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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Colorado, currently International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.

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

$2.7B reached 982 recreation and sports organizations in Colorado, from 2,551 funders. 34% came from funders also based in Colorado.

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 · Colorado · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Colorado

Funding is concentrated: United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee alone draws 62% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Colorado. One funder dominates the giving, International Olympic Committee, at 50% of the total.

$2.7B

granted

982

organizations

34%

from in-state

The short version

2,551 funders gave $2.7B to 982 recreation and sports organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
34% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Colorado is International Olympic Committee, at $1.4B.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, at $1.7B.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Colorado

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

1International Olympic Committee$1.4B 2United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee$277M 3United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$214M 4National Collegiate Athletic Association$91M 5USA Hockey Foundation$81M 6The United States Olympic and Paralympic Endowment$77M 7Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$40M 8United States Figure Skating Foundation$38M 9United States Tennis Association Incorporated$25M 10Colorado Gives Foundation$21M

Recreation and sports organizations in Colorado that draw the most

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

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee$1.7B

972 other recreation and sports organizations$508M

United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$159M USA Hockey Inc$95M Mountain West Conference$90M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Colorado

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Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Colorado are International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. 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
66% of recreation and sports money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Colorado?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Colorado, currently International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Colorado?: International Olympic Committee gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Colorado, $1.4B across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Colorado?: $2.7B reached 982 recreation and sports organizations in Colorado, from 2,551 funders. 34% came from funders also based in Colorado.
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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

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.