Funding search · EIN 521691924 · Rockville, MD
National Park Trust
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 79
- grants reported
- $2.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $24,000
- 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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- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (Taps)4 grants · $228,000
- Blue Star Families1 grant · $208,912
- Our Military Kids4 grants · $170,000
- Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing3 grants · $97,500
- Department of the Interior National Park Service2 grants · $96,360
- National Park Service1 grant · $84,326
- Recreate Responsibility Coalition Co Embracing the Bear Llc1 grant · $61,845
- Mississippi Park Connection2 grants · $50,000
- Point Reyes National Seashore Association2 grants · $50,000
- Appalachian Mountain Club2 grants · $47,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 79 reported grants, largest first.
- $208,912
Blue Star Families · Encinitax, CA · 2021
Blue star families kids to parks day event sponsorship
- $90,615
Department of the Interior National Park Service · Washington, DC · 2023
Reimbursement of appraisal, site assessment and related costs to prepare for settlement of land purchases.
- $84,326
National Park Service · Washingtn, DC · 2021
Ft. Washington park project (md)
- $68,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (Taps) · Arlington, VA · 2022
Gold star families engaging with national forests; gold star families fishing in national parks
- $65,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (Taps) · Arlington, VA · 2021
Gold star families engaging with national forests; gold star families fishing in national parks
- $61,845
Recreate Responsibility Coalition Co Embracing the Bear Llc · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Recreate responsibly coalition fiscal sponsorship
- $55,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (Taps) · Arlington, VA · 2024
Grant in support of surviving military families across the country by connecting them with national parks, forests, and the benefits of outdoor recreation.
- $50,000
Our Military Kids · Oakton, VA · 2021
Military families fishing in national parks
- $45,500
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing · La Plata, MD · 2024
Grant in support of military veterans across the country by engaging them with our nation's parks and the benefits of outdoor recreation.
- $42,000
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing · La Plata, MD · 2023
Grant in support of military veterans across the country by engaging them with our nation's parks and the benefits of outdoor recreation.
- $40,000
Our Military Kids · Oakton, VA · 2024
Grant to support engaging military families in meaningful park experiences, including introductory outdoor recreational activities conducted within units of the national park service.
- $40,000
Our Military Kids · Oakton, VA · 2023
Grant to support engaging military families in meaningful park experiences, including introductory outdoor recreational activities conducted within units of the national park service.
- $40,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (Taps) · Arlington, VA · 2023
Grant in support of surviving military families across the country by connecting them with national parks, forests, and the benefits of outdoor recreation.
- $40,000
Our Military Kids · Oakton, VA · 2022
Military families fishing in national parks
- $26,912
Glen Canyon Outdoor Academy School · Page, AZ · 2023
2024 kids to parks day grants & nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Chattahoochee Nature Center · Roswell, GA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Mississippi Park Connection · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Naturebridge · Sausalito, CA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Point Reyes National Seashore Association · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Spark Sf Public Schools · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $25,000
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (Ven) · Harpers Ferry, WV · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Back Country Horsemen of Utah Southwest Chapter · Saint George, UT · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy · Roswell, GA · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Friends of Eastern California Museum · Independence, CA · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Haleakala Conservancy · Makawai, HI · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Ice Age Trail Alliance · Cross Plains, WI · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Mississippi Park Connection · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Point Reyes National Seashore Association · Point Reyes Station, CA · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Redwood Parks Conservancy · Crescent City, CA · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps · Ranchos De Taos, NM · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Rosie the Riveter Trust · Richmond, CA · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Stroud Water Research Center · Avondale, PA · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Teaching Responsible Earth Education · New Orleans, LA · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Timucuan Parks Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $25,000
Zion Natural History Association · Springdale, UT · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $24,600
Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust · Lowell, MA · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $24,500
Santa Monica Mountains Fund · Westlake Village, CA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $24,000
Knox County Cisma · Vincennes, IN · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $24,000
Living Classrooms Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $23,800
The Bus for Outdoor Access & Teaching in · Milwakee, WI · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $23,500
Great Basin National Park Foundation · Baker, NV · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $23,000
Conservation Trust for North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $23,000
North Country Trail Association · Lowell, MI · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $22,000
Appalachian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $21,000
Trout Unlimited · Arlington, VA · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $21,000
Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust · Lowell, MA · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $20,500
The Bus for Outdoor Access & Teaching · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $20,000
Armed Services Arts Partnership · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Grant in support of military veterans across the country by engaging them with our nation's parks and the benefits of outdoor recreation.
- $20,000
Jefferson National Parks Association · St Louis, MO · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $20,000
Rock Creek Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $20,000
Zion Natural History Association · Springdale, UT · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $20,000
Ice Age Trail Alliance · Cross Plains, WI · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $20,000
Naturebridge · Sausalito, CA · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $20,000
Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $19,100
Rock Creek Conservancy · Bethesda, MD · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $19,000
The Student Conservation Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Grant in support of national park trust's partnership with the national park foundation's every kid outdoors initiative at anacostia high school, connecting students in anacostia to their national parks, local watershed… read allGrant in support of national park trust's partnership with the national park foundation's every kid outdoors initiative at anacostia high school, connecting students in anacostia to their national parks, local watershed, and environmental justice advocates through sustained engagement that fosters lasting relationships between students and the park. less
- $18,500
Accokeek Foundation · Accokeek, MD · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $17,000
American Hiking Society · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $16,000
Accokeek Foundation · Accokeek, MD · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $15,000
Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests · Hilo, HI · 2023
2024 eko grant program award
- $15,000
Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests · Hilo, HI · 2022
2023 eko grants program award
- $14,000
Continental Divide Trail Coalition · Golden, CO · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $13,000
Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park · Mammoth Cave, KY · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $12,500
Great Smoky Mountains Institute · Townsend, TN · 2024
Grant in support of national park trust's partnership with the national park foundation, great smoky mountains national park, and the institute to provide fishing outings that connect eastern band of cherokee indians, c… read allGrant in support of national park trust's partnership with the national park foundation, great smoky mountains national park, and the institute to provide fishing outings that connect eastern band of cherokee indians, college students, and active-duty and veteran service members and their families. less
- $12,500
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $12,000
Arizona Trail Association · Tucson, AZ · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $12,000
Great Smoky Mountains Institute · Townsend, TN · 2022
2022 challenge cost share award
- $10,000
Wilderness Louisville · Fairdale, KY · 2023
Nps challenge cost share grants
- $10,000
Caring for Military Families - the Elizabeth Dole Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Military outings at patuxent national research refuge and the national mall and memorial parks
- $10,000
National Military Family Association · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Military outings at c&o canal national historic park and harpers ferry national historical park
- $10,000
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing · La Plata, MD · 2022
Military outings at c&o canal national historic park and savage river, md.
- $8,000
Accokeek Foundation · Accokeek, MD · 2024
Grant in support of national park trust's every kid outdoors initiative, with a goal of expanding engagement in programs to approximately 12 schools and 650 students in underserved communities.
- $6,100
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley · Knoxville, TN · 2022
2023 challenge cost share award
- $6,000
Hcst Explore Middle School · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Grant to support efforts that connect kids and families to outdoor spaces throughout the country.
- $6,000
Hcst Explore Middle School · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
2024 kids to parks day grants
- $6,000
Girl Scouts of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Kids to parks day 2022 school award
- $5,745
Department of the Interior National Park Service · Washington, DC · 2023
The national park trust provided funds to cover the remaining costs of a cesu intern from gallaudet university for the fall 2024 junior ranger asl angler program. This funding was combined with npf funds to support the … read allThe national park trust provided funds to cover the remaining costs of a cesu intern from gallaudet university for the fall 2024 junior ranger asl angler program. This funding was combined with npf funds to support the cesu program. less
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