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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in California, currently Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Olympic and Paralympic. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into California from out of state.

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

$667M reached 1,733 recreation and sports organizations in California, from 1,942 funders. 56% came from funders also based in California.

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 · California · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in California

Funders are thin on the ground: 1,733 recreation and sports organizations share only 1,942 funders between them. One funder dominates the giving, Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, at 37% of the total.

$667M

granted

1,733

organizations

56%

from in-state

The short version

1,942 funders gave $667M to 1,733 recreation and sports organizations in California across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
56% of that came from funders also based in California; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in California is Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, at $247M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Pac-12 Conference, at $220M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in California

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

1Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association$247M 2National Collegiate Athletic Association$82M 3United States Olympic and Paralympic$36M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$22M 5American Online Giving Foundation Inc$22M 6Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$19M 7United States Tennis Association Incorporated$14M 8San Antonio Bowl Association$13M 9Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc$8M 10Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$6M

Recreation and sports organizations in California that draw the most

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

1,723 other recreation and sports organizations$222M

Pac-12 Conference$220M Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association$120M Los Angeles Organizing Committee for The$36M Lulu's Place Inc$15M

How to find recreation and sports funders in California

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Start with the funders already active in California
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in California are Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Olympic and Paralympic. 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
44% of recreation and sports money in California comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in California.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in California?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in California, currently Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, United States Olympic and Paralympic. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into California from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in California?: Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in California, $247M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in California?: $667M reached 1,733 recreation and sports organizations in California, from 1,942 funders. 56% came from funders also based in California.
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

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.