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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Georgia, currently Servant Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, 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 Georgia from out of state.

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

$107M reached 318 recreation and sports organizations in Georgia, from 708 funders. 53% came from funders also based in Georgia.

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 · Georgia · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Georgia

$107M reached 318 recreation and sports organizations in Georgia, from 708 funders, with no single one dominating.

$107M

granted

318

organizations

53%

from in-state

The short version

708 funders gave $107M to 318 recreation and sports organizations in Georgia across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
53% of that came from funders also based in Georgia; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Georgia is Servant Foundation, at $12M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Biglife International Inc, at $24M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Georgia

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

1Servant Foundation$12M 2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$8M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$7M 4Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc$5M 5American Junior Golf Association Inc$3M 6The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation$3M 7THDF II Inc DBA$3M 8James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc$3M 9Joseph B Whitehead Foundation$3M 10The Community Foundation for Greater$2M

Recreation and sports organizations in Georgia that draw the most

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

308 other recreation and sports organizations$33M

Biglife International Inc$24M Camp Twin Lakes Inc$13M Path Foundation Inc$8M Park Pride Inc$7M American Junior Golf Association Inc$5M Chastain Horse Park Ltd$5M Agape Community Center$3M Northside Youth Organization Inc$3M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Georgia

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Start with the funders already active in Georgia
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Georgia are Servant Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, 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
47% of recreation and sports money in Georgia comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Georgia.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Georgia?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Georgia, currently Servant Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, 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 Georgia from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Georgia?: Servant Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Georgia, $12M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Georgia?: $107M reached 318 recreation and sports organizations in Georgia, from 708 funders. 53% came from funders also based in Georgia.
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.