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Funding · Vermont · Recreation and sports

Who funds recreation and sports in Vermont

Most of it comes from outside Vermont: only 21% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$25M
granted
111
organizations
21%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Vermont

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

Recreation and sports organizations in Vermont that draw the most

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

How to find recreation and sports funders in Vermont

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Vermont

    The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Vermont are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Islands Fund, The Vermont Community Foundation. A funder already writing recreation and sports checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 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. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    79% of recreation and sports money in Vermont comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Vermont.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Vermont?
Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Vermont, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Islands Fund, The Vermont Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Vermont?
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Vermont, $5M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Vermont?
$25M reached 111 recreation and sports organizations in Vermont, from 318 funders. 21% came from funders also based in Vermont.
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

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.