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American Rivers

Name: American Rivers grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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.

What they fund

rivers damaged restore waters clean supply water river

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

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

$936,446

2021

$913,206

2022

$10.1M

2023

$6.6M

2024

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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