Funding search · EIN 136172514 · Lake Forest, IL

National Recreation Foundation

Name: National Recreation Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

344
grants reported: $9.5M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

outdoor recreation youth access equitable

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Muddy Sneakers4 grants · $343,358
The Aspen Instituteforum for Community Solutions4 grants · $290,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles3 grants · $280,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle3 grants · $277,000
Grand Canyon Youth4 grants · $215,000
Catalina Island Conservancy4 grants · $191,000
Gardeneers4 grants · $180,000
Refugee Education & Adventure Challenge2 grants · $175,000
Beyond the Ball2 grants · $175,000
Sailmaine4 grants · $164,340

Giving over time

$2.4M

2022

$2.0M

2023

$2.7M

2024

$2.4M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 344 grants.

$160,000
The Aspen Instituteforum for Community Solutions · Washington, DC · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$127,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$116,950
Muddy Sneakers · Brevard, NC · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$105,000
Grand Canyon Youth · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$101,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Cheyenne River Youth Project · Eagle Butte, SD · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Chicago Training Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Friends of Momentum Bike Clubs · Greenville, SC · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Muddy Sneakers · Brevard, NC · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Beyond the Ball · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Detroit Horse Power · Detroit, MI · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Refugee Education & Adventure Challenge · Oak Park, IL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
The Aspen Instituteforum for Community Solutions · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Inglewood, CA · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$100,000
Environmental Law & Policy Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$100,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$100,000
Latino Outdoors · Oakland, CA · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$97,000
Ironwood Tree Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$96,408
Muddy Sneakers · Brevard, NC · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$92,000
Camping & Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$90,000
Gardeneers · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$88,000
Detroit Hives · Detroit, MI · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$80,000
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles · Inglewood, CA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$80,000
Harlem Grown · New York, NY · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$75,000
Beyond the Ball · Chicago, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$75,000
Chicago Voyagers · Palatine, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$75,000
Refugee Education & Adventure Challenge · Oak Park, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$75,000
Harlem Grown · New York, NY · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$70,000
Grand Canyon Youth · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$60,000
Gardeneers · Chicago, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$50,000
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods · Riverwoods, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$50,000
Families in Nature · Austin, TX · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$50,000
Backyard Basecamp · Baltimore, MD · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$50,000
Working Bikes · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$50,000
Young Masterminds Initiative · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$50,000
Brick City Rowing · Newark, NJ · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$50,000
Ymca of Greater Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$49,195
Sailmaine · Portland, ME · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$49,000
Sailmaine · Portland, ME · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$40,000
Walter Anderson Museum of Art · Ocean Springs, MS · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$40,000
Atabey Outdoors · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$40,000
Backyard Basecamp · Baltimore, MD · 2022
In support of outdoor recreation programs for youth
$37,500
Working Bikes · Chicago, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$36,145
Sailmaine · Portland, ME · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$35,000
Ironwood Tree Experience · Tucson, AZ · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$31,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Adventure Crew · Cincinnati, OH · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Bronx Children'S Museum · Bronx, NY · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Community Movement Builders (Fiscal Sponsor for Earthseed Farm) · Atlanta, GA · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Cultivate Collective · Chicago, IL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Friends of the Dps Hub Farm · Durham, NC · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Girls Incorporated of St Louis · St Louis, MT · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Heritage Conservancy · Doylestown, PA · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Naples Botanical Garden · Pike Road, AL · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2025
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Brothers On the Rise · Oakland, CA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Camping and Education Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Cheyenne River Youth Project · Eagle Butte, SD · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Chicago Voyagers · Palatine, IL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Chill Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Community Movement Builders (Fiscal Sponsor for Earthseed Farm) · Atlanta, GA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Connecticut Institute for Communities · Danbury, CT · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Cultivate Collective · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Cultureseed · White Salmon, WA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Diving With a Purpose · Nashville, TN · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Early Connections Learning Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Gtg Outdoors · Waco, TX · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Heritage Conservancy · Doylestown, PA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Laru Beya Collective · Arverne, NY · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Outdoor Outreach · San Diego, CA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Red Tail Scholarship Foundation · Pike Drive, AL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
River Newe · Pocatello, ID · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Shape Community Center · Houston, TX · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Shred Foundation · Troy, NY · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
The Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project · Las Cruces, NM · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
The Watersmith Guild · Cheswick, PA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Washtenaw Promise · Chelsea, MI · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Wellfit Girls · Naples, FL · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Wild Earth Wilderness School · High Falls, NY · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Wilderness Youth Project · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Youth Enrichment Services · Boston, MA · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Youthseen · Broomfield, CO · 2024
In support of youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods · Riverwoods, IL · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
City Kids Wilderness Project · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Detroit Horse Power · Detroit, MI · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Dine We Can · Indian Wells, AZ · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Flint River Watershed Coalition · Flint, MI · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Friends of Anacostia Park · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Gateway To the Great Outdoors · Chicago, IL · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Heritage Trails Partnership of the Mississippi Gulf Coast · Biloxi, MS · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs
$30,000
Khmer Community of Seattle King County · Seattle, WA · 2023
In support of equitable access to youth outdoor recreation programs

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