Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund: Transaction Grants
Funding Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund provides Transaction Grants to support early-stage forest land protection projects. These grants cover essential costs such as appraisals and environmental assessments, facilitating timely funding within two weeks of approval. With a cap of $25,000, these grants ensure that critical projects aimed at preserving the watershed's ecological integrity can progress, ultimately benefiting the drinking water supply and biodiversity for millions in the region.
NOTE: Before preparing a proposal, applicants are encouraged to contact OSI staff.
Funding
Transaction Grants are capped at $25,000, unless otherwise agreed upon with Fund staff.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc's IRS filings)
Media, PA · 2024
$1.4M
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Far Hills, NJ · 2024
$224K
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
Boonton, NJ · 2024
$177K
French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust
Phoenixville, PA · 2024
$65K
Emmaus, PA · 2024
$28K
38 grants in Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc's 2020–2024 filings reference “Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 40
- Total given
- $9.52M
- Median grant
- $38K
- Range
- $5,500–$1.7M
- By dollars: South Carolina 40%, Pennsylvania 26%, New York 17%. Top recipient cities: Columbia, SC; New York, NY; Washington, DC.
- 10% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources · Columbia, SC
Land conservation support
$1.7M
New City Parks Inc · New York, NY
Support of public parks
$1.5M
Natural Lands Trust Inc · Media, PA
Delaware river watershed protection
$1.4M
South Carolina Dept of Parks Recreation & Tourism · Columbia, SC
Land conservation support
$1.2M
Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission · Charleston, SC
Land conservation support
$750K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Land conservation
- Water
- Environmental conservation
- Environment
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