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

Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Oklahoma, currently Servant Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, River Parks Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oklahoma from out of state.

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

$47M reached 95 recreation and sports organizations in Oklahoma, from 157 funders. 36% came from funders also based in Oklahoma.

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 · Oklahoma · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Oklahoma

One funder dominates the giving, Servant Foundation, at 48% of the total. Funding is concentrated: The Eagle Sky Foundation Inc alone draws 48% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Oklahoma.

$47M

granted

organizations

36%

from in-state

The short version

157 funders gave $47M to 95 recreation and sports organizations in Oklahoma across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
36% of that came from funders also based in Oklahoma; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of recreation and sports in Oklahoma is Servant Foundation, at $23M.
The recreation and sports organization drawing the most is The Eagle Sky Foundation Inc, at $23M.

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Oklahoma

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

1Servant Foundation$23M 2Tulsa Community Foundation$6M 3River Parks Foundation$4M 4American Online Giving Foundation Inc$2M 5McLaughlin Family Foundation$1M 6Special Olympics Inc$1M 7Beta Theta Pi Foundation$803k 8Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc$734k 9Jerome Westheimer Family Foundation$667k 10Teammates for Kids Foundation$541k

Recreation and sports organizations in Oklahoma that draw the most

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

The Eagle Sky Foundation Inc$23M River Parks Authority$10M

85 other recreation and sports organizations$5M

Fields & Futures Foundation$3M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Oklahoma

1
Start with the funders already active in Oklahoma
The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Oklahoma are Servant Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, River Parks 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
64% of recreation and sports money in Oklahoma comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Oklahoma.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Oklahoma?: Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Oklahoma, currently Servant Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, River Parks Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Oklahoma from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Oklahoma?: Servant Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Oklahoma, $23M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Oklahoma?: $47M reached 95 recreation and sports organizations in Oklahoma, from 157 funders. 36% came from funders also based in Oklahoma.
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.