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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Kansas, currently Special Olympics Inc, Rudd Foundation, Greater Salina Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.

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

$12M reached 123 recreation and sports organizations in Kansas, from 218 funders. 55% came from funders also based in Kansas.

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 · Kansas · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Kansas

$12M reached 123 recreation and sports organizations in Kansas, from 218 funders, with no single one dominating.

$12M

granted

123

organizations

55%

from in-state

The short version

218 funders gave $12M to 123 recreation and sports organizations in Kansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
55% of that came from funders also based in Kansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Kansas is Special Olympics Inc, at $1M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is League 42 Foundation, at $3M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Kansas

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

1Special Olympics Inc$1M 2Rudd Foundation$790k 3Greater Salina Community Foundation$684k 4Thomas S Watson Supporting Foundation$551k 5Chase Koch Foundation Inc$540k 6Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$493k 7American Online Giving Foundation Inc$462k 8Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace$417k 9Je and le Mabee Foundation Inc$400k 10The Sunderland Foundation$324k

Recreation and sports organizations in Kansas that draw the most

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

113 other recreation and sports organizations$4M

League 42 Foundation$3M Special Olympics Kansas Inc$2M Salina Tennis Alliance Inc$716k Mission Creek Camp & Retreat Center Inc$580k The Watson Youth Golf Foundation$561k Police Athletic League of Kcks$355k Camps for Kids$307k

How to find recreation and sports funders in Kansas

1
Start with the funders already active in Kansas
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Kansas are Special Olympics Inc, Rudd Foundation, Greater Salina Community 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
45% of recreation and sports money in Kansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Kansas?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Kansas, currently Special Olympics Inc, Rudd Foundation, Greater Salina Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Kansas?: Special Olympics Inc gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Kansas, $1M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Kansas?: $12M reached 123 recreation and sports organizations in Kansas, from 218 funders. 55% came from funders also based in Kansas.
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 camps

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Giving abroad

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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.