Grants made by National Forest Foundation
National Forest Foundation (EIN 52-1786332) reported 125 grants totaling $13.3M in FY2023 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2023) · $13.3M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Legacy | Support us national forests and grasslands | $1,943,515 |
| Ecoculture | Support us national forests and grasslands | $602,943 |
| City of Greeley | Support us national forests and grasslands | $589,153 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $529,405 |
| Truckee River Watershed Council | Support us national forests and grasslands | $512,434 |
| Southern Highlands Reserve Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $418,207 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Support us national forests and grasslands | $315,055 |
| Colorado State University | Support us national forests and grasslands | $284,414 |
| Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council | Support us national forests and grasslands | $283,180 |
| Rio Grande Return | Support us national forests and grasslands | $281,883 |
| Treepeople Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $268,630 |
| Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes | Support us national forests and grasslands | $261,399 |
| Friends of the Dillon Ranger District A Co Nonprofit Corp | Support us national forests and grasslands | $244,000 |
| Ember Alliance | Support us national forests and grasslands | $240,240 |
| Big Thompson Watershed Coalition | Support us national forests and grasslands | $234,988 |
| Wildlands Restoration Volunteers | Support us national forests and grasslands | $227,320 |
| West Region Wildfire Council | Support us national forests and grasslands | $209,000 |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | Support us national forests and grasslands | $201,903 |
| Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group | Support us national forests and grasslands | $199,991 |
| Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $199,973 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | Support us national forests and grasslands | $199,482 |
| Vail Valley Mountain Trails Allianc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $197,991 |
| Boulder Watershed Collective | Support us national forests and grasslands | $190,000 |
| Overland Mountain Bike Association | Support us national forests and grasslands | $180,000 |
| Colorado Firecamp Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $170,896 |
| State of Wyoming | Support us national forests and grasslands | $170,000 |
| Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition | Support us national forests and grasslands | $155,294 |
| Friends of the Verde River | Support us national forests and grasslands | $152,059 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Support us national forests and grasslands | $150,000 |
| American Conservation | Support us national forests and grasslands | $136,128 |
| Natural Curiosity Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $131,534 |
| Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona | Support us national forests and grasslands | $109,298 |
| Coalition For the Poudre River Watershed | Support us national forests and grasslands | $101,946 |
| California State Wildlife Foundation | Support us national forests and grasslands | $100,000 |
| The University of Montana | Support us national forests and grasslands | $98,512 |
| Vm West LP | Support us national forests and grasslands | $95,063 |
| Conservation Corps of Long Beach | Support us national forests and grasslands | $93,901 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Support us national forests and grasslands | $88,815 |
| Cottonwood Canyons Foundation | Support us national forests and grasslands | $87,867 |
| Wildlands Conservancy | Support us national forests and grasslands | $82,446 |
| Walking Mountains | Support us national forests and grasslands | $80,000 |
| Western Landowners Alliance | Support us national forests and grasslands | $78,000 |
| University of Wyoming | Support us national forests and grasslands | $77,000 |
| Friends of the Inyo | Support us national forests and grasslands | $65,676 |
| Kenai Watershed Forum | Support us national forests and grasslands | $62,937 |
| Friends of Colorado Avalanche Information Center | Support us national forests and grasslands | $62,280 |
| The Forest Stewards Guild | Support us national forests and grasslands | $57,810 |
| Randolph Mountain Club | Support us national forests and grasslands | $56,596 |
| Peaks To People Water Fund | Support us national forests and grasslands | $53,550 |
| Tuolumne River Preservation Trust | Support us national forests and grasslands | $51,742 |
| Western Colorado University | Support us national forests and grasslands | $50,399 |
| Natural Restorations | Support us national forests and grasslands | $50,354 |
| Great Burn Study Group | Support us national forests and grasslands | $50,000 |
| Southwest Idaho Resource Conservation & Development Rc&d Co | Support us national forests and grasslands | $50,000 |
| Yampa Valley Sustainability Council | Support us national forests and grasslands | $47,186 |
| Tucson Audubon Society Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $46,328 |
| Friends of Cedar Mesa | Support us national forests and grasslands | $45,500 |
| Glacier Peak Institute | Support us national forests and grasslands | $45,208 |
| Neighborhood Development Collaborative Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $45,000 |
| Sierra Institute For Community and | Support us national forests and grasslands | $43,096 |
| Oregon Natural Desert Association Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $40,940 |
| Gunnison Trails | Support us national forests and grasslands | $40,000 |
| Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska | Support us national forests and grasslands | $38,000 |
| Idaho Forest Restoration Partnership Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $35,820 |
| L A Works Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $35,516 |
| Semilla Project | Support us national forests and grasslands | $35,000 |
| Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association | Support us national forests and grasslands | $33,799 |
| Irvine Ranch Conservancy | Support us national forests and grasslands | $33,519 |
| Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,088 |
| Boulder Climbing Community | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Wilderness Workshop | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Lomakatsi Restoration Project | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Dine Baadeiti - For the People | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Estes Valley Watershed Coalition | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Trailkeepers of Oregon | Support us national forests and grasslands | $30,000 |
| Colorado Mountain Club | Support us national forests and grasslands | $29,997 |
| The Regents of the University of Ca Merced | Support us national forests and grasslands | $29,625 |
| Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $29,349 |
| Mid-columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Support us national forests and grasslands | $26,000 |
| Clearwater Economic Development Association Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Kootenai Tribe of Idaho | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Salmon Valley Stewardship | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Sawtooth Society Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Sitka Trail Works | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $25,000 |
| Vermont Atv Sportsmans Association Inc | Support us national forests and grasslands | $24,585 |
| Outdoor Outreach | Support us national forests and grasslands | $24,132 |
| Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship | Support us national forests and grasslands | $23,270 |
| Pagosa Area Trails Council | Support us national forests and grasslands | $23,000 |
| Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative | Support us national forests and grasslands | $22,718 |
| Gloria Great Basin | Support us national forests and grasslands | $21,516 |
| Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District | Support us national forests and grasslands | $20,000 |
| Wheel Fun | Support us national forests and grasslands | $19,946 |
| Northern Arapaho Tribe | Support us national forests and grasslands | $19,282 |
| Wa State Dept of Ecology | Support us national forests and grasslands | $19,100 |
| Black Mesa Trust | Support us national forests and grasslands | $18,987 |
| North Cascades Institute | Support us national forests and grasslands | $18,636 |
| Ascend Wilderness Experience | Support us national forests and grasslands | $17,807 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of National Forest Foundation's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.