Foundation (f/k/a the Paiko Foundation)	Greensboro, NC	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Joyful Noise Charitable Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
P Kent Hawryluk Charitable Trust	Carmel, IN	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
The Future Wanxiang Foundation Inc	South Barrington, IL	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
J Christopher and Anne N Reyes Foundation	West Palm Beach, FL	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Dhanam Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Longwood Foundation Inc	Wilmington, DE	$1,000,000	apps.irs.gov
Pels Tzedek Tirdof Inc	Miami Beach, FL	$996,549	apps.irs.gov
The Frist Foundation	Nashville, TN	$990,000	apps.irs.gov
Cele H & William B Rubin Family Fund	Wellesley Hills, MA	$988,721	apps.irs.gov
David R Clare & Margaret C Clare FND	Parsippany, NJ	$970,330	apps.irs.gov
Legacy Foundation of Central Wisc	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	$938,992	apps.irs.gov
A Frederick Banfield Charitable Trust	Tucson, AZ	$905,000	apps.irs.gov
Hudson-Webber Foundation	Detroit, MI	$901,600	apps.irs.gov
The Elkins Foundation	Houston, TX	$900,000	apps.irs.gov
The Essex Avenue Foundation	Wilmington, DE	$880,000	apps.irs.gov
Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004	Chicago, IL	$850,000	apps.irs.gov
Connelly Foundation	West Conshohocken, PA	$845,000	apps.irs.gov
Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc	Midland, TX	$844,000	apps.irs.gov
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial	Chicago, IL	$840,000	apps.irs.gov
J Landis and Sharon Martin Family Foundation	Denver, CO	$835,000	apps.irs.gov
Chestnut Family Foundation	Atlanta, GA	$831,560	apps.irs.gov
The Marcus Foundation Inc	Atlanta, GA	$825,000	apps.irs.gov

Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.