About Trust for Public Land
We create parks and protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come.
Focus Areas
Parks and public landsUrban access & equityClimate resilienceHealth & wellnessSchoolyard renovationTrailsLand conservationResearch and mapping
Who They Fund
land trusts and conservation NGOspublic parks and municipal park agenciesTPL/affiliate organizationsprotected natural areas and conserved lands
Funding Style
About Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land’s recent grantmaking is defined by large, project-specific land conservation awards that move through public agencies, land trusts, and park organizations. The single largest recent grant in the dataset is $102,985,000 to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority in Los Angeles for grants and land conservation, signaling the scale at which the foundation works on parks and protected lands. Other major awards include $15,397,500 to the City of Dallas Park & Recreation Department and $10,787,250 to the US Department of Navy, both tied to land conservation. The foundation’s grant list also shows repeated support for conservation partners such as Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, which appears with two separate grants, and for public-sector land managers including state departments, counties, and municipal agencies. Its stated focus areas include parks and public lands, urban access and equity, climate resilience, health and wellness, schoolyard renovation, trails, land conservation, and research and mapping. The pattern points to funding that combines acquisition, stewardship, and park-related infrastructure rather than broad unrestricted support.
What Trust for Public Land Funds
Land conservation is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. The Trust for Public Land gave $12,665,500 to Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust for stewardship and land conservation, and another $8,531,500 to the same organization for grants and land conservation. Public agencies are also a major channel for this work: the foundation awarded $6,875,513 to the Commonwealth of Virginia Dept of Conservation & Recreation for land conservation and $5,240,000 to the Bureau of Land Management in Taos, New Mexico for the same purpose. Stewardship appears alongside conservation in several grants, including $3,645,430 to Malama Huleia in Lihue, Hawaii. The topic list also aligns with schoolyard renovation, park infrastructure, and climate resilience, showing that land protection and community park access are connected in the foundation’s portfolio.
How Trust for Public Land Gives
Typical grant size sits at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $65,881 at the median, and $813,925 at the 75th percentile, while the recent list also includes several multi-million-dollar awards. The pattern is project-specific and restricted rather than general operating support. Recipients recur across years in some cases: Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust receives grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority appears in both years as well. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. One active program, the Community Schoolyard Renovation initiative in Minnesota, accepts unsolicited applications; the other listed programs do not indicate unsolicited entry.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$151.4M
Total Assets
$432.7M
Total Revenue
$301.2M
Total Expenses
$282.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $814K, with a median of $66K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$66K
75th Percentile
$814K
Geographic Reach
National33 states funded
About 15% of grants go to recipients in CO.
Funding intensity
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