The National Football League (NFL) Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those touched by the game of football – from players at all levels to communities across the country. The NFL Foundation and its members, the 32 NFL clubs, support the health, safety and wellness of athletes, youth football, and the communities that support our game.
A defining feature of Nfl Foundation Inc. is its large-scale social justice and community portfolio, led by a 2024 Working Group Grant of $31,824,724 and a 2024 Player Coalition Grant of $13,639,167. Alongside those awards, the foundation supports football-related community infrastructure, health and safety, and youth development through the game. Its recent grants also show long-running support for field refurbishment, character education, and Salute to Service programs, with repeat awards to several national partners and club-linked initiatives. The foundation operates through the NFL Foundation and the 32 NFL clubs, and its grantmaking reaches both national organizations and local community partners. Recent awards include $6,900,000 to Local Initiatives Support Corporation for NFL grassroots field refurbishment grants and $5,431,404 to Bob Woodruff Grant for Salute to Service. Other large grants have gone to groups working in athlete health, youth programming, and community legacy, including Super Bowl-related efforts. The pattern points to a funder using a mix of competitive, program-specific, and matching grants to support football-centered community work at multiple levels.
Youth football and high-school programming are a recurring focus. In 2023, Nfl Foundation Inc gave $28,623,438 to USA Football in Chicago for USA Football, and in 2025 it gave $2,100,000 to Everfi Inc. for character education grants. The foundation also supports coach-focused recognition and school-based football activity through its club network. Health and safety is another clear theme. In 2024, it awarded $2,333,400 to the American Heart Association for the Impact Grant Program, and it also gave $1,170,131 to Uconn Foundation's Korey Stringer Institute in 2024. These grants align with CPR education, AED access, and athlete wellness priorities. Community legacy work appears in Super Bowl-linked giving as well. The foundation gave $1,500,000 in 2025 to Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee Charities Inc. for Super Bowl legacy grants, tying its grantmaking to host-city community benefit.
Typical grants are relatively small compared with the foundation’s largest awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $31,000. That distribution sits alongside a few very large program awards that drive the overall scale. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. Its grantmaking shows repetition across years: Local Initiatives Support Corporation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for field refurbishment grants, and several other partners receive more than one award over time. The structure is program-driven and often matching-based, with club-to-community leverage, capital support, and recognition grants. Most active programs do not accept unsolicited applications, while the Community Support line does.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $31K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$31K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in FL.
ALEXIA GALLAGHER
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Nfl Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 2,048 | $293.9M | 99.9% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1 |
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 1,724 grants in the United States, plus one each in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom. New York, NY appears among recipient locations, but only 8% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. The top giving state is Florida, indicating more activity there than in New York. Named recipient locations also include Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; Fort Myer, VA; Atlanta, GA; Jacksonville, FL; and Las Vegas, NV. Those places reflect a mix of national partners and market- or event-linked grants rather than a single-region pattern.
Its listed focus areas include youth football, health and wellness, community support, social justice, field refurbishment and capital projects, player and club grants, CPR and sudden cardiac arrest prevention, and character education or mental wellness. The recent grants list also shows support for Salute to Service and Super Bowl legacy work.
The typical grant distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $31,000 at the 75th percentile. That pattern sits alongside a smaller number of much larger program awards, including grants above $1 million and several multimillion-dollar social justice and infrastructure grants.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated awards across multiple years to organizations such as Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Everfi Inc., Isoi Team Inc., Gen Youth Foundation, and Uso. The active program list also includes ongoing matching and program-specific grant lines such as Club Matching Grants, Grassroots Field Grants, and Player Matching Grants.
The top state by grant count is Florida. Grants are otherwise national in scope, and the recipient distribution is almost entirely U.S.-based, with 1,724 grants in the United States and only one each in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.
Only the Community Support line is marked as accepting unsolicited applications. The other active programs listed, including Club Matching Grants, Grassroots Field Grants, Pro Bowl Community Grant, NFL YET Grant Program, CPR Grant Program, PLAY 60 Impact Grants, and Player Matching Grants, are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $175K |
0.1% |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | $7K | 0.1% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Nfl Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Current and former NFL players' nonprofit organizations that fund and implement programs or function as grant-making foundations.
Deadline: Varies by cycle; consult program page.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA FOOTBALL | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $45,514,566 | 2026 | General Support |
| NCPG | WASHINGTON, DC | $6,136,713 | 2026 | General Support |
| BOB WOODRUFF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Brooklyn, NY | $5,576,780 | 2026 | General Support |
| LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION | New York, NY | $3,450,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| EVERFI INC | Charleston, SC | $2,100,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,086,727 | 2026 | General Support |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $1,831,977 | 2026 | General Support |
| GEN YOUTH FOUNDATION | ROSEMONT, IL | $1,658,565 | 2026 | General Support |
| USO | FORT MYER, VA | $1,619,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| ENTERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | New Orleans, LA | $1,500,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| ISOI TEAM INC | PARKTON, MD | $1,126,128 | 2026 | General Support |
| WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $1,017,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,017,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| NFL PLAYER CARE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| CLEVELAND BROWNS FOUNDATION | BEREA, OH | $983,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $847,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| GAYLE AND TOM BENSON CHARITABLE FOUN | METAIRIE, LA | $605,150 | 2026 | General Support |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | Boston, MA | $550,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| LOS ANGELES CHARGERS CHARITIES | COSTA MESA, CA | $536,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| UJIMA | Washington, DC | $486,995 | 2026 | General Support |
| SOUTH FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | $451,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| RAIDERS FOUNDATION NV | HENDERSON, NV | $416,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOUNDATION | EAGAN, MN | $416,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| ARTHUR M BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $414,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| LOS ANGELES RAMS FOUNDATION | Agoura Hills, CA | $401,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| EAGLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $377,075 | 2026 | General Support |
| CARDINALS CHARITIES | TEMPE, AZ | $361,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $359,775 | 2026 | General Support |
| GENE AND JERRY JONES FAMILY CHARITIES | FRISCO, TX | $339,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM FOUNDATION | Arlington, TX | $318,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| NEW YORK JETS FOUNDATION | FLORHAM PARK, NJ | $298,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $297,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| TENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATION | Nashville, TN | $297,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| RGC | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $293,875 | 2026 | General Support |
| HOUSTON TEXANS FOUNDATION | Houston, TX | $286,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| DENVER BRONCOS CHARITIES | ENGLEWOOD, CO | $281,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| BUFFALO BILLS FOUNDATION INC | ORCHARD PARK, NY | $278,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS FOUNDATION INC | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $277,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $275,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOUNDATION INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $269,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| BEARS CARE | LAKE FOREST, IL | $266,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| HUNT FAMILY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $265,220 | 2026 | General Support |
| ARMSTEAD ACADEMIC PROJECT (AAP) | SACRAMENTO, CA | $256,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| WASHINGTON COMMANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | ASHBURN, VA | $255,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS CHARITIES | TAMPA, FL | $251,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| THE CLEVELAND AVENUE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION GROUP | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| TARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION | WACO, TX | $250,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| THE GIANTS FOUNDATION | EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ | $246,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| RAVENS ALL COMMUNITY TEAM FOUNDATION | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $242,000 | 2026 | General Support |
USA FOOTBALL
$45,514,566General Support
NCPG
$6,136,713General Support
EVERFI INC
$2,100,000General Support
General Support
ENTERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,500,000General Support
ISOI TEAM INC
$1,126,128General Support
NFL PLAYER CARE FOUNDATION
$1,000,000General Support
GAYLE AND TOM BENSON CHARITABLE FOUN
$605,150General Support
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$550,000General Support
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS CHARITIES
$536,000General Support
UJIMA
$486,995General Support
SOUTH FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION
$451,000General Support
MINNESOTA VIKINGS FOUNDATION
$416,000General Support
ARTHUR M BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION
$414,000General Support
CARDINALS CHARITIES
$361,000General Support
GENE AND JERRY JONES FAMILY CHARITIES
$339,000General Support
NEW YORK JETS FOUNDATION
$298,000General Support
TENNESSEE TITANS FOUNDATION
$297,000General Support
RGC
$293,875General Support
HOUSTON TEXANS FOUNDATION
$286,000General Support
DENVER BRONCOS CHARITIES
$281,000General Support
BUFFALO BILLS FOUNDATION INC
$278,000General Support
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS FOUNDATION INC
$277,500General Support
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS
$275,000General Support
HUNT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$265,220General Support
ARMSTEAD ACADEMIC PROJECT (AAP)
$256,500General Support
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$255,000General Support
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS CHARITIES
$251,000General Support
TARGET ALS FOUNDATION INC
$250,000General Support
AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
$250,000General Support
THE GIANTS FOUNDATION
$246,000General Support
RAVENS ALL COMMUNITY TEAM FOUNDATION
$242,000General Support