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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Louisiana, currently National Collegiate Athletic Association, Community Foundation of Acadiana, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.

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

$41M reached 70 recreation and sports organizations in Louisiana, from 135 funders. 25% came from funders also based in Louisiana.

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 · Louisiana · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Louisiana

Funding is concentrated: Sun Belt Conference alone draws 69% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Louisiana. One funder dominates the giving, National Collegiate Athletic Association, at 67% of the total.

$41M

granted

organizations

25%

from in-state

The short version

135 funders gave $41M to 70 recreation and sports organizations in Louisiana across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
25% of that came from funders also based in Louisiana; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Louisiana is National Collegiate Athletic Association, at $28M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Sun Belt Conference, at $28M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Louisiana

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

1National Collegiate Athletic Association$28M 2Community Foundation of Acadiana$3M 3The Greater New Orleans Foundation$2M 4Zemurray Foundation$1M 5Ochsner Clinic Foundation$1M 6James D Moncus Family Foundation$500k 7Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of$445k 8Methodist Health System Foundation Inc$425k 9Players Philanthropy Fund Inc$375k 10New Orleans Community Support Foundation$369k

Recreation and sports organizations in Louisiana that draw the most

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

Sun Belt Conference$28M Lafayette Central Park Inc$4M City Park Conservancy$3M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Louisiana

1
Start with the funders already active in Louisiana
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Louisiana are National Collegiate Athletic Association, Community Foundation of Acadiana, The Greater New Orleans 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
75% of recreation and sports money in Louisiana comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Louisiana.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Louisiana?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Louisiana, currently National Collegiate Athletic Association, Community Foundation of Acadiana, The Greater New Orleans Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Louisiana from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Louisiana?: National Collegiate Athletic Association gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Louisiana, $28M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Louisiana?: $41M reached 70 recreation and sports organizations in Louisiana, from 135 funders. 25% came from funders also based in Louisiana.
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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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

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State money flows

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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.