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BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION

BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION (New Jersey) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,267,818 to it, the largest being THE FORD FOUNDATION ($800,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$937k
Funders on record
19
Grants received
$2.3M
Net assets
$4.2M
7/19 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 60%
01What it does

What Billie Jean King Foundation does

Mission

Billie Jean King Foundation's mission is to support the next generation of leaders by providing access to the transformative power of sports, education, and fostering activism for positive and inclusive change.Billie Jean King Foundation's purpose is to continue the lifelong pursuit of its founder billie jean king to level the playing field, by funding access to sports and education, and inspiring activism as a pathway to support the next generation of inclusive leaders.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Program

  1. Billie Jean King Foundation's programs are dedicated to creating an equitable future for all through the power of sport, education, and activism. As a grant-making non-profit, we partner with diverse organizations to create a more equitable and inclusive world where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.see schedule o for continuation of the program narrativesports: Billie Jean King Foundation recognizes sports not only as a means of physical activity and competition but also as a powerful pathway to personal growth, community engagement, and social change. We are committed to partnering with and supporting organizations and individuals who harness the unique benefits of sports to empower individuals, cultivate leadership skills, and foster inclusive communities.education: Billie Jean King Foundation is committed to advancing access for education, leadership development and ensuring that we support efforts to protect and preserve important histories. Through innovative programs, strategic partnerships, and grassroots initiatives, we support the potential of individuals and communities, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead with purpose and…

    $414,685 spentof which $290,000 as grants
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2024 Form 990. Program spending in total: $414,685.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($630k) Expenses 100 ($196k) Net assets 100 ($849k)2018 Revenue 315 ($2.0M) Expenses 380 ($747k) Net assets 245 ($2.1M)2019 Revenue 80 ($502k) Expenses 304 ($596k) Net assets 236 ($2.0M)2020 Revenue 127 ($799k) Expenses 442 ($868k) Net assets 239 ($2.0M)2021 Revenue 92 ($580k) Expenses 302 ($593k) Net assets 238 ($2.0M)2022 Revenue 165 ($1.0M) Expenses 229 ($450k) Net assets 292 ($2.5M)2023 Revenue 305 ($1.9M) Expenses 419 ($822k) Net assets 435 ($3.7M)2024 Revenue 149 ($937k) Expenses 301 ($591k) Net assets 490 ($4.2M)
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Revenue (149)Expenses (301)Net assets (490)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $882k to $2.1M (+140%).

$882k
$2.1M
$2.1M
$2.0M
$2.0M
$2.5M
$3.7M
$4.2M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

85% of BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$434k
’17
$1.2M
’18
−$94k
’19
−$69k
’20
−$13k
’21
$588k
’22
$1.1M
’23
$346k
’24
72
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Therese O'Higgins

Executive director

Board chair

Billie Jean King

Director, chair and founder

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed53344455
Joined·+0+0+1+0+0+1+0
No longer listed·2000000
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2023: the base narrowed from 4 funders to 2 funders, grant income fell $235k → $75k.

6 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 25% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 69%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

45% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION.

35%
largest funder
69%
top three
~5
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 43% · 2019 50% · 2020 79% · 2021 100% · 2022 73% · 2023 67% — growing more concentrated.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

0% of BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 37% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y+5y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside New Jersey, across 7 states in all.

WA
NY
NJ
NE
MO
GA
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’19
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’22
New Jersey out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $566k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin37% · top quartile
Months of reserve71.8mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)6% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

70% of spending goes to programs.

Program 70%Management 20%Fundraising 10%

Governance

2
board members
50%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

48%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NY

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Questions and answers

Who funds BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION?
BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION (New Jersey) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,267,818 to it, the largest being THE FORD FOUNDATION ($800,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $2,267,818 in grants to BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION?
THE FORD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $800,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like BILLIE JEAN KING FOUNDATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 19 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing