Sporty's Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-8417126
Foundation Overview
Based in Batavia, OH, Sporty's Foundation has awarded 136 grants totaling $1,641,475 to organizations in Texas, Ohio and 23 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $150 to $80,000, with a median award of $5,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
5 of 8 recipients (63%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
43% of grants are awarded in Ohio, with additional funding distributed across 25 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Ohio, funding concentrates in Cincinnati (45%), Batavia (34%), West Alexandria (7%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 68% decrease over 9 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (43%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Sporty's Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $6,000 | Lees Summit, MO, US | Support The Mission To Further Education And Leadership | 2025 |
| Aviation Exploring - Boy Scouts Of America | $5,000 | Irving, TX, US | Scholarships | 2025 |
| Avit Flight Academy | $5,000 | Wadsworth, OH, US | Scholarship | 2025 |
| Breidenthal Kathryn | $2,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Writing Award | 2025 |
| Dan Beard Council | $5,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2025 |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | $2,500 | Marion, IN, US | M Downs Scholarship | 2025 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2025 |
| Van Horn Katia | $5,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Writing Award | 2025 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $6,000 | Lees Summit, MO, US | Support The Mission To Further Education And Leadership | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $40,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2024 |
| Dan Beard Council | $11,500 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2024 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $3,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarships | 2024 |
| Iwu Nationalglobal Financial Aid Office | $2,500 | Marion, IN, US | M Downs Scholarship | 2024 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2024 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $6,000 | Lees Summit, MO, US | Support The Mission To Further Education And Leadership | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $40,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2024 |
| Dan Beard Council | $11,500 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2024 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $3,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarships | 2024 |
| Iwu Nationalglobal Financial Aid Office | $2,500 | Marion, IN, US | M Downs Scholarship | 2024 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2024 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $6,000 | Washington, DC, US | Scholarships | 2023 |
| Bode Aviation | $5,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $30,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2023 |
| Dan Beard Council | $11,500 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Eaa Foundation | $5,000 | Oshkosh, WI, US | Aviation Education | 2023 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $14,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarships | 2023 |
| Flying Foundation Inc | $2,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Donation | 2023 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2023 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $6,000 | Washington, DC, US | Scholarships | 2023 |
| Bode Aviation | $5,000 | Albuquerque, NM, US | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $30,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2023 |
| Dan Beard Council | $11,500 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Eaa Foundation | $5,000 | Oshkosh, WI, US | Aviation Education | 2023 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $14,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarships | 2023 |
| Flying Foundation Inc | $2,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Donation | 2023 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $30,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2022 |
| Dan Beard Council | $6,500 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2022 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $19,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2022 |
| Flying Foundation Inc | $3,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Donation | 2022 |
| Mcair Aviation | $5,000 | Broomfield, CO, US | Scholarship | 2022 |
| Steffen Gustave | $2,500 | Batavia, OH, US | A Recipient Of The Assocation For R Colins Writing Prize For Young Pilots | 2022 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $30,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2022 |
| Dan Beard Council | $6,500 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2022 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $19,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2022 |
| Flying Foundation Inc | $3,500 | Batavia, OH, US | Donation | 2022 |
| Mcair Aviation | $5,000 | Broomfield, CO, US | Scholarship | 2022 |
| Steffen Gustave | $2,500 | Batavia, OH, US | A Recipient Of The Assocation For R Colins Writing Prize For Young Pilots | 2022 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2022 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Scholarships | 2021 |
| Aopa Foundation | $10,000 | Fredericks, MD, US | Safety Projects | 2021 |
| Christopher Battle | $150 | Maineville, OH, US | D Stahl Scholarship | 2021 |
| Commemorative Air Force | $38,000 | Midland, TX, US | Education That Generations Will Value And Support Military Aviation. | 2021 |
| Eaa Foundation | $10,000 | Oshkosh, WI, US | Aviation Education | 2021 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $12,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2021 |
| First Flight Society | $1,000 | Kitty Hawk, NC, US | Donation | 2021 |
| Golden Eagle Aviation | $5,000 | Sidney, OH, US | Scholarship | 2021 |
| Jonathan Sadler | $500 | Lebanon, OH, US | D Stahl Schoarship | 2021 |
| Michael Brown | $2,500 | Chattanooga, TN, US | Rlc Writing Prize | 2021 |
| Raider Reynolds | $150 | Batavia, OH, US | D Stahl Scholarship | 2021 |
| Ryan Kaffenberger | $150 | Cincinnati, OH, US | D Stahl Scholarship | 2021 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2021 |
| Venture North Aviation Llc | $2,000 | Cloquet, MN, US | Donation | 2021 |
| William Dunkman Jr | $500 | New Richmond, OH, US | D Stahl Scholarship | 2021 |
| Women In Aviation International | $1,000 | West Alexandria, OH, US | Women In Aviation Scholorship | 2021 |
| Zachary Philibin | $150 | Cincinnati, OH, US | D Stahl Scholarship | 2021 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $5,000 | Lees Summit, MO, US | Support The Mission To Further Education And Leadership | 2020 |
| Aopa Foundation | $10,000 | Fredericks, MD, US | Safety Projects | 2020 |
| Aviation Exploring - Bot Scouts Of America | $60,000 | Irving, TX, US | Scholarships | 2020 |
| Christiansen Aviation Flight School | $712 | Tulsa, OK, US | Women In Aviaiton Scholarship | 2020 |
| Commemorative Air Force | $1,000 | Midland, TX, US | Education That Generations Will Value And Support Military Aviation. | 2020 |
| Dan Beard Council | $5,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Eaa Foundation | $25,000 | Oshkosh, WI, US | Aviation Education | 2020 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $6,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Epix Aviation | $2,000 | Chesapeake, VA, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Flyright Aviation | $4,288 | North Las Vegas, NV, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Meredith Tiffany | $2,500 | Louisville, KY, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Miller Justin | $2,500 | Las Cruces, NM, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Naval Aviation Museum Foundation | $2,500 | Pensacola, FL, US | Supports The National Aviation Museum. | 2020 |
| Patient Airlift Services | $1,000 | Farmingdale, NY, US | Airlift Services For Patients | 2020 |
| Recreational Aviation Foundation | $10,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | To Preserve Recreational Aviation Airstrips | 2020 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2020 |
| Walling Erin | $2,500 | Beavercreek, OH, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Webb Chandler | $1,000 | Tigard, OR, US | Scholarship | 2020 |
| Admiral Nimitz Foundation | $1,000 | Fredricksburg, TX, US | To Provide Additional Funding For National Museum Of The Pacific War. | 2018 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $10,000 | Lees Summit, MO, US | Support The Mission To Further Education And Leadership | 2018 |
| Aopa Foundation | $10,000 | Fredericks, MD, US | Safety Projects | 2018 |
| Aviation Foundation Of America | $60,000 | Minneapolis, MN, US | Hoover Statue | 2018 |
| Caf Red Tail Squadron | $1,000 | Red Wing, MN, US | 2017 Commemorative Air Force Campaign | 2018 |
| Dan Beard Council | $30,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2018 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $23,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2018 |
| Eisenhower Foundation | $1,000 | Abilene, KS, US | To Honor And Champion The Relevance Today Of The Life And Leadership Of Dwight D. Eisenhower Through Compelling Programs And Events That Celebrate His Legacy. | 2018 |
| Experimental Aircraft Association | $45,000 | Racine, WI, US | Airventure Scholarship | 2018 |
| Mayo Legacy | $1,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | To Treat Patients, Educate The Next Generation Of Medical Leaders And Conduct Lifesaving Research For The Benefit Of People Everywhere | 2018 |
| Michigan Aerospace Foundation | $1,000 | Ypsilanti, MI, US | Save The B-24 Bomber Plant | 2018 |
| National Wasp Wwii Museum | $1,000 | Sweetwater, TX, US | Support The Organizations Mission To Educate And Inspire All Generations With The Story Of The Wasp: Women Airforce Service Pilots | 2018 |
| Recreational Aviation Foundation | $1,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | To Preserve Recreational Aviation Airstrips | 2018 |
| Seaplane Pilots Association | $5,000 | Lakeland, FL, US | To Enhance Seaplane Safety, Provide Education, Preserve And Protecting The Heritage Of Water Flying, Grow The Seaplane Pilot Population And Preserve Landing Areas For Seplane Operations. | 2018 |
| Stevens Hilary | $1,041 | Port Orange, FL, US | A Recipient Of The Assocation For Women In Aviation Maintenance Scholarship. This Was A Reimbursement For Needed Tools That Were Purchased By Her. | 2018 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2018 |
| Women In Aviation International | $2,500 | West Alexandria, OH, US | Women In Aviation Scholorship | 2018 |
| Admiral Nimitz Foundation | $1,000 | Fredricksburg, TX, US | To Provide Additional Funding For National Museum Of The Pacific War. | 2017 |
| Air Force Museum Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Wrightpatterson Afb, OH, US | Support The Development And Expansion Of The Facilities Of The National Museum Of The U.s. Air Force | 2017 |
| Aircraft Electronics Association | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Scholarships | 2017 |
| Airspace Minnesota | $68,735 | St Paul, MN, US | Support The Mission To Preserve The Heritage And Traditions Of The Minnesota Air National Guar | 2017 |
| Aopa Foundation | $10,000 | Fredericks, MD, US | Safety Projects | 2017 |
| Barbers Point Flight School | $5,000 | Kapolei, HI, US | Scholarship | 2017 |
| Border Aviation | $2,500 | East London, N/A, SF | Scholarship | 2017 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $65,000 | Irving, TX, US | Exploring Aviation Scholarship, Hurricane Harvey Relief | 2017 |
| Caf Red Tail Squadron | $500 | Red Wing, MN, US | 2017 Commemorative Air Force Campaign | 2017 |
| Dan Beard Council | $68,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2017 |
| Duluth Children's Museum | $68,735 | Dultuh, MN, US | To Support The Mission Of The Museum | 2017 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $9,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2017 |
| Experimental Aircraft Association | $73,334 | Racine, WI, US | Airventure Scholarship | 2017 |
| International Women's Air & Space Museum | $1,400 | Cleveland, OH, US | Event Sponsorship | 2017 |
| Michigan Aerospace Foundation | $1,000 | Ypsilanti, MI, US | Save The B-24 Bomber Plant | 2017 |
| National Wasp Wwii Museum | $1,000 | Sweetwater, TX, US | Support The Organizations Mission To Educate And Inspire All Generations With The Story Of The Wasp: Women Airforce Service Pilots | 2017 |
| Patient Airlift Services | $1,000 | Farmingdale, NY, US | Airlift Services For Patients | 2017 |
| Recreational Aviation Foundation | $5,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | To Preserve Recreational Aviation Airstrips | 2017 |
| Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | Increase Wisdom And House Artifacts. | 2017 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2017 |
| Women In Aviation International | $626 | West Alexandria, OH, US | Women In Aviation Scholorship | 2017 |
| Aero-news Network | $5,000 | St Augustine, FL, US | Bob Hoover Memorial | 2016 |
| Aopa Foundation | $10,000 | Fredericks, MD, US | Scholarship | 2016 |
| Assn For Women In Aviation Maintenance | $1,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Award Sponsorship | 2016 |
| Dan Beard Council | $11,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Scholarship | 2016 |
| Double M Aviation & Audrey Baxcajay | $5,000 | W Lakeland, FL, US | Women Un Aviation Scholarship | 2016 |
| Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc | $9,000 | Batavia, OH, US | Scholarship | 2016 |
| Experimental Aircraft Association | $80,000 | Racine, WI, US | Airventure Scholarship | 2016 |
| Fargo Jet Center | $1,804 | Fargo, ND, US | Women In Aviation Scholrships | 2016 |
| National Aviation Exploring Scholarships | $10,000 | Irving, TX, US | Scholarships | 2016 |
| Recreational Aviation Foundation | $1,000 | Bozeman, MT, US | To Preserve Recreational Aviation Airstrips | 2016 |
| Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | Increase Wisdom And House Artifacts. | 2016 |
| University Of Cincinnati | $20,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Aviation Scholarships | 2016 |
| Women In Aviation International | $3,200 | West Alexandria, OH, US | Women In Aviation Scholorship | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-8417126 |
| Website | http://sportysfoundation.org |
| Address | CLERMONT COUNTYSPORTYS AIRPORT Batavia, OH 45103-0000 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Sporty's Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Michael Wolf |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Mark Wiesenhahn |
| Vice President | John T Zimmerman |
| Vp, Secretary & Treasurer | Daniel M Robinson |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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