Our Mission: The NIRSA Foundation, through fundraising and stewardship efforts, works in cooperation with NIRSA to enhance the effectiveness of collegiate recreational sports by providing its members meaningful opportunities for scholarship, research, and personal and professional development.

NIRSA members founded the NIRSA Foundation in 1992, as a grassroots movement to give back to the association that had given them so much. The NIRSA Foundation Board is a strategic governing body that actively fundraises, and ensures funds are dispersed consistent with donor intent and the mission of the Foundation.   We strive for a balance of fundraising and philanthropy.  We celebrate our NIRSA family, promote the successes of NIRSA members, and encourage a monetary commitment to the thriving future of our profession.

The Board’s primary responsibility is the development of financial resources through donations from NIRSA individual and corporate members.  We are focused on ensuring a culture of philanthropy by engaging members at all stages of life.

As part of the association’s long-standing commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and to advance our strategic priority to strive for inclusive excellence with an anti-racism and equity lens, NIRSA leaders have committed to explore and ensure equitable practices within the association.

The Foundation Board embraces the mindset that every director search is an opportunity to enhance boardroom diversity. By applying an intentional, considerate and transparent approach to recruitment, the Foundation Board is committed to ensuring a qualified diverse slate of candidates.

Further information can be found about the Foundation, the Foundation Board of Directors, and Board member responsibilities and expectations at https://bit.ly/2PBcNYm. We encourage applicants to have this site open as a resource while completing the application.

Applications close on January 11, 2024.