Grantmaking
This was the largest grant ever made by National Recreation Foundation.
A- $250,000 to summer camp and after-school programs in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017
B- $300,000 to build a community center after Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey
C- $500,000 to summer camp and after-school programs in South Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina in 2006
D- None of the above
What is C: $500,000 dollars from NRF funded summer camp and after school programs in South Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina in 2006.
The first ever NRF Strategic Plan was completed in 2024
What is: TRUE
This trustee's family roots are interwined with NRF going all the way back to 1918.
Who is Chip Davison?
This grant amount is awarded to a non profit in honor of the Crawford Prize Recipient.
What is $50,000
This was the most popular outdoor recreation activity in the U.S. in 2025.
A- Camping
B- Day hiking
C- Snow shoeing
D- Kayaking
B: What is Day hiking
Source: OIA 2025 Participation Trends Report
In the early years, the bulk of NRF dollars were awarded to:
A-National Recreation and Park Association
B- City Parks Alliance
C- Trust for Public Land
D- National Parks Conservation Association
What is A: The majority of initial grant dollars were awarded to the National Recreation and Park Association
"Healthy lifestyles" and "Time out-doors" were adopted by the NRF as issues of focus in 1995.
What is: FALSE
Healthy Lifestyles and At-risk youth were adopted by the NRF in 1995.
This trustee welcomes you to your hotel room anytime you stay at a Marriot Hotel.
Who is José González?
This is the year in which the first Crawford Prize was awarded:
A- 2002
B- 2006
C- 2012
D- 2015
What is A: 2002
Awardee: David McLone
This year saw the largest recorded participant base for outdoor recreation in the United States.
A- 2018
B- 2020
C- 2021
D- 2025
D: What is 2025
Source: OIA 2025 Participation Trends Report
These are the states where NRF has never made a grant:
A- West Virginia and Kentucky
B- Delaware
C- Iowa & Nebraska
D- All of the above
What is D: West Virgina, Kentucky, Delaware, Iowa, and Nebraska are the states where NRF has not yet made a grant
NRF has included mandatory workshops and trainings for grantees since 2015.
What is FALSE:
National Recreation Foundation invites grantees to take advantage of trainings and workshops that will benefit their organizations. Participation is NEVER mandatory.
This Trustee began their relationship with NRF as a grantee when the not for profit they founded in Chicago was awarded an NRF grant in 2004.
Who is Lila Leff?
This is the role played by Robert W. Crawford, for whom the Crawford Prize is named.
What is the Commissioner of Recreation?
Robert W. Crawford served under 5 mayors between 1955 and 1981.
This percentage of low-income households in the U.S. lives in an area that is deprived of easy access to nature.
A- 45 percent
B- 55 percent
C- 65 percent
D- 75 percent
D: What is 75%?
Source: 2025 Nature Gap Report
The greatest amount of funding has been awarded to these three states over recent years:
A- California, Maine, and Texas
B- California, Michigan, and New York
C- California, Illinois, and New York
What is C: The largest amount of funding in recent years has gone to California, Illinois, and New York
National Recreation was incorporated as a Public Charity in 1965.
What is: FALSE
National Recreation was incorporated as an operating foundation in 1965.
This trustee has been known to call sandhill cranes "ribeye in the sky"
Who is Joe Anderson?
This is what Crawford Prize winners Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Peter Westbrook have in common
A- They are both originally from the Midwest
B- They are both Olympians
C- They are both only children
D- A & B
What is: D - They were both Olympians and Jackie was born in Illinois and Peter in Missouri
This region of the U.S. receives less than 10 cents per person in funding annually for enviornmental education and outdoor access programs.
What is the Gulf Coast?
Source: Blue Sky Funders Forum Tracking the Field Report
The NRF Collaboration with Tom's of Maine supported this many organizations between 2021 and 2025:
A- 100
B- 80
C- 60
D- 40
Between 1926 and 1935, this NRF-funded effort trained 295 professionals for careers in municipal recreation.
A- The National Recreation Training Facility
B- The Municipal Recreation Training Center
C- The National Recreation School
D- None of the above
C: What is the National Recreation School
This trustee loves the cold so much, they recently visited the North Pole!
Who is Peggy Burnet?
This Crawford Prize recipient has a park named after them in Chicago
A- Sid Epstein
B- Harrison Steans
C- Richard Daley
D- Maggie Daley
D: Who is Maggie Daley?
Maggie Daley was recognized in 2006 for her inspiring work with youth through Gallery 37, a paid apprenticeship program for young adults.
According to American Forests, lower-income neighborhoods have 26% less tree cover and are, on average, this many degrees Fahrenheit hotter than wealthier neighborhoods.
A- 3 degrees
B- 6 degrees
C- 9 degress
D- 10 degrees
B: What is 6 degrees Fahrenheit