Grantee Community

Explore our comprehensive database of current and past grantees. The majority of grant partners receive unrestricted, multiyear grants. The REI Cooperative Action Fund has provided 460 grants totaling over $31M since launch in 2021.

Explore our grantees in these initiatives

One hand grasps another's against the richly textured bark of a pine tree. — P Connecting People Outside

Connecting historically excluded communities to the outdoors - cultivating joy, healing, belonging, connection and well-being.

The treetop view of early autumn yellow and green leaves. — S Creating Space Outside

Ensuring people have equitable access to quality, close to home culturally-relevant outdoor spaces.

A youngster practices their handstand in a city park. — H Centering Health Outside

Strengthening and amplifying research that demonstrates nature is critical for individual and community health and well-being.

Grant Database

This database undergoes regular updates. We also encourage you to visit our Impact page for a list of grantees by our fiscal year.

Grantees that do not have 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.

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	Organization	City	State	Amount	Approval Year	Status	Mission Statement	Initiative	Previous Grants
S	3 Rivers Bicycle Coalition	LocationKennewick	StateWA	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We envision bicycling as an integral part of our multi-modal transportation network and as an appealing, viable, readily accessible form of recreation and transportation for all community members. We support and lead efforts to foster a culture where all road users are treated with courtesy and respect regardless of age, abilities, and other personal demographics.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Access Fund	LocationBoulder	StateCO	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Access Fund is the national advocacy organization focused on protecting and conserving climbing areas to ensure a sustainable future for the sport.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Alachua Conservation Trust	LocationGainesville	StateFL	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to protect the natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources in and around North Central Florida. ACT protects land in primarily 16 counties through acquisition, donation, and conservation easements.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	American Hiking Society	LocationSilver Spring	StateMD	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Our mission is to empower all to enjoy, share, and preserve the hiking experience.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	American Whitewater	LocationSpringfield	StateOR	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About American Whitewater's mission is to protect and restore America's whitewater rivers and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps	LocationDurango	StateCO	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps reconnects Indigenous youth to their land, culture, and heritage through critical conservation projects.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2023 ($100,000),
S	Austin Youth River Watch	LocationAustin	StateTX	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to transform and inspire youth through environmental education, community engagement, and adventure. Our programs serve primarily BIPOC teens and young adults, who have been historically denied high quality access to nature, and communities that are underserved due to systemic inequities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Backyard Basecamp	LocationBaltimore	StateMD	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We (re)connects Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to land and nature in Baltimore City by consistently offering programs and events that highlight the natural world right outside our doors.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Bay Area Ridge Trail Council	LocationBerkeley	StateCA	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a multi-use trail along the ridge lines encircling the San Francisco Bay Area, with over 410 miles open today and ready to explore. When complete, the full 550-mile trail will connect over 75 parks and open spaces.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Bayou Land Conservancy	LocationSpring	StateTX	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We preserve land along streams for flood control, clean water, and wildlife. We envision a network of green spaces that connect people to nature.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Big Sur Land Trust	LocationMonterey	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to inspire love of land across generations, conservation of our unique Monterey County landscapes, and access to outdoor experiences for all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Bike Norfolk	LocationNorfolk	StateVA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We promote a bicycle-friendly city through awareness and education, improved infrastructure, and a strong cycling community that embraces every person who cycles for fun, fitness, well-being, and as a mode of transportation without discrimination due to race, color, background, or ethnicity.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Bike Tri-Cities	LocationKennewick	StateWA	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Bike Tri-Cities envisions bicycling as an integral part of our multi-modal transportation network and as an appealing, viable, readily accessible form of recreation and transportation for all community members. We support and lead efforts to foster a culture where all road users are treated with courtesy and respect regardless of age, abilities, and other personal demographics. BTC partners with numerous organizations to promote our goals through, education, advocacy and events.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	BikePGH	LocationPittsburgh	StatePA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are transforming our streets to make biking and walking commonplace for all Pittsburghers in order to improve our quality of life and reduce the harmful effects of car dependence in our communities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	BikeWalkKC	LocationKansas City	StateMO	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our vision is for a Greater Kansas City where everyone moves through the city and its public spaces equitably, safely, comfortably, and sustainably. Walking and biking are simple solutions to complex problems of environment, health, transportation, disparity, opportunity, economy, and more.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation	LocationHungry Horse	StateMT	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We connect people with America’s wilderness heritage by providing access to and stewardship of one of the world’s most spectacular places – Montana’s Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Bronx River Alliance	LocationBronx	StateNY	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a public/private partnership with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation that engages communities, organizations and government along the Bronx River Corridor to restore the river ecosystem and improve and activate public green spaces.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy	LocationBuffalo	StateNY	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Through beautification and maintenance, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy stewards Buffalo's historic Olmsted park system to benefit and welcome all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	C&O Canal Trust	LocationWilliamsport	StateMD	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We work in partnership with local communities and the National Park Service to provide opportunities for education, stewardship, and volunteerism that are safe, welcoming, and inclusive for all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Capital Trails Coalition	LocationWashington	StateDC	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About The Capital Trails Coalition works to create and activate a network of trails for people of all ages and abilities across the DC metropolitan region.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2023 ($100,000), 2021 ($160,000),
S	Carolina Thread Trail	LocationCharlotte	StateNC	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a growing regional network of greenways, trails and blueways spanning 15 counties and more than 400 miles in North and South Carolina. Our mission is to create a legacy of conservation and connectivity through a regional trail system.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Charleston Moves	LocationCharleston	StateSC	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We advocate for safe, connected and equitable mobility in Charleston County, SC. We also work for infrastructure and policies that encourage biking, walking and public transit, because the streets belong to everyone.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Chicago Eco House	LocationChicago	StateIL	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We’re a movement by and for majority-Black neighborhoods to control what happens on our open land for the economic empowerment of our community. We realize our mission through a K-5 environmental education flower farming program and via our in-house flower shop, Southside Blooms, which employs young people in our long-term workforce development program.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Chico Velo	LocationChico	StateCA	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Our mission is to promote bicyling for transportation, recreation, and health through public education, advocacy, and community stewardship.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Children & Nature Network	LocationRoseville	StateMN	Amount$150,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Connecting children to nature through equity-driven research, advocacy, and community action for health, learning, and resilience.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2023 ($100,000), 2021 ($100,000),
S	CicLAvia	LocationLos Angeles	StateCA	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to catalyze vibrant public spaces, active transportation, and good health through car-free open street events. CicLAvia engages with people throughout Southern California to transform relationships with our communities and with each other.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Coastal Watershed Council	LocationSanta Cruz	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We engage riverside residents in Santa Cruz, CA, to realize their vision of a healthy, welcoming, and fun San Lorenzo River that connects our diverse community to nature — a river that’s an attractive and desirable location for outdoor recreation and reflection.We protect and preserve this watershed by engaging the riverside community in stewardship, monitoring, and education.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Community Bike Shop at Barber Park	LocationGreensboro	StateNC	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We collaborate to recycle, restore and re-home donated bicycles for marginalized members of the community. We provide a fun and collaborative environment for those who are interested in learning how to ride or work on bikes and we provide access to a weekly Bicycle Library that allows people to experience the park by bicycle.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Conestee Nature Preserve	LocationGreenville	StateSC	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Through responsible stewardship of our unique ecological resource, we provide inclusive opportunities for meaningful connection, discovery, and education in nature.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Connecticut Forest and Park Association	LocationRockfall	StateCT	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Established in 1895, we connect people to Connecticut’s forests, parks, and trails, to ensure these special places are protected and well managed for future generations. CFPA inspires active, lifelong engagement with Connecticut’s abundant and well-managed forests, parks, and trails by building a vibrant and diverse conservation community.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast	LocationOsprey	StateFL	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast protects land and water in Southwest Florida for the benefit of people and nature. Through strategic collaborations, we ensure all people have access to clean water, fresh air, nutritious food, abundant wildlife, beautiful natural areas, and all the other physical and mental benefits nature provides. Our work strengthens Southwest Florida’s resiliency to storms and floods, enriches lives, and safeguards communities for generations to come.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Continental Divide Trail Coalition	LocationGolden	StateCO	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About More than a line on a map or a thin stripe of tread, we are a living connector of communities along the spine of North America, a thriving landscape of unique and precious ecosystems, and a meeting ground where people of all walks of life may unite to live, work, play, worship, and learn.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2022 ($100,000),
S	CorpsTHAT	LocationBaltimore	StateMD	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We connect the Deaf Community and the outdoors through education, recreation and career development.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Cosumnes Culture and Waterways	LocationPlacerville	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a Native based non-profit focused on taking care of the land, waters, and the indigenous species. We promote, preserve, and steward the Indigenous Culture and waterways of this land, and the surrounding areas.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	East Coast Greenway Alliance	LocationDurham	StateNC	Amount$150,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About We lead development of the 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway from Maine to Florida, connecting 450 communities and hosting 50 million annual visits.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2023 ($150,000), 2021 ($160,000),
S	Eastern Sierra Conservation Corps	LocationMammoth Lakes	StateCA	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We are a developmental leadership organization committed to building a stronger and more inclusive outdoor community.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Elizabeth River Trail	LocationNorfolk	StateVA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We provide the planning, fundraising, and marketing to generate public support for a healthy and dynamic regional trail. Our mission is to create an inclusive and resilient urban riverfront trail that connects and inspires people and businesses in the region and has something for everyone.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Emerald Necklace Conservancy	LocationBoston	StateMA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are nonprofit founded in 1997 to steward and champion the Emerald Necklace, Boston’s largest park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted to connect 12+ neighborhoods with 1,100 acres of meadows, woodlands, waterways, paths and parkways. Our mission is to restore and improve the Emerald Necklace for all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Eugene Parks Foundation	LocationEugene	StateOR	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We enhance and transform Eugene’s parks, recreation, open spaces, and trail system into healthy, vibrant, and accessible ecosystems offering exceptional experiences for its communities and visitors.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance	LocationSeattle	StateWA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We create, maintain, and protect sustainable mountain biking opportunities in WA. Our vision is to make WA the best place to ride.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Forest Park Conservancy	LocationPortland	StateOR	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a community-supported organization whose mission is to protect and restore the ecological health of Forest Park, maintain and enhance the park’s extensive trails network, promote equitable access, and engage with diverse groups to inspire appreciation and stewardship of this iconic urban forest for generations to come.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland	LocationPearland	StateTX	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We partner with the City to establish premier parks, facilities and recreational programs in Pearland. We provide volunteer and financial support for these critical programs that provide more equitable access to all members of our community and to build inclusivity into our parks programs and facilities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	ForeverGreen Trails	LocationTacoma	StateWA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We support a system of trails throughout Pierce County, WA, via education, advocacy, promotion, collaboration, and stewardship.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Foundation for America's Public Lands	LocationWashington	StateDC	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About The Foundation for America’s Public Lands generates awareness, access, and stewardship of BLM-managed acres for the benefit of American communities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Freshwater Land Trust	LocationBirmingham	StateAL	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We conserve environmentally significant land throughout Central Alabama, provides public recreational access to select properties, and builds trails to protect the health of our environment and connect our communities, while sustaining our founding mission of improving the water quality of our rivers and streams.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of Anacostia Park	LocationWashington	StateDC	Amount$190,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Engaging surrounding communities in activities that support physical, mental, and social wellness.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2022 ($100,000),
S	Friends of Big Marsh	LocationChicago	StateIL	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We provide unique bicycle and outdoor experiences at and around Big Marsh Park so all communities receive the physical and mental health benefits that come with time in nature.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2021 ($100,000),
S	Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park	LocationNorth Palm Beach	StateFL	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We generate supplemental resources to preserve, restore, and interpret the natural and cultural assets of the Park for present and future generations.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of Metro Parks	LocationWesterville	StateOH	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We help support the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks through outreach, advocacy, and fundraising. We strive to introduce non-traditional park users and first time park users to a positive experience in the parks, and showcase the free resources that the Metro Parks offer Central Ohio residents.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of Missoula Parks	LocationMissoula	StateMT	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We promote parks, trails, conservation lands, and forestry in Missoula, Montana, and the surrounding area by raising funds and awareness of recreation's social, mental, and physical health benefits.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park	LocationEllicott City	StateMD	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We support the park by promoting stewardship through programming, sustainable recreation, and the preservation and restoration of its natural resources.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of the Desert Mountains	LocationPalm Desert	StateCA	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About Friends of the Desert Mountains connects people to the land through conservation, education and research.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of the Los Angeles River	LocationLos Angeles	StateCA	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We build capacity for communities, students, and future leaders to advocate for nature, climate, and equity on the Los Angeles River.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2021 ($100,000),
S	Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail	LocationRaleigh	StateNC	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to bring together communities and volunteers to build, maintain, and advocate for an enduring footpath connecting North Carolina’s natural, historic, and cultural treasures and to ensure that all people feel welcome on the trail.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of the Riverfront	LocationPittsburgh	StatePA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We build and maintain safe, clean, and accessible riverfront trails as part of the Three Rivers Heritage & Water Trail systems to create and maintain an outstanding experience for trail users while providing economic, environmental, and health benefits to the Pittsburgh region.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of Trees	LocationPortland	StateOR	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Since 1989, we've planted 945,000+ trees and native shrubs in neighborhoods & natural areas in six counties across two states by engaging tens of thousands of community volunteers.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Friends of Weedon Island	LocationSt. Petersburg	StateFL	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to promote the public’s understanding of maintaining the Weedon Island Preserve as an important ecological and cultural resource.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	FunkyTown Food Project	LocationCrowley	StateTX	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We utilize sustainable food as a powerful tool to build a stronger, more integrated, and healthier community who through the FunkyTown Food Project cultivates leadership skills in high school youth through food and farming by transforming the lives of young people to inspire, engage, and nourish the community.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Galveston Bay Foundation	LocationKemah	StateTX	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a conservation nonprofit that has served as guardian of Galveston Bay since 1987. Our mission is to preserve and enhance Galveston Bay as a healthy and productive place for generations to come.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Gather New Haven	LocationNew Have	StateCT	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Addressing threats to our community’s water, land, and wellbeing, Gather New Haven’s mission is to promote health, equity, and justice for people and the environment by cultivating connections with each other and our local lands and waters, and by inspiring us to care for ourselves, our community, and the natural world.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Georgia Hi-Lo Trail	LocationSandersville	StateGA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About The Georgia Hi-Lo Trail is building America's longest paved trail to empower rural Georgia.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Great Peninsula Conservancy	LocationBremerton	StateWA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a nonprofit land trust dedicated to protecting the natural habitats, rural landscapes, and open spaces of the Great Peninsula region of West Puget Sound, Washington.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Great Plains Restoration Council	LocationFort Worth	StateTX	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We are an award-winning 501(c)3 non-profit Ecological Health organization that helps people take care of their own health through restoring and protecting native ecosystems, particularly prairies, plains, and waters. .	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Great Springs Project	LocationAustin	StateTX	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We seek to conserve an additional 50,000 acres of land between Austin and San Antonio over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge and Contributing Zones and provide access to those protected lands through the development of a 100+ mile network of spring-to-spring trails, linking four iconic springs in Central Texas.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Greenspace Dallas	LocationDallas	StateTX	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We restore and develop national park-quality green spaces within the Trinity River Corridor.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Groundwork Jacksonville	LocationJacksonville	StateFL	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships which empower people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being. We are the City of Jacksonville’s nonprofit partner in building the 30-mile Emerald Trail and converting contaminated land into parks, playgrounds, and other public spaces.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Groundwork Ohio River Valley	LocationCincinnati	StateOH	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About To bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment by developing community-based partnerships that empower people, businesses, and organizations to promote environmental, economic, and social well-being.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek	LocationSan Diego	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We work with a broad coalition of partners and stakeholders to address environmental health, climate change resiliency, and food justice through the development of creek trails and parks; the restoration of creeks and canyons; neighborhood-scale investments in climate mitigation; and the education of youth and families in environmental stewardship and healthy living.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Harpeth Conservancy	LocationBrentwood	StateTN	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We restore and protect clean water and healthy ecosystems for rivers in Tennessee through policy, science, and community engagement.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Heart of the Gila	LocationMimbres	StateNM	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We seek to conserve our watersheds and protect wild places by educating children, adults, and decision makers about the ecological, economic and cultural values of rivers in New Mexico and the bioregions of the greater Southwest.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Indian Youth Service Corps at National Park Foundation	LocationWashington	StateDC	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We are a program of the Department of Interior (DOI) that provides opportunities for Native American youth to engage in public service, perform meaningful conservation projects on federal and tribal lands, and stimulate interest in conservation-related careers	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	International Mountain Bicycling Association	LocationBoulder	StateCO	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About IMBA creates, protects and enhances great places to ride mountain bikes. Through 2025, we’re supporting and developing trails in 250 communities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation	LocationDes Moines	StateIA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to protect and restore Iowa's land, water, and wildlife. We envision Iowans connected to our diverse landscape and committed to the value of healthy land, water and wildlife.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	KS Wild	LocationAshland	StateOR	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to protect and restore wild nature in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of southwest Oregon and northwest California. We envision a Klamath-Siskiyou region where local communities enjoy healthy wildlands, where clean rivers are teeming with native salmon, and where connected pland and wildlife populations are prepared for climate change.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Laguna Canyon Foundation	LocationLaguna Hills	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are dedicated to preserving, protecting, enhancing and promoting the 22,000-acre South Coast Wilderness.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Leave No Trace	LocationBoulder	StateCO	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About Using the power of science, education and stewardship, Leave No Trace is on a mission to ensure a sustainable future for the outdoors and the planet.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region	LocationWashington	StateDC	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We expand opportunity for residents in historically under-resourced DC communities through educational initiatives and customized job-training/placement, with a strong focus on outdoor environmental education and green economy jobs.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Lookout Mountain Conservancy	LocationLookout Mountain	StateTN	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We lead the way in community-centered conservation and environmental education by providing equitable and inclusive access to the Mountain's natural beauty, wildlife habitats, recreational opportunities, and places of historical significance.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Loveland Youth Gardeners	LocationLoveland	StateCO	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We empower youth facing challenges to cultivate life/work skills, environmental stewardship, & a spirit of community service.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Major Taylor Trail Keepers Chicago	LocationChicago	StateIL	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We aim to improve the well-being of under-resourced neighborhoods in the South Side of Chicago by collaborating with its partners and engaging others in economically productive, healthy, and active ways of living.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Make The World Better	LocationPhiladelphia	StatePA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We connect people and inspire stewardship through public space revitalization projects. We believe that communities prosper when all people have access to high-quality public spaces that provide safe outlets for recreation, sports, and arts-based activities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Mass Audubon	LocationLincoln	StateMA	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust	LocationSeattle	StateWA	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We lead cross-sector collaborations to conserve and restore natural areas, while helping people access nature in sustainable ways.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Movement Education Outdoors	LocationProvidence	StateRI	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Through land and water based learning experiences that center the knowledge, joy, and liberation of people of color in Rhode Island, we guide young people in developing the tools they need to become leaders in their communities for transformative change towards environmental and racial justice.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans (MERITO)	LocationVentura	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to protect the ocean by engaging multicultural youth and their communities in transformative experiences in environmental education, scientific research, marine conservation, recreation & blue-green entrepreneurship.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Native Conservancy	LocationCordova	StateAK	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Native Conservancy empowers Native communities through ocean farming, conservation, and restoring Indigenous co-management of ancestral ocean waters.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Native Land Conservancy	LocationMashpee	StateMA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a Native American-run land conservation group with a mission to preserve healthy landscapes for all living things and help restore land back to its original state wherever possible. We draw upon our collective traditional cultural knowledge with generations of direct experience in the woodlands, coastlines, and waterways of our ancestral homelands.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Natural Lands	LocationMedia	StatePA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are guided by the heart of our mission, land for life, nature for all—a promise we pursue by focusing on three core areas: saving open space, caring for nature, and connecting people to the outdoors.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Nature for All	LocationMonterey Park	StateCA	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We are an environmental and social justice organization, our mission is to build a diverse base of support to ensure that everyone in the Los Angeles region has equitable access to the wide range of benefits which nature provides.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Nearby Nature Milwaukee	LocationMilwaukee	StateWI	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to support, promote and celebrate environmentalism in Milwaukee’s communities of color. We work to renew natural areas in those communities and provide access for all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	New Jersey Tree Foundation	LocationMedford	StateNJ	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are dedicated to planting trees in NJ’s most urban neighborhoods, where the need is greatest. Through tree planting, volunteerism and partnerships, we assist numerous communities in improving their environment and quality of life.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	New York-New Jersey Trail Conference	LocationMahwah	StateNJ	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a volunteer-powered organization that builds, maintains and protects public trails. Together with our partners we strive to ensure that the trails and natural areas we share are sustainable and accessible for all to enjoy for generations to come.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Northwest Youth Corps	LocationEugene	StateOR	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Since 1984, we've improved the natural environment and provided conservation education and job-training experiences that help youth from diverse backgrounds develop the skills they need to lead full and productive lives.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Norwalk River Valley Trail	LocationGeorgetown	StateCT	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to facilitate the design, construction, and maintenance of a regionally significant, safe, universally accessible, multipurpose trail linking the historically underserved - and growing - cities of Norwalk and Danbury through the towns of Wilton, Redding, Ridgefield.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project	LocationLas Cruces	StateNM	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2022	StatusActive	About Our mission is to ensure that historically and deliberately excluded communities have access to the outdoors and that our people, history, and values are authentically reflected in public land and conservation management decision making.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	OutLoud Dallas	LocationDallas	StateTX	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to amplify youth voice. Through the intersection of storytelling projects, outdoor discovery, activism and restorative practices, OutLoud creates spaces that value youth as the drivers of social change, promote wellbeing, and shift perspectives about the capabilities of young people.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Owens Valley Indian Water Commission	LocationBishop	StateCA	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We work with member tribes to advocate for Indigenous farming and agriculture that increase food security/food sovereignty, educate and engage youth in nature, and assist with securing additional land and water for our tribes.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Pacoima Beautiful	LocationPacoima	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a grassroots environmental justice organization that provides education, impacts local policy, and supports local arts and culture in order to promote a healthy and sustainable Northeast San Fernando Valley.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Park Pride	LocationAtlanta	StateGA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our missions is to engage communities to activate the power of parks, Park Pride is working in Atlanta’s parks ecosystem at every level—by improving neighborhood parks, creating new community park advocates, and connecting grassroots leaders, funders, and government partners—so that all Atlantans can have access to a quality park.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Parks Alliance of Louisville	LocationLouisville	StateKY	Amount$10,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About Our mission is to drive equitable investment in our public parks to improve the health and wellbeing of the entire community.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Pigtown Climbs	LocationBaltimore	StateMD	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a community-driven organization that uses climbing and sustainable programming to foster black liberation, promote wellness, and connect the communities of Southwest Baltimore to the outdoors.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Prospect Park Alliance	LocationBrooklyn	StateNY	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We revitalize and strengthen the park’s natural areas, restore park landmarks and landscapes, and engage our communities with special events, recreational and rental facilities, volunteer projects, youth employment opportunities, and free education programming.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Rails to Trails Conservancy	LocationWashington	StateDC	Amount$225,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About At Rails to Trails Conservancy, we are building a nation connected by trails so everyone can safely walk, bike and be active outdoors.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2023 ($100,000),
S	Recreate Responsibly Coalition	LocationLos Angeles	StateCA	Amount$25,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Recreate Responsibly unites partners to promote clear, inclusive guidance for safe, responsible, and sustainable outdoor recreation.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Reflection Riding	LocationChattanooga	StateTN	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We restore the vital connection between people and nature in Chattanooga. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience nature, regardless of where they live or their economic status. W	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Regional Parks Foundation	LocationCastro Valley	StateCA	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We were founded in 1969 to support the East Bay Regional Park District to provide universal access, environmental stewardship, educational and recreational programs and the acquisition of parklands. We provide resources to ensure underserved populations have equal access to nature through our parks, trails, and programs.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	River Source	LocationSanta Fe	StateNM	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We support people living as good stewards of their watersheds by providing science and policy education, planning, monitoring, and ecological restoration services throughout New Mexico.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Route of the Badger	LocationMilwaukee	StateWI	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We healthy, thriving communities in Southeast Wisconsin centered around a world-class, 700-miles-plus regional trail system that connects people across towns and counties, providing endless transformational opportunities for physical activity, tourism, connections to nature, recreation and stronger businesses along the route.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Sacramento Tree Foundation	LocationSacramento	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to grow thriving communities through stewardship of our urban forest. From seed to slab, we work with communities to create livable and lovable communities for everyone.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	San Diego Canyonlands	LocationSan Diego	StateCA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to promote, protect, and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County's canyons and creeks through education and ongoing community involvement in stewardship and advocacy.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	San Francisco Parks Alliance in support of Blue Greenway project	LocationSan Francisco	StateCA	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About In collaboration with local organizations and public agencies, we are revamping efforts around the Blue Greenway: an initiative that will elevate and connect 13 miles worth of waterfront parks and public spaces along San Francisco’s southeast waterfront, from Oracle Park south to Candlestick Point	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2021 ($100,000),
S	Santa Fe Conservation Trust	LocationSanta Fe	StateNM	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We partner with our community to keep northern New Mexico’s living lands and people flourishing together. We protect culturally and environmentally significant landscapes, ignite people’s passion for nature and enable the continual regeneration of our healthy place.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Save the Harbor/Save the Bay	LocationBoston	StateMA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are the region’s leading voice for clean water & public investment in Boston Harbor, the region’s public beaches and the Boston Harbor Islands. Our mission is to restore & protect Boston Harbor, MA Bay & the marine environment & share them with the public for everyone to enjoy.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Seattle Parks Foundation	LocationSeattle	StateWA	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We partner with community to champion thriving and equitable parks and public spaces. We envision a Seattle where all people feel welcome and invested in our parks and public spaces, leading to healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Sempervirens Fund	LocationLos Altos	StateCA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to protect and permanently preserve redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) forests, wildlife habitat, watersheds, and other important natural and scenic features of California’s Santa Cruz mountains, and to encourage public appreciation and enjoyment of this environment.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship	LocationQuincy	StateCA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to build sustainable recreation-based communities through stewardship, job creation and world-class events. We provide quality outdoor experiences through trail construction and maintenance in the Lost Sierra.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Sogorea Te' Land Trust	LocationOakland	StateCA	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are an urban, Indigenous, women-led land trust based in the San Francisco Bay Area that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people through the practices of Rematriation, cultural revitalization, and land restoration.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	South Texas Off Road Mountain-Bikers (STORM)	LocationSan Antonio	StateTX	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are committed to environmentally conscious mountain biking and trail building, facilitating recreational trail cycling, educating about the sport of mountain biking, maintaining local trails, and advocating for increased trail access.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy	LocationAsheville	StateNC	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to conserve the unique plant and animal habitat, clean water, farmland, scenic beauty, and places for all people to enjoy outdoor recreation in the mountains of North Carolina, enduring for future generations.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Surfrider Foundation	LocationSan Clemente	StateCA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Surfrider is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Tennessee RiverLine	LocationKnoxville	StateTN	Amount$100,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We envision for a 652-mile system of paddling, hiking, and biking trails along the length of the Tennessee River, as well as a place-based strategy for economic development, public health, resource stewardship, and equitable access benefits for 2.4 million people in Tennessee River communities.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2022 ($100,000),
S	The Conservation Alliance	LocationWindsor	StateCO	Amount$50,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About We harness the power of businesses from a variety of industries to protect outdoor spaces and wild places through strategic advocacy and grantmaking.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	The Greening of Detroit	LocationDetroit	StateMI	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Serving residents in under-resourced communities who experience environmental stressors, we lead tree planting, job training, and wellness programs designed to transform landscapes and lives, and nurture a vibrant and revitalized city.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	The Greenway Foundation	LocationDenver	StateCO	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are a group of passionate stewards who care for the South Platte River, its tributaries, and the people who live, work, and play along its banks. We provide access, expert education, and numerous opportunities for people of all ages to experience the wonders of our riverfront habitat.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	The Parks Alliance of Indianapolis	LocationIndianapolis	StateIN	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We work with Indy Parks and Recreation to steward and leverage funding to ensure Indianapolis parks are accessible, clean, and thriving public spaces. In addition, we support an urban farm on Indy's east side, Indy Urban Acres, that uses park land to provide equitable access to free, high-quality produce.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	TigerMountain Foundation	LocationPhoenix	StateAZ	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About TigerMountain Foundation is a unique organization whose mission is to empower people by building sustainable community gardens, providing life skills support and workforce development through neighborhood revitalization and beautification	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Tiny WPA	LocationPhiladelphia	StatePA	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to grow and support a diverse intergenerational community of civic change agents (Building Heroes) who want to learn how to design and build great things, make a difference in their community(s), and lead others in making Philadelphia a better, safer, healthier, more equitable, and prosperous place to live, work and play.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy	LocationClaremont	StateCA	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We have received land back and are working to create a community center for Indigenous people that maintains cultural practices, practices traditional ceremony, brings back native plants, facilitates TEK education, bring home our cultural items, and archive community documents.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Trail Access Project	LocationLas Vegas	StateNV	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to help individuals with physical disabilities (and, therefore, their families, friends, and caregivers) have meaningful experiences in nature. We do this through advocacy and offering adaptive hiking events in the public lands surrounding the Las Vegas valley.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Trails and Open Space Coalition	LocationColorado Springs	StateCO	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We advocate for the creation and conservation of an interconnected network of trails, parks and open spaces across the Pikes Peak region.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Trails Have Our Respect (THOR)	LocationOmaha	StateNE	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to create and share the natural surface trail experience in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa through advocacy, education, and the building of sustainable and accessible trails.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Transportation Alternatives	LocationNew York City	StateNY	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Through a combination of neighborhood-level grassroots organizing and city-wide advocacy, we push for changes in public policy, street design, enforcement, and resource allocation that transform our city’s streets for better walking, biking, and public transit for all New Yorkers.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Triangle Land Conservancy	LocationDurham	StateNC	Amount$30,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We seek to transform Southeast Wisconsin’s trails into a 700-miles-plus premier trail network, sparking new waves of outdoor tourism, spurring economic development, promoting healthier lifestyles and bridging gaps in communities for a more socially equitable and vibrant region.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Trust for Public Land in support of Park Performance Framework	LocationLos Angeles	StateCA	Amount$200,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside	Previous Grants 2024 ($200,000),
S	Upstate Greenways and Trails Alliance	LocationGreenville	StateSC	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About Our mission is to rapidly expand and improve the greenways and trails network of Upstate South Carolina through an alliance of partners and by using public-private partnerships.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Vermont Parks Forever	LocationMontpelier	StateVT	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We are committed to fostering environmental stewardship in Vermont parks through innovative education, access to parks, and equity in the outdoors.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Washington Trails Association	LocationSeattle	StateWA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We mobilize hikers and everyone who loves the outdoors to be explorers, stewards and champions for Washington's trails and public lands.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	West Atlanta Watershed Alliance"	LocationAtlanta	StateGA	Amount$80,000	Year Approved2024	StatusActive	About We believe that a healthy environment equals a health community, our overall efforts are focused on growing a cleaner, greener, healthier, and more sustainable West Atlanta.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	West Michigan Environmental Action Council	LocationGrand Rapids	StateMI	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About West Michigan Environmental Action Council's mission is to work collaboratively alongside our diverse community to educate, engage, and advocate for environmental values, environmental and climate justice, and a healthy and resilient community for all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Whiteswan Environmental	LocationBellingham	StateWA	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We support community healing through the natural, cultural and historical restoration to the Salish Sea for 7th generations sustainability as a measure of ecological health protection for all.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Willamette Partnership	LocationPortland	StateOR	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We help people and nature thrive together.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Winter Wildlands Alliance	LocationBoise	StateID	Amount$20,000	Year Approved2025	StatusActive	About Winter Wildlands Alliance is a national nonprofit organization working to inspire and empower people to protect America’s wild snowscapes.	InitiativeCreating Space Outside
S	Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council	LocationProvidence	StateRI	Amount$40,000	Year Approved2023	StatusActive	About We invest in resident and youth leaders; install, maintain, and activate urban parkland, a greenway and nature-based stormwater systems; restore and monitor urban river waters and habitats; and provide environmental education, recreation and community engagement for the watershed	InitiativeCreating Space Outside