How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Arizona?

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Arizona, currently Arizona Community Foundation, Special Olympics Inc, A Frederick Banfield Charitable Trust. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.

How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Arizona?

$29M reached 255 recreation and sports organizations in Arizona, from 321 funders. 47% came from funders also based in Arizona.

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.

Funding · Arizona · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Arizona

Funders are thin on the ground: 255 recreation and sports organizations share only 321 funders between them.

$29M

granted

255

organizations

47%

from in-state

The short version

321 funders gave $29M to 255 recreation and sports organizations in Arizona across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
47% of that came from funders also based in Arizona; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Arizona is Arizona Community Foundation, at $3M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Special Olympics Arizona Inc, at $5M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Arizona

The funders giving the most to recreation and sports organizations in Arizona, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Arizona Community Foundation$3M 2Special Olympics Inc$2M 3A Frederick Banfield Charitable Trust$1M 4American Online Giving Foundation Inc$961k 5United States Tennis Association Incorporated$886k 6The Marcus Foundation Inc$825k 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$801k 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$755k 9Players Philanthropy Fund Inc$750k 10The Thunderbirds$711k

Recreation and sports organizations in Arizona that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

245 other recreation and sports organizations$12M

Special Olympics Arizona Inc$5M 4g44 Esports Inc$2M Arizona Golf Community Foundation$2M Fiesta Events Inc$2M Arizona Golf and Life Skills Inc$2M Grand Canyon Youth Inc$1M World Players of Handball Foundation$1M Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches$942k

How to find recreation and sports funders in Arizona

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Start with the funders already active in Arizona
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Arizona are Arizona Community Foundation, Special Olympics Inc, A Frederick Banfield Charitable Trust. A funder already writing recreation and sports checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
53% of recreation and sports money in Arizona comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Arizona.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Arizona?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Arizona, currently Arizona Community Foundation, Special Olympics Inc, A Frederick Banfield Charitable Trust. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Arizona from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Arizona?: Arizona Community Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Arizona, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Arizona?: $29M reached 255 recreation and sports organizations in Arizona, from 321 funders. 47% came from funders also based in Arizona.
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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.