New Jersey · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in New Jersey

Imperigo has identified 206 funders that made 1,130 grants totaling $93.4M to 241 recreation & sports organizations in New Jersey, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in New Jersey

Total granted $93.4M
Funders 206
Grants 1,130
Organizations funded 241

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St Louis
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $900K · through 2024 · 50.6% of their giving
$6.0M
2. Community Foundation of New Jersey
50 grants to 23 organizations · largest $9.7M · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$21.0M
3. Childrens Cruise & Playground Society
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $374K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.6M
4. Nynj Super Bowl Host Company Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $118K · through 2023 · 30.7% of their giving
$198K
5. Jewish Federation of Atlantic and Cape May Counties
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2022 · 16.7% of their giving
$185K
6. Professional Golfers Association of of America - NJ Section
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $41K · through 2024 · 91.0% of their giving
$128K
7. Country Club of Detroit Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $125K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$125K
8. Howe Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 32.8% of their giving
$75K
9. Devils Youth Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $101K · through 2024 · 6.9% of their giving
$180K
10. GivenGain Foundation USA
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $284K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$825K
11. Gfyc Foundation Inc C/O Debra Bluman
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 14.8% of their giving
$55K
12. Ray of Sunshine Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2019 · 18.5% of their giving
$25K
13. Harlem Rbi Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2024 · 16.3% of their giving
$25K
14. Holly City Development Corporation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 8.0% of their giving
$45K
15. Atlantic County Bar Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2022 · 52.1% of their giving
$15K
16. New York Section American Camping Association Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 11.6% of their giving
$25K
17. Major League Baseball Charities Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$347K
18. 323 Sbs Fund Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2023 · 16.4% of their giving
$13K
19. Princeton Memorial Park Assoc Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019 · 50.0% of their giving
$10K
20. St Mary Advocates Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 13.3% of their giving
$15K
21. Turn 2 Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $55K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$100K
22. Provident Charities Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$26K
23. Jaws Youth Fund Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$32K
24. Renee Parker Monihan Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2023 · 4.7% of their giving
$20K
25. Hudson Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $94K · through 2024
$94K

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

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

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