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Sports & Recreation Grant Funders in Virginia

168 foundations with a documented sports & recreation focus have made grants to Virginia nonprofits in recent years, together directing $355.4M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 168 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

168
Sports & recreation funders
$355.4M
Given to Virginia nonprofits
858
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active sports & recreation funders in Virginia

#FunderBased inTotal Virginia givingGrantsLatest
1Virginia Student Aid Foundation IncVirginia$235.0M182024
2William & Mary Athletic EducationalVirginia$29.1M52024
3Vmi Keydet Club IncVirginia$24.6M82024
4William & Mary FoundationVirginia$15.1M82024
5Christchurch School FoundationVirginia$8.8M52023
6The Community Foundation IncVirginia$5.5M222020
7Quantitative FoundationPennsylvania$5.2M42024
8The Rimora FoundationVirginia$4.1M62024
9Vmi Alumni Agencies Board IncVirginia$2.8M52024
10The Harvest Foundation of the PiedmontVirginia$2.3M42019
11The Owens FoundationVirginia$1.7M62023
12Richard King Mellon FoundationPennsylvania$1.2M22022
13The Community Foundation of HarrisonburgVirginia$1.2M202024
14The James and Laura Rogers FoundationFlorida$1.0M22018
15National Basketball Players AssociationNew York$897K142024

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The funders above are the biggest sports & recreation funders in Virginia — not necessarily the right ones for you. Bespoke Grants ranks all 168 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 Virginia nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Virginia recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.