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12 funders with a record of paying for “trail”
Where the money went Walton Family Foundation Inc → Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism: $20M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: $3.7M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Riverlife: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Iowa Confluence Water Trails: $961K across 16 grants, latest 2024 Rasmuson Foundation → Alaska Trails: $664K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Seattle Foundation → Washington Trails Association: $535K across 25 grants, latest 2024 Rails to Trails Conservancy → New Jersey Bike Walk Coalition: $360K across 2 grants, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Appalachian Mountain Club: $332K across 2 grants, latest 2024 National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance → Sitka Conservation Society: $104K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Vt Association of Snow Travelers → Woodford Snobusters Inc: $104K across 2 grants, latest 2023 American Trails → Wood River Trails Coalition: $102K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Wellmark Foundation → Carroll County Conservation Board: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc → City of Bentonville: $4.1M across 10 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission: $2.4M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Regional Trail Corporation: $765K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Seattle Foundation → The Trust for Public Land: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → The Great Outdoors Foundation: $370K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Rasmuson Foundation → Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Association: $264K across 3 grants, latest 2023 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Northern Forest Canoe Trail: $249K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Rails to Trails Conservancy → 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corporation: $119K across 2 grants, latest 2022 American Trails → Back Country Horsemen of Washington: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Wellmark Foundation → Casey Service Club Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance → Wild Alabama: $92K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Vt Association of Snow Travelers → Canaan Border Riders: $91K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → City of Springdale: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → Rails to Trails Conservancy: $1.9M across 10 grants, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: $725K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Seattle Foundation → Trail Blazer Camps Inc: $400K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Rasmuson Foundation → Tsalteshi Trails Association: $201K across 5 grants, latest 2024 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation → Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: $187K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Dickinson County Trails Board: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Wellmark Foundation → City of Winterset: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Trails → Cottonwood Canyons Foundation: $95K across 1 grant, latest 2024 National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance → Southern Appalachain Wilderne: $90K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Vt Association of Snow Travelers → Vermont Snow Trails Conservancy: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Rails to Trails Conservancy → 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corp: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia: $1.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Trust for Public Land: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Clean Air Council: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Kaboom Inc: $963K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → Camden Community Partnership Inc: $821K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Delaware River Waterfront Corporation: $780K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → New Jersey Conservation Foundation: $752K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Cooper's Ferry Partnership: $745K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Friends of the Riverfront Inc: $710K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Tri-State Transportation Campaign: $653K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Appalachian Mountain Club: $646K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art: $590K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → City of Bella Vista: $585K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Armstrong Trails Inc: $534K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Delaware Nature Society Inc: $528K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc: $502K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: $425K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William Penn Foundation → East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc: $350K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Mount Washington Community Development Corporation: $338K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Walton Family Foundation Inc → City of Jonesboro: $301K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Conemaugh Valley Conservancy: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Vermont Huts Association Ltd: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → Natural Lands Inc: $289K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William Penn Foundation → New Jersey Tree Foundation Inc: $288K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc: $287K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Richard King Mellon Foundation → International Mountain Bicycling Association: $283K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Richard King Mellon Foundation → Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Walton Family Foundation Inc: $28M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $28M The William Penn Foundation: $19M on this topic. Open the funder. The William Penn Foundation $19M Richard King Mellon Foundation: $7.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Richard King Mellon Foundation $7.1M Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Community Fdn of Greater Des… $1.4M Seattle Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Seattle Foundation $1.4M Rasmuson Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Rasmuson Foundation $1.1M New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: $768K on this topic. Open the funder. New Hampshire Charitable Foun… $768K Rails to Trails Conservancy: $556K on this topic. Open the funder. Rails to Trails Conservancy $556K The Wellmark Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder. The Wellmark Foundation $300K American Trails: $297K on this topic. Open the funder. American Trails $297K National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance: $286K on this topic. Open the funder. National Wilderness Stewardsh… $286K Vt Association of Snow Travelers: $274K on this topic. Open the funder. Vt Association of Snow Travel… $274K Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism: received $20M on this topic Arkansas Department of Parks He… $20M City of Bentonville: received $4.1M on this topic City of Bentonville $4.1M Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: received $4.1M on this topic Pennsylvania Environmental Coun… $4.1M City of Springdale: received $3.1M on this topic City of Springdale $3.1M Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission: received $2.4M on this topic Delaware Valley Regional Planni… $2.4M Riverlife: received $2.0M on this topic Riverlife $2.0M Rails to Trails Conservancy: received $1.9M on this topic Rails to Trails Conservancy $1.9M Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia: received $1.3M on this topic Bicycle Coalition of Greater Ph… $1.3M Trust for Public Land: received $1.1M on this topic Trust for Public Land $1.1M Clean Air Council: received $1.0M on this topic Clean Air Council $1.0M Kaboom Inc: received $963K on this topic Kaboom Inc $963K Iowa Confluence Water Trails: received $961K on this topic Iowa Confluence Water Trails $961K Camden Community Partnership Inc: received $821K on this topic Camden Community Partnership Inc $821K Delaware River Waterfront Corporation: received $780K on this topic Delaware River Waterfront Corpo… $780K Regional Trail Corporation: received $765K on this topic Regional Trail Corporation $765K New Jersey Conservation Foundation: received $752K on this topic New Jersey Conservation Foundat… $752K Cooper's Ferry Partnership: received $745K on this topic Cooper's Ferry Partnership $745K Western Pennsylvania Conservancy: received $725K on this topic Western Pennsylvania Conservancy $725K Friends of the Riverfront Inc: received $710K on this topic Friends of the Riverfront Inc $710K Alaska Trails: received $664K on this topic Alaska Trails $664K Tri-State Transportation Campaign: received $653K on this topic Tri-State Transportation Campai… $653K Appalachian Mountain Club: received $646K on this topic Appalachian Mountain Club $646K Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art: received $590K on this topic Brandywine Conservancy and Muse… $590K City of Bella Vista: received $585K on this topic City of Bella Vista $585K Washington Trails Association: received $535K on this topic Washington Trails Association $535K Armstrong Trails Inc: received $534K on this topic Armstrong Trails Inc $534K Delaware Nature Society Inc: received $528K on this topic Delaware Nature Society Inc $528K Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc: received $502K on this topic Delaware and Lehigh National He… $502K Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc: received $500K on this topic Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc $500K The Trust for Public Land: received $450K on this topic The Trust for Public Land $450K Trail Blazer Camps Inc: received $400K on this topic Trail Blazer Camps Inc $400K The Great Outdoors Foundation: received $370K on this topic The Great Outdoors Foundation $370K New Jersey Bike Walk Coalition: received $360K on this topic New Jersey Bike Walk Coalition $360K East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc: received $350K on this topic East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc $350K Mount Washington Community Development Corporation: received $338K on this topic Mount Washington Community Deve… $338K Appalachian Mountain Club: received $332K on this topic Appalachian Mountain Club $332K City of Jonesboro: received $301K on this topic City of Jonesboro $301K Conemaugh Valley Conservancy: received $300K on this topic Conemaugh Valley Conservancy $300K Vermont Huts Association Ltd: received $300K on this topic Vermont Huts Association Ltd $300K Natural Lands Inc: received $289K on this topic Natural Lands Inc $289K New Jersey Tree Foundation Inc: received $288K on this topic New Jersey Tree Foundation Inc $288K Bentonville Bella Vista Trailblazer's Association Inc: received $287K on this topic Bentonville Bella Vista Trailbl… $287K International Mountain Bicycling Association: received $283K on this topic International Mountain Bicyclin… $283K Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Association: received $264K on this topic Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Assoc… $264K Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters: received $250K on this topic Friends of Katahdin Woods and W… $250K Northern Forest Canoe Trail: received $249K on this topic Northern Forest Canoe Trail $249K Tsalteshi Trails Association: received $201K on this topic Tsalteshi Trails Association $201K Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire: received $187K on this topic Black Heritage Trail of New Ham… $187K 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corporation: received $119K on this topic 30th Street Industrial Corridor… $119K Dickinson County Trails Board: received $105K on this topic Dickinson County Trails Board $105K Sitka Conservation Society: received $104K on this topic Sitka Conservation Society $104K Woodford Snobusters Inc: received $104K on this topic Woodford Snobusters Inc $104K Wood River Trails Coalition: received $102K on this topic Wood River Trails Coalition $102K Carroll County Conservation Board: received $100K on this topic Carroll County Conservation Boa… $100K Back Country Horsemen of Washington: received $100K on this topic Back Country Horsemen of Washin… $100K Casey Service Club Inc: received $100K on this topic Casey Service Club Inc $100K City of Winterset: received $100K on this topic City of Winterset $100K Cottonwood Canyons Foundation: received $95K on this topic Cottonwood Canyons Foundation $95K Wild Alabama: received $92K on this topic Wild Alabama $92K Canaan Border Riders: received $91K on this topic Canaan Border Riders $91K Southern Appalachain Wilderne: received $90K on this topic Southern Appalachain Wilderne $90K Vermont Snow Trails Conservancy: received $80K on this topic Vermont Snow Trails Conservancy $80K 30th Street Industrial Corridor Corp: received $77K on this topic 30th Street Industrial Corridor… $77K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “trail” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $30,000 to WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION — wilderness and trail stewardship ac
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Largest: $275,180 to RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY — circuit trails marketing and communications
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Largest: $50,000 to CROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE ADVENTURE TRAIL — trail development
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Largest: $80,000 to VERMONT SNOW TRAILS CONSERVANCY — trail network
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Largest: $101,993 to WOOD RIVER TRAILS COALITION — trail maintenance
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Largest: $30,000 to DAVIS COUNTY TRAILS COUNCIL — grant distribution - trails
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Largest: $150,000 to KEYSTONE TRAILS ASSOCIATION INC — for a new position to evaluate trail conditions, prioritize improvements, bolster volunteerism for trail stewardship, and assure better trail maintenance in the pa wilds
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Largest: $100,000 to WASHINGTON TRAILS ASSOCIATION — to provide general operations, including continued work on the west fork teanaway trail plan and support to increase wta's capacity to provide project management and technical expe…
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Largest: $100,000 to CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS — the proposed trail includes a new 1,000 foot of twelve-foot-wide trail from 7th street se to 9th street se. it connects an existing trail at 7th street se to a fully funded trail f…
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Largest: $60,550 to Rails to Trails Conservancy — for general and operating support and to advance trail
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Largest: $10.0M to Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism — to support the completion of the delta heritage trail as more fully described in the delta heritage trail master plan dated april 2019 and in the updated extension budget dated oct…
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Largest: $375,200 to ALASKA TRAILS — alaska long trail
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