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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Ohio, currently The Chicago Community Trust, Stephen a Schwarzman Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.

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

$104M reached 583 recreation and sports organizations in Ohio, from 678 funders. 47% came from funders also based in Ohio.

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 · Ohio · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Ohio

Funders are thin on the ground: 583 recreation and sports organizations share only 678 funders between them.

$104M

granted

583

organizations

47%

from in-state

The short version

678 funders gave $104M to 583 recreation and sports organizations in Ohio across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
47% of that came from funders also based in Ohio; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Ohio is The Chicago Community Trust, at $20M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is Fugees Family Inc, at $24M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Ohio

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

1The Chicago Community Trust$20M 2Stephen a Schwarzman Foundation$6M 3Jewish Federation of Cincinnati$4M 4Columbus Foundation$4M 5Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$4M 6In His Steps Foundation$3M 7Seriousfun Children's Network$3M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3M 9Salem Community Foundation Inc$2M 10Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral$2M

Recreation and sports organizations in Ohio that draw the most

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

573 other recreation and sports organizations$42M

Fugees Family Inc$24M Flying Horse Farms$7M Jewish Community Center Of Cincinnati$4M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Ohio

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Start with the funders already active in Ohio
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Ohio are The Chicago Community Trust, Stephen a Schwarzman Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. 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
53% of recreation and sports money in Ohio comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Ohio.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Ohio?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Ohio, currently The Chicago Community Trust, Stephen a Schwarzman Foundation, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Ohio from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Ohio?: The Chicago Community Trust gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Ohio, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Ohio?: $104M reached 583 recreation and sports organizations in Ohio, from 678 funders. 47% came from funders also based in Ohio.
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 regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

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.