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National Recreation Foundation Incorporated: 75 grants to organizations, $2.4 million (tax year ended December 2025)

National Recreation Foundation Incorporated, a private foundation in Lake Forest, IL, paid 75 grants to organizations totaling $2,422,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 6, 2026. The largest was $160,000 to The Aspen Instituteforum for Community Solutions in Washington, DC for in support of youth outdoor recreation programs.

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EIN
136172514
Based in
Lake Forest, IL
Assets
$56,431,148
Grants paid
$2,422,500
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2026, IRS object ID 202601269349101815. It reported $2,422,500 in grants paid; 75 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
The Aspen Instituteforum for Community SolutionsWashington, DCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$160,000apps.irs.gov
Catalina Island ConservancyLong Beach, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$101,000apps.irs.gov
Cheyenne River Youth ProjectEagle Butte, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$100,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Training CenterChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$100,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Momentum Bike ClubsGreenville, SCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$100,000apps.irs.gov
Muddy SneakersBrevard, NCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$100,000apps.irs.gov
YMCA of Greater SeattleSeattle, WAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$100,000apps.irs.gov
Ironwood Tree ExperienceTucson, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$97,000apps.irs.gov
Beyond the BallChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$75,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago VoyagersPalatine, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$75,000apps.irs.gov
Refugee Education & Adventure ChallengeOak Park, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$75,000apps.irs.gov
Grand Canyon YouthFlagstaff, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$70,000apps.irs.gov
GardeneersChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$60,000apps.irs.gov
Brushwood Center at Ryerson WoodsRiverwoods, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$50,000apps.irs.gov
Families in NatureAustin, TXIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$50,000apps.irs.gov
Sailmaine IncPortland, MEIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$49,000apps.irs.gov
Working BikesChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsInternational, foreign affairs and national security$37,500apps.irs.gov
Wilderness Youth ProjectSanta Barbara, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$31,000apps.irs.gov
Adventure CrewCincinnati, OHIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$30,000apps.irs.gov
Bronx Children's MuseumBronx, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen InstituteWashington, DCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Community Movement Builders (fiscal Sponsor for Earthseed Farm)Atlanta, GAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Cultivate CollectiveChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of the DPS Hub FarmDurham, NCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
Girls Incorporated of St LouisSt Louis, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Heritage ConservancyDoylestown, PAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Naples Botanical GardenPike Road, ALIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
West Atlanta Watershed AllianceAtlanta, GAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$30,000apps.irs.gov
West Point Association of GraduatesWest Point, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Black Kids AdventuresHuntsville, ALIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
Brothers On the RiseOakland, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$20,000apps.irs.gov
Brown Girls ClimbBrooklyn, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsCommunity improvement and capacity building$20,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Research Education Arts Technology & EnterpriseMilledgeville, GAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Dine' We CanIndian Wells, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$20,000apps.irs.gov
Laru Beya Collective IncArverne, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Loop NolaNew Orleans, LAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Museum of the RockiesBozeman, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Oaye Luta OkolakiciyeRapid City, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsMental health and crisis intervention$20,000apps.irs.gov
Outdoor Inclusion CoalitionPittsburgh, PAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$20,000apps.irs.gov
Sacred Storm Buffalowambli Ska Community Development SocietyRapid City, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
ShejumpsSalt Lake City, UTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Soul Trak OutdoorsWashington, DCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$20,000apps.irs.gov
Thunder Valley Community Development CorporationPorcupine, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsCommunity improvement and capacity building$20,000apps.irs.gov
Urban Adventure SquadWashington, DCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Wozu IncCannonball, NDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$20,000apps.irs.gov
Youth SeenBroomfield, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Excite All StarsNew Orleans, LAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$17,500apps.irs.gov
Arizona Trail AssociationTucson, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsPublic and societal benefit$15,000apps.irs.gov
Bridger Ski FoundationBozeman, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$15,000apps.irs.gov
Camp PhoenixOakland, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$15,000apps.irs.gov
Field Institute of TaosArroyo Seco, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Lower Brule Sioux TribeLower Brule, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Purgatoire Watershed PartnershipTrinidad, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$15,000apps.irs.gov
Vibe Tribe AdventuresAurora, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$15,000apps.irs.gov
Wilderness InquirySt Paul, MNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Zuni Youth Enrichment ProjectZuni, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$15,000apps.irs.gov
Dakota WichohanMorton, MNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$12,500apps.irs.gov
A Warm CurrentSeattle, WAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Common Groundnew Have Ecology ProjectNew Haven, CTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Nature ParksGainesville, FLIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Gallatin Gateway Youth GroupGallatin Gateway, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
Gulf Specimen Marine LaboratoriesPanacea, FLIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsScience and technology$10,000apps.irs.gov
LocalogyQuesta, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
Lookout Mountain ConservancyLookout Mountain, TNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Powerplay NycNew York, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$10,000apps.irs.gov
See You at the TopCleveland, OHIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
Sitka Trail WorksSitka, AKIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsPublic and societal benefit$10,000apps.irs.gov
Streetwaves CorporationDelray Beach, FLIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Semilla ProjectAlbuquerque, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Vamos Outdoor ProjectBellingham, WAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Wenatchee River InstituteLeavenworth, WAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$10,000apps.irs.gov
ForefrontChicago, ILGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$6,000apps.irs.gov
Backyard Basecamp IncBaltimore, MDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
Environmental Grantmakers Associationblue Sky Funders ForumNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Watersmith GuildCheswick, PAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$1,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202531289349102528. It reported $2,661,295 in grants paid; 90 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Muddy SneakersBrevard, NCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$116,950apps.irs.gov
Grand Canyon YouthFlagstaff, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$105,000apps.irs.gov
Beyond the BallChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$100,000apps.irs.gov
Detroit Horse PowerDetroit, MIIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$100,000apps.irs.gov
Refugee Education & Adventure ChallengeOak Park, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$100,000apps.irs.gov
The Aspen Instituteforum for Community SolutionsWashington, DCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$100,000apps.irs.gov
GardeneersChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$90,000apps.irs.gov
Detroit Hives IncDetroit, MIIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsPublic and societal benefit$88,000apps.irs.gov
Girl Scouts of Greater Los AngelesInglewood, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$80,000apps.irs.gov
Backyard Basecamp IncBaltimore, MDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Working BikesChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsInternational, foreign affairs and national security$50,000apps.irs.gov
Sailmaine IncPortland, MEIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$49,195apps.irs.gov
Walter Anderson Museum of ArtOcean Springs, MSIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$40,000apps.irs.gov
Ironwood Tree ExperienceTucson, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$35,000apps.irs.gov
Brothers On the RiseOakland, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$30,000apps.irs.gov
Camping and Education FoundationCincinnati, OHIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Catalina Island ConservancyLong Beach, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen InstituteWashington, DCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Cheyenne River Youth ProjectEagle Butte, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$30,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago VoyagersPalatine, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Chill FoundationBurlington, VTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Community Movement Builders (fiscal Sponsor for Earthseed Farm)Atlanta, GAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Connecticut Institute for CommunitiesDanbury, CTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsCommunity improvement and capacity building$30,000apps.irs.gov
Cultivate CollectiveChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
CultureseedWhite Salmon, WAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Diving With A PurposeNashville, TNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Early Connections Learning CenterColorado Springs, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Explore AustinAustin, TXIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
GTG OutdoorsWaco, TXIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$30,000apps.irs.gov
Heritage ConservancyDoylestown, PAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Laru Beya Collective IncArverne, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Outdoor OutreachSan Diego, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$30,000apps.irs.gov
Red Tail Scholarship FoundationPike Drive, ALIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
River NewePocatello, IDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
Shape Community CenterHouston, TXIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$30,000apps.irs.gov
Shred FoundationTroy, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
The Nuestra Tierra Conservation ProjectLas Cruces, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
The Watersmith GuildCheswick, PAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$30,000apps.irs.gov
Washtenaw Promise IncChelsea, MIIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
Wellfit GirlsNaples, FLIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
West Atlanta Watershed AllianceAtlanta, GAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$30,000apps.irs.gov
West Point Association of GraduatesWest Point, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Wild Earth Wilderness SchoolHigh Falls, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$30,000apps.irs.gov
Wilderness Youth ProjectSanta Barbara, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$30,000apps.irs.gov
Youth Enrichment ServicesBoston, MAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
YouthseenBroomfield, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$30,000apps.irs.gov
Kids in FocusPhoenix, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$25,000apps.irs.gov
Silver Spur Therapeutic Riding CenterCave Creek, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$25,000apps.irs.gov
Catamount InstituteColorado Springs, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$21,000apps.irs.gov
Conservation LegacyDurango, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$20,000apps.irs.gov
Duke University Marine LabBeaufort, NCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Elevate YouthBoston, MAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Homegrown LacrosseMinneapolis, MNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$20,000apps.irs.gov
Mountain DreamersFrisco, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsCivil rights, social action and advocacy$20,000apps.irs.gov
Springfield Rotary FoundationSpringfield, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$20,000apps.irs.gov
Urban Word NycNew York, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Wilderness InquirySt Paul, MNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$20,000apps.irs.gov
Bridger Ski FoundationBozeman, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$15,000apps.irs.gov
Brown Girls ClimbBrooklyn, NYIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsCommunity improvement and capacity building$15,000apps.irs.gov
Chicago Training CenterChicago, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$15,000apps.irs.gov
Compass Rose HarvestBastrop, TXIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Denver City LaxDenver, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsRecreation and sports$15,000apps.irs.gov
Diamond Willow Ministriestokata Youth CenterFort Thompson, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Excite All StarsNew Orleans, LAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Momentum Bike ClubsGreenville, SCIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$15,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert PeaksLas Cruces, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Lake County Community Foundation (fiscal Sponsor for Get Outdoors LeadvilleLeadville, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Purgatoire Watershed PartnershipTrinidad, COIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$15,000apps.irs.gov
The Center of Southwest CultureAlbuquergue, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$15,000apps.irs.gov
Yellow Bird Life WaysLame Deer, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$15,000apps.irs.gov
Zuni Youth Enrichment ProjectZuni, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$15,000apps.irs.gov
Courage RanchFloresville, TXIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Dakota WichohanMorton, MNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Earth Island Institute (fiscal Sponsor for Bay Area Wildnerness Training)Oakland, CAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Environmental Grantmakers Associationblue Sky Funders ForumNew York, NYGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Gallatin Gateway Youth GroupGallatin Gateway, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$10,000apps.irs.gov
Greening Youth FoundationAtlanta, GAIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Gulf Specimen Marine LaboratoriesPanacea, FLIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsScience and technology$10,000apps.irs.gov
La Semilla Food CenterAnthony, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsFood, agriculture and nutrition$10,000apps.irs.gov
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples IncInterior, SDIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Solar YouthNew Haven, CTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Semilla ProjectAlbuquerque, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Third Space Foundation (fiscal Sponsor for Okc Latina)Oklahoma City, OKIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
We've Got FriendsMontclair, NJIn support of youth outdoor recreation programs$10,000apps.irs.gov
Zia Youth Center IncRaton, NMIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Miles4mentorsSpicer, MNIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
The Heard MuseumPhoenix, AZIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$5,000apps.irs.gov
ForefrontChicago, ILGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$4,150apps.irs.gov
Elawa Farm FoundationLake Forest, ILIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
OnegreenthingBozeman, MTIn support of youth outdoor recreation programsEnvironment$1,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Illinois$948,650
Arizona$397,000
California$392,000
District of Columbia$360,000
New York$280,000
North Carolina$266,950
South Dakota$230,000
Michigan$218,000

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