Missouri · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Missouri

Imperigo has identified 181 funders that made 903 grants totaling $214.0M to 184 recreation & sports organizations in Missouri, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Missouri

Total granted $214.0M
Funders 181
Grants 903
Organizations funded 184

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $191K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$212K
27. Erin Andra Wilson Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 50.0% of their giving
$10K
28. Youthbridge Community Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024
$309K
29. Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$78K
30. Saint Charles Oktoberfest
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$26K
31. Northpoint Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2022 · 2.4% of their giving
$60K
32. Camp Nebagamon Scholarship Fund
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$32K
33. Edwardsville Tigers Ice Hockey Club
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2022 · 33.2% of their giving
$6K
34. Forward Jefferson City
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2022 · 14.3% of their giving
$9K
35. Forvis Mazars Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$90K
36. Boone Electric Community Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 2.6% of their giving
$34K
37. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
17 grants to 14 organizations · largest $323K · through 2024
$1.1M
38. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
27 grants to 19 organizations · largest $191K · through 2025
$1.3M
39. Camps for Kids
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$32K
40. Marilyn McGowan Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$12K
41. Cuivre River Electric Community Trust Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 5.9% of their giving
$9K
42. Grace Foundation of Destin Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 5.1% of their giving
$10K
43. Stlouis Lodge No5 Ioof
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2023 · 2.2% of their giving
$15K
44. Navy Youth Hockey Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$5K
45. Tournaments for Charity C/O John Jankovic
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024
$79K
46. The Kansas City Royals Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024
$34K
47. Webster Electric Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2023 · 1.8% of their giving
$8K
48. Tulsa Community Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $75K · through 2020
$305K
51. Topeka Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$50K
52. St Louis Community Foundation
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$55K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports work in Missouri, 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. 14 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.

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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 Missouri. 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 Missouri, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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