Trout Unlimited Inc
Arlington, VA · EIN 38-1612715. Reported 106 grants totalling $4,793,774 to 85 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 Trout Unlimited Inc, the IRS classifies it under animal welfare rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE D330) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 85 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 $12,625. Half of what it reported fell between $7,500 and $63,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $408,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uinta County Conservation District | Lyman, WY | $708,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sonoma Resource Conservation District | Santa Rosa, CA | $504,822 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $373,337 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | Nespelem, WA | $320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Berthoud, CO | $316,867 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cascadia Conservation District | Wenatchee, WA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clallam County | Port Angeles, WA | $164,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | Wenatchee, WA | $143,080 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upper San Juan Watershed Enhancement Partnership | Pagosa Spgs, CO | $133,491 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $132,669 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District | Sebastopol, CA | $112,544 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Wilton, CT | $109,331 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Noaa Fisheries Service | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sageland Collaborative | Salt Lake City, UT | $98,196 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | Morgantown, WV | $96,566 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents UC Davis | Davis, CA | $91,331 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation | Ogden, UT | $70,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ogden City Corporation | Ogden, UT | $68,481 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Denver, CO | $66,762 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Weber Pathways | Ogden, UT | $63,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Lancaster, PA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson County | Port Townsend, WA | $53,754 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cedar Fund of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | Nespelem, WA | $43,645 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Colebrook | Colebrook, NH | $40,996 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tandem Stills Motion Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Usda Forest Service | Los Angeles, CA | $34,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Klamath Watershed Partnership | Klamath Falls, OR | $33,560 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah State University | Logan, UT | $33,167 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Missoula | Missoula, MT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dinsdale Water Company Inc | Ogden, UT | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Div Parks & Wildlife | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Florence | Florence, WI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Tulsa, OK | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| O'connor Environmental Inc | Healdsburg, CA | $19,485 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Collegeville, PA | $16,127 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Carlisle, PA | $15,925 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Fairfield, CT | $15,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Weber River Partnership | Morgan, UT | $15,013 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clinton County Conservation District | Mill Hall, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Boise, ID | $13,550 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Belchertown, MA | $13,495 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Jackson, WY | $13,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Hicksville, NY | $12,985 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gila Trout Chapter 530 | Payson, AZ | $12,265 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Hamilton, MT | $11,080 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimted | Johnson City, TN | $11,016 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Victor, NY | $10,650 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kachemak Heritage Land Trust Inc | Homer, AK | $10,565 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Decorah, IA | $10,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Baldwin, MI | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $10,160 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catskill Watershed Corporation | Arkville, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Camden, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Issaquah, WA | $9,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Oak Brook, IL | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Native Village of Eklutna | Chugiak, AK | $9,167 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Harrisonburg, VA | $9,125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Shelburne Fls, MA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited | West Chester, PA | $8,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Bedford, PA | $8,755 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Tannersville, PA | $8,575 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Idaho Falls, ID | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Ovando, MT | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | West Chazy, NY | $7,790 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Hudson, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Grand Ledge, MI | $7,075 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Bellingham, WA | $7,050 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Manchester, VT | $6,625 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bandy Boat | Riva, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bass Lakes Area Environmental Partnership Inc | Irons, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Taylors, SC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Littleton, NH | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Elkview, WV | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Denver, CO | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc | Franklin, NC | $5,499 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | W Sand Lake, NY | $5,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Winston Salem, NC | $5,225 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Cody, WY | $5,138 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Georgetown, KY | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited | Olympia, WA | $5,035 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blandford Nature Center | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Rouge | Plymouth, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Grand Valley Metropolitan Council | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trout Unlimited | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
19 of 85 (22%) 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.
- Uinta County Conservation District
RESTORE APPROXIMATELY 6,300 FEET OF THE BEAR RIVER WITH NATURAL CHANNEL DESIGN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES AND REPLACE A FAILING IRRIGATION DIVERSION THAT INHIBITS FISH MIGRATION. - Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS PROJECT PLANNING AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REMOVAL OF ENLOE DAM. - Cascade Fisheries
THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL HELP THE AGENCY IMPLEMENT AOP PROJECTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WITH THE SUPPORT OF TU. - The Upper San Juan Watershed Enhancement Partnership
IMPROVE AND RESTORE SAN JUAN RIVER AND ENHANCE AQUATIC HABITAT AND RECREATIONAL FLOWS - Cascadia Conservation District
IMPLEMENTATION OF LOW-TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION AND THE REINTRODUCTION OF BEAVERS ON TO NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM (NFS) LANDS. - West Virginia University Research Corporation
RESTORING AND RECONNECTING BROOK TOUT STRONGHOLDS IN THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE POTOMAC (WV, VA)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 27 of 85 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 | 26 | $462,269 | $9,375 |
| 2021 | 32 | $1,242,519 | $10,299 |
| 2022 | 27 | $1,044,882 | $11,800 |
| 2023 | 9 | $948,292 | $87,598 |
| 2024 | 12 | $1,095,812 | $61,498 |
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
25% of its giving went to organizations in California. 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
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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 $12,625 -- 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 California.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Trout Unlimited Inc'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 12 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: 1700 N Moore St 2005, Arlington, VA, 22209.
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