How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Washington, D.C., currently The Rob Walton Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.

How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Washington, D.C.?

$177M reached 69 recreation and sports organizations in Washington, D.C., from 673 funders. 2% came from funders also based in Washington, D.C..

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 · Washington, D.C. · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Washington, D.C.

Most of it comes from outside Washington, D.C.: only 2% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: African Parks Foundation of America alone draws 46% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Washington, D.C..

$177M

granted

organizations

from in-state

The short version

673 funders gave $177M to 69 recreation and sports organizations in Washington, D.C. across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
2% of that came from funders also based in Washington, D.C.; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Washington, D.C. is The Rob Walton Foundation, at $58M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is African Parks Foundation of America, at $82M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Washington, D.C.

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

1The Rob Walton Foundation$58M 2National Collegiate Athletic Association$38M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$12M 4National Philanthropic Trust$6M 5Lions Clubs International Foundation$6M 6Silicon Valley Community Foundation$3M 7The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc$3M 8Rosemoor Foundation Inc$2M 9Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$2M 10The Hometown Foundation Inc$2M

Recreation and sports organizations in Washington, D.C. that draw the most

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

African Parks Foundation of America$82M Atlantic 10 Conference$38M Special Olympics Inc$27M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Washington, D.C.

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Start with the funders already active in Washington, D.C.
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Washington, D.C. are The Rob Walton Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 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
98% of recreation and sports money in Washington, D.C. comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Washington, D.C..

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Washington, D.C.?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Washington, D.C., currently The Rob Walton Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Washington, D.C. from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Washington, D.C.?: The Rob Walton Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Washington, D.C., $58M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Washington, D.C.?: $177M reached 69 recreation and sports organizations in Washington, D.C., from 673 funders. 2% came from funders also based in Washington, D.C..
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.