Players Philanthropy Fund Inc

TOWSON, MD EIN: 27-6601178 Website

PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, CELEBRITIES AND OTHER PHILANTHROPISTS WITH A VEHICLE FOR COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING CHARITABLE ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF QUALIFIED CAUSES THROUGH A SIMPLE, RESPONSIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE PLATFORM.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$38.6M

+63.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$29.5M

+1058.2% YoY

Grant Count

268

+325.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$110K

+172.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$81M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$38,619,463$23,586,226$24,735,306
Revenue$73,240,305$37,465,428$44,272,394
Expenses$63,369,365$41,607,183$31,308,734
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$669,062$151,084$-3,871
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7M$15M$22M$30M67 grants202076 grants2021101 grants202263 grants2023268 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WESTERN OUTREACH CENTER …$2.0MPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND$1.7MMIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC…$1.7MDONORSCHOOSEORG$1.6MCATCH THE FIRE DFW MINIS…$1.0MFIESTA EVENTS INC$750KCATCH THE FIRE BOULDER$670KHOME CHURCH ROSWELL$660KGRIDIRON FOUNDATION$600KHELPS INC$550K

Grant Size Distribution

575 grants across all recorded years

397<$50K85$50–100K53$100–250K22$250–500K12$500K–1M6$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SETH A MCDONNELLPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE5
MATT STOVERVICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE5
ALAN S HELFERTREASURER/TRUSTEE2
JOE FOSSTRUSTEE1
PAUL FORMANTRUSTEE1
NIK KAPAUANTRUSTEE1
MAURA JACKSONTRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

47states
+40 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquequeAlbuquerqueAlexander CityAlexandriaAlpharettaAmarilloAnaheimAnn ArborArlingtonAshburnAstoriaAtlantaAuroraAustinBaltimoreBell BuckleBentonvilleBereaBethesda

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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