What does Gator Bowl Sports Inc primarily fund?

Its recent grantmaking centers on student athletics, with multi-million-dollar awards to the Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference, and Big Ten Conference for support student athletics. The foundation also runs charitable programs tied to youth sports access, scholarships, and school fundraising.

Does Gator Bowl Sports Inc accept unsolicited applications?

Some programs do and some do not. The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Fundraising Program and the Award of Excellence Scholarship accept unsolicited participation, while Send A Child to the Game is organized through local partnerships rather than open solicitation.

What is the typical grant size?

The grant-size distribution is large: p25 is $1,570,652, median is $2,081,192, and p75 is $2,434,558. Recent awards cluster around conference-level student athletics support rather than small project grants.

Where do most of its grants go?

By recipient count, North Carolina is the top state, reflecting repeated grants to the Atlantic Coast Conference in Greensboro. Other recent recipients include organizations in Birmingham, AL, and Rosemont, IL, while none of the provided grants went to Florida recipients.

Gator Bowl Sports

Name: Gator Bowl Sports — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveRecreation & Sports

Jacksonville, FLWebsite9047981700

About Gator Bowl Sports

Provide Northeast Florida with high-quality college athletics and related activities to maximize positive impact on the region's economy, national image and community pride; and, through Gator Bowl Charities, support development of First Coast youth and the adults that empower them via memorable sports experiences focused on education, leadership and service.

Focus Areas

college athletics eventsyouth experiencesscholarshipseducationcommunity engagementfundraising programsmilitary ticket program

Who They Fund

student-athletesschool-aged students

Funding Style

direct serviceprogram support

About Gator Bowl Sports

Gator Bowl Sports Inc’s largest recent grants are seven-figure awards to collegiate athletic conferences, with the Atlantic Coast Conference in Greensboro and the Southeastern Conference in Birmingham both receiving multi-million-dollar support for student athletics. That pattern matches the organization’s stated mission: to provide Northeast Florida with high-quality college athletics and related activities while using Gator Bowl Charities to support youth development through sports experiences centered on education, leadership, and service. The recent grants show a clear emphasis on student athletics rather than individual projects, with repeated support flowing to conference-level institutions over multiple years. In addition to the ACC and SEC, the Big Ten Conference in Rosemont appears in the recent-grants list, reinforcing that the foundation’s grantmaking is tied to college sports infrastructure and event-based athletics support. Beyond the conference awards, the foundation also operates named charitable programs. Gator Bowl Charities runs Send A Child to the Game, which provides transportation, a pre-game meal, a commemorative T-shirt, and a ticket to specified sporting events, including the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Its Award of Excellence Scholarship supports graduating senior student-athletes from Northeast Florida or Southeast Georgia.

What Gator Bowl Sports Funds

Student athletics is the core of the grant portfolio. Gator Bowl Sports Inc gave $2,740,858 to the Atlantic Coast Conference for support student athletics, followed by $2,502,278 to the Southeastern Conference for the same purpose. A second ACC grant of $2,231,397 in 2025 shows that the foundation uses large awards to sustain college sports institutions over time. The foundation also supports community-facing youth access through Gator Bowl Charities. The Send A Child to the Game program gives youth from local organizations transportation, a pre-game meal, a commemorative T-shirt, and a ticket to selected sporting events. In education and leadership, the Award of Excellence Scholarship provides $2,500 to graduating senior student-athletes from Northeast Florida or Southeast Georgia for use at an accredited college or university. A separate fundraising program extends support to schools and organizations by allowing them to sell discounted TaxSlayer Gator Bowl tickets and retain $15 per $25 ticket sold.

How Gator Bowl Sports Gives

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$4.5M

Total Assets

$12.1M

Total Revenue

$7.9M

Total Expenses

$8.2M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $1.6M and $2.4M, with a median of $2.1M.

25th Percentile

$1.6M

Median

$2.1M

75th Percentile

$2.4M

Geographic Reach

Regional3 states funded

About 0% of grants go to recipients in NC.

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

WILLIAM G MCGARITY

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE	BIRMINGHAM, AL	$2,607,069	2026	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE	GREENSBORO, NC	$1,918,673	2026	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE	BIRMINGHAM, AL	$2,502,278	2025	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE	GREENSBORO, NC	$2,231,397	2025	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE	GREENSBORO, NC	$2,740,858	2024	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE	BIRMINGHAM, AL	$1,450,540	2024	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE	GREENSBORO, NC	$1,930,987	2023	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
BIG TEN CONFERENCE	ROSEMONT, IL	$717,737	2023	SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS

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