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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Missouri, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Lift for Life Academy Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.

Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Missouri?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Missouri, $77M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

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

$139M reached 188 recreation and sports organizations in Missouri, from 303 funders. 13% came from funders also based in Missouri.

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 · Missouri · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Missouri

Most of it comes from outside Missouri: only 13% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Gateway Arch Park Foundation alone draws 57% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Missouri.

$139M

granted

188

organizations

13%

from in-state

The short version

303 funders gave $139M to 188 recreation and sports organizations in Missouri across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
13% of that came from funders also based in Missouri; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Missouri is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $77M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Gateway Arch Park Foundation, at $79M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Missouri

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$77M 2National Collegiate Athletic Association$34M 3Lift for Life Academy Foundation Inc$4M 4United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$2M 5The Jsm Charitable Trust$2M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$2M 7The Blackbaud Giving Fund$1M 8Community Foundation of the Ozarks Inc$1M 9American Online Giving Foundation Inc$959k 10Chess Club and Scholastic Center$885k

Recreation and sports organizations in Missouri that draw the most

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

Gateway Arch Park Foundation$79M The Missouri Valley Conference$32M

Lift for Life Academy Inc$7M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Missouri

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Start with the funders already active in Missouri
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Missouri are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Lift for Life Academy Foundation 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
87% of recreation and sports money in Missouri comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Missouri.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Missouri?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Missouri, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Lift for Life Academy Foundation Inc. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Missouri from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Missouri?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Missouri, $77M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Missouri?: $139M reached 188 recreation and sports organizations in Missouri, from 303 funders. 13% came from funders also based in Missouri.
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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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.