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12 funders with a record of paying for “stadium”
Where the money went
University of Central FloridaOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $254,571 to UCF STADIUM CORPORATION — athletics stadium support
Largest: $7.1M to ONE ROOF STADIUM PARTNERSHIP FISCALLY SPONSORED BY SEATTLE CENTER FOUNDATIO — memorial stadium redevelopment
Chillicothe Educational FoundationChillicothe, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2025Largest: $741,788 to CHILLICOTHE R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT — to provide classroom materials and resources for an athletic stadium and elementary school for chillicothe schools.
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
7 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $81,071 to OGDEN PIONEER DAYS FOUNDATION — to assist with overage costs for the grand entrance sign, additional historical markers, landscaping, and new sidewalk upgrades to the ogden rodeo stadium improvement project
Largest: $50,000 to TRINITY COLLEGE — tansill muldoon stadium project
Largest: $225,000 to MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION — educational - stadium maintenance and replace lights at hunnicutt stadium
North Alabama Lions Athletic ClubFlorence, ALCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $550,000 · through 2025Largest: $217,500 to UNA FOUNDATION — stadium capital proj
Grand Junction Baseball CommitteeGrand Junction, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION - BOND — stadium improvements
Largest: $26,600 to DELPHOS STADIUM CLUB — facility upgrades
Largest: $20,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA WESTERN FOUNDATION — the experience one campaign - stadium pledge
The Campaign CorporationChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $654,449 · through 2024Largest: $247,705 to THE STADIUM CORPORATION — to fulfill exempt purpose
Largest: $1.1M to WEST POINT'S MICHIE STADIUM PRESERVATION — michie stadium preservation project
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →

