About Players Philanthropy Fund
To empower philanthropists and positively impact causes and communities in need globally, through sound, best-practiced-based philanthropic education, facilitation, and inspiration. As a 501(c)(3) public charity, PPF provides back-office administration through fiscal sponsorship, enabling projects to accept tax-deductible contributions and access compliance, bookkeeping, and operational support.
Focus Areas
Fiscal sponsorshipPhilanthropic educationGrant facilitation and complianceNonprofit back-office administration and bookkeepingNonprofit staffing / W-2 HR & payroll servicesCapacity building for philanthropic projects
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating/core supportorganizational sustainability
Topics
About Players Philanthropy Fund
Players Philanthropy Fund Inc’s giving is built around fiscal sponsorship and back-office support, with grants that often function as general support for nonprofit operations and project infrastructure. Its recent awards include large payments to Western Outreach Center Aka Cowboy Church of the Valley in Weslaco, Texas, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools in Miami, showing that the funder works across religious, education, and mission-driven nonprofit settings. The organization also appears as a recipient in its own grant list, reflecting its role as a fiscal sponsor and administrative platform as well as a grantmaker. Recent grant records show support for groups focused on school-based giving, journalism, churches, mission projects, and sports-related nonprofits. Prison Journalism Project Inc received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, while other recipients include DonorsChooseorg in New York, Far Ai Inc in San Diego, and Duke School in Durham. Across those awards, the common thread is unrestricted or general support tied to organizational purpose rather than narrow project underwriting. The foundation’s work is also described as providing compliance, bookkeeping, donor processing, and operational back-office services through fiscal sponsorship.
What Players Philanthropy Fund Funds
In education-related giving, Players Philanthropy Fund Inc awarded $1,708,800 to Miami-Dade County Public Schools for general support and $1,629,700 to DonorsChooseorg in New York for general support. It also gave $648,000 to Science for America in Cambridge and $481,612 to Duke School in Durham, both listed as general support. Religious and ministry organizations form another visible strand. Awards include $1,953,492 to Western Outreach Center Aka Cowboy Church of the Valley in Weslaco, $1,015,382 to Catch the Fire Dfw Ministries Dba Consumed Church in North Richland Hills, and $659,576 to Home Church Roswell in Roswell, all for general support. The foundation also supported mission and public-interest projects such as Prison Journalism Project Inc in Chicago, Far Ai Inc in San Diego, and International Missions Project Inc in Columbia, each receiving general-support grants.
How Players Philanthropy Fund Gives
The typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $20,000 median, and $40,260 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent list also includes much larger awards. The grant record spans 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several recipients recur across years, including Prison Journalism Project Inc and Winter Foundation Inc. Players Philanthropy Fund Inc operates as a public charity with fiscal sponsorship services, and the program notes say its invited grantmaking is by partnership and invitation rather than open solicitation. It also makes grants tied to fiscal sponsorship relationships and general support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$29.5M
Total Assets
$38.6M
Total Revenue
$73.2M
Total Expenses
$63.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
National46 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
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