National Recreation Foundation Incorporated Grants
Private foundation · Lake Forest, IL · EIN 13-6172514 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 · Invitation only: no unsolicited applications
National Recreation Foundation Incorporated is a private foundation based in Lake Forest, IL (EIN 13-6172514). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $5.1M paid in 165 grants, with a median grant of $20K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $56.4M. It reports that it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · nationalrecreationfoundation.org
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: NATIONAL RECREATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
Where National Recreation Foundation Incorporated gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Aspen Instituteforum for Community Solutions | Washington, DC | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | Tax year 20252025 | $160K |
| Muddy Sneakers | Brevard, NC | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | Tax year 20242024 | $117K |
| Grand Canyon Youth | Flagstaff, AZ | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | Tax year 20242024 | $105K |
| Catalina Island Conservancy | Long Beach, CA | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | Tax year 20252025 | $101K |
| Muddy Sneakers | Brevard, NC | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | Tax year 20252025 | $100K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (165 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from National Recreation Foundation Incorporated's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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