Maine · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Maine

Imperigo has identified 123 funders that made 798 grants totaling $32.6M to 120 recreation & sports organizations in Maine, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Maine

Total granted $32.6M
Funders 123
Grants 798
Organizations funded 120

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
52. United Way Worldwide
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2020
$25K
53. Impactassetsinc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$60K
54. Nra Foundation Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $7K · through 2020
$12K
55. Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019
$10K
57. Essex County Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2019
$11K
58. Columbus Jewish Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2021
$10K
59. Greater Houston Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2024
$30K
60. Rochester Area Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
61. Greater Washington Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
62. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $27K · through 2019
$37K
65. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
68. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
69. Boston Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$15K
70. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020
$10K
73. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2019
$25K
75. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
187 grants to 55 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024
$11.5M
76. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$2.4M
77. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
89 grants to 31 organizations · largest $420K · through 2024
$3.0M
78. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
49 grants to 35 organizations · largest $180K · through 2024
$1.4M
79. Johnson Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022
$75K
80. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
37 grants to 15 organizations · largest $53K · through 2024
$479K
81. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
30 grants to 16 organizations · largest $103K · through 2024
$549K
82. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
11 grants to 8 organizations · largest $85K · through 2024
$200K
83. The Independent Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$25K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports work in Maine, 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. 13 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 Maine

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 Maine. Grants are counted from the 2025 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 Maine, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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