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12 funders with a record of paying for “volleyball”
Where the money went
Largest: $120,000 to UNR Foundation — unr scholarships for women's other sports (excluding basketball, volleyball & soccer)
East Coast VolleyballYork, PACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL — matching gift for scu volleyball's day of giving and donation for the volleyball foreign tour
Bps FoundationLas Vegas, NVCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $789,607 · through 2024Largest: $355,895 to 5430 FOUNDATION — provided grants to over 70 football, basketball and volleyball student-athletes to work with local charities such as community food bank, childrens hospital, colorado foundation, e…
Largest: $10,000 to AZ ECLIPSE VOLLEYBALL CLUB — 10th year anniversary grants
USA Volleyball FoundationColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $544,230 · through 2024Largest: $183,000 to USA VOLLEYBALL — to provide support for various programs to develop the sport of volleyball.
Largest: $20,000 to SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL ASB — to support girls volleyball, girls basketball, girls softball & funding for athletic trainer supplies
Largest: $5,000 to TSUNAMI VOLLEYBALL INC — program/operating support
Largest: $22,222 to University of Hawaii Foundation — mens volleyball support
Volleyball Newport BeachNewport Beach, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $62,500 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to GOLDEN SANDS VOLLEYBALL FOUNDATION INC — support youth volleyball
Largest: $2,500 to CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL BOOSTERS — to provide support to the girl's volleyball program.
Largest: $49,592 to COMMUNITY — volleyball tournament/clubs, hanaside news, limu festival, holiday program, hana arts program support, hana canoe club support, kahana garden repairs, r&m for papapala hoomau, merr…
United States Olympic and ParalympicColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to USA VOLLEYBALL — olympic/paralympic support
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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 →