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USA Football Inc

Usa football's mission is to lead, strengthen and grow football for all.

$1.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
18
States reached
$104k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$227kHealth$130kEducation$114kYouth Development$52kArts & Culture$8k
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 23 grants below total $625,995, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,532,449 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $906,454 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $408k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $204k
$23,000
Median grant
18
States reached
$24M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
LOS ANGELES RAMS FOUNDATION$104,000
GREEN BAY PACKERS FOUNDATION$50,000
THE GIANTS FOUNDATION$50,000
GENE AND JERRY JONES FAMILY FOUNDATION$46,500
TENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATION$40,000
RAVENS FOUNDATION INC$30,000
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS FOUNDATION INC$30,000
BEARS CARE$30,000
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS FOUNDATION$25,000
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOUNDATION INC$24,000
DENVER BRONCOS FOUNDATION$23,550
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS FOUNDATION$23,000
STEELERS CHARITIES$20,000
SOUTH FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION INC$20,000
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS - FUND #0670$20,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 67% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%SAN FRANCISCO FORTY NINERS FOUNDATION: $15k → 8%RAVENS FOUNDATION INC: $30k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
IL
WI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
MO
MD
KS
NC
HI
LA
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

5%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$57k · 3 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +56% since the first grant, against +6% for those funded once.

3 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 22 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

3
41

Total granted

$57k
$473k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+56%
+6%

Still filing today

67%
34%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $606k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
Recreation & SportsPhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentReligionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • MX
    Malcolm X Shabazz High School
    2× · 2019–2021 · $20k
  • PO
    PALS OF OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $19k
  • YS
    YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $18k · revenue -5%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    one grant, 2018 · $130k
  • CC
    CHICAGO CONNECTED
    one grant, 2023 · $23k
  • SP
    ST PETERS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2022 · $17k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Watts Dolphins Youth Football
Recreation & Sports
2
South Walton Youth Football Association Inc
—
3
Young Athlete Foundation
Youth Development
4
Bexley Youth Football Organization
Recreation & Sports
5
Pontikes Family Foundation
Philanthropy
6
Heartland Youth Football League Inc
Recreation & Sports
7
Legends Football
—
8
Titans Youth Football and Cheer Association

To promote a positive sports environment for youth

Recreation & Sports
9
Mlb-Mlbpa Youth Development Foundation
Recreation & Sports
10
Richland Youth Football Association
Recreation & Sports
11
Victory Sports Foundation
—
12
John M Smith Youth Sports Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Indianapolis Colts Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Gene & Jerry Jones Family Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 67 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
21/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: $130,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONGREEN BAY PACKERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · OtherGREEN BAY PACKERS FOUNDATIONJacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc: $30,000 · OtherJacksonville Jaguars Foundation IncCHICAGO CONNECTED: $23,246 · OtherMalcolm X Shabazz High School: $20,000 · OtherPALS OF OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $19,044 · Other+31 more: $268,120 · Other+31 moreGENE & JERRY JONES FAMILY FOUNDATION: $46,500 · PhilanthropyGENE & JERRY JONES FAMILY…TENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · PhilanthropyTENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATI…BEARS CARE: $30,000 · PhilanthropyBEARS CARETHE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOUNDATION INC: $24,000 · PhilanthropyTHE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FO…Denver Broncos Foundation: $23,550 · PhilanthropyDenver Broncos FoundationTAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS FOUNDATION INC: $23,000 · PhilanthropyTAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS FOUN…STEELERS CHARITIES: $20,000 · PhilanthropySTEELERS CHARITIESFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS: $20,000 · PhilanthropyFOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLI…CLEVELAND BROWNS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyCLEVELAND BROWNS FOUNDATI…MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyMINNESOTA VIKINGS FOUNDAT…+1 more: $7,500 · PhilanthropyLos Angeles Rams Foundation: $104,000 · EducationLos Angeles …THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · EducationTHE WASHINGT…YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION: $18,398 · Recreation & SportsPALOS VERDES YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER INC: $10,671 · Recreation & SportsPOP WARNER LITTLE SCHOLARS INC: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsConnecticut Flag Football League Inc: $9,164 · Recreation & SportsLIHUE POP WARNER ASSOCIATION: $6,700 · Recreation & SportsSPRING BRANCH-MEMORIAL SPORTS ASSOC: $6,165 · Recreation & SportsKANSAS CITY FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING INC: $5,746 · Recreation & SportsDEFOREST AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE INC: $5,711 · Recreation & SportsSIMI VALLEY BULLDOGS FOOTBALL & CHEER: $5,500 · Recreation & SportsScorpions Elite: $5,500 · Recreation & SportsCROSSROADS TIGERS YOUTH ATHLETICS: $5,500 · Recreation & SportsTHE GIANTS FOUNDATION INC: $50,000 · ReligionRAVENS FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesSAN FRANCISCO FORTY NINERS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Human ServicesSOUTH FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF FORT WAYN: $7,270 · Youth DevelopmentLos Angeles Chargers Charities: $11,445 · Community Improvement
Other$540,410Philanthropy$264,550Education$129,000Recreation & Sports$89,055Religion$50,000Human Services$45,000Youth Development$27,270Community Improvement$11,445

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGREEN BAY PACKERS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 84% of budgetTHE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOUNDATION INC: $24,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetTAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS FOUNDATION INC: $23,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSTEELERS CHARITIES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPALS OF OF SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $19,044 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetYOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION: $18,398 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO FORTY NINERS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMINNESOTA VIKINGS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetLos Angeles Chargers Charities: $11,445 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPALOS VERDES YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEER INC: $10,671 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetPOP WARNER LITTLE SCHOLARS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetConnecticut Flag Football League Inc: $9,164 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetPOLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF FORT WAYN: $7,270 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetLIHUE POP WARNER ASSOCIATION: $6,700 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetSPRING BRANCH-MEMORIAL SPORTS ASSOC: $6,165 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHUNT FAMILY FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKANSAS CITY FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING INC: $5,746 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDEFOREST AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE INC: $5,711 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetOZARKS FOOTBALL LEAGUE INC: $5,605 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetSIMI VALLEY BULLDOGS FOOTBALL & CHEER: $5,500 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCROSSROADS TIGERS YOUTH ATHLETICS: $5,500 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetNORTH PORT POP WARNER FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION INC: $5,360 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetSOUTH DAKOTA JUNIOR FOOTBALL INC: $5,034 over 1y, 1.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Good Sports IncDick's Sporting Goods…Project Lead the Way …Project Lead the Way …For Inspiration and R…Southern Poverty Law …Round It Up America I…GenYOUTH IncorporatedShare Our StrengthMorgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…
Good Sports IncMA18.7× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Good Sports Inc · Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation · Project Lead the Way Inc · Project Lead the Way Inc · For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) · Southern Poverty Law Center Inc · Round It Up America Inc · GenYOUTH Incorporated · Share Our Strength · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization USA Football Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from USA Football Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 67 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 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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