Oregon · Public charity
Western Rivers Conservancy
WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY's mission is to protect outstanding river ecosystems in the western united states. Continued on schedule o.we acquire land to conserve critical habitat, provide public access for compatible use and enjoyment, and cooperate with other organizations and agencies to secure the health of whole river ecosystems.
- $4.0M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $3.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $3,328,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $54M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Western Rivers Conservancy funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 3 | $3.4M | 100% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $60k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $84k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $9k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $17k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $439k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $1.1M | 83% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $311k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Er'-Nerr' Land Fund | $741,775 | 1 | 5% |
| Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust | $320,500 | 3 | 6% |
| Accion Opportunity Fund Community Development | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Col Foundation | $192,150 | 2 | 42% |
| Colorado Open Lands | $154,150 | 2 | 1% |
| The California Desert Land Conservancy | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | $84,337 | 2 | n/a |
| Esselen Tribe of Monterey County | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Yurok Tribe | $35,498 | 4 | n/a |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $11,737 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Er'-Nerr' Land Fund | $741,775 | 1 | 5% |
| Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust | $320,500 | 3 | 6% |
| Accion Opportunity Fund Community Development | $300,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Col Foundation | $192,150 | 2 | 42% |
| Colorado Open Lands | $154,150 | 2 | 1% |
| The California Desert Land Conservancy | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation | $84,337 | 2 | n/a |
| Esselen Tribe of Monterey County | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Yurok Tribe | $35,498 | 4 | n/a |
| Oregon State University Foundation | $11,737 | 1 | 0% |
| Nisqually Land Trust | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Californians for Safe Drinking Water and Wildfire Prevention | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.4M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Western Rivers Conservancy supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Resources Legacy Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Western Rivers Conservancy
- How much does Western Rivers Conservancy give?
- Western Rivers Conservancy reported 3 itemized grants totaling $3,413,000, out of $4,045,968 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Western Rivers Conservancy fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (93%), Community Improvement (6%), Arts & Culture (1%).
- Who are Western Rivers Conservancy's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Er'-Nerr' Land Fund ($742k), Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust ($321k), Accion Opportunity Fund Community Development ($300k).
- Does Western Rivers Conservancy fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Western Rivers Conservancy?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Resources Legacy Fund, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Western Rivers Conservancy based?
- Western Rivers Conservancy is based in OR.
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