MountainTrue
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$8.9M
Foundation funders
55
Grants recorded
111
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds MountainTrue?
MountainTrue is funded by 55 grantmakers, led by Foundation for the Carolinas ($4.0M), American Rivers Inc ($1.5M), The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc ($754K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.9M in grants to MountainTrue between 2019–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2019) to $2.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $2.8M.
What grants has MountainTrue received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | American Rivers Inc | RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS AND WATERS | $1,007,776 |
| 2025 | Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc | MOUNTAINTRUE AWARDED $750,000 TO SUPPORT WATERWAY CLEANUP IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS WILL SUPPORT MALL BUSINESSES THAT DRIVE THE LARGE OUTDOOR RECERATION ECONOMY, MONITOR AND HELP RESTORE AQUATIC QUALITY AND ENHANCE RESILIENCY ACROSS ALL WNC HELENE-IMPACTED COUNTIES (ALEXANDER, ALLEGHANY, ASHE, AVERY, BUNCOMBE, BURKE, CALDWELL, CATAWBA, CLAY, CLEVELAND, GASTON, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, JACKSON, LINCOLN, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL, MITCHELL, POLK, RUTHERFORD, TRANSYLVANIA, WATAUGA, WILKES, YANCEY COUNTIES AND THE QUALLA BOUNDARY) . | $750,000 |
| 2025 | The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT | $493,330 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc | — | $182,618 |
| 2025 | The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | $120,000 |
| 2025 | Polk County Community Foundation Inc | SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL & CONSERVATION EFFORTS | $83,300 |
| 2025 | North Carolina Community Foundation Inc | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED MISSION | $26,000 |
| 2025 | Ergon Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund | GENERAL SUPPORT | $23,590 |
| 2025 | Bailey Family Foundation Inc | CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $10,000 |
| 2025 | French Broad Crossing Madison County Support Foundation Inc | Environment support and resources | $10,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $8,000 |
| 2025 | Atkins Family Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,500 |
| 2025 | Frederick Bliss Foundation Inc | PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SURROUNDING APPLACHIAN REGIONS. | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Frances & William H Beattie Fdn | GENERAL SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Samara Fund Inc | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Auslander Family Foundation Inc | Supporting environmental initiatives | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Ruth & Jacques Sartisky Foundation | COMMUNITY | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Bangor Theological Seminary | Hurricane Helene donation | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Moore Family Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Gee Family Foundation | protect clean water resillient forests | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation for the Carolinas | CHARITABLE GIFT | $1,325,000 |
| 2024 | American Rivers Inc | RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS AND WATERS | $470,449 |
| 2024 | Green South Foundation Inc | LAND CONSERVATION EFFORTS | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $70,000 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT | $62,160 |
| 2024 | Polk County Community Foundation Inc | Support for environmental & conservation efforts | $57,200 |
| 2024 | Hopewell Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $39,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 81990 RWJF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES -- SITE VISIT GRANT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc | — | $22,188 |
Showing 30 most recent of 111 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds MountainTrue?
MountainTrue is funded by 55 grantmakers, led by Foundation for the Carolinas ($4.0M), American Rivers Inc ($1.5M), The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc ($754K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.9M in grants to MountainTrue between 2019–2025.
Who is MountainTrue's largest funder?
Foundation for the Carolinas is the largest recorded funder of MountainTrue, with $4.0M across 5 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has MountainTrue received?
IRS 990 filings record $8.9M in grants to MountainTrue across 111 grants from 55 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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