Our Newest Grantees

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.

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  • Organization
    City
    State
    Amount
  • Chesterfield
    MO
    $225,000

    Location: Chesterfield, MO

    Amount: $225,000

    About

    ACLM leads the fastest-growing medical specialty, translating evidence-based lifestyle interventions into education, certification, and practice.

    Initiative

    Centering Health Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Silver Spring
    MD
    $20,000

    Location: Silver Spring, MD

    Amount: $20,000

    About

    American Hiking Society's mission is to empower all to enjoy, share, and preserve the hiking experience.

    Initiative

    Creating Space Outside
  • Springfield
    OR
    $35,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Winterhaven
    CA
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • San Juan County
    UT
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Santa Fe
    NM
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Alpharetta
    GA
    $100,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Encinitas
    CA
    $25,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Aurora
    CO
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Location: 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 Outside
  • Location: 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 Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $200,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Lewisville
    TX
    $10,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Location: 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 Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $30,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Location: 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 Outside
  • Location: Boulder, CO

    Amount: $30,000

    About

    International Mountain Bicycling Association creates, protects and enhances great places to ride mountain bikes.

    Initiative

    Creating Space Outside
  • Oakland
    CA
    $100,000

    Location: Oakland, CA

    Amount: $100,000

    About

    Justice Outside advances racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement.

    Initiative

    Connecting People Outside
  • Missoula
    MT
    $100,000

    Location: Missoula, MT

    Amount: $100,000

    About

    The National Forest Foundation transforms America's love of nature into action for our National Forests.

    Initiative

    Creating Space Outside
  • Austin
    TX
    $500,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Eugene
    OR
    $25,000

    Location: Eugene, OR

    Amount: $25,000

    About

    NatureQuant delivers innovative technology to study and promote nature exposure for human health.

  • Washington
    DC
    $100,000

    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 Outside
  • Location: 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 Outside
  • Oakland
    CA
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Jefferson City
    MO
    $125,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Oakland
    CA
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Oakland
    CA
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Boulder
    CO
    $100,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Fort Collins
    CO
    $150,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $100,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $200,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Los Angeles
    CA
    $25,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Pocatello
    ID
    $50,000

    Location: 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.

    Initiative

    Connecting People Outside
  • Marysville
    WA
    $25,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • San Clemente
    CA
    $25,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Boulder
    CO
    $20,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Windsor
    CO
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Flagstaff
    AZ
    $50,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Washington
    DC
    $30,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • San Diego
    CA
    $250,000

    Location: 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 Outside
  • Boise
    ID
    $20,000

    Location: 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