Founded in 2022, the mission of Fanatics Foundation™, a 501(c)(3) organization, is to create positive and lasting change across the global communities in which we all live, work, and play, through a commitment of time and strategic philanthropic engagements.
Fanatics Charitable Foundation’s largest recent grant was $9,640,901 to Make a Wish America for general support, setting the tone for a portfolio that pairs large unrestricted gifts with event sponsorships and community-based support. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs organizations working in wish granting, criminal justice reform, youth development, health, disaster response, and hunger relief. It also supports public-facing events and partner-led fundraising, which appears alongside direct general support in the same period. The foundation gave three $3,000,000 grants in consecutive years to Criminal Justice Reform Foundation, Reform Alliance, and Criminal Justice Reform Alliance, showing repeated interest in criminal justice-related work. Other large grants include $960,113 to Edward Charles Fdn (rocket Foundation) and $700,000 to Shawn Carter Foundation, both in 2024. The pattern suggests a grantmaker comfortable making seven-figure commitments while also funding a wider set of nonprofits at lower levels. Its recent portfolio includes both national organizations and place-based groups, with recipients spanning major cities such as New York, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Boston.
Youth sports access is one named focus area, and the recent grants show the foundation also supports youth and family-serving nonprofits through multiple channels. For example, it gave $250,000 to Best Buddies for event sponsorship and $150,000 to Baby2baby for general support, both in 2024. Health and wellbeing appear in several grants. In 2025, the foundation gave $100,000 to Project Healthy Minds for general support and $100,000 to Weill Cornell Medicine for general support; it also gave another $100,000 to Weill Cornell Medicine in 2024. Community relief is another visible thread: Aid Coalition received $100,000 in 2025 for general support, while The Giving Back Fund (from the Depths) received $100,000 in 2025 for general support. These grants show a mix of nonprofit operating support and event-linked philanthropy.
Typical grant sizes cluster around six figures: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $30,851, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent record also includes several much larger awards, including multiple seven-figure grants. Fanatics Charitable Foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, not a DAF. The same organizations can appear in multiple years, including Make a Wish America, Criminal Justice Reform Foundation / Alliance, Baby2baby, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, LeBron James Foundation, and Weill Cornell Medicine, which points to repeat support rather than one-off only giving. Grant types in the recent list include general support and event sponsor awards.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $31K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$31K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent sample, with 148 grants going to U.S. organizations. New York is the top state by grant count, and the list includes repeated awards to recipients in New York City as well as state-level organizations elsewhere. Other recurring recipient locations include Phoenix, Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta. Florida appears in the recipient list too, but accounts for only 4% of grants, so the giving footprint is broader than the Jacksonville headquarters might suggest.
The recent grants show support for nonprofits and community-based organizations working in wish granting, criminal justice reform, youth sports access, health, disaster relief, hunger relief, social justice and equity, and sustainability. The foundation also funds event organizers and hosts through event sponsorships and partner-facing grants.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards with a meaningful upper tier: p25 is $20,000, the median is $30,851, and p75 is $100,000. The recent list also includes larger commitments, including multiple grants in the hundreds of thousands and several at $3,000,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Make a Wish America, Criminal Justice Reform Foundation / Alliance, Baby2baby, Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, LeBron James Foundation, and Weill Cornell Medicine. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than exclusively one-time gifts.
The recent grants include both general support and event sponsor awards. General support appears across many recipient types, while event sponsorship is used for organizations such as Best Buddies, Shawn Carter Foundation, Cactus Jack Foundation, The Ireland Funds, We the Best Foundation, and Robin Hood Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BABY2BABY | LA, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $215,811 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $163,688 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CACTUS JACK FOUNDATION | LA, CA | $160,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| MAKE A WISH AMERICA | PHOENIX, AZ | $148,060 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM | FOXBOROUGH, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEBRON JAMES FOUNDATION | AKRON, OH | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASPINALL FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSICARES | SANTA MONICA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GIVING BACK FUND (FROM THE DEPTHS) | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AID COALITION | BRYN MAWR, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEVIL'S ARENA ENTERTAINMENT | NEWARK, NJ | $85,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WE THE BEST FOUNDATION | LAKE SUCCESS, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| FOR THE PEOPLE FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $66,205 | 2025 | MATCH PROGRAM |
| TURN 2 FOUNDATION | INDEPENDENCE, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARCH OF DIMES | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| ALL RISE FOUNDATION | STOCKTON, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS FOUNDATION | FOXBOROUGH, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE | OAKTON, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHILLY YOUTH BASKETBALL (6TH MAN CENTER) | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| UJA FEDERATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| LA DODGERS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| NEIGHBORHOOD HEROES FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHOP - CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILLY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CARLTHROP SCHOOL | SANTA MONICA, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JAYSON TATUM FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $35,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| APOLLO THEATER | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IMPACT 13 FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EDWARD CHARLES FDN (GRANT WILLIAMS FAMILY FDN) | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 15 AND THE MAHOMIES FOUNDATION | LAS VEGAS, NV | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION | NEWARK, NJ | $32,330 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 42 ANALYTICS EDUCATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEW YORK YANKEES FOUNDATION | BRONX, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST VINCENT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| USC SHOAH FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LA SALLE ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP |
| THE CHASING M'S FOUNDATION | MCKEES ROCKS, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| MECOX BAY CONSERVANCY | WATERMILL, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PITCCH IN FOUNDATION | ALPINE, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATHLETE ALLY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEST BUDDIES | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSOR |
| BRIDGEHAMPTON CHILD CARE CENTER | BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
CACTUS JACK FOUNDATION
$160,000EVENT SPONSOR
GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASPINALL FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEVIL'S ARENA ENTERTAINMENT
$85,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WE THE BEST FOUNDATION
$75,000EVENT SPONSOR
TURN 2 FOUNDATION
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ALL RISE FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS FOUNDATION
$50,000EVENT SPONSOR
NEIGHBORHOOD HEROES FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JAYSON TATUM FOUNDATION
$35,000EVENT SPONSOR
IMPACT 13 FOUNDATION
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DEVILS YOUTH FOUNDATION
$32,330GENERAL SUPPORT
42 ANALYTICS EDUCATIONAL
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NEW YORK YANKEES FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
USC SHOAH FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LA SALLE ACADEMY
$25,000SPONSORSHIP
THE CHASING M'S FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MECOX BAY CONSERVANCY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PITCCH IN FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
