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Under Armour Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
26
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
65%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$330,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 27
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 65% of the organizations Under Armour Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $119k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Youth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsEducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving26$1.8M65%
FY202423$1.2M65%
FY202322$1.1M68%
FY202210$991k50%
FY202117$1.6M47%
FY202018$1.7M39%
FY20199$1.2M33%
FY201827$1.1M78%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$6.1MFood & Nutrition$1.0MYouth Development$1.0MSocial Science$798kRecreation & Sports$685kHuman Services$647kPublic Safety & Disaster$300kInternational$223kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IN
PA
CA
MO
VA
MD
NC
DC
AL
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 74 grantees
All grantees of Under Armour Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fund for Educational Excellence Inc$1,717,96693%
The Aspen Institute Inc$795,00050%
Athlife Foundation Inc$635,000439%
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore$625,00056%
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc$462,50011%
Bon Secours Baltimore Community Works Inc$250,00015%
Impact Fitness Foundation Inc$250,0001n/a
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc$235,00011%
Positive Coaching Alliance$200,00012%
Heart of America Foundation$180,00024%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach$165,00014%
Portland Fire and Rescue$161,5511n/a
St Francis Neighborhood Center$125,00015%
Nationswell$110,0002n/a
Good Sports Inc$100,00011%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maryland Inc$100,0001n/a
Don'T Ever Give Up Inc$76,00020%
Soccer Without Borders$70,00041%
Mount Saint Mary's University Inc$65,00030%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$50,00010%
Dent Education Inc$50,000211%
Points of Light Foundation$50,00010%
Imentor Inc$50,00010%
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation$47,50031%
Baltimore Corps Inc$35,00020%
The V Foundation$25,00010%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$25,00010%
Associated Black Charities Inc$25,00010%
Fight for Children Inc$25,0001n/a
United States Capitol Historical Society$20,00011%
Rainbow Labs Mentoring Inc$20,00022%
Holistic Life Foundation Inc$15,00011%
Learning Undefeated Inc$15,00011%
Nova Institute for Health Inc$15,0001n/a
Baltimore Squashwise Inc$15,00011%
The First Tee of Greater Baltimore Inc$15,00013%
Meals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc$15,00020%
1012 Sports Inc$15,0001n/a
WOMAN Inc$12,50012%
Code in the Schools Inc$12,50011%
Fusion Partnership Inc$12,50010%
Fair Chance$10,00010%
Peaceplayers International$10,00010%
Bay Area Disc Association$10,00011%
The Natasha Watley Foundation$10,00015%
Baltimore Design School Inc$10,00010%
Safe Alternative Foundation for Education Inc$10,0001n/a
Strong City Baltimore Inc$10,00010%
Maryland Philanthropy Network$9,64311%
Baltimore Urban Baseball Association Inc$7,50022%
Baltimores Promise Inc$7,49812%
Loyola University Maryland Inc$5,00010%
National Interscholastic Cycling Association$5,00010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Inc$5,00010%
San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club$5,00011%
Advance Through Athletics$5,000127%
Girls Basketball Worldwide Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Mowa Band of Choctaw Indian Commission$5,00010%
BASH Bikers Against Statewide Hunger$5,00011%
Saraland Soccer Academy$5,00014%
The United Way of Central Maryland Inc$5,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$4,00010%
Homeless Persons Representation Project Inc$3,00010%
Students Helping Honduras Inc Dba One Thousand Schools$2,50010%
Lake Michigan Junior Golf Association$2,50010%
Lcc International Fund Inc$2,50010%
Athletes Serving Athletes$2,50010%
Joy Baltimore Corp$2,5001n/a
Crazy Horse School$2,50010%
Bel Air Recreation Committee$2,50010%
Charity Bounce$2,5001n/a
Beloved Community Services Corporation$2,0001n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc$2,00010%
The Odyssey School Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.0M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Under Armour Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 62 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFund for Educational Excellence Inc: $1,717,966 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $795,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAthlife Foundation Inc: $635,000 over 4y, 39% of budgetThe Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore: $625,000 over 5y, 6.5% of budgetUniversity of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc: $462,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBon Secours Baltimore Community Works Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetCal Ripken Sr Foundation Inc: $235,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPositive Coaching Alliance: $200,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetHeart of America Foundation: $180,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach: $165,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSt Francis Neighborhood Center: $125,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetGood Sports Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDon'T Ever Give Up Inc: $76,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSoccer Without Borders: $70,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetMount Saint Mary's University Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDent Education Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetPoints of Light Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetImentor Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHarlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation: $47,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetBaltimore Corps Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe V Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAssociated Black Charities Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnited States Capitol Historical Society: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetRainbow Labs Mentoring Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetHolistic Life Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLearning Undefeated Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBaltimore Squashwise Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe First Tee of Greater Baltimore Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Central Marylandinc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWOMAN Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetCode in the Schools Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFusion Partnership Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFair Chance: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPeaceplayers International: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBay Area Disc Association: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Natasha Watley Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetBaltimore Design School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetStrong City Baltimore Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaryland Philanthropy Network: $9,643 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBaltimore Urban Baseball Association Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBaltimores Promise Inc: $7,498 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLoyola University Maryland Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Interscholastic Cycling Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Bay Area Curling Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAdvance Through Athletics: $5,000 over 1y, 27% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD39× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The Abell Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Fund for Educational Excellence Inc · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · Annie E Casey Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Foundation · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · Brown Advisory Charitable Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Family League of Baltimore City Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Under Armour Foundation Inc

How much does Under Armour Foundation Inc give?
Under Armour Foundation Inc reported 26 grants totaling $1,822,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 27 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Under Armour Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (50%), Food & Nutrition (8%), Youth Development (8%).
Who are Under Armour Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Fund for Educational Excellence Inc ($1.7M), The Aspen Institute Inc ($795k), Athlife Foundation Inc ($635k).
Does Under Armour Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 65% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Under Armour Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Under Armour Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Baltimore Community Foundation Inc, The Abell Foundation Inc, The United Way of Central Maryland Inc.
Where is Under Armour Foundation Inc based?
Under Armour Foundation Inc is based in MD.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 106 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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