Funding · Alabama · Recreation and sports
Who funds recreation and sports in Alabama
Funding is concentrated: Southeastern Conference alone draws 78% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Alabama. Most of it comes from outside Alabama: only 5% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 440 funders gave $564M to 316 recreation and sports organizations in Alabama across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 5% of that came from funders also based in Alabama; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of recreation and sports in Alabama is National Collegiate Athletic Association, at $404M.
- The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Southeastern Conference, at $442M.
Largest funders of recreation and sports in Alabama
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports organizations in Alabama, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Recreation and sports organizations in Alabama that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find recreation and sports funders in Alabama
- 1Start with the funders already active in Alabama
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Alabama are National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sugar Bowl, Tampa Bay Bowl Association Inc. A funder already writing recreation and sports checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
95% of recreation and sports money in Alabama comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Alabama.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Alabama?
- Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Alabama, currently National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sugar Bowl, Tampa Bay Bowl Association Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Alabama from out of state.
- Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Alabama?
- National Collegiate Athletic Association gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Alabama, $404M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Alabama?
- $564M reached 316 recreation and sports organizations in Alabama, from 440 funders. 5% came from funders also based in Alabama.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.