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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Florida, currently Gator Boosters Inc, Pga Tour Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Florida from out of state.

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

$319M reached 664 recreation and sports organizations in Florida, from 997 funders. 69% came from funders also based in Florida.

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 · Florida · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Florida

One funder dominates the giving, Gator Boosters Inc, at 34% of the total.

$319M

granted

664

organizations

69%

from in-state

The short version

997 funders gave $319M to 664 recreation and sports organizations in Florida across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
69% of that came from funders also based in Florida; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Florida is Gator Boosters Inc, at $108M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is University Athletic Association Inc, at $110M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Florida

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

1Gator Boosters Inc$108M 2Pga Tour Inc$21M 3Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$20M 4Florida State Golf Association Inc$12M 5Givewell Community Foundation Inc$11M 6Jaeb Center for Health Research$11M 7Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$8M 8Healthy Start Momcare Network Inc$7M 9The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$7M 10Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$6M

Recreation and sports organizations in Florida that draw the most

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

University Athletic Association Inc$110M

654 other recreation and sports organizations$76M

Pga Tour First Tee Foundation Inc$51M World Sports Inc$9M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Florida

1
Start with the funders already active in Florida
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Florida are Gator Boosters Inc, Pga Tour Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. 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
31% of recreation and sports money in Florida comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Florida.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Florida?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Florida, currently Gator Boosters Inc, Pga Tour Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Florida from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Florida?: Gator Boosters Inc gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Florida, $108M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Florida?: $319M reached 664 recreation and sports organizations in Florida, from 997 funders. 69% came from funders also based in Florida.
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.