Freshwater Land Trust
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$5.0M
Foundation funders
39
Grants recorded
97
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Freshwater Land Trust?
Freshwater Land Trust is funded by 39 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham ($1.5M), Alabama Power Foundation Inc ($595K), The Hugh Kaul Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Freshwater Land Trust between 2019–2025.
Show all 39 funders
| AARP | $17,660 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trust for Public Land | $15,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $15,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Better Place Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | $7,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Joseph S Bruno Charitable | $6,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotaract Club of Birmingham Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Debardeleben Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| George W Barber Jr Foundation | $3,500 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Dunn-French Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Goodwyn Mills & Cawood Charitable | $2,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| A Better South Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lisa and Alan Engel Foundation | $750 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2019) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $429K.
What grants has Freshwater Land Trust received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $252,869 |
| 2025 | Pleiad Foundation | TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE CAUSE | $65,000 |
| 2025 | McWane Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $40,000 |
| 2025 | Abahac Inc | ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS | $37,340 |
| 2025 | The Trust for Public Land | GRANTS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Westervelt Foundation | ANNUAL GIVING | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Goodwyn Mills & Cawood Charitable | COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP | $2,500 |
| 2025 | A Better South Foundation | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUNDING | $1,500 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham | ENVIRONMENT | $380,803 |
| 2024 | Alabama Power Foundation Inc | GENERAL/OPERATING | $350,000 |
| 2024 | Junior League of Birmingham Inc | Supporting the trust's Civil Rights Urban Trail of the Red Rock Trail System | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Mike and Gillian Goodrich Foundation | OPERATING SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION | $70,000 |
| 2024 | Pleiad Foundation | TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE CAUSE | $57,500 |
| 2024 | Robert R Meyer Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $50,000 |
| 2024 | McWane Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Abahac Inc | Environmental Projects | $27,000 |
| 2024 | The Hugh Kaul Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Wells Fargo Foundation | DON'T TRASH THE 'HAM: LITTER GITTER ON VALLEY CREEK | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Protective Life Foundation | 2024 RED ROCK TRAILSYSTEM CIVIL RIGHTS TRAIL | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $21,000 |
| 2024 | REI Cooperative Action Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | REI Cooperative Action Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | The Gratitude Foundation | CIVIC | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund | CONSERVING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust | GENERAL OPERATING | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Westervelt Foundation | ANNUAL GIVING | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Rotaract Club of Birmingham Foundation | Board Fellows | $5,000 |
| 2024 | George W Barber Jr Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS | $2,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 97 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Freshwater Land Trust?
Freshwater Land Trust is funded by 39 grantmakers, led by The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham ($1.5M), Alabama Power Foundation Inc ($595K), The Hugh Kaul Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Freshwater Land Trust between 2019–2025.
Who is Freshwater Land Trust's largest funder?
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham is the largest recorded funder of Freshwater Land Trust, with $1.5M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Freshwater Land Trust received?
IRS 990 filings record $5.0M in grants to Freshwater Land Trust across 97 grants from 39 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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