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Grants awarded

Who does American Rivers INC fund?

American Rivers INC has awarded $17 million across 260 grants to 130 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $22,987, with most between $12,000 and $48,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $27,786 versus $13,961 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$16.6M
Typical grant
$23K
Grantees
130
Grants
260
Years
2019–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 130 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
O Oregon Department of Transportation $1.8M22023–20242024— —
M Mountain True $1.5M22023–20242024NC —
H Hgs LLC $1.3M22023–20242024— —
U US Dept of Interior-Yosemite National Park $998K52021–20242024— —
American Whitewater $970K72019–20242024NC
North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council $829K22023–20242024OR
T Terra Fuego Resource Foundation INC $668K22023–20242024CA
K Kearns & West INC $658K22023–20242024— —
Trout Unlimited INC $520K62019–20242024VA
L Littleton Water and Light $426K22020–20212021— —
National Hydropower Association INC $414K22023–20242024DC
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance $359K62019–20242024CA
A Applegate Partnership INC $344K120192019OR
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University $280K120242024CA
South Yuba River Citizens League $218K62019–20242024CA
University of Kentucky Research Foundation $209K32020–20242024KY
Friends of the River Foundation $206K62019–20242024CA
Connecticut River Watershed Council INC $190K120232023MA
California Trout INC $190K62019–20242024CA
S Skagit County Public Works $154K120232023— —
Milwaukee Water Commons INC $151K42019–20232023WI
Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agen Ellington Agri Ctr $145K42021–20242024SC
Unique Places to Save $135K22023–20242024NC
Multiplier $126K42021–20242024CA
Idaho Rivers United INC $123K62019–20242024ID
C Corona Environmental Consulting LLC $119K32019–20212021— —
D Ducks Unlimited INC $111K42019–20242024TN —
Resources Legacy Fund $109K32021–20242024CA
The Grand Canyon Trust INC $104K52020–20242024AZ
Johnson Creek Watershed Association $101K22019–20202020OR
W W3 Headwaters LLC $99K42019–20222022— —
Hispanic Access Foundation $98K32019–20212021DC
N NAACP Illinois State Conference $96K42020–20242024— —
U US Forest Service $95K22019–20202020— —
Gallatin River Task Force $94K120232023MT
Low Impact Hydropower Institute $93K22023–20242024MA
K Kris Bass Engineering Pllc $88K22023–20242024— —
U United States Geological Survey $88K22023–20242024— —
Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation INC $85K22020–20222022ID
W Wetland Dynamics LLC $85K22023–20242024— —
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania $81K42020–20232023PA
Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group $79K22023–20242024CA
Foothill Conservancy $78K62019–20242024CA
O Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife $75K120202020— —
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary INC $72K22021–20222022DE
W Water & Power $70K22021–20232023— —
River Partners $64K32019–20222022CA
Junction Coalition $60K42019–20242024OH
Mainspring Conservation Trust INC $60K120222022NC
L Lummi Indian Business Council $58K120232023— —
U University of Wisconsin Madison $56K120242024— —
The Pew Charitable Trusts $50K120202020PA
Bonneville Environmental Foundation $42K120232023OR
S Sarver Ecological LLC $37K22021–20222022— —
Environmental Community Action INC $36K120192019GA
U United Congregations of Metroeast $35K32022–20242024IL
Appalachian Mountain Club $35K22023–20242024MA
F Fayette County Board of Commissioners $34K120202020— —
G Grand Valley Metro Council $34K32022–20242024— —
B Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development Council $31K120192019NC
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership INC $30K120242024DC
Delaware Nature Society INC $29K22021–20222022DE
We the People of Detroit $27K22021–20232023MI
Calvin University $26K120232023MI
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership INC $26K22021–20242024WI
M Murray State University $25K120232023— —
Prairie Rivers Network $25K120232023IL
A Amp Insights LLC $25K120202020— —
Clark Fork Coalition $25K120232023MT
Smithsonian Institution $25K22023–20242024DC
S Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency $25K120202020— —
Watershed Management Group INC $23K120192019AZ
The Land Institute $23K120222022KS
A Am Studio $22K120242024— —
S Susanville Indian Rancheria $20K22023–20242024— —
E Education Economics Environmental & Health Organization Eeecho $20K120212021MS
N Natives Outdoors $20K120242024— —
Families Anchored in Total Harmony INC $20K22021–20232023IN
Local Environmental Action Demanded Agency INC $20K120212021OK
World Wildlife Fund INC $20K120232023DC
Jastech Development Services INC $19K22022–20242024PA
Global Philanthropy Partnership $18K22023–20242024IL
Milwaukee Riverkeeper INC $17K120192019WI
Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust INC $17K120242024WI
The Institute for Bird Populations $17K120242024CA
Alabama Rivers Alliance INC $16K120212021AL
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy $16K22021–20222022PA
Mountain Studies Institute INC $16K120212021CO
River Management Society $15K120222022MD
Environmental and Energy Study Institute $15K120232023DC
P Pit River Tribe $15K120242024— —
Western Resource Advocates $15K120222022CO
S Stept LLC $15K120232023— —
Trout Unlimited Michigan Council $14K22023–20242024MI
San Francisco Estuary Institute $14K120202020CA
R Regents of the University of California at Berkeley $14K120192019CA
F Freeflow Institute LLC $14K22020–20242024— —
C Community Outreach Worship Center $13K22022–20232023— —
West Michigan Environmental Action Council Educational Foundation $12K120232023MI
W Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California $12K120242024— —

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