The NYAC Athlete's Fund concentrates on supporting athlete-centered programs and sports infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on youth and inner‑city athletics in the New York area. They repeatedly fund nonprofit sports organizations, training facilities, and athlete welfare/health causes (including medical and cancer charities), suggesting a blend of competitive sport development and community access priorities. Grants tend to support program delivery and facility or capacity needs rather than broad general operating endowments.
Moderately concentrated: a small portfolio of mid‑sized grants with several repeat recipients. Funding is program- and capacity-oriented, focused on local/New York athlete organizations and a handful of health-related charities rather than widely distributed small grants.
A three-year run of $25,000 general-support grants to Ac Rugby Foundation is the clearest marker of Nyac Athlete's Fund Inc's grantmaking. That repeated award sits alongside a smaller set of $10,000 and $6,000 grants to New York sports and athlete-support organizations, showing a funder that backs a limited group of local nonprofits over time rather than spreading dollars widely. The pattern points to support for athlete-centered programming, training infrastructure, and related community services. General support appears consistently in the recent record, including grants to Swim Strong Foundation and The Armory Foundation. The fund also reaches beyond pure sport delivery to organizations tied to athlete welfare and family support, such as Ronald McDonald House of NY and The V Foundation for Cancer. Across the file, the giving profile is local and concentrated in New York, with a strong preference for recipients that are part of the city’s sports and youth-athletics ecosystem. Leadership is listed under Christopher Cassell.
Youth and inner-city sports outreach is a visible theme. Nyac Athlete's Fund Inc gave $10,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025 to Wendy Hilliard Foundation for general support, and $6,000 in 2024 and $6,000 in 2025 to Inner City Handball for general support. The fund also supports athlete training and competition infrastructure. In 2023, it awarded $10,000 to The Armory Foundation for general support, and it gave $10,000 to Swim Strong Foundation in 2023 for general support. A third strand is athlete and family welfare. The recent record includes $10,000 to Ronald McDonald House of NY in 2023 and again in 2025, plus $7,500 to The V Foundation for Cancer in 2025, both as general support.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a small set of sizes: p25 is $7,500, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That indicates a grant program built around fixed-dollar awards rather than a wide range of amounts. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Ac Rugby Foundation, Wendy Hilliard Foundation, Ronald McDonald House of NY, Jim Couch Foundation, and Robert Rodenkirchen Foundation Inc. Grants are generally listed as general support. The foundation is organized as a corporate funder with assets of $3,046,739 and annual grants of $196,500.
$197K
$3M
$301K
$197K
Most grants fall between $8K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 88% of grants go to recipients in NY.
CHRISTOPHER CASSELL
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Notable grantees: AC Rugby Foundation, Wendy Hilliard Foundation, Armory Foundation, Ronald McDonald House of NY, Inner City Handball
Giving is highly concentrated in New York. Of the recent grants shown, 88% go to recipients in the HQ state, and every listed recipient is in the United States. New York City recipients dominate the file, including organizations in New York, NY such as Ac Rugby Foundation, Swim Strong Foundation, Wendy Hilliard Foundation, The Armory Foundation, and Inner City Handball. One recurring out-of-state recipient appears in Honolulu, HI: Robert Rodenkirchen Foundation Inc, which received grants in 2024 and 2025.
The center of its grant sizes is narrow. The 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is also $10,000, which suggests most awards sit around $10,000 with some smaller grants below that level.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years in the recent record, including Ac Rugby Foundation from 2023 through 2025, Wendy Hilliard Foundation in 2023 through 2025, Ronald McDonald House of NY in 2023 and 2025, and Robert Rodenkirchen Foundation Inc in 2024 and 2025.
The fund backs athlete-centered programming, youth and inner-city sports outreach, training facilities, and athlete welfare or health-related charities. Examples in the recent grants include Ac Rugby Foundation, Wendy Hilliard Foundation, Inner City Handball, The Armory Foundation, Ronald McDonald House of NY, and The V Foundation for Cancer.
Its grantmaking is local, with 88% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state of New York. The recipient list is dominated by New York, NY organizations, with a smaller number of grants elsewhere in the United States.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC RUGBY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WENDY HILLIARD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE V FOUNDATION FOR CANCER | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROBERT RODENKIRCHEN FOUNDATION INC | HONOLULU, HI | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INNER CITY HANDBALL | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AC RUGBY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WENDY HILLIARD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JIM COUCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INNER CITY HANDBALL | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROBERT RODENKIRCHEN FOUNDATION INC | HONOLULU, HI | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AC RUGBY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SWIM STRONG FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JIM COUCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WENDY HILLIARD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARMORY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
AC RUGBY FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WENDY HILLIARD FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE V FOUNDATION FOR CANCER
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ROBERT RODENKIRCHEN FOUNDATION INC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INNER CITY HANDBALL
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AC RUGBY FOUNDATION
GENERAL SUPPORT
WENDY HILLIARD FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JIM COUCH FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INNER CITY HANDBALL
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROBERT RODENKIRCHEN FOUNDATION INC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AC RUGBY FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SWIM STRONG FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JIM COUCH FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WENDY HILLIARD FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARMORY FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF NY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT