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Rails to Trails Conservancy
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1437006. Reported 141 grants totalling $2,481,946 to 114 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Rails to Trails Conservancy, the IRS classifies it under environment rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE C500) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 114 distinct organizations, with 15% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 19% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $10,290. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $180,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Bicycle Coalition | Montclair, NJ | $380,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 30TH Street Industrial Corridor Corporation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $263,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| H a C E | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $51,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail | Glen, NH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware River Waterfront Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hbcus Outside Incorporated | Elizabeth City, NC | $49,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Railroad Harsimus STEM Embankment Coalition Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Urban Oasis Inc | Baltimore, MD | $38,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anchorage Park Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Manhattan Trail System Inc | Manhattan, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire Snowmobile Assoc Inc | Tilton, NH | $27,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Side Community Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $27,250 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Volkssport Association Inc | Chadron, NE | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Trotwood | Trotwood, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Bay Regional Park District | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends and Neighbors of Swannanoa Inc | Swannanoa, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Market Inc | Birmingham, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Northern Rail Trail | New London, NH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Plusurbia Pr LLC | Guaynabo, PR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Solon | Solon, OH | $24,556 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookville Trail Hub | Brookville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camden Greenways Inc | Lawnside, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Madison County Parks and Trails | London, OH | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harrison County Commissioners | Cadiz, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation | Des Moines, IA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Kensington Community Development Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park County Montana | Livingston, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Paso Del Norte Community Foundation | El Paso, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schuylkill River Greenway Assn | Pottstown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston-Brownsville | Brownsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wyoming Pathways | Lander, WY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Miami River Fund Inc | Miami, FL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Herring Run Parks Inc | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Action Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arizona Trail Association | Tucson, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black People Ride Bikes | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bronzeville Trail Task Force Inc | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission | Steubenville, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Capital Area Greenbelt Association | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catawba Lands Conservancy | Charlotte, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Greeley Natural Areas & Trails Division | Greeley, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clinton County Foundation | Wilmington, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Delaware River City Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth River Trail Foundation | Norfolk, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Northeast Georgia Inc | Clarkesville, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of River Park | West Lebanon, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway Trail | Concord, NH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gearin Up Bicycles | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Georgia Bikes Inc | Athens, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laramie County Wyoming | Cheyenne, WY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Play Marin | Sausalito, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rivanna Trails Foundation | Charlottesvle, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelby Farms Park Conservancy | Memphis, TN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Cowen | Cowen, WV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Havenwoods Economic Developement Corp | Milwaukee, WI | $14,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Bay Bicycle Coalition | Oakland, CA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Fairmont Wv | Fairmont, WV | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trumbull County Metroparks | Warren, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc | Morganton, NC | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas Association of Trail Stewards | Overland Park, KS | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unplug Collaborative | Sherman Oaks, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Educational Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $10,290 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bike Walk Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Women in Nature | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cardinal Greenway Inc | Muncie, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cedar Valley Trails Partnership | Cedar Falls, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Great Falls | Great Falls, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Oak Hill | Oak Hill, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Weirton Board of Park Commissioners | Weirton, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities Unlimited Inc | Fayetteville, AR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Headwaters Trail System | Three Forks, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hike Heal Wellness | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| In Color Birding Club | Royersford, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kellogg Project Uplift | Wallace, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knox County Park District | Mount Vernon, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Montana Trails Coalition | Clancy, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morgan State University | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nickel Plate Trail Inc | Peru, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palouse to Cascades Trail Coalition | Winthrop, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Peninsula Trails Coalition | Port Angeles, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Powell County Montana | Deer Lodge, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rails to Trails of Wayne County | Wooster, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Remember US Urban Legends | Columbus, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverworks Development Corporation | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Erie Area Council of Governments | Erie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Pittsfield | Pittsfield, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Salem Nh | Salem, NH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Water Valley Main Streetassociation Inc | Water Valley, MS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yellowstone Historic Center Inc | W Yellowstone, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Urban Tilth | Richmond, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance | Lansing, MI | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Move Arkansas | Bryant, AR | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington County Parks | West Bend, WI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Active Transportation Alliance | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | Berkeley, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bentonville Bella Vista Blazer Association | Bentonville, AR | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pinnacle Prevention Corp | Chandler, AZ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prairie Trails Club Inc | North Judson, IN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Near West Side Partners Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $7,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bike Utah | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Hot Springs | Hot Springs, AR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Freshwater Land Trust | Birmingham, AL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trailkeepers of Oregon | Portland, OR | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Grove Rails to Trails Inc | Franksville, WI | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wenatchee Valley Tread | Wenatchee, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alaska Trails | Anchorage, AK | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Missouri Rock Island Trail Incorporated | Owensville, MO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wv Trail | Charleston, WV | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
15 of 114 (13%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Arizona Trail Association
TRAIL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 81 of 114 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | $357,500 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 19 | $367,556 | $10,500 |
| 2022 | 23 | $393,000 | $12,000 |
| 2023 | 34 | $656,500 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $707,390 | $10,290 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
18% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $10,290 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rails to Trails Conservancy's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 33 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2445 M St Nw 650, Washington, DC, 20037.
EIN 52-1437006 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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