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Sports & Recreation Grant Funders in Pennsylvania

230 foundations with a documented sports & recreation focus have made grants to Pennsylvania nonprofits in recent years, together directing $130.5M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 230 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

230
Sports & recreation funders
$130.5M
Given to Pennsylvania nonprofits
1,636
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active sports & recreation funders in Pennsylvania

#FunderBased inTotal Pennsylvania givingGrantsLatest
1American Athletic ConferenceTexas$36.3M62023
2Big East Conference IncNew York$33.5M62023
3Richard King Mellon FoundationPennsylvania$4.5M192024
4Northeast ConferenceNew Jersey$4.2M122025
5West Chester UniversityPennsylvania$4.0M62025
6Urban Affairs CoalitionPennsylvania$3.7M22024
7The Pittsburgh FoundationPennsylvania$3.6M952024
8Community Giving FoundationPennsylvania$2.7M1062024
9United Way of Berks County IncPennsylvania$2.6M72024
10The Heinz EndowmentsPennsylvania$2.1M42024
11John E Morgan Foundation IncNew York$1.8M42024
12Campbell Educational and CommunityPennsylvania$1.7M62024
13Midway USA Foundation IncMissouri$1.3M1062024
14The William Penn FoundationPennsylvania$1.3M92024

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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 Pennsylvania nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Pennsylvania recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.