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Sports & Recreation Grant Funders in Missouri
120 foundations with a documented sports & recreation focus have made grants to Missouri nonprofits in recent years, together directing $62.7M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 120 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
120
Sports & recreation funders
$62.7M
Given to Missouri nonprofits
682
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active sports & recreation funders in Missouri
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Missouri giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Foundation for the Benefit of | Missouri | $20.3M | 6 | 2024 |
| 2 | University of Central Missouri Foundation | Missouri | $8.9M | 4 | 2024 |
| 3 | Truman State University Foundation | Missouri | $8.3M | 7 | 2025 |
| 4 | Boniface Foundation | Missouri | $3.0M | 2 | 2023 |
| 5 | The Sunderland Foundation | Kansas | $2.8M | 2 | 2020 |
| 6 | Chillicothe Educational Foundation | Missouri | $2.6M | 6 | 2025 |
| 7 | St Louis Community Foundation Inc | Missouri | $2.2M | 14 | 2024 |
| 8 | Ohio Valley Conference | Tennessee | $1.9M | 11 | 2025 |
| 9 | Midway USA Foundation Inc | Missouri | $1.8M | 141 | 2024 |
| 10 | The Missouri Valley Conference | Missouri | $1.4M | 5 | 2023 |
| 11 | Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Missouri | $1.2M | 21 | 2019 |
| 12 | The Daniel G and Wanda K O'dell Family | Delaware | $886K | 7 | 2024 |
| 13 | Kirkwood School District Foundation | Missouri | $848K | 5 | 2025 |
| 14 | 4 States Youth Athletic Association | Missouri | $550K | 2 | 2025 |
| 15 | Bmh Inc | Idaho | $379K | 6 | 2024 |
This list is ranked by size. Yours should be ranked by fit.
The funders above are the biggest sports & recreation funders in Missouri — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 120 against your nonprofit's actual mission, service area, and budget, and shows you why each one matches. Free, no credit card.
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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented sports & recreation focus and that have funded Missouri nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Missouri recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.