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Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Louisiana

Imperigo has identified 86 funders that made 347 grants totaling $71.0M to 66 recreation & sports organizations in Louisiana, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2024.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Louisiana

Total granted $71.0M
Funders 86
Grants 347
Organizations funded 66

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Sugar Bowl
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $5.8M · through 2024 · 12.2% of their giving
$6.5M
2. National Collegiate Athletic Association
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $10.4M · through 2023 · 1.4% of their giving
$41.9M
3. Community Foundation of Acadiana
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $915K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$3.1M
4. AARP
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.8M · through 2023 · 1.3% of their giving
$5.7M
5. The Greater New Orleans Foundation
29 grants to 8 organizations · largest $668K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$2.3M
6. New Orleans Community Support Foundation
9 grants to 7 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 5.8% of their giving
$428K
7. United Way of Northeast Louisiana Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $68K · through 2024 · 5.2% of their giving
$375K
8. Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 28.9% of their giving
$80K
9. Forekids Foundations Inc DBA Zurich Classic of New Orleans
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$310K
10. Refuge Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 15.1% of their giving
$30K
11. Players Philanthropy Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $375K · through 2024
$375K
12. The Dallas Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $265K · through 2024
$578K
13. Northshore Community Foundation
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $54K · through 2024
$94K
14. Ipa Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022 · 1.4% of their giving
$50K
15. Baton Rouge Area Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $113K · through 2024
$243K
16. 610 Stompers Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2023 · 6.9% of their giving
$6K
17. Willis-Knighton Medical Center
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2020
$65K
18. Musicians Incorporated
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023 · 3.1% of their giving
$8K
19. United Way of Southeast Louisiana
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $46K · through 2024
$78K
20. Argent Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
21. Community Foundation of North Louisiana
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024
$74K
22. Ochsner Lsu Health System of North Louisiana
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024
$40K
23. Christian Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$225K
24. National Basketball Association Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$100K
25. Peyback Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020
$18K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports work in Louisiana, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 9 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in Louisiana

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering recreation & sports work, with an address in Louisiana. Grants are counted from the 2024 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable recreation & sports funding in Louisiana, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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