Funding search · EIN 237222333 · San Francisco, CA

The Trust for Public Land

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

284
grants reported
$28.9M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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1 grant matching “grantsandcontributions · $13,000

  • $13,000

    Global Philanthropy Partnership · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Grantsandcontributions

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia1 grant · $2.5M
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation1 grant · $2.0M
  • Rivers and Mountains Conservancy1 grant · $2.0M
  • Community Foundation Santa Cruz County1 grant · $1.4M
  • Yes On Prop 4 Californians for Safe Drinking Water & Wildfire1 grant · $1.1M
  • Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Va1 grant · $1.1M
  • Cleveland Metroparks2 grants · $1.0M
  • Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park1 grant · $800,000
  • Ala Kahakai Trail Association1 grant · $770,000
  • Malama Huleia2 grants · $700,325

Giving over time

$8.1M
2021
$6.0M
2022
$4.4M
2023
$10.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 284 grants.

  • $2.5M

    Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia · Riverdale, GA · 2024

    Park construction grant

  • $2.0M

    Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Grants

  • $2.0M

    Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $1.4M

    Community Foundation Santa Cruz County · Aptos, CA · 2023

    Grants

  • $1.1M

    Yes On Prop 4 Californians for Safe Drinking Water & Wildfire · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Contributions

  • $1.1M

    Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Va · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024

    Grants

  • $1.0M

    Cleveland Metroparks · Cleveland, OH · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $800,000

    Friends of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park · Volcano, HI · 2022

    Grants

  • $770,000

    Ala Kahakai Trail Association · Kamuela, HI · 2021

    Stewardship, land conservation

  • $645,430

    Malama Huleia · Lihue, HI · 2021

    Stewardship, land conservation

  • $500,000

    Banning Ranch Conservancy · Newport Beach, CA · 2022

    Grants

  • $400,000

    Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Grants

  • $355,455

    Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2023

    Grants

  • $341,573

    The Oregon Rangeland Trust · Mitchell, OR · 2022

    Grants

  • $319,187

    Waipa Foundation · Hanalei, HI · 2024

    Grants

  • $305,026

    Cobb County Department of Transportation · Marietta, GA · 2024

    Park construction grant

  • $275,982

    City of Concord · Concord, CA · 2024

    Grants

  • $275,000

    East Cleveland City School District Board of Education · East Cleveland, OH · 2024

    Park construction grant

  • $259,000

    The Trust for Public Land Action Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $254,002

    Mountains To Sound · Seattle, WA · 2021

    Project contribution

  • $251,272

    Ojai Valley Land Conservancy · Ojai, CA · 2024

    Grants

  • $250,000

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

    Grants, land conservation

  • $246,728

    Treasurer State of Maine · Agusta, ME · 2024

    Grants

  • $215,491

    California Rangeland Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $177,000

    Flathead Land Trust · Kalispell, MT · 2022

    Grants, contributions, land conservation

  • $175,000

    Yes On Prop 2 Californians for Quality Schools · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Contributions

  • $175,000

    Flathead Land Trust · Kalispell, MT · 2023

    Grants

  • $172,749

    Endazhi Nitaawiging · Red Lake, MN · 2024

    Grants

  • $171,920

    California Rangeland Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Grants, land conservation

  • $166,000

    Pikes Peak Community Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $165,500

    Colorado Cattlemen'S Agricultural Land Trust · Arvada, CO · 2021

    Stewardship, land conservation

  • $162,760

    New Covenant Community Dev · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Grants

  • $159,750

    Feather River Land Trust · Quincy, CA · 2023

    Grants, land conservation

  • $155,000

    Faribault Public Schools · Faribault, MN · 2023

    Grants

  • $150,000

    County of Suffolk · Hauppauge, NY · 2024

    Grants

  • $150,000

    Boulder County Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Grants

  • $150,000

    City and County of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023

    Grants

  • $143,194

    Brooklyn Ctr Community Schools · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2023

    Park construction grant

  • $140,246

    Big Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $131,535

    Camden County · Camden, NJ · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $131,345

    Independent School District No 286 Brooklyn Center · Brooklyn Center, MN · 2024

    Park construction grant

  • $126,849

    The Trust for Public Land Action Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Tplaf affiliate support

  • $125,000

    Chicago Park District · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Park construction grant

  • $125,000

    Friends of the Sears · Chicago, IL · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $124,172

    City of Chandler Community Services · Chandler, AZ · 2024

    Grants

  • $119,118

    City of Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN · 2022

    Park construction grant

  • $118,456

    Urban Agriculture Cooperative · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Grants

  • $114,606

    Park Pride · Atlanta, GA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $112,993

    Elderberry Wisdom Farm · Salem, OR · 2024

    Grants

  • $111,833

    Kauluakalana · Kailua, HI · 2024

    Grants

  • $108,771

    City of Auburn · Auburn, NY · 2024

    Grants

  • $108,506

    United Parks As One · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Grants

  • $103,500

    National Recreation and Park Association · Ashburn, VA · 2024

    Contributions

  • $100,000

    Crazy Horse School · Wanblee, SD · 2024

    Grants

  • $100,000

    Blue Hill Heritage Trust · Blue Hill, ME · 2022

    Grants

  • $100,000

    Clemmons Family Farm · Charlotte, VT · 2022

    Grants

  • $100,000

    Fairmount Heights · Newark, NJ · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $100,000

    Marin Open Space Trust · Novato, CA · 2021

    Stewardship, land conservation

  • $100,000

    Ojai Valley Land Conservancy · Ojai, CA · 2021

    Land conservation

  • $100,000

    Southeast Asian Maa Coalition · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $100,000

    Waipa Foundation · Hanalei, HI · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $96,750

    Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Washington, DC · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $94,786

    Oregon Rangeland Trust · Pendleton, OR · 2023

    Grants

  • $94,157

    Carroll County Board of Commissioners · Carrollton, GA · 2023

    Park construction grant

  • $90,000

    New Mexico Land Conservancy · Santa Fe, NM · 2022

    Grants, land conservation

  • $90,000

    Vermont Huts Association Ltd · Stowe, VT · 2022

    Grants

  • $88,450

    Ute Mountain Ute Tribe · Towaoc, CO · 2024

    Grants

  • $88,000

    Seattle Children'S Research Institute · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Grants

  • $87,665

    Rise Southeast Elevate · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Grants

  • $85,000

    Lower Phalen Creek Project · Saint Paul, MN · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $80,000

    Boston Project Ministries · Dorchester, MA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $80,000

    Harrison School · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $80,000

    Springboard for the Arts · Saint Paul, MN · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $78,506

    Mountains To Sound · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Contributions

  • $77,515

    Colorado Ffa Lewis Farm · Greeley Co, CO · 2023

    Grants

  • $76,492

    Downeast Lakes Land Trust · Grand Lake Stream, ME · 2021

    Stewardship, land conservation

  • $75,000

    Big Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Grants

  • $75,000

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Contributions

  • $74,314

    The Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Grants, land conservation

  • $70,000

    Growing Together · Ukia, CA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $65,881

    Environmental Learning for Kid · Denver, CO · 2022

    Grants, contributions

  • $65,000

    Renew Osceola'S Land and Water · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Contributions

  • $65,000

    Chinatown 808 Events · Honolulu, HI · 2023

    Contributions

  • $62,653

    Keres Children'S Learning Center · Cochiti Pueblo, NM · 2024

    Grants

  • $62,500

    Colorado Cattleman'S Agricultural Land Trust · Arvada, CO · 2023

    Grants, land conservation

  • $62,418

    Hunter Creek Historical Foundation · Aspen, CO · 2023

    Grants

  • $60,900

    Community Pediatric Foundation of Washington · Mercer Island, WA · 2024

    Grants

  • $60,000

    West Atlanta Watershed Alliance · Atlanta, GA · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $56,612

    Park Pride · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Contributions

  • $56,500

    Colorado Cattlemen'S Agricultural Land Trust · Arvada, CO · 2022

    Grants, land conservation

  • $56,000

    Sugi Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Park construction grant

  • $54,895

    Malama Huleia · Lihue, HI · 2024

    Grants

  • $54,160

    Welcoming America · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Grants

  • $54,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Grants

  • $51,615

    Groundwork Denver · Denver, CO · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $50,904

    Belcourt School District #7 · Belcourt, ND · 2024

    Grants

  • $50,881

    Environmental Learning for Kids · Denver, CO · 2021

    Stewardship

  • $50,000

    Bureau of Land Management Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Contributions

  • $50,000

    Friends of Lockeland Springs Park · Nashville, TN · 2024

    Grants

  • $50,000

    Idaho Department of Lands · Coeur Dalene, ID · 2024

    Grants, land conservation

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.