Trout and Salmon Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Trout and Salmon Foundation Grant
Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Trout and Salmon Foundation
Amount: Up to US $5,000
Last Updated: August 14, 2025
Summary
The Trout and Salmon Foundation Grant offers matching funds up to $5,000 to support projects aimed at restoring and enhancing trout and salmon habitats in North America. Established in 1969, the foundation prioritizes partnerships with local watershed organizations focused on habitat improvement. Grants are provided for projects that physically restore streams and fisheries, with on-site labor recognized in certain cases. The foundation seeks to diversify funding across various watersheds and regions, ensuring a broad impact in conservation efforts.Overview
About Us The Trout and Salmon Foundation is a 501(c)(3) foundation that was founded in 1969. The Trout and Salmon Foundation is dedicated to preserving native trout and salmon populations throughout North America by forming partnerships with local watershed organizations who share our passion for conservation. We are a volunteer organization whose board of directors works tirelessly to seek out worthy conservation organizations in need of matching funds for their projects. Grants The objective of the Trout & Salmon Foundation is to aid in the restoration or improvement of any trout stream, salmon fishery, and/or ambient stream conditions, through research, education, publication, and physical stream restoration which will result in improved fish reproduction, fish growth and survival, or expansion of the trout/salmon fisheries by way of offering financial assistance for specific projects. All grants will be on a matching fund basis, although on-site labor by the recipient organization may be recognized in some cases. The Trout and Salmon Foundation provides annual matching grants up to $5,000 for an individual project.Eligibility
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The mission of the Trout and Salmon Foundation is to preserve and enhance the trout and salmon resources of North America. The Foundation seeks partnerships with local watershed organizations that are directly engaged with habitat improvement and restoration in order to fund projects that improve and expand trout and salmon habitat.What Trout and Salmon Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 5
- Total given
- $41K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Range
- $6,000–$10K
- By dollars: Montana 33%, Wisconsin 24%, Oregon 24%. Top recipient cities: Missoula, MT; Cassville, WI; Portland, OR.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Harry & Laura Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited · Cassville, WI
Charitable
$10K
Wild Salmon Center · Portland, OR
Charitable
$10K
Montana Trout Unlimited - Nevada Creek Proj · Missoula, MT
Charitable
$7,500
Anglers of the Au Sabel · Grayling, MI
Charitable
$7,500
Montana Trout Unlimited - Rattlesnake Creek Proj · Missoula, MT
Charitable
$6,000
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