National Football League Foundation

Analysis

National Football League Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, National Football League Foundation reported income of $61.6m and spending of $96.4m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $61.4m to $61.6m (+0.2%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Football League Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include USA Hockey Inc ($54.0m), New York Edge Inc ($66.2m) and Utah Athletic Foundation ($52.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $59.4m against liabilities of $75.3m, net assets of -$15.9m.