Who funds Rails to Trails Conservancy?

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-1437006 · NTEE C500 · 501(c)(3)

119 private foundations paid Rails to Trails Conservancy 230 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $3.5M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE C500) places it in environment.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

Largest total first.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• The William Penn Foundation · 2022 - Circuit trails marketing and communications$275,180
• The William Penn Foundation · 2024 - Circuit trails marketing and communications$275,000
• The William Penn Foundation · 2023 - Circuit trails marketing and communications$274,820
• Galashiels Fund Ltd · 2024 - Annual support$250,000
• Galashiels Fund Ltd · 2023 - Annual support$250,000
• M J Murdock Charitable Trust · 2024 - New manager$205,000
• The William Penn Foundation · 2024 - Advance circuit trails development$200,000
• France-Merrick Foundation Inc · 2024 - Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization.$200,000
• The William Penn Foundation · 2023 - Advance circuit trails development$166,068
• The William Penn Foundation · 2022 - Advance circuit trails development$163,932
• The George Gund Foundation · 2024 - Industrial heartland trails coalition and midwest office operating support.$150,000
• The George Gund Foundation · 2023 - Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition and Midwest office operating support.$150,000
• The Sherwood Foundation · 2025 - Advancing the great american rail-trail in nebraska$100,000
• The William Penn Foundation · 2022 - Advance circuit trails$70,000
• The Abell Foundation Inc · 2024 - Environment$60,000
• The William G Pomeroy Foundation · 2023 - 12 rails to trails markers. rails to trails special interest grant$49,800
• Loomis Family Foundation Inc · 2025 - General charitable purpose$30,000
• Kentfields Foundation Inc · 2024 - Developing preliminary design of chinquapin run pr$30,000
• Lockhart Vaughan Foundation Inc · 2025 - Community development: advancement of chinquapin run park trail and baltimore greenway$25,000
• The Noom Foundation · 2024 - General fund$25,000
• Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund · 2024 - General support$25,000
• Eric and Tiffany Friedman Foundation · 2025 - Build a nation connected by trails$20,000
• Eric and Tiffany Friedman Foundation · 2024 - Build a nation connected by trails$20,000
• Eric and Tiffany Friedman Foundation · 2023 - Build a nation connected by trails$20,000
• Lockhart Vaughan Foundation Inc · 2024 - Community development: creation of a 1.8 mil multi-use trail traversing chinquapin run park.$18,500

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• Movember FoundationSanta Monica, CA · 21 shared funders
• PelotoniaColumbus, OH · 20 shared funders
• National Kidney Foundation IncNew York, NY · 18 shared funders
• Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA · 18 shared funders
• Maryland Food Bank IncBaltimore, MD · 20 shared funders
• UnboundKansas City, KS · 16 shared funders
• Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR · 16 shared funders
• National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC · 28 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

More funders nearby

• Environment grants in District of Columbia
• All foundation grants in District of Columbia

How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 52-1437006
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.