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National Recreation Foundation Incorporated Grants

Private foundation · EIN 13-6172514 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$5.1M
Grants reported
165
Typical grant
$20K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$2.8M

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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.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202575$2.4M
202490$2.7M

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.

The Aspen Instituteforum for Community Solutions

WASHINGTON, DC

$160KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

In support of youth outdoor recreation programs

Muddy Sneakers

BREVARD, NC

$117KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

In support of youth outdoor recreation programs

Grand Canyon Youth

FLAGSTAFF, AZ

$105KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

In support of youth outdoor recreation programs

Catalina Island Conservancy

LONG BEACH, CA

$101KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

In support of youth outdoor recreation programs

Muddy Sneakers

BREVARD, NC

$100KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

In support of youth outdoor recreation programs

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (165 reported in all).

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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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