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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Maryland, currently The Aopa Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, 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 Maryland from out of state.

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

$272M reached 694 recreation and sports organizations in Maryland, from 1,374 funders. 28% came from funders also based in Maryland.

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 · Maryland · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Maryland

Most of it comes from outside Maryland: only 28% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$272M

granted

694

organizations

28%

from in-state

The short version

1,374 funders gave $272M to 694 recreation and sports organizations in Maryland across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
28% of that came from funders also based in Maryland; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Maryland is The Aopa Foundation Inc, at $24M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Kaboom Inc, at $76M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Maryland

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

1The Aopa Foundation Inc$24M 2National Philanthropic Trust$17M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$16M 4Carmax Foundation$13M 5The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002$10M 6Eat Learn Play Foundation$7M 7Nfl Foundation Inc$7M 8Special Olympics Inc$5M 9Turn 2 Foundation Inc$5M 10Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc$5M

Recreation and sports organizations in Maryland that draw the most

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

684 other recreation and sports organizations$85M

Kaboom Inc$76M Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association$25M University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$21M Parks and People Inc$9M Special Olympics Maryland Inc$8M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Maryland

1
Start with the funders already active in Maryland
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Maryland are The Aopa Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, 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
72% of recreation and sports money in Maryland comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Maryland.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Maryland?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Maryland, currently The Aopa Foundation Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, 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 Maryland from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Maryland?: The Aopa Foundation Inc gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Maryland, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Maryland?: $272M reached 694 recreation and sports organizations in Maryland, from 1,374 funders. 28% came from funders also based in Maryland.
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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.