Columbia Riverkeeper
ActivePublic CharityEnvironment
About Columbia Riverkeeper
Protect and restore the Columbia River and all life connected to it.
Focus Areas
Clean WaterClimate & EnergySalmon RecoveryScience & EducationHanford / River Corridor & Groundwater CleanupEmerging Issues
Who They Fund
local/frontline communities affected by GTN XPress projectenvironmental and community advocacy organizationsregional coalitions
Funding Style
advocacy/campaign supportcoalition-buildingproject-specific/opposition funding
About Columbia Riverkeeper
Columbia Riverkeeper’s recent grantmaking centers on opposition to the GTN XPress gas pipeline project and broader fossil fuel infrastructure. In 2025, the largest listed grant was $47,000 to 350 Deschutes for the Stop GTN XPress Coalition, signaling a campaign-oriented approach that funds coordinated advocacy rather than one-off program support. The foundation also supported Waterkeeper Alliance with $17,500 and Wild Idaho Rising Tide with $10,000, extending the same project-specific focus across a regional network of environmental groups. Across the 2023 and 2025 grants on file, the foundation backed organizations working on fossil fuel project opposition, environmental protection from fossil fuel expansion, and regulatory or permitting intervention. Recipient organizations include grassroots and coalition-based groups in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and New York. The pattern shows a funder that supports advocacy campaigns tied to a specific river-protection agenda, with grants often directed to organizations already engaged in local organizing, legal pressure, or coalition work around energy infrastructure and river impacts.
What Columbia Riverkeeper Funds
In fossil fuel infrastructure opposition, Columbia Riverkeeper backed a broad set of organizations tied to the Stop GTN XPress Coalition and related campaigns. Grants in 2025 included $18,500 to the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, $18,500 to Washington Interfaith Power & Light, and $15,000 to Crag, each listed for Stop GTN XPress Coalition work. Their support also reached regional climate and environmental advocates working on project-specific opposition. In 2023, they gave $45,501 to Breach Collective for a fossil fuel project, $32,000 to Rogue Climate for a fossil fuel project, and $22,000 to Washington Environmental Council for the same category. Other grants went to Native Daily Network, Save California Salmon, and People of the Confluence, showing attention to community advocacy and environmental protection linked to fossil fuel expansion.
How Columbia Riverkeeper Gives
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,000 at the median, and $21,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent list includes both larger campaign grants, such as $47,000, and many awards in the $7,000 to $18,500 range. The pattern appears project-based and campaign-oriented rather than unrestricted institutional support, with repeated funding around the Stop GTN XPress Coalition and earlier fossil fuel project grants. Columbia Riverkeeper is a public charity and a pure DAF provider. The recipient list shows ongoing support across 2023 and 2025, including multiple grants to the same organizations such as 350 Deschutes, 350 Pdx, and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$441K
Total Assets
$7.8M
Total Revenue
$3.5M
Total Expenses
$4.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $22K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$22K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 36% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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