Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Public Lands Alliance
The PUBLIC LANDS ALLIANCE (pla) connects, strengthens, and represents the nonprofit partners of america's public lands. Founded in 1977, pla is the national organization serving the community of nonprofits that support public lands, including cooperating associations, friends groups, trail and watershed conservancies, historical…
- $86k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $33k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,007
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $13,532
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Public Lands Alliance funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $33k | 75% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $6k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $7k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge | $14,318 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge | $13,532 | 1 | 11% |
| Friends of Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge | $6,920 | 1 | 8% |
| Shoreline Education for Awareness S | $5,803 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Steward B McKinney | $5,735 | 1 | n/a |
About Public Lands Alliance
- How much does Public Lands Alliance give?
- Public Lands Alliance reported 4 itemized grants totaling $33,194, out of $85,737 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Public Lands Alliance fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (100%).
- Who are Public Lands Alliance's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Friends of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge ($14k), Friends of Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge ($14k), Friends of Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge ($7k).
- Does Public Lands Alliance fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Public Lands Alliance based?
- Public Lands Alliance is based in DC.
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