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NATIONAL RECREATION FOUNDATION

LAKE FOREST, ILEIN: 13-6172514Website

Data sourced from IRS 990-PF public filings

Funds youth outdoor recreation programs, emphasizing equitable access and engagement with nature, primarily in the United States.

Private_foundation Foundation

NATIONAL RECREATION FOUNDATION has 240 grants on file funding 175 organizations. Giving decreased from $2,408,515 in 2022 to $2,038,203 in 2023. Reported assets: $56,431,148.

Total Assets

$56,431,148

Grants (Last Year)

$2,214,500

Total Grants on File

240

Recipients Funded

175

Giving History

YearTotal GrantedGrants MadeAvg Grant
2023$2,038,20387$23,428
2022$2,408,51594$25,623
2021$2,177,48759$36,907

Top Grant Recipients

$280,000 (2021)
ECHAR PA LANTE INC

SAN JUAN, PR

$140,000 (2021)
$127,000 (2023)
HARLEM GROWN INC

NEW YORK, NY

$100,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2022)
$100,000 (2023)
$100,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2022)
$100,000 (2021)
$100,000 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 240 grants on file.

Officers & Trustees

From 2025 IRS 990-PF filing (data available for 3 filing years)

S

SOPHIA B TWICHELL

PRESIDENT & CEO

P

PEGGY BURNET

TRUSTEE/CHAIR

M

MYRON F FLOYD

TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR

K

KIM BAILEY

TRUSTEE/SECRETARY

K

KAREN A STEWART-RAMOS

TRUSTEE/TREASURER

J

JOSEPH B ANDERSON JR

TRUSTEE

L

LYNNE M O BRICKNER

TRUSTEE

E

ENDICOTT P DAVISON JR

TRUSTEE

G

GARY HALL

TRUSTEE

J

JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE

TRUSTEE RESIGNED 07/28/25

Showing 10 of 20 officers and trustees.

IRS Filing History

NATIONAL RECREATION FOUNDATION has IRS 990-PF filings on record for 3 years, spanning 2023 to 2025.

202520242023

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