Each year, we disperse funding to grantees in spring and fall. We are excited to share our newest round of grants below. In spring 2026, we are proud to announce 44 grants totaling $3,400,000.
Explore our full list of past and present grantees here.
Location: Chesterfield, MO
Amount: $225,000
About
ACLM leads the fastest-growing medical specialty, translating evidence-based lifestyle interventions into education, certification, and practice.
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Centering Health OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $50,000
About
American Forests creates healthy & resilient forests, from cities to large landscapes, that deliver benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Silver Spring, MD
Amount: $20,000
About
American Hiking Society's mission is to empower all to enjoy, share, and preserve the hiking experience.
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Creating Space OutsideLocation: Springfield, OR
Amount: $35,000
About
American Whitewater's mission is to protect and restore America's whitewater rivers and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Winterhaven, CA
Amount: $50,000
About
The Intertribal Commission protects sacred desert lands through collective Tribal leadership, cultural responsibility, and co-management advocacy.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: San Juan County, UT
Amount: $50,000
About
We protect Bears Ears through the leadership of united, sovereign Tribes, and inspire all to uphold reciprocal relationships with the land.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Santa Fe, NM
Amount: $50,000
About
Beyond 52 serve recreationist and especially underrepresented communities through hiking and outdoors education, leadership, and connection.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Alpharetta, GA
Amount: $100,000
About
A global movement dedicated to promoting health equity, increasing representation outdoors, and empowering communities through running & wellness.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Encinitas, CA
Amount: $25,000
About
Blue Star Families helps military families succeed by raising awareness of their challenges and promoting community connection and policy solutions.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Aurora, CO
Amount: $50,000
About
Camping to Connect mentors young men of color through outdoor experiences that build leadership, emotional wellness, and belonging in nature.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Tempe, AZ
Amount: $50,000
About
Pathfinders is safely expanding alternatives to incarceration while improving conditions and outcomes for incarcerated people and correctional staff.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $30,000
About
The Foundation for America’s Public Lands generates awareness, access, and stewardship of BLM-managed acres for the benefit of American communities.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $215,000
About
Fresh Tracks connects community leaders, youth, and partners to advance wellbeing, leadership, and stewardship through culture and the outdoors.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $50,000
About
Friends of Anacostia Park enriches the lives of D.C. residents by preserving Anacostia Park and connecting surrounding communities to its redevelopment. We protect the natural and built environment of the Park by ensuring local residents own the revitalization effort, and we activate the space as a meaningful convening point for all visitors
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Lewisville, TX
Amount: $10,000
About
With service, funding, and education, Friends of LLELA supports LLELA's restoration and preservation, connecting people with nature and one another.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Kanab, UT
Amount: $50,000
About
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners exists to protect and preserve Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument through various conservation efforts.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $30,000
About
Hispanic Access equips leaders to advocate for environmental issues impacting their communities, focusing on, climate, water, and public lands.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $50,000
About
The Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC), a Department of Interior (DOI) program to provide 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
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Boulder, CO
Amount: $30,000
About
International Mountain Bicycling Association creates, protects and enhances great places to ride mountain bikes.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Oakland, CA
Amount: $100,000
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Justice Outside advances racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Missoula, MT
Amount: $100,000
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The National Forest Foundation transforms America's love of nature into action for our National Forests.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Austin, TX
Amount: $1,300,000
About
Nature and Health Alliance is a nationwide network collaboratively advancing understanding of the connection between nature and health to ensure equitable nature access for all.
Initiative
Centering Health OutsideLocation: Eugene, OR
Amount: $25,000
About
NatureQuant delivers innovative technology to study and promote nature exposure for human health.
Location: Washington, DC
Amount: $100,000
About
The mission of the Next 100 Coalition is to connect, amplify, and support the leadership of historically marginalized communities in the administration and stewardship of waterways, lands, oceans, and coasts to advance community prosperity and resilience.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Ely, MN
Amount: $50,000
About
Save the Boundary Waters works to permanently protect the Boundary Waters through public engagement, citizen science, policy, and legal work.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Oakland, CA
Amount: $50,000
About
Oakland Goes Outdoors provides Oakland students with outdoor learning that builds skills, belonging, and connection to nature during the school day.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Jefferson City, MO
Amount: $225,000
About
One Health Us works to restore the connection between healthy nature, food and people – and creates pathways for communities everywhere to do the same.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Oakland, CA
Amount: $50,000
About
OAK's mission is to advocate for equitable and readily available opportunities for children, youth, and families to connect with the outdoors.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Oakland, CA
Amount: $50,000
About
Outdoorithm Collective helps underrepresented families come alive together on public lands through supported, culturally rooted camping experiences.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Boulder, CO
Amount: $100,000
About
PeopleForBikes helps more people ride bikes more often by making bikes a key solution for health, community, the economy, and the environment.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Fort Collins, CO
Amount: $150,000
About
Our mission is to increase the capacity of nature and health practitioners to deliver evidence-based programming in nature and health.
Initiative
Centering Health OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $100,000
About
Pride Outside was founded in 2016 to connect the LGBTQ community around the outdoors and advance LGBTQ inclusion initiatives with federal land management agencies, conservation nonprofits, and the outdoor industry.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $425,000
About
At Rails to Trails Conservancy, we are building a nation connected by trails so everyone can safely walk, bike and be active outdoors.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Los Angeles, CA
Amount: $25,000
About
Recreate Responsibly unites partners to promote clear, inclusive guidance for safe, responsible, and sustainable outdoor recreation.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Pocatello, ID
Amount: $50,000
About
River Newe is a Community-Driven Mission: Our elders are our knowledge keepers & our youth see the world in a new way. We promote and advocate intergenerational learning experiences within Shoshone-Bannock Traditional Knowledge and Teachings. This takes place in our traditional spaces, places, wild landscapes and rivers through four values Honor, Protect, Restore, & Heal.
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Connecting People OutsideLocation: Marysville, WA
Amount: $25,000
About
The Running Industry Diversity Coalition is for the people—advancing inclusion, visibility, and access for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the running and outdoor spaces.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: San Clemente, CA
Amount: $25,000
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.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Boulder, CO
Amount: $20,000
About
Access Fund is the national advocacy organization focused on protecting and conserving climbing areas to ensure a sustainable future for the sport.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Windsor, CO
Amount: $50,000
About
The Conservation Alliance harnesses the power of businesses from a variety of industries to protect outdoor spaces and wild places through strategic advocacy and grantmaking.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Flagstaff, AZ
Amount: $50,000
About
We are dedicated to safeguarding the wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau while supporting the rights of its Native peoples.
Initiative
Creating Space OutsideLocation: Washington, DC
Amount: $30,000
About
The Links Incorporated engages 17,000+ Black women volunteers across 300+ chapters, uplifting communities, including connecting youth to WildSTEM.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: San Diego, CA
Amount: $250,000
About
San Diego Foundation enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region for just, equitable and resilient communities.
Initiative
Connecting People OutsideLocation: Boise, ID
Amount: $20,000
About
Winter Wildlands Alliance is a national nonprofit organization working to inspire and empower people to protect America’s wild snowscapes.
Initiative
Creating Space Outside