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Funder Directory›NATIONAL RECREATION FOUNDATION

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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136172514Est. 1965-03

NATIONAL RECREATION FOUNDATION

LAKE FOREST, IL 600451820

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Total Assets

$50.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$23K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$2K–$127K

Typical

Deadlines

—

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$125K

National recreation foundation hosted a series of virtual capacity-building workshops/trainings for grantees in 2023 on various subjects, including: building a theory of change, strategic planning fundamentals, evaluation practices & principles, succession planning, workplace culture & retention, and trauma training for youth development staff & volunteers working with indigenous youth. The foundation hosted several cohorts of facilitated peer leadership circles for grantees to support nonprofit leaders in building peer networks. Additionally, nrf provided program evaluation support to grantees through a relationship with university researchers specializing in outdoor recreation program evaluation. These workshops, trainings and coaching are offered at no cost to participants.

Focus Areas

Recreation & Sports

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.1M

Total Expenses

$3.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.9M

Distributable Amount

$2.3M

Min. Investment Return

$2.3M

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

87 grants

Min

Median

Max

$2K$15K$127K

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

328 grants

CHILDREN & NATURE NETWORK

$280K

1 grant

PARA LA NATURALEZA

$267K

2 grants

GIRL SCOUTS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES

$265K

4 grants

HARLEM GROWN INC

$255K

3 grants

YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE

$217K

3 grants

JUBILEE CONSORTIUM

$210K

3 grants

JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE FOUNDATION

$200K

2 grants

LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION USA

$200K

2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

328 grants

<$10K

grants

$10–50K

226

grants

$50–250K

grants

$250K–1M

grants

$1–5M—

$5M+—

Geographic Focus

39 states

California

$1.3M

14% of total

Illinois

$1.2M

12% of total

New York

$945K

10% of total

Colorado

$645K

7% of total

Ohio

$445K

5% of total

Minnesota

$435K

4% of total

Texas

$415K

4% of total

Maine

$411K

4% of total

Maryland

$381K

4% of total

Michigan

$370K

4% of total

+29 more states

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