NFL Player Care Foundation
The mission of the NFL Player Care Foundation is to provide relief to the disadvantaged and distressed, with preference for former players in the national football league, in order to improve their quality of life.
NFL Player Care Foundation at a glance
In short: NFL Player Care Foundation gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Louisiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,562,182
- +66.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,562,182
- +66.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,562,182
- Total assets
- $11,951,107
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who NFL Player Care Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Admin of the Tulane Educational Fund ($1.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How NFL Player Care Foundation gives
- Giving grew 185% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2021) to $1.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Admin of the Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans, LA | Research Initiatives | $1,562,182 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,951,107 | $5,777,999 | $6,070,089 | $1,562,182 | 1 | $345,297 |
| 2024 | $12,181,084 | $6,697,482 | $4,030,514 | $938,572 | 1 | $30,945 |
| 2023 | $9,492,082 | $5,249,133 | $2,963,310 | $860,338 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $7,206,810 | $3,170,534 | $1,987,025 | $547,402 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $5,968,047 | $4,688,886 | $2,617,546 | $98,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $3,878,426 | $3,476,760 | $2,793,210 | $1,001,532 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $3,217,529 | $3,096,320 | $3,574,628 | $1,196,360 | 1 | — |
About NFL Player Care Foundation
Based on IRS filings
NFL Player Care Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $345K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
NFL Player Care Foundation is led by Harold Henderson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harold Henderson
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Blalock
Executive Director
Interim Executive Director → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
32 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Al Smith
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andre Collins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ozzie Newsome
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlie Irsay-Gordon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Barnes
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Bent-Goodley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Shields
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aditi Kinkhabwala
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Edwards
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Jo
Deputy Executive Director
Assistant Treasurer → Deputy Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brendan Wilson
Secretary
Assistant Secretary → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Ferazani
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Belinda Lerner (2019–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Roman Oben (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: George C. Branche III MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ken Scherer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mary Agee (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Willie Lanier (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dennis Curran (2019–2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Derick Anderson PhD (2019) — Director
- Former: Elvis L. Gooden (2019) — Director
- Former: Lawrence L. Lamade (2019) — Assistant Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about NFL Player Care Foundation
How much does NFL Player Care Foundation give each year?
NFL Player Care Foundation gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $939K across 1 grant.
How large is NFL Player Care Foundation?
NFL Player Care Foundation reported $12.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.8M.
What is NFL Player Care Foundation?
NFL Player Care Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in New York, NY. It holds $12.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does NFL Player Care Foundation operate?
NFL Player Care Foundation has awarded grants in Louisiana.
What is NFL Player Care Foundation's EIN?
NFL Player Care Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1146632. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
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