Rhode Island · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Recreation & Sports in Rhode Island

Imperigo has identified 89 funders that made 568 grants totaling $33.0M to 42 recreation & sports organizations in Rhode Island, with a median grant of $12K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Recreation & Sports Funding in Rhode Island

Total granted $33.0M
Funders 89
Grants 568
Organizations funded 42

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Shoppinggives Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2022
$8K
27. Navigant Credit Union
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2020
$5K
28. Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020
$25K
29. Jewish Communal Fund
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023
$200K
30. Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
31. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024
$114K
32. Community Foundation of New Jersey
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $22K · through 2020
$48K
33. Orange County Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $41K · through 2024
$41K
34. Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2019
$8K
35. Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2019
$10K
36. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2021
$53K
37. Essex County Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019
$10K
38. Charities Aid Foundation America
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$46K
39. Communities Foundation of Texas Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2024
$26K
40. Mile High United Way Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
41. The Greater New Orleans Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
42. Players Philanthropy Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $5K · through 2020
$5K
43. The New York Community Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$24K
44. Greater Washington Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020
$10K
45. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$40K
46. East Bay Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019
$10K
47. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022
$10K
48. Impactassetsinc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024
$10K
49. The Chicago Community Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2020
$20K
50. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2022
$7K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to recreation & sports work in Rhode Island, 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. 11 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 Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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