Meet Our Newest Grantees

Each year, we disperse funding to grantees in spring and fall. We are excited to share our newest round of grants. In fall 2025, we are proud to announce 293 grants totaling $4,720,000.

Grantees without an icon support the broader field of outdoor equity. In the future, we will provide more information for national and regional organizations working in multiple locations. The list below only includes headquarters.

Grantee Database

Organization City State Amount Approval Year Status

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Mission Statement Initiative
P 1N10 Inc.
LocationPhoenix
StateAZ
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Onenten provides programs that promote self‐acceptance, leadership development, and healthy life choices among Arizona's LGBTQ+ youth ages 11 to 24.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Abilities Movement
LocationLima
StateNY
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Abilities Movement, is a NotforProfit organization that provides Individual Adapted Fitness, Adapted Outdoor Programming, and Consulting
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Adventure Crew
LocationCincinnati
StateOH
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Adventure Crew connects city teens to nature and each other through empowering outdoor adventures that spark wellbeing and environmental stewardship.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P All Out Adventures
LocationNorthampton
StateMA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We provide yearround inclusive outdoor recreation activities to promote wellbeing and connection with nature for people of all ages and abilities.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance
LocationStonecrest
StateGA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The AMHAA protects, connects, and shares the powerful history, culture, and engaging landscapes of this NHA for the benefit and enjoyment of all.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Azimuth Quest Foundation
LocationPrescott
StateAZ
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Azimuth Quest Foundation helps young people discover and develop their potential through outdoor adventure education.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Back Alley Bikes
LocationDetroit
StateMI
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We are a community bike workshop where we teach volunteers to repair and recycle bikes for donation throughout Detroit to people in need

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Back on My Feet
LocationPhiladelphia
StatePA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Back on My Feet empowers people experiencing homelessness by building community through running and connecting them to jobs, housing, and stability.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Beyond Boundaries
LocationRichmond
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Beyond Boundaries specializes in providing outdoor adventure opportunities for individuals with disabilities and members of underserved communities.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota
LocationMinnesota
StateMN
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota's educates, advocates, and empowers to make streets and trails safe and accessible for walking, biking and rolling.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bicycle Cooperative of Fort Collins, Inc.
LocationFort Collins
StateCO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Each year, the Fort Collins Bike Coop recycles thousands of bikes and helps hundreds of people learn to maintain and repair their own bikes.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bike Durham
LocationDurham
StateNC
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Through advocacy, education, and events, Bike Durham supports everyone to walk, bike, or ride transit more often.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bike Fun
LocationNashville
StateTN
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Bike Fun creates strong minds, bodies, and communities through the joy of bicycle riding via classes, rides, workshops and events.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bike Norfolk
LocationNorfolk
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Bike Norfolk promotes a bicycle friendly city through awareness and education, improved infrastructure, and a strong cycling community.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bike Saviours Cooperative, Inc
LocationTempe
StateAZ
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Equip the public with self sustaining skills and knowledge to enjoy the benefits of owning, using and repairing bicycles for sustainable transportation.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bike Walk Tompkins
LocationIthaca
StateNY
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Bike Walk Tompkins works to build a community where walking, biking, and rolling are safe, convenient, and accessible for all in Tompkins County.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bike Works
LocationSeattle
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Our mission is to promote the bicycle as a vehicle for change to empower youth and build resilient communities.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P BikePGH
LocationPittsburgh
StatePA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

BikePGH is transforming our streets to make biking and walking commonplace for all Pittsburghers in order to improve our quality of life.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bikes Not Bombs
LocationJamaica Plain
StateMA
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

BNB uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility and racial equity for Black and other marginalized people in Boston.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Bikes Together
LocationDenver
StateCO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Bikes Together is a nonprofit bike shop and community hub for equitable bike access and education.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Birdability
LocationDallas
StateTX
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Birdability is a nonprofit working to make birding and nature accessible and inclusive for everyone, especially those with disabilities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Black Boarders CT
LocationStratford
StateCT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Black Boarders CT provides underrepresented populations with access to the slopes to learn how to snowboard.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Black Outside
LocationSan Antonio
StateTX
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Reconnecting Black/AfricanAmerican youth and families to the healing power of the outdoors.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Black Thumb Farm
LocationPorter Ranch
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Black Thumb Farm is an urban farm empowering BIPOC youth through land-based programming and access to green space in the San Fernando Valley.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Black Women Who
LocationManor
StateTX
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Black Women Who empowers, educates, and inspires Black and Brown women and children to explore and thrive in outdoor spaces.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Boardslide Mission Inc.
LocationMadison
StateWI
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Our aim is to make snow sports more accessible to marginalized communities who may face cultural and financial barriers to enjoying them.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Brave Trails
LocationLos Angeles
StateCA
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Brave Trails transforms LGBTQ+ youth into leaders through queer affirming youth camp, family camp, backpacking, meetups, and mental health support.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
LocationBreckenridge
StateCO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Expanding the potential of people with disabilities and special needs through meaningful, educational and inspiring outdoor experiences.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Brown Faces Green Spaces Inc
LocationIndiana
StateIN
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Bringing culture to nature and history to the outdoors through healing centered outdoor experiences that cultivate a sense of belonging in nature.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P CactusToCloud Institute
LocationLa Quinta
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

CactusToCloud is building a more inclusive and resilient future in the Coachella Valley by restoring our connections to the California Desert.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Camp Blodgett
LocationWest Olive
StateMI
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Camp Blodgett is a century old nonprofit that creates access for low-income children to thrive through recreational and educational experiences.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Camp Sunflower, Inc.
LocationWichita
StateKS
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Camp Sunflower empowers queer youth across the region through joyful, community outdoor experiences that foster belonging, connection and empowerment.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Challenge Aspen
LocationSnowmass Village
StateCO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Challenge Aspen facilitates adaptive outdoor recreation for people with disabilities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Changed By Nature Outdoors
LocationFLAGSTAFF
StateAZ
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We provide FREE outdoor adventures to our past and present military, first responders and youth with terminal illnesses and permanent disabilities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Chicago Adventure Therapy
LocationChicago
StateIL
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

CAT expands access to the outdoors for BIPOC/marginalized youth, using outdoor adventure as a tool for social-emotional growth and community building.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Chill Foundation
LocationBurlington
StateVT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Chill provides free and accessible positive youth development boardsports programs for youth ages 11-19 who encounter barriers to participation.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P City Kids Wilderness Project
LocationWashington
StateDC
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

City Kids provides year-round programming to DC youth. Our mission is to build resiliency, broaden horizons, and develop life skills for youth.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P City of Oaks Foundation
LocationRaleigh
StateNC
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The City of Oaks Foundation invests in, advocates for, and seeks to create the broadest access to Raleigh’s parks, nature preserves, and greenways.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Cola Town Bike Collective
LocationColumbia
StateSC
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Cola Town Bike Collective provides free and low-cost bicycles, while advocating for safer outdoor spaces to walk, bike, and move in Columbia, SC.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Community Cycling Center
LocationPortland
StateOR
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Community Cycling Center expands access to cycling for Portland youth and families, prioritizing those most impacted by systemic barriers.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Coombs Outdoors
LocationJackson
StateWY
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Coombs Outdoors empowers local youth to grow and thrive by reducing barriers to outdoor recreation through programs, mentorship, and community building.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Crossroads
LocationDuxbury
StateMA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Through overnight summer camp and year-round programs, we provide youth engaging experiences and nurturing communities to learn, grow, and thrive.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Disabled Hikers
LocationCarlsborg
StateWA
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Disabled Hikers builds disability community and justice in the outdoors through information sharing, events, advocacy, and leadership development.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Discovery Pathways
LocationPhiladelphia
StatePA
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Discovery Pathways empowers underserved youth and families through free, multilingual, nature-based programs. All outdoor programs are youth-led.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Eagle Mount Billings
LocationBillings
StateMT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Eagle Mount Billings enhances the lives of people with disabilities through adaptive recreation, fostering independence, belonging, and adventures.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Ebony Ice
LocationMilwaukee
StateWI
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Ebony Ice’s mission is to eliminate barriers to snow sports by creating inclusive experiences that welcome and support diverse communities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P EDGE Outdoors
LocationBothell
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Empowering Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (cis, trans, queer) to lead and explore in snow and adventure sports.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Elevate Youth
LocationBoston
StateMA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Elevate Youth is on a mission to empower youth to explore the outdoors alongside adult mentors, sharing awe in the richness of our natural world.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Environmental Learning for Kids
LocationDenver
StateCO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

ELK cultivates a passion for science, leadership, and service by developing diverse youth into leaders in science education and outdoor experiences.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Environmental Traveling Companions
LocationSan Francisco
StateCA
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) opens the world of outdoor adventure to people with disabilities and youth from under-resourced backgrounds.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling
LocationFairfax
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Founded in 2005, FABB is a volunteer-led organization working to make bicycling fun, safe, and accessible for people of all ages in Fairfax County.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P FIND Outdoors
LocationPisgah Forest
StateNC
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Club de Exploradores is a free, bilingual adventure program for Hispanic students in Transylvania and Surrounding areas.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Flagstaff Youth Riders, INC (FLYRS)
LocationFlagstaff
StateAZ
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

At Flagstaff Youth Riders, we strive to create resilient, caring, and growth oriented youth through mountain biking.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Fresh Tracks at The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions
LocationWashington D.C.
StateDC
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Open Pathways Project builds wellbeing by expanding access to the outdoors through community-led policy, philanthropy, and cultural leadership
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Fresno County Bicycle Coalition
LocationClovis
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Fresno County Bicycle Coalition builds healthy, safe, and equitable communities by connecting people through cycling, education, and advocacy.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Gateway to the Great Outdoors
LocationChicago
StateIL
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Gateway to the Great Outdoors connects Title I students in St. Louis City to nature through exploration, mentorship, and hands-on outdoor learning.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Georgia River Network
LocationAthens
StateGA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Georgia Rivers works to protect and connect people with Georgia’s rivers.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Girl & Her Backpack
LocationAlpine
StateUT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Girl & Her Backpack is a nonprofit that helps girls and non-binary teens build community, confidence, and leadership skills through the outdoors.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Girls Who Hike SC
LocationGreenville
StateSC
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The mission of Girls Who Hike SC is to create a community of like-minded women who can connect, network, and discover together through our trails.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
LocationTownsend
StateTN
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Deliver experiential learning for all learners through programs that promote self-discovery, critical thinking, and effective teaching and leadership.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Here Montana, Inc.
LocationMissoula
StateMT
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Expanding outdoor access for BIPOC and intersecting communities in Montana through joy, education, and community.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P High Country Adaptive Sports
LocationFlagstaff
StateAZ
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

High Country Adaptive Sports empowers people with disabilities to experience outdoor recreation, building confidence, freedom, and community.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Humble Sons Bike Company (aka Bike Club Tulsa)
LocationBroken Arrow
StateOK
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Bike Club is an after school youth cycling program offered at 38 Tulsa Public Schools with 650 members. Students receive a bicycle upon completion.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Hunters of Color
LocationCorvallis
StateOR
Amount$100,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Hunters of Color is a BIPOC-led nonprofit working to advance equity and representation in the outdoors through education, mentorship, and advocacy.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Inclusive Outdoors Project
LocationBozeman
StateMT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

This space is created with you in mind, for and by the Adapative, LGBTQIA2S+ , and BIPOC communities in the mountains.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Inquiring Systems Inc
LocationSanta Rosa
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Our mission is to empower underserved youth through transformative experiences in nature, dynamic outdoor learning, and long-term mentorship.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska
LocationFairbanks
StateAK
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska empowers youth through tuition-free expeditions that combine science, art, and outdoor exploration.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Jack the Bike Man, Inc.
LocationWest Palm Beach
StateFL
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Jack the Bike Man provides refurbished bicycles, gear, and education to help underserved communities access outdoor mobility and opportunity.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Latinos Aventureros
LocationAsheville
StateNC
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Aventureros connects communities to nature through free bilingual adventures, education, and stewardship that build health, place, and access.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Live In Peace
LocationEast Palo Alto
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Live in Peace empowers our youth to achieve brighter futures through educational pathways, professional job training, and access to the outdoors.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Loco por la Aventura
LocationGresham
StateOR
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We provide free, bilingual outdoor programs that improve the health and wellness of Latino and immigrant communities in Oregon.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Luki Bike Adventures
LocationDetroit
StateMI
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Luki Bikes introduces kids in foster care and Black, Latino and Indigenous youth to the joy and healing power of the outdoors through mountain biking.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation
LocationBethel
StateME
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation provides transformative recreational experiences to empower children, adults, and veterans with disabilities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Maine GearShare
LocationBrunswick
StateME
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Maine GearShare is a nonprofit gear lending library with a mission to provide access to outdoor gear through a collaborative, equity-centered approach
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Melanin Base Miles, INC
LocationAlexandria
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Melanin Base Miles (MBM) is a Washington, D.C. based effort to increase access and remove barriers to gravel cycling and racing for BIPOC riders.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Mighty Boots Wilderness Project
LocationPhoenix
StateAZ
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Mighty Boots builds leadership and confidence for underserved youth through outdoor adventures like rock climbing, hiking, and backpacking.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Mile in My Shoes
LocationSaint Paul
StateMN
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Partnering with recovery programs, homeless shelters, and re-entry centers, MiMS sees running as a tool for personal and collective transformation.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Missoula Adaptive Recreation and Sports
LocationMissoula
StateMT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Missoula Adaptive Recreation & Sports works to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities through outdoor recreation and advocacy.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans
LocationVentura
StateCA
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Protecting the ocean by empowering youth and their communities through transformative experiences that build stewardship for our Blue Planet.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Nashville Black Wellness Collective
LocationGallatin
StateTN
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We promote wellness in Nashville's Black community through movement, nature, and community with group hikes, outdoor yoga, fitness, and run/walks.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Nature for All
LocationMonterey Park
StateCA
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Nature for All builds a base of support to ensure that everyone in the Los Angeles region has equitable access to nature and its benefits.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P New England Disabled Sports
LocationLincoln
StateNH
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

New England Disabled Sports empowers and enhances the independence of individuals living with disabilities through year-round outdoor adaptive sports.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P North Carolina Adapted Sports
LocationCary
StateNC
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

NC Adapted Sports creates adapted sport opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities, fostering an inclusive and equitable community.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports
LocationOgden
StateUT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

OVAS offers year-round adaptive outdoor recreation programs to empower people with disabilities through inclusive, life changing sports experiences.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P One Family Memphis
LocationMemphis
StateTN
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We create access to climbing, fitness, healthy food, education, and the outdoors to underserved communities on a pay-what-you-can model.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Oregon Adaptive Sports
LocationBend
StateOR
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

OAS creates access to high quality adaptive skiing, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, and golf opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Organic Connects
LocationCleveland
StateOH
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Organic Connects reintroduces youth and families to nature through outdoor recreation, environmental education, and workforce development.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Outdoor Equity Alliance
LocationWest Windsor
StateNJ
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

OEA removes barriers so people of all backgrounds can access nature through education, careers, and community programs, fostering outdoor equity.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Outdoor Inclusion Coalition
LocationPittsburgh
StatePA
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Outdoor Inclusion Coalition expands access to nature by uniting partners to connect underrepresented youth and families to the outdoors.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Outdoors for All Foundation
LocationBellevue
StateWA
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Our mission is to enrich the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through outdoor recreation.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Outward Bound Adventures
LocationPasadena
StateCA
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

OBA will ensure youth from diverse communities have access to nature, environmental education, leadership development and careers in conservation.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Paddle for Peace
Locationsan deigo
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Paddle for Peace is a nonprofit that provides free ocean access for BIPOC and underserved youth harnessing the healing power of the ocean.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Paddle4Tomorrow
LocationAtlanta
StateGA
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We create youth programs that celebrate diversity and stewardship in the outdoors for youth ages 8-17, all hosted in public spaces at no cost to them.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Paradox Sports
LocationBoulder
StateCO
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Paradox transforms lives and communities by providing adaptive climbing programs to people with disabilities through trips, education, and community.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Phoenix Bikes
LocationArlington
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Phoenix Bikes provides hands-on education to improve youth futures and workforce readiness while distributing refurbished bikes to those in need.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P PikeRide, Inc
LocationColorado Springs
StateCO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

PikeRide is a nonprofit bike share that provides affordable ebikes to ensure all have access to the outdoors, regardless of income or background.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Positive Ride JAMS, Inc
LocationSAN LUIS OBISPO
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We create memorable and adaptive outdoor recreational experiences for individuals with limited mobility.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Project Mobility: Cycles for Life
LocationSt. Charles
StateIL
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Project Mobility provides adaptive bike adventures and bike giveaways for children with disabilities, autism, cancer and wounded veterans.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Queen City Bicycle Collective
LocationManchester
StateNH
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

QC Bike provides affordable bike access, hands-on skillbuilding, and community outreach to foster a more connected, bike friendly Manchester.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P RAMP
LocationSunset Beach
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

RAMP provides inclusive recreational opportunities for persons wishing to participate in various competitive and noncompetitive accessible activities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Rec2Connect
LocationCleveland
StateOH
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Rec2Connect is dedicated to providing fully inclusive and accessible community recreation for individuals with disabilities.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Refugee Education and Adventure Challenge (REACH)
LocationOak Park
StateIL
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

REACH connects refugee youth and families to nature through STEAM-based outdoor learning adventures that build leadership, belonging, and equity
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Refugee Women's Network
LocationDecatur
StateGA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

RWN's Outdoor Wellness Program connects diverse women to outdoor spaces promoting physical and mental health and community connection.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Reno Bike Project
LocationReno
StateNV
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Reno Bike Project is a nonprofit community bike shop that promotes access to cycling through education, advocacy, and affordable resources .
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Rising Routes
LocationDenver
StateCO
Amount$250,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Our mission is to strengthen the outdoor access ecosystem by supporting the people and organizations driving it forward.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P River City Foundation
LocationSt. Louis
StateMO
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

River City Outdoors' mission is to support, promote, and advocate for outdoor recreation for all in the St. Louis region.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Rochester Accessible Adventures
LocationRochester
StateNY
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

RAA guides recreation, sports and tourism spaces to be fully accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to people with and without disabilities, always.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Runners for Public Lands
LocationVentura
StateCA
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We empower runners to protect public lands and expand access to nature for all through community service, education, and civic engagement.

InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Runnin' for Rhett
LocationElk Grove
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Runnin’ for Rhett inspires people to “Move Into Life” with free youth fitness programs, community races, and events honoring Rhett Seevers.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Salt Lake Area Queer Climbers
LocationSouth Salt Lake
StateUT
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

SLAQC helps queer people access their limitless potential through providing inclusive, supportive, and accessible experiences in rock climbing
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Santa Fe Mountain Center Inc.
LocationTesuque
StateNM
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Mountain Center provides therapeutic adventure and wellness programming for youth and adults.
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P Saved By Nature
LocationCampbell
StateCA
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

SBN connects underserved communities to the healing power of nature through inclusive outdoor programs, environmental education, and stewardship.

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P Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
LocationPhiladelphia
StatePA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is Philadelphia’s largest nature center offering innovative educational programs for all ages.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Second Cycle Community Bicycle Shop
LocationTacoma
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Our mission is to demystify and normalize bike riding as a part of daily life and realize the bicycle as a tool for personal and community empowerment.
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P Sharing Wheels
LocationEverett
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We help people ride, fix and recycle bikes by offering repair help, classes, refurbished bikes and used parts, and a community of bike friendly folks.
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P SheJumps
LocationSalt Lake City
StateUT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

SheJumps increases the participation of girls and women in outdoor activities and creates educational outdoor experiences that nurture transformation.
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P Sierra Foothill Conservancy
LocationPrather
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

SFC honors our natural and cultural heritage by protecting and enhancing our region's natural lands for future generations.
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P Skate Like a Girl
LocationSeattle
StateWA
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Skate Like a Girl builds inclusive communities by promoting confidence, leadership, and social justice through skateboarding.

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P Soul Trak Outdoors
LocationWashington
StateDC
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Soul Trak connects communities of color in Washington, D.C. to nature through outdoor recreation, environmental education, and leadership development.

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P Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports
LocationTucson
StateAZ
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports provides fitness, recreation, and competitive sports opportunities for people with disabilities.
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P SportsAbility Alliance
LocationTallahassee
StateFL
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

SportsAbility Alliance enriches lives through accessible, inclusive recreation and active leisure for individuals of all ages and all abilities.

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P STRIDE Adaptive Sports
LocationWest Sand Lake
StateNY
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

To educate and empower individuals with disabilities in life changing sport and recreation programs to sustain healthy, active and fun lifestyles.

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P Sustainability Matters Inc
LocationWoodstock
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Sustainability Matters cultivates community through conservation, making sustainability fun, practical, and accessible for everyone.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Team River Runner
LocationRockville
StateMD
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Team River Runner empowers veterans and families to heal, find purpose, and build community through adventure and adaptive paddle sports in nature.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Texas Children in Nature Network
LocationManchaca
StateTX
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Texas Children in Nature Network (TCiNN) advances access to nature, connecting over 900 partner organizations to resources and to one another.
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P The Bike Gangs of Fort Worth
LocationFort Worth
StateTX
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We build bike shops in a 20' shipping container format, keep them supplied indefinitely, and teach neighborhoods to operate them all for FREE!
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P The Common Wheel
LocationLancaster
StatePA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We see the bike as a tool for empowerment, education, and community building and we increase access to this means of essential transportation for all.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P The Hummingbird Project
LocationMarina Del Rey
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We take kids from underserved communities in Los Angeles on nature outings (hiking, kayaking), then we have sit down lunch at a local restaurant.
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P The Out Our Front Door Organization
LocationChicago
StateIL
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We lead adult, family, and adaptive bike camping trips, as well as educational day rides and day rides to complete environmental service.
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P The Women's Wilderness Institute
LocationBoulder
StateCO
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Women's Wilderness creates space for girls, women, and nonbinary people of all ages and backgrounds to find their voice, place, and power outdoors.

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P The Woods Project
LocationHouston
StateTX
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

The Woods Project creates transformative wilderness immersion and outdoor education experiences for Houston youth from low-income communities.

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P Together We Can
LocationNorth Las Vegas
StateNV
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We believe that nature belongs to everybody. The mission is to inspire and connect members to the benefits of recreating and stewarding outdoors.
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P TOTAL NM
LocationBosque Farms
StateNM
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We ensure every PreK–12 student in NM has access to equitable outdoor learning by empowering educators, fostering collaboration, and advocating.
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P Trail Bros Corp.
LocationWoodland Hills
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

TrailFolx is a Los Angeles nonprofit creating opportunities for underprivileged and underserved youth to participate in mountain sports and activities
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Trips for Kids Metro New York
LocationNew York
StateNY
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

TFKMNY's mission is to provide transformative cycling experiences for young people of all communities, especially those most in need.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Triumph Foundation
LocationValencia
StateCA
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We provide adaptive sports and outdoor recreation that empower people with disabilities to stay active and enjoy the outdoors.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Un Mar De Colores
LocationEncinitas
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We connect underserved youth to the ocean through surf therapy, education, and mentorship, inspiring belonging and cultivating future ocean leaders.

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P United Rocks Unity with Community
LocationPlano
StateTX
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We are an organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through the sport of rock climbing.
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P Unlikely Riders INC
LocationBurlington
StateVT
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

We create joyful and inclusive spaces in mountain sports by breaking down barriers and empowering our BIPOC LGBTQ+ community to lead and thrive outdoors.
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P Up ENDing Parkinson's
LocationMarshall
StateVA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Up ENDing Parkinson’s partners with rock climbing centers US-wide to provide facilitated rockclimbing experiences for People with Parkinson’s.
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P Urban Bike Project
LocationWilmington
StateDE
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Urban Bike Project provides residents in Wilmington, Delaware with access to bicycling for transportation, fitness, and fun.

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P Urban Bird Collective
LocationSt. Paul
StateMN
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Urban Bird Collective is an environmental organization that promotes outdoor recreation and healing, with a focus on BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.
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P Utah Deaf Campers
LocationNorth Ogden
StateUT
Amount$20,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

UDC provides the marginalized members of the deaf communities, regardless of race, status, sex, or religion, opportunities to connect w/ nature.
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P Vamos Outdoors Project
LocationBellingham
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Vamos Outdoors Project provides outdoor, recreational, and environmental programming to Latine youth to foster healthy youth development and joy.

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P Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
LocationKillington
StateVT
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports empowers individuals with disabilities through access and instruction to sports and recreational activities.
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P Vida Verde
LocationSan Gregorio
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Vida Verde promotes educational equity by providing free overnight outdoor education experiences for students who don’t otherwise get the opportunity.

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P Warrior Surf Foundation
LocationFolly Beach
StateSC
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Warrior Surf Foundation provides free adaptive surf therapy, wellness, and yoga for Veterans and their families suffering from PTSD.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Warriors To Wilderness
LocationRoseville
StateOH
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

W2W empowers veterans through transformative outdoor experiences that foster healing, resilience, and personal growth through nature-based programs.
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P Wild Hearts Idaho
LocationBoise
StateID
Amount$15,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Wild Hearts Idaho empowers young women by providing outdoor adventures that build confidence, leadership, and inspire a love for the natural world.

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P Wilderness Integration Project
LocationKingston
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Wild Society is a Puget Sound-based outdoor education nonprofit that fosters connections between nature and people through guided backpacking trips.
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P Wilderness Youth Project
LocationSanta Barbara
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Wilderness Youth Project connects kids to nature in small groups guided by inspired, skilled, and committed mentors and volunteers.

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P Wisconsin Adaptive Climbing
LocationMadison
StateWI
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Wisconsin Adaptive Climbing helps disabled climbers break barriers by organizing monthly indoor climbing clinics and an annual outdoor climbing trip.
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P Wisdom of the Elders, Inc.
LocationPortland
StateOR
Amount$25,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Wisdom records and shares oral history, cultural arts, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Indigenous elders, storytellers, artists, and scientists.

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P YES Nature to Neighborhoods
LocationRichmond
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

In partnership with nature, YES nurtures leaders who champion the wellbeing of our community.

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P YOLO BASIN FOUNDATION
LocationDAVIS
StateCA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Yolo Basin Foundation (YBF) expands public appreciation and stewardship of wetlands and wildlife in the Yolo Basin through education and partnerships.
InitiativeConnecting People Outside
P Young Women Empowered (YWE)
LocationSeattle
StateWA
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

YWE cultivates the power and creativity of diverse young women* through transformative programs within a collaborative community of belonging.

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P Youth Environmental Alliance
LocationDavie
StateFL
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

YEA, a 501c3, educates the young and young at heart and engages them outdoors through environmental restorations, fishing and citizen science.
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P Youth In Action, Inc.
LocationProvidence
StateRI
Amount$10,000
Year Approved2025
StatusActive

About

Youth In Action (YIA), a youth-led leadership program, uses outdoor experiences to facilitate growth and vulnerability to build leadership and life skills.
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