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Reebok Foundation Inc

Boston, MA · EIN 04-3073548. Reported 142 grants totalling $2,439,162 to 124 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$4,000median grant
$2,439,162granted, 2021-2023
124recipients, as named on its returns
5%of grantees funded again the next year

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Reebok Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $4,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $11,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $285,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
84 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
8 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
31 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
8 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant
$100,000 and Up
9 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
The Shaquille O'neal FoundationLas Vegas, NV$285,000112021
Fit Kidz Get Up and Go Aka Active Kids Active MindsNatick, MA$256,574112023
Boys& Girls Club of Boston IncBoston, MA$170,000212021
Boys & Girls Club of AmericaAtlanta, GA$150,000112022
Hernan Carvente-MartinezBelleville, NJ$136,500112021
Latonya MyersPhiladelphia, PA$132,500112021
Eva Maria LewisChicago, IL$128,500112021
Boston Public SchoolsBoston, MA$125,000222022
Jobs for the Future IncBoston, MA$100,000112021
Silvia Rivera Law FoundationNew York, NY$75,000112021
The Dimock CenterBoston, MA$55,968322022
Ron Burton Training Village IncHubbardston, MA$55,058322022
Healthworks Community FitnessDorchester, MA$50,500322022
American Online Giving Foundation IncNeward, DE$50,000222022
Newark Public SchoolsNewark, NJ$48,000112021
CASA Myrna VasquezBoston, MA$45,000322022
East Orange School DistrictEast Orange, NJ$37,000112021
Level Ground Mixed Martial ArtsBoston, MA$30,000222022
Whittier Street Heath CenterRoxbury, MA$30,000222022
America Scores Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$26,000112021
Food Project IncLincoln, MA$20,000222022
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA$19,225112021
District of Columbia TreasurerWashington, DC$18,000112021
Gateway Region YMCASt Louis, MO$16,000112021
Quincy Public SchoolsQuincy, MA$16,000112021
Ps 228Q the Ivan Lafayette Ec SchoolEast Elmhurst, NY$14,000112021
Ps 384QLong Island City, NY$14,000222022
VariousBoston, MA$12,337212021
Washington DC Public SchoolsWashington, DC$12,000112021
Newark Board of EducationNewark, NJ$11,000112021
Boston Green AcademyBoston, MA$10,000112021
Friends of Baldwin Early LearningBrighton, MA$10,000112021
Metro Nashville Public SchoolsNashville, TN$10,000112021
Redland Christian AcademyHomestead, FL$10,000112021
Southside Elementary Charter SchoolProvidence, RI$10,000112021
St Dominic SchoolLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
After School AllstarsLos Angeles, CA$8,000112021
District of Columbia Public SchoolsWashington, DC$6,000222022
Amy at James Martin Middle SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$5,000112021
Avenues for JusticeNew York, NY$5,000112021
Friends of the Rafael Hernandez SchoolRoxbury, MA$5,000112021
Ps 022 Thomas JeffersonFlusing, NY$5,000112021
Ps 120 QQueens, NY$5,000112021
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN$5,000112021
White County SchoolsSparta, TN$5,000112021
Baltimore Curriculum ProjectBaltimore, MD$4,000112021
Everett Public SchoolsEverett, MA$4,000112021
Faubion Pk-8 SchoolPortland, OR$4,000112021
Hands on AtlantaAtlanta, GA$4,000112021
Harts Ransom Elementary Eagles NestModesto, CA$4,000112021
Henry David Thoreau School - Camp ThoreauMilwaukee, WI$4,000112021
Hoops and Homework IncFramingham, MA$4,000112021
John B Whitsitt Elementary SchoolNashville, TN$4,000112021
KIPP Academy Charter SchoolMattapan, MA$4,000112021
Misson Society of Nyc - Power AcademyNew York, NY$4,000112021
Monument AcademyWashington, DC$4,000112021
Ps 021 Edward HartFlushing, NY$4,000112021
Ps 124 Osmond a ChurchSouth Ozone Park, NY$4,000222022
Ps 212 Lady Deborah MoodyBrooklyn, NY$4,000112022
Space Shuttle Columbia SchoolStaten Island, NY$4,000112021
Susie B Atkinson ElementaryGriffin, GA$4,000112021
Wakeman Memorial AssociationFairfield, CT$4,000112021
Cape Cod Christian AcademyBrewster, MA$3,000112021
Ps 041 Gun Hill RoadBronx, NY$3,000112021
Atlanta Cares Mentoring Movement IncAtlanta, GA$2,000112021
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston - Richmond RosenbergRichmond, TX$2,000112021
Brownsville Collaborative Middle School Friends of BrownvilleBrooklyn, NY$2,000112021
Chelsea High SchoolChelsea, MA$2,000112021
Community Bridges IncSilver Springs, MD$2,000112021
Connectikids IncHartford, CT$2,000112021
Edward P Boland Elementary SchoolSpringfield, MA$2,000112021
Encanto Elementary SchoolSan Diego, CA$2,000112021
English High Alumni AssociationDedham, MA$2,000112021
Frankford High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$2,000112021
Girls Inc of Fort SmithFort Smith, AK$2,000112021
Girls Inc of Wayne CountyRichmond, IN$2,000112021
Girls Inc of WorcesterWorcester, MA$2,000112021
Good Will - HinckleyHinckley, ME$2,000112021
Griffith Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
Hancock Elementary SchoolSan Diego, CA$2,000112021
Hapeville Elementary SchoolHapeville, GA$2,000112021
Holy Family Grade SchoolGlendale, CA$2,000112021
Indaba IncTallahassee, FL$2,000112021
Jamaica Public School 135Queens Village, NY$2,000112021
James Ward SchoolChicago, IL$2,000112021
Jan Jones Blackhurst Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
Jerome Mack Middle SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
John C Bass Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
Kenny C Guinn Middle SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
Mary M Lynch Elementary SchoolSpringfield, MA$2,000112021
Mission High SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
New Hope EtcJersey City, NJ$2,000112021
Nyc Department of EducationBrooklyn, NY$2,000112021
Parklane Elementary School Physical Education ProgramEast Point, GA$2,000112021
Providence Youth Services YMCAProvidence, RI$2,000112021
Ps 042 Benjamin AltmanNew York, NY$2,000112021
Red Rock Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
Redland Elementary SchoolHomestead, FL$2,000112021
Roger Bryan Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV$2,000112021
Safe Haven STEM AcademyJersey City, NJ$2,000112021
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of WaxahachieWaxahachie, TX$2,000112021
Santiago's Boxing ClubColorado Springs, CO$2,000112021
Savoy ElementaryWashington, DC$2,000112021
Say San Diego Darnell Charter School Extended DayLemon Grove, CA$2,000112021
Say San Diego JohnsonSan Diego, CA$2,000112021
Say San Diego Standley PrimetimeSan Diego, CA$2,000112021
Say San Diego Toler ElementarySan Diego, CA$2,000112021
Sayre L William High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$2,000112021
Shiawassee Family YMCAOwosso, MI$2,000112021
Springfield Public SchoolsSpringfield, MA$2,000112021
Talented Teen Club IncGreenacres, FL$2,000112021
Thayer Boys and Girls ClubThayer, MO$2,000112021
The Established Imperial Kingdom of TscionFlorissant, CO$2,000112021
The Hebrew Academy for Special ChildrenWoodmere, NY$2,000112021
Thomas Edison High School Physical Education DepartmentPhiladelphia, PA$2,000112021
Town of RocklandRockland, MA$2,000112021
Veterans Memorial ElementaryCentral Falls, RI$2,000112021
Westlake BuddiesSaratoga Springs, UT$2,000112021
Wolfe Street Academy After School ProgramBaltimore, MD$2,000112021
Woonsocket Education DepartmentWoonsocket, RI$2,000112021
Youth Villages at Inner HarbourDouglasville, GA$2,000112021
Frank Lebby Stanton Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA$1,000112021
North Branch Elementary SchoolNorth Branch, MI$1,000112021
Thomas G Pullen SchoolLandover, MD$1,000112021

12 of 124 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 5%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 37 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
8 grants
Education
8 grants
Youth Development
7 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
3 grants
Health Care
3 grants
Recreation & Sports
3 grants
Food & Nutrition
2 grants
Crime & Legal
1 grant

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021124$1,868,088$3,000
202217$314,500$10,000
20231$256,574$256,574

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

43% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Massachusetts
$1.0M
Nevada
$301K
New Jersey
$236K
Georgia
$167K
New York
$151K
Pennsylvania
$144K
Illinois
$130K
California
$62K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund25 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc17 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc14 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust14 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program13 shared recipientsBoston Foundation Inc10 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Reebok Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 25 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 04-3073548 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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