Funding search · EIN 237305963 · Washington, DC
American Rivers
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 244
- grants reported
- $18.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $24,416
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Oregon Department of Transportation3 grants · $2.4M
- Hgs Llc3 grants · $2.1M
- Mountain True3 grants · $1.9M
- US Dept of Interior-Yosemite National Park5 grants · $1.4M
- Kearns & West3 grants · $1.1M
- North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council3 grants · $923,838
- American Whitewater5 grants · $814,104
- Terra Fuego Resource Foundation3 grants · $751,014
- National Hydropower Association3 grants · $619,983
- Connecticut River Conservancy2 grants · $380,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 244 grants.
- $1.2M
Oregon Department of Transportation · Salem, OR · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $1.0M
Mountain True · Asheville, NC · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $830,012
Hgs Llc · Bellaire, TX · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $830,012
Hgs Llc · Bellaire, TX · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $734,174
North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council · Milwaukie, OR · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $584,804
Terra Fuego Resource Foundation · Chico, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $565,509
Oregon Department of Transportation · Salem, OR · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $565,509
Oregon Department of Transportation · Salem, OR · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $491,600
US Dept of Interior-Yosemite National Park · Mariposa, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $470,449
Mountain True · Asheville, NC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $470,449
Mountain True · Asheville, NC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $451,894
Hgs Llc · Bellaire, TX · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $425,297
US Dept of Interior-Yosemite National Park · Mariposa, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $425,297
US Dept of Interior-Yosemite National Park · Mariposa, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $394,918
Kearns & West · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $394,918
Kearns & West · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $279,920
Stanford University · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $263,370
Kearns & West · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $207,805
National Hydropower Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $206,089
National Hydropower Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $206,089
National Hydropower Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $190,000
Connecticut River Conservancy · Greenfield, MA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $190,000
Connecticut River Conservancy · Greenfield, MA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $185,246
American Whitewater · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $185,246
American Whitewater · Cullowhee, NC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $177,197
American Whitewater · Cullowhee, NC · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $153,625
Skagit County Public Works · Mt Vernon, WA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $153,625
Skagit County Public Works · Mt Vernon, WA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $146,350
American Whitewater · Cullowhee, NC · 2021
Hydropower reform/river protection
- $120,065
American Whitewater · Cullowhee, NC · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $94,832
North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council · Milwaukie, OR · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $94,832
North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council · Milwaukie, OR · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $93,750
Gallatin River Task Force · Big Sky, MT · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $93,750
Gallatin River Task Force · Big Sky, MT · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $83,105
Terra Fuego Resource Foundation · Chico, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $83,105
Terra Fuego Resource Foundation · Chico, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $82,003
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $80,959
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies · Hartwell, GA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $80,959
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies · Hartwell, GA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $73,519
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $73,519
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $73,000
Kris Bass Engineering Pllc · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $72,500
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $72,440
Unique Places To Save · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $70,664
University of Kentucky Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $70,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2021
Hydropower reform
- $68,574
Ridges To Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group · Eureka, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $67,585
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance · Stockton, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $67,585
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance · Stockton, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $67,262
University of Kentucky Research Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $64,000
Trout Unlimited Va · Arlington, VA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $64,000
Trout Unlimited Va · Arlington, VA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $63,328
Low Impact Hydropower Institute · Sterling, MA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $63,328
Low Impact Hydropower Institute · Sterling, MA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $62,605
Unique Places To Save · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $62,605
Unique Places To Save · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $62,500
Trout Unlimited Va · Arlington, VA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $60,000
Mainspring Conservation Trust · Franklin, NC · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $60,000
Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation · Boise, ID · 2022
Protect healthy rivers
- $58,470
United States Geological Survey · Reston, VA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $58,470
United States Geological Survey · Reston, VA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $57,500
Lummi Indian Business Council · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $57,500
Lummi Indian Business Council · Bellingham, WA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $56,112
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $56,112
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $56,033
University of Wisconsin Madison · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $50,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $50,000
Water & Power · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $50,000
Water & Power · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $50,000
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance · Stockton, CA · 2021
Hydropower reform
- $48,500
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance · Stockton, CA · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $46,368
California Trout · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Hydropower reform
- $45,661
Wetland Dynamics Llc · Monte Vista, CO · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $45,661
Wetland Dynamics Llc · Monte Vista, CO · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $45,186
South Yuba River Citizens League · Nevada City, CA · 2021
Hydropower reform
- $42,882
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $41,738
Bonneville Environmental Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $41,738
Bonneville Environmental Foundation · Portland, OR · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $39,276
Wetland Dynamics Llc · Monte Vista, CO · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $37,863
Ducks Unlimited · Bismark, ND · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $36,214
South Yuba River Citizens League · Nevada City, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $36,214
South Yuba River Citizens League · Nevada City, CA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $36,150
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2021
River protection
- $34,360
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies · Hartwell, GA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $34,100
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $32,605
Hispanic Access Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
River protection
- $32,000
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Hydropower reform
- $30,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $30,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $30,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $30,000
National Park Service · Washington, DC · 2021
River restoration
- $30,000
W3 Headwaters Llc · Kremmling, CO · 2021
Clean water supply
- $29,598
Low Impact Hydropower Institute · Sterling, MA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $29,382
US Dept of Interior-Yosemite National Park · Mariposa, CA · 2021
River restoration
- $29,320
Idaho Rivers United · Boise, ID · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $29,320
Idaho Rivers United · Boise, ID · 2023
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $29,235
United States Geological Survey · Reston, VA · 2024
Restore damaged rivers and waters
- $29,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Clean water supply
- $28,714
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary · Wilmington, DE · 2021
Clean water supply
- $28,659
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Restore damaged rivers and waters
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