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Foundations that fund physical activity and exercise research

15 private foundations with a record of paying for physical activity and exercise, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.

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The Rapides Foundation → Cmap Express: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Hattie Daniels Day Care: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022David C Ai Charitable Trust → YMCA: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2025Prime Time Palm Beach County Inc → Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth Inc (Flipany): $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Emory U Rollins Sch of Pub Hlt: $719K across 1 grant, latest 2023Detroit Lions Charities → Playworks Education Energized: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022The California Endowment → Safe Routes to School National Partnership: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023Paso Del Norte Health Foundation → Arbol De Vida: $156K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Wellmark Foundation → Leon Chamber of Commerce: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Pallottine Foundation of Huntington → Lawrence County Health Dept: $64K across 2 grants, latest 2022Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for → Nezperce Jt School District #302: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2022Genyouth Incorporated → Socorro Ind School District: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2023Crossfit Foundation → Forging Youth Resilience: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Heart Association Inc → Native American Community Clinic: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Inc → Birth to Five: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Rapides Foundation → Rapides Parish School Board: $511K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → California U of San Diego Sch of Med: $290K across 1 grant, latest 2020Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Child Care Network-#331: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2022Detroit Lions Charities → Playworks: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Paso Del Norte Health Foundation → Ciudadanos Comprometidos Con La Paz Ac: $155K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Wellmark Foundation → City of Peosta: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023The California Endowment → Self-Care Lab Boxing and Fitness Club: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pallottine Foundation of Huntington → West Virginia State University Foundation Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2022Genyouth Incorporated → Douglas County School District: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2023Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for → City of Caldwell: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2022Crossfit Foundation → Sonoma Valley Usd: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Heart Association Inc → Native American Community Clinic: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Inc → Circle You Help Center: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Child Care Network-#324: $201K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Natalicio Serrano - North Carolina: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2024Paso Del Norte Health Foundation → Kelly Center for Hunger Relief: $119K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Wellmark Foundation → Mobridge Community Development Corporation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Detroit Lions Charities → Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2021The California Endowment → Anderson Valley Community Services District: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023Pallottine Foundation of Huntington → Lewis County Family Resource Network: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Rapides Foundation → Allen Parish School Board: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2022Genyouth Incorporated → Denver Public Schools: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Heart Association Inc → Ohio Health Foundation: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2022Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Inc → Communities in Schools of Wayne County: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Crossfit Foundation → Camden Frontier School: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for → Rotary District 5080 Charitable Fund: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Kidsworld Learning Center Inc: $167K across 2 grants, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Kiddie Kampus of Wilson Inc: $158K across 1 grant, latest 2021Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Kid City USA of Wilson: $133K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → John W Jones Elementary: $119K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Wellmark Foundation → Polk County Conservation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Wellmark Foundation → Nahant Marsh Education Center: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Wellmark Foundation → Willkie House Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023Paso Del Norte Health Foundation → Texas A&m University: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Kindercare Learning Center (Rainbow): $71K across 1 grant, latest 2022Paso Del Norte Health Foundation → New Mexico State University Foundation Inc: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2022Paso Del Norte Health Foundation → Border Partners: $67K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Abc Academy of Black Creek: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2022Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc → Hearne Elementary: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022The California Endowment → Mendocino Land Trust Incorporated: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Wellmark Foundation → Gayville-Volin School District: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wilson County Partnership for Children Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Wilson County Partnership for…$2.5MThe Rapides Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Rapides Foundation$2.1MDavid C Ai Charitable Trust: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.David C Ai Charitable Trust$1.2MThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$1.1MPrime Time Palm Beach County Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Prime Time Palm Beach County…$1.1MThe Wellmark Foundation: $650K on this topic. Open the funder.The Wellmark Foundation$650KPaso Del Norte Health Foundation: $649K on this topic. Open the funder.Paso Del Norte Health Foundat…$649KDetroit Lions Charities: $578K on this topic. Open the funder.Detroit Lions Charities$578KThe California Endowment: $375K on this topic. Open the funder.The California Endowment$375KPallottine Foundation of Huntington: $149K on this topic. Open the funder.Pallottine Foundation of Hunt…$149KGenyouth Incorporated: $109K on this topic. Open the funder.Genyouth Incorporated$109KBlue Cross of Idaho Foundation for: $72K on this topic. Open the funder.Blue Cross of Idaho Foundatio…$72KCrossfit Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.Crossfit Foundation$65KAmerican Heart Association Inc: $61K on this topic. Open the funder.American Heart Association Inc$61KReid Hospital & Health Care Services Inc: $43K on this topic. Open the funder.Reid Hospital & Health Care S…$43KCmap Express: received $1.6M on this topicCmap Express$1.6MHattie Daniels Day Care: received $1.3M on this topicHattie Daniels Day Care$1.3MYMCA: received $1.2M on this topicYMCA$1.2MFlorida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth Inc (Flipany): received $1.1M on this topicFlorida Introduces Physical Act…$1.1MEmory U Rollins Sch of Pub Hlt: received $719K on this topicEmory U Rollins Sch of Pub Hlt$719KRapides Parish School Board: received $511K on this topicRapides Parish School Board$511KPlayworks Education Energized: received $300K on this topicPlayworks Education Energized$300KCalifornia U of San Diego Sch of Med: received $290K on this topicCalifornia U of San Diego Sch o…$290KChild Care Network-#331: received $250K on this topicChild Care Network-#331$250KChild Care Network-#324: received $201K on this topicChild Care Network-#324$201KSafe Routes to School National Partnership: received $200K on this topicSafe Routes to School National…$200KPlayworks: received $200K on this topicPlayworks$200KKidsworld Learning Center Inc: received $167K on this topicKidsworld Learning Center Inc$167KKiddie Kampus of Wilson Inc: received $158K on this topicKiddie Kampus of Wilson Inc$158KArbol De Vida: received $156K on this topicArbol De Vida$156KCiudadanos Comprometidos Con La Paz Ac: received $155K on this topicCiudadanos Comprometidos Con La…$155KNatalicio Serrano - North Carolina: received $136K on this topicNatalicio Serrano - North Carol…$136KKid City USA of Wilson: received $133K on this topicKid City USA of Wilson$133KKelly Center for Hunger Relief: received $119K on this topicKelly Center for Hunger Relief$119KJohn W Jones Elementary: received $119K on this topicJohn W Jones Elementary$119KLeon Chamber of Commerce: received $100K on this topicLeon Chamber of Commerce$100KCity of Peosta: received $100K on this topicCity of Peosta$100KMobridge Community Development Corporation: received $100K on this topicMobridge Community Development…$100KPolk County Conservation: received $100K on this topicPolk County Conservation$100KNahant Marsh Education Center: received $100K on this topicNahant Marsh Education Center$100KWillkie House Inc: received $100K on this topicWillkie House Inc$100KTexas A&m University: received $84K on this topicTexas A&m University$84KDowntown Boxing Gym Youth Program: received $78K on this topicDowntown Boxing Gym Youth Progr…$78KSelf-Care Lab Boxing and Fitness Club: received $75K on this topicSelf-Care Lab Boxing and Fitnes…$75KKindercare Learning Center (Rainbow): received $71K on this topicKindercare Learning Center (Rai…$71KNew Mexico State University Foundation Inc: received $68K on this topicNew Mexico State University Fou…$68KBorder Partners: received $67K on this topicBorder Partners$67KAbc Academy of Black Creek: received $65K on this topicAbc Academy of Black Creek$65KLawrence County Health Dept: received $64K on this topicLawrence County Health Dept$64KHearne Elementary: received $60K on this topicHearne Elementary$60KWest Virginia State University Foundation Inc: received $50K on this topicWest Virginia State University…$50KAnderson Valley Community Services District: received $50K on this topicAnderson Valley Community Servi…$50KMendocino Land Trust Incorporated: received $50K on this topicMendocino Land Trust Incorporat…$50KGayville-Volin School District: received $50K on this topicGayville-Volin School District$50KNezperce Jt School District #302: received $45K on this topicNezperce Jt School District #302$45KSocorro Ind School District: received $42K on this topicSocorro Ind School District$42KDouglas County School District: received $41K on this topicDouglas County School District$41KForging Youth Resilience: received $35K on this topicForging Youth Resilience$35KLewis County Family Resource Network: received $35K on this topicLewis County Family Resource Ne…$35KAllen Parish School Board: received $31K on this topicAllen Parish School Board$31KDenver Public Schools: received $26K on this topicDenver Public Schools$26KNative American Community Clinic: received $25K on this topicNative American Community Clinic$25KCity of Caldwell: received $22K on this topicCity of Caldwell$22KSonoma Valley Usd: received $20K on this topicSonoma Valley Usd$20KNative American Community Clinic: received $20K on this topicNative American Community Clinic$20KOhio Health Foundation: received $17K on this topicOhio Health Foundation$17KBirth to Five: received $17K on this topicBirth to Five$17KCircle You Help Center: received $13K on this topicCircle You Help Center$13KCommunities in Schools of Wayne County: received $13K on this topicCommunities in Schools of Wayne…$13KCamden Frontier School: received $10K on this topicCamden Frontier School$10KRotary District 5080 Charitable Fund: received $5K on this topicRotary District 5080 Charitable…$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 20192025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.