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Rei Cooperative Action Fund

To create a more equitable outdoors by bringing together the collective strength of our community.

$5.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
257
Grants FY2024
60
Organizations funded FY2023
72%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$400,000
Organizations funded a year
13 to 60
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
45
Total assets, FY2024
$11M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 72% of the organizations Rei Cooperative Action Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.8M went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23
EnvironmentYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving257$5.1M93%
FY202360$6.6M72%
FY202227$2.6M52%
FY202113$647kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Environment$4.9MRecreation & Sports$3.3MYouth Development$1.9MHealth$1.2MEducation$1.2MCommunity Improvement$810kSocial Science$674kHuman Services$460kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Aspen Institute Inc$673,94020%
Texas A&M Foundation$400,00010%
Adaptive Adventures$391,06039%
Community Initiatives$365,02030%
The Venture Out Project Inc$355,828324%
Black Girls Run Foundation$332,540345%
University of Utah$310,0002n/a
Taking Care of Texas$300,00016%
Outdoor Afro$254,92835%
Wild Diversity$250,000224%
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All grantees of Rei Cooperative Action Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Aspen Institute Inc$673,94020%
Texas A&M Foundation$400,00010%
Adaptive Adventures$391,06039%
Community Initiatives$365,02030%
The Venture Out Project Inc$355,828324%
Black Girls Run Foundation$332,540345%
University of Utah$310,0002n/a
Taking Care of Texas$300,00016%
Outdoor Afro$254,92835%
Wild Diversity$250,000224%
University of Washington Foundation$250,00020%
Children & Nature Network$250,00036%
Washington Area Bicyclist Association$240,00034%
East Coast Greenway Alliance Inc$240,00034%
Friends of Tracy Aviary$200,00013%
Continental Divide Trail Coalition$200,00027%
The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc$200,00020%
Catalyst Sports Inc$200,000213%
Hbcus Outside Incorporated$175,000241%
Boyz N the Wood Inc$175,0002n/a
Friends of the Los Angeles River$175,00043%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$160,00020%
University of Washington$160,0001n/a
University of Maryland College Park$160,0001n/a
Girltrek Incorporated$155,82823%
Great River Passage Conservancy$150,000318%
Colorado State University$150,0001n/a
Park RX America$150,0001n/a
The Trauma Foundation$150,000136%
Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project$150,000213%
Outward Bound Adventures$150,00025%
Texas A&M University$150,0001n/a
Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc$150,00023%
Blue Bird LifeWays$150,000219%
San Francisco Parks Alliance$150,00031%
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc$150,00010%
Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation$150,00024%
Friends of Big Marsh$150,000312%
One World Bridge$150,000224%
Paleontological Research Institution$150,00014%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$115,00021%
Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc$100,00013%
Hike Clerb Inc$100,000138%
Rising Routes Alliance$100,000162%
Groundwork USA Inc$100,00013%
South River Watershed Alliance$100,000141%
Conservation Legacy$100,00010%
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville Dba Come Dream Come Build$100,00010%
Bikes Not Bombs Inc$100,00013%
Friends of Anacostia Park$100,00019%
Ohio River Way$100,000130%
Saved by Nature$100,000134%
Restoring Lifeways$100,00012%
North American Native Research and Education Foundation Inc$100,000115%
Rios to Rivers$100,000110%
Arkansas Latinas En Bici$100,0001n/a
Elso Inc$100,00016%
Friends of the Rail Park$100,000121%
Dine We Can$100,000174%
All Out Adventures Inc$100,000120%
La Plazita Institute$100,00014%
Singing River Trail$100,000112%
Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club Inc$100,000157%
Environmental Learning for Kids$100,00018%
One Family Memphis$75,00022%
Greening Youth Foundation Inc$75,00021%
City Kids to Wilderness Project Inc$75,00023%
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports$75,00022%
Outdoors for all Foundation$75,00021%
Outdoor Outreach$75,00022%
Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics$50,00012%
The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust$50,00011%
The Mountaineers$50,00011%
Justice Outside$50,00011%
The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Seattle (6871)$50,00010%
Black Outside Inc$50,00018%
Black United Fund of Illinois Inc$50,00012%
Black Kids Adventures Inc$25,0001n/a
Environmental Grantmakers Association$25,00011%
The Great Springs Project Inc (Audit)$25,00011%
Streetwaves Inc$25,00016%
Seattle Parks Foundation$25,00010%
Woonasquatucket River Watershed$20,00010%
Organic Connects$20,0001n/a
Freshwater Land Trust$20,00010%
Wisdom of the Elders Incorporated$20,00015%
Women's Wilderness Institute$20,00013%
Black to the Land Coalition$20,000132%
Bronx River Alliance Inc$20,00011%
West Michigan Environmental Action Council Educational Foundation$20,00012%
Outdoor Equity Alliance$20,00017%
Wilderness Inquiry Inc$20,00010%
North Carolina Adapted Sports Incorporated$20,00018%
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council$20,00011%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$20,00010%
Outside Las Vegas Foundation$20,00012%
Oregon Adaptive Sports$20,00011%
Great Rivers Greenway Foundation$20,00010%
Skate Like a Girl$20,00012%
Regional Parks Foundation$20,00011%
Sogorea Te Land Trust$20,00010%
Snowbasin Adaptive Sports Education Foundation$20,00015%
Ciclavia Inc$20,00011%
Groundwork Ohio River Valley Inc$20,00011%
Vibe Tribe Adventures$15,00017%
Rochester Accessible Adventures$15,00015%
South Texas Off Road Mountain- Bikers - Storm$15,0001n/a
Eagle Mount Billings$15,00012%
Big City Mountaineers$15,00011%
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Inc$15,00010%
Paradox Sports$15,00014%
Access Ability Wisconsin Inc$15,00013%
Hoods to Woods Inc$15,000114%
1n10 Inc$15,00010%
Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Inc$15,00014%
Tiny Wpa$15,00011%
Mississippi Park Connection$15,00011%
Bike Walk Kc$15,00011%
Kismet Rock Foundation$15,00014%
Charleston Moves$15,00017%
Living Classrooms Foundation$15,00010%
Natural Lands Trust Inc$15,00010%
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc$15,00010%
Adaptive Sports Connection Corder$15,00011%
Girl & Her Backpack$15,0001n/a
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation$15,00010%
Outdoor Inclusion Coalition$15,00017%
Northwest Youth Corps$15,00010%
Greenspace Dallas$15,00011%
Alachua Conservation Trust Inc$15,00010%
Eugene Parks Foundation$15,00011%
Chicago Adventure Therapy Nfp$15,00013%
Diversify Whitewater$15,0001n/a
Santa Fe Conservation Trust$15,00011%
Community Nature Connection$15,00012%
Bike Walk Wichita Inc$15,00015%
Triangle Land Conservancy Inc$15,00010%
Un Mar de Colores$15,00014%
Lgbtq Outdoors Inc$15,000119%
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers$15,00011%
Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail Inc$15,00015%
Swim Bike Run Fun Club & Events$15,000129%
Sempervirens Fund$15,00010%
Hunters of Color$15,00012%
Young Women Empowered$15,00011%
The Forest Park Conservancy$15,00012%
Challenge Alaska$15,00011%
Galveston Bay Foundation Inc$15,00010%
The Woods Project$15,00011%
Urban Tilth$15,00010%
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship$15,00010%
Myteam Triumph Wisconsin Inc$15,00016%
Winona Outdoor Collaborative$15,000154%
Make the World Better Foundation Inc$15,00011%
Soul Trak Outdoors$15,00013%
San Diego Canyonlands Inc$15,00011%
Thor Inc$15,00012%
Neighborhood Bike Works$15,00013%
Prospect Park Alliance Inc$15,00010%
Groundwork Jacksonville Inc$15,00010%
Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance$15,00010%
Friends of Missoula Parks Inc$15,00013%
Refugee Womens Network Inc$15,00011%
Harpeth Conservancy$15,00011%
Arizona Womens Climbing Corporation$15,0001n/a
Central California Adaptive Sports Center$15,00015%
DC Bike Academy$15,0001n/a
High Country Adaptive Sports Association$15,00016%
Urban Nature Partners Pdx$15,000110%
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association Inc$15,00017%
Great Smoky Mountains Institute Inc$15,00010%
Park Pride Inc$15,00010%
The Cycle Effect$15,00011%
Runners for Public Lands$15,00018%
Pigtown Climbs$15,000110%
Trail Access Project$15,000111%
Girls Who Hike Sc$15,0001n/a
C&O Canal Trust Inc$10,00011%
Friends of the Riverfront Inc$10,00011%
Loveland Youth Gardeners$10,00014%
Gather New Haven Inc (Formely New Haven Land Trust Inc)$10,00011%
Live in Peace$10,00010%
Vermont Parks Forever Inc$10,00012%
The Loppet Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Bikes del Pueblo$10,0001n/a
The Greenway Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Wild Hearts Idaho Inc$10,00016%
Conestee Foundation Inc$10,00011%
TigerMountain Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Friends of Trees$10,00010%
We Hike to Heal$10,0001n/a
Elevate Youth Inc$10,00013%
Eagle Mount$10,00010%
Crossroads for Kids Inc$10,00010%
3 Rivers Bicycle Coalition$10,0001n/a
YES Nature to Neighborhoods$10,00010%
Laguna Canyon Foundation$10,00011%
Friends of Macarthur Beach State Park Inc$10,00011%
C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California Inc$10,00011%
We Explore Earth$10,0001n/a
Dare2tri Paratriathlon Club$10,00011%
Big Sur Land Trust$10,00010%
Colorado Discover Ability$10,00013%
Teton Adaptive$10,00013%
St Louis Bicycle Works Inc$10,00011%
Community Cycling Center$10,00011%
Ch8sing Waterfalls - Embr8ce the Ch8se$10,0001n/a
Indianapolis Parks Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Humble Sons Bike Company$10,00010%
City Surf Project$10,00011%
Native Land Conservancy Inc$10,00010%
Friends of the Mountains-To-Sea Trail$10,00011%
Vamos Outdoors Project$10,00011%
Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek$10,00011%
Bike Works Seattle$10,00010%
Trips for Kids Charlotte$10,00012%
Friends of the Desert Mountains$10,00011%
Sacramento Tree Foundation$10,00010%
Spokes Fighting Strokes Inc$10,0001n/a
Positive Ride Jams Inc$10,0001n/a
Major Taylor Trail Keepers Chicago$10,0001n/a
BlacklistLA Run Organization Inc$10,000112%
OutLoud Dallas$10,00011%
Whiteswan Environmental We$10,00012%
Friends of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks$10,00015%
ForeverGreen Trails$10,00019%
Harris Center for Conservation Education Inc$10,00010%
Black Farmers Collective$10,00011%
University of Alaska Foundation$10,00010%
Stonewall Sports Inc$10,00010%
Vida Verde Nature Education$10,00010%
Earth Island Institute Inc$10,00010%
Save the Harborsave the Bay Inc$10,00011%
The Greening of Detroit$10,00010%
Braided Seeds$10,00014%
People Cycle Inc$10,00013%
Coastal Watershed Council$10,00011%
Kitchen Garden Project Inc Garden-Raised Bounty$10,00011%
Friends of the Patapsco Valley State Park Ltd$10,00012%
Upstate Greenways and Trails Alliance$10,00011%
Portland Wheelers$10,00014%
Park Hill Bike Depot dba Bikes Together$10,00012%
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation$10,00011%
Austin Youth River Watch$10,00013%
Petaluma River Park Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Cool Learning Experience$10,00014%
Fair Future Movement Inc$10,0001n/a
Big Waters Land Trust Inc$10,00010%
Trails and Open Space Coalition$10,00012%
Connecticut Forest & Park Association$10,00011%
Washington Trails Association$10,00010%
Friends of Tryon Creek$10,00010%
Transportation Alternatives Inc$10,00010%
Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center$10,00010%
Gateway to the Great Outdoors$10,00014%
Riverside Educational Center$10,00010%
Queer Crush Climbing$10,0001n/a
Paddle4tomorrow Inc$10,0001n/a
MERITO Foundation Inc FKA MutliCultural Education for Reso$10,00012%
Friends of Weedon Island Inc$10,000125%
Bayou Land Conservancy$10,00010%
Wilderness Kids Alexandria Inc$10,00016%
Two Bikes$10,00012%
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy$10,00010%
Cosumnes Culture and Waterways$10,0001n/a
Black Men Hike$10,000114%
The Doug Coombs Foundation$10,00010%
Bearings Bike Shop Inc$10,00011%
Sierra Nevada Journeys$10,00010%
Urban Roots NTX$10,00017%
STRIDE Inc$10,00011%
Transit Alliance of the Piedmont$10,0001n/a
Partners in Education for the Santa Fe Public Schools$10,00012%
New Urban Arts$10,00011%
New Jersey Tree Foundation$10,00011%
Bike Norfolk$10,0001n/a
Youth Enrichment Services Inc$10,00010%
Dream Adaptive Recreation Inc$10,00011%
Lookout Mountain Conservancy$10,00011%
Queer Climbing Columbus Incorporated$10,0001n/a
Wilderness Youth Project Inc$10,00010%
Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc$10,00010%
LandPaths$10,00010%
Back Alley Bikes$10,00019%
Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association$10,00010%
Catawba Lands Conservancy$10,00010%
Willamette Partnership$10,00010%
Okc Black Alumni Coaltion Inc$10,000124%
Nehemiah Group dba Chicago Eco House$10,00011%
Bike Pittsburgh Inc$10,00011%
Beyond Boundaries$10,00012%
Lifting Our Stories$10,0001n/a
Azimuth Quest Foundation$10,0001n/a
Anytown Leadership Program Inc$10,000110%
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington Inc$10,00016%
Pacoima Beautiful$10,00010%
Wilderness Adventures for Kids Everywhere Inc$10,000141%
Earthcorps$10,00010%
Great Peninsula Conservancy$10,00010%
The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation$10,00013%
Rogue River Rats$10,0001n/a
Boise Bicycle Project Inc$10,00011%
Sponsor Inc$5,00010%
Black Boarders CT Inc$5,000115%
Cooperative Extension Association in the State of N Y$5,0001n/a
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center$5,00011%
Forever Parks Foundation of Pearland$5,00013%
The Center for Community Transportation Inc$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Rei Cooperative Action Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 14 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $673,940 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $400,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAdaptive Adventures: $391,060 over 3y, 9.2% of budgetCommunity Initiatives: $365,020 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Venture Out Project Inc: $355,828 over 3y, 24% of budgetBlack Girls Run Foundation: $332,540 over 3y, 45% of budgetTaking Care of Texas: $300,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetOutdoor Afro: $254,928 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetWild Diversity: $250,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $250,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChildren & Nature Network: $250,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetWashington Area Bicyclist Association: $240,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetEast Coast Greenway Alliance Inc: $240,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetFriends of Tracy Aviary: $200,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetContinental Divide Trail Coalition: $200,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetThe University of Tennessee Foundation Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCatalyst Sports Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetHbcus Outside Incorporated: $175,000 over 2y, 41% of budgetFriends of the Los Angeles River: $175,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $160,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGirltrek Incorporated: $155,828 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetGreat River Passage Conservancy: $150,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetThe Trauma Foundation: $150,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetNuestra Tierra Conservation Project: $150,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetOutward Bound Adventures: $150,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetCheyenne River Youth Project Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetBlue Bird LifeWays: $150,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetSan Francisco Parks Alliance: $150,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUniversity of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation: $150,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetFriends of Big Marsh: $150,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetOne World Bridge: $150,000 over 2y, 24% of budgetPaleontological Research Institution: $150,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetRails to Trails Conservancy: $115,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetCoalitions & Collaboratives Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetHike Clerb Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 38% of budgetRising Routes Alliance: $100,000 over 1y, 62% of budgetGroundwork USA Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetSouth River Watershed Alliance: $100,000 over 1y, 41% of budgetConservation Legacy: $100,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Development Corporation of Brownsville Dba Come Dream Come Build: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBikes Not Bombs Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Anacostia Park: $100,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetOhio River Way: $100,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetSaved by Nature: $100,000 over 1y, 34% of budgetRestoring Lifeways: $100,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetNorth American Native Research and Education Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetRios to Rivers: $100,000 over 1y, 9.9% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

PatagoniaorgCA68.4× affinity60 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Patagoniaorg · National Recreation Foundation Incorporated · Clif Family Foundation · National Park Foundation · Move United · Justice Outside · The Schmidt Family Foundation · Resources Legacy Fund · The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc · Christopher Reeve Foundation · Outride fka The Specialized Foundation · National Forest Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Rei Cooperative Action Fund

How much does Rei Cooperative Action Fund give?
Rei Cooperative Action Fund reported 257 grants totaling $5,058,581 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 60 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does Rei Cooperative Action Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (32%), Recreation & Sports (21%), Youth Development (12%).
Who are Rei Cooperative Action Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: The Aspen Institute Inc ($674k), Texas A&M Foundation ($400k), Adaptive Adventures ($391k).
Does Rei Cooperative Action Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 72% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rei Cooperative Action Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Patagoniaorg, National Recreation Foundation Incorporated, Clif Family Foundation.
Where is Rei Cooperative Action Fund based?
Rei Cooperative Action Fund is based in WA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 310 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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