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Foundation for Global Sports Development

San Francisco, CA · EIN 95-4560243. Reported 167 grants totalling $6,363,427 to 88 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$6,363,427granted, 2021-2025
88recipients, as named on its returns
31%of grantees funded again the next year
$6,655,573assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Foundation for Global Sports Development did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
4 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
7 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
22 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
64 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
24 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
25 grants
$100,000 and Up
21 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
End Well FoundationHealdsburg, CA$750,000332023
International Tennis Federation (itf)London$662,500842024
Ittf FoundationLeipzig$600,000432024
Southern California Committee for Olympic Games (sccog)Santa Monica, CA$595,000742024
ChildhelpPhoenix, AZ$430,000652025
World Archery FederationLausanne$300,000332024
International Surfing AssociationCardiff, CA$240,000332024
Avalon Healing CenterDetroit, MI$210,000332023
The Healdsburg SchoolHealdsburg, CA$210,000222022
Decentralized Pictures Foundation IncLos Angeles, CA$200,000112025
Fair Play Americas IncChevy Chase, MD$101,000222024
Child USAPhiladelphia, PA$100,000212021
Promoting Awareness Victim EmpowermentChicago, IL$100,000112022
World Archery FederationLausanne, Ch-1007$100,000112025
Scopa Has a DreamHealdsburg, CA$96,000212021
Hearts and HorsesLoveland, CO$92,000832023
Na Kama KaiWaianae, HI$80,000622022
Healthcare FoundationHealdsburg, CA$79,950432024
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku FoundationHonolulu, HI$75,000532023
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$64,000322023
Healdsburg Parks FoundationHealdsburg, CA$60,000112022
Kids Play InternationalPark City, UT$60,000222022
Angel City SportsLos Angeles, CA$55,000632023
Arne Ljungqvist Anti-Doping FoundationJohanneshov$50,000112021
Challenged Athletes FoundationSan Diego, CA$50,000222022
The Army of SurvivorsOkemos, MI$50,000112021
Students Run LaTarzana, CA$44,000222022
KanaluKaneohe, HI$40,000222023
The Play Equity FundLos Angeles, CA$39,000332023
La Sports Council FoundationSanta Monica, CA$30,000332024
Luther Burbank Center for the ArtsSanta Rosa, CA$30,000322024
Team Prime TimeLos Angeles, CA$30,000222022
Trident Swim FoundationNew York, NY$30,000112021
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT$30,000112024
Friends of MalibuMalibu, CA$26,000112023
Row LaMarina Del Rey, CA$26,000222022
Career Technical Education (cte) FoundationSanta Rosa, CA$25,000112021
RebootLongmeadow, MA$25,000112024
Stand With USPasadena, CA$25,000112024
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$25,000112024
True West FilmHealdsburg, CA$25,000112024
Trustee of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$25,000112024
University of Minnesota FoundationMinneapolis, MN$25,000112024
Wallis Annenberg FoundationLos Angeles, CA$25,000112021
Culver City Education FoundationCulver City, CA$20,000222023
Heart of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$20,000212021
Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA$20,000112024
Lacer Afterschool ProgramsLos Angeles, CA$20,000222022
Scopa Has a Dream Dba Corazon HealdsburgHealdsburg, CA$20,000112022
Taking the ReinsLos Angeles, CA$20,000222022
World Curling FederationPerth, Scotland$17,559112022
Operation Jump StartLong Beach, CA$16,000222022
Economic Security ProjectNew York, NY$15,000112024
The LA84 FoundationLos Angeles, CA$15,000112022
World Curling FederationPerth$13,651112021
Abolish Child Trafficking IncKamas, UT$10,000112022
Alliance Medical CenterHealdsburg, CA$10,000112024
Assistance Dogs of HawaiiMakawao, HI$10,000112023
AvfilmCloverdale, CA$10,000112022
Disabled Sports Eastern SierraMammoth Lakes, CA$10,000112021
Elsie Allen High School FoundationSanta Rosa, CA$10,000112024
Heart of Los Angeles Youth IncLos Angeles, CA$10,000112022
Hoomaa FoundationWaianae, HI$10,000112022
Los Angeles Sports CouncilSanta Monica, CA$10,000112021
Northwest Film ForumSeattle, WA$10,000112023
Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MD$10,000112023
Redwood Empire Food BankSanta Rosa, CA$10,000112024
Street Soccer USASacramento, CA$10,000112024
The Lime FoundationSanta Rosa, CA$10,000112021
The Little ChapelParadise Valley, AZ$10,000222022
Thriving Not Surviving IncNew York, NY$10,000112021
UsicdStafford, VA$10,000222022
Visual Communications MediaLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Vote Mama FoundationAmityville, NY$10,000112024
The Pa'ia Youth & Cultural CenterPaia, HI$7,500112022
Climate Emergency FundBeverly Hills, CA$5,317112021
Malibu FoundationMalibu, CA$5,000112021
The Pad ProjectLos Angeles, CA$5,000112023
Water Is LifeEdmond, OK$5,000112021
Junior League of Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO$4,000112021
UCLA FoundationPasadena, CA$2,750222023
Children's Hospital LaLos Angeles, CA$2,500112021
Candlelighters for Children With CancerPortland, OR$1,000112023
The Als AssociationArlington, VA$1,000112021
Women's GuildBeverly Hills, CA$1,000112023
Special OlympicsWashington, DC$500112021
Bags of LoveSpringfield, OR$100112021
The Trevor ProjectWest Hollywood, CA$100112021

32 of 88 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

Plus 75 grants to individuals totalling $750,000 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 89 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
21 grants
Education
16 grants
Youth Development
9 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Environment
7 grants
International Affairs
5 grants
Recreation & Sports
5 grants
Mental Health
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202166$1,779,668$14,325
202246$1,937,509$15,000
202327$1,145,250$10,000
202425$1,101,000$25,000
20253$400,000$100,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Foundation for Global Sports Development has 5 of them, worth $430,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Childhelp IncPhoenix, AZ$100,000
Southern California Committee for Olympic Games (sccog)Santa Monica, CA$90,000
Southern California Committee for Olympic Games (sccog)Santa Monica, CA$85,000
International Surfing AssociationLa Jolla, CA$80,000
International Tennis Federation (itf)London$75,000

Where its money goes

64% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

California
$3.0M
Arizona
$440K
Michigan
$260K
Hawaii
$222K
Pennsylvania
$125K
Maryland
$111K
Illinois
$100K
Ch-1007
$100K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund37 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc32 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc25 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust19 shared recipientsCalifornia Community Foundation16 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program16 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Foundation for Global Sports Development's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 548 Market St Pmb 281904, San Francisco, CA, 94104. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 95-4560243 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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