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

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

How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in New Jersey?

$85M reached 412 recreation and sports organizations in New Jersey, from 515 funders. 15% came from funders also based in New Jersey.

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 · New Jersey · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in New Jersey

Most of it comes from outside New Jersey: only 15% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funders are thin on the ground: 412 recreation and sports organizations share only 515 funders between them.

$85M

granted

412

organizations

15%

from in-state

The short version

515 funders gave $85M to 412 recreation and sports organizations in New Jersey across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
15% of that came from funders also based in New Jersey; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in New Jersey is National Collegiate Athletic Association, at $24M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Inc, at $24M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in New Jersey

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

1National Collegiate Athletic Association$24M 2Promedica Health System Inc$15M 3Community Foundation of New Jersey$5M 4Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable$3M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3M 6Chess Club and Scholastic Center$3M 7Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$2M 8National Philanthropic Trust$2M 9Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$2M 10American Online Giving Foundation Inc$1M

Recreation and sports organizations in New Jersey that draw the most

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

402 other recreation and sports organizations$25M

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Inc$24M United States Golf Association$17M United States Equestrian Team$4M National Winter Activity Center$4M

How to find recreation and sports funders in New Jersey

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Start with the funders already active in New Jersey
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in New Jersey are National Collegiate Athletic Association, Promedica Health System Inc, Community Foundation of New Jersey. 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
85% of recreation and sports money in New Jersey comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in New Jersey.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in New Jersey?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in New Jersey, currently National Collegiate Athletic Association, Promedica Health System Inc, Community Foundation of New Jersey. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into New Jersey from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in New Jersey?: National Collegiate Athletic Association gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in New Jersey, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in New Jersey?: $85M reached 412 recreation and sports organizations in New Jersey, from 515 funders. 15% came from funders also based in New Jersey.
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.