Protect and restore the Columbia River and all life connected to it.
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.
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.
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.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $22K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$22K
About 36% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Grant recipients are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, with Oregon receiving 36% of grants by recipient location. Cities that appear repeatedly include Portland, Seattle, Bend, and Tacoma. The foundation also gave to recipients in Eugene, Phoenix, Sandpoint, Moscow, and Lynwood. Outside the Northwest, California recipients include Richmond and Orleans, and one listed grant went to Waterkeeper Alliance in New York, NY. Every grant in the recent list went to a U.S. recipient.
The foundation funds advocacy tied to clean water, climate and energy, salmon recovery, science and education, Hanford / river corridor and groundwater cleanup, and emerging issues. Recent grants also show project-specific support for fossil fuel infrastructure opposition, especially work related to the Stop GTN XPress Coalition.
The grant size distribution is centered in the mid-five figures at the low end of the recent list: p25 is $10,000, median is $16,000, and p75 is $21,500. Recent awards range from $7,000 to $47,000.
By recipient location, Oregon is the top state with 36% of grants. The recent list also shows frequent recipients in Washington, plus additional grants to organizations in California, Idaho, and New York.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeat support for 350 Deschutes, 350 Pdx, and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility across 2023 and 2025, alongside continued coalition funding around the Stop GTN XPress effort.
It is listed as a public charity. It is also classified as a pure DAF provider, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350 DESCHUTES | BEND, OR | $47,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| WA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT | SEATTLE, WA | $18,500 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| OR PHYSICIANS SOCIAL RESP | PORTLAND, OR | $18,500 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $17,500 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| 350 PDX | PORTLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| CRAG | PORTLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OR | PORTLAND, OR | $15,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| WILD IDAHO RISING TIDE | SANDPOINT, ID | $10,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| WA PHYSICIANS | SEATTLE, WA | $8,500 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| WBR WE BLACK RADIO LLC | BEND, OR | $8,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| FRIENDS OF THE CLEARWATER | MOSCOW, ID | $7,500 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| OTHER 98 PERCENT LAB | PORTLAND, OR | $7,000 | 2025 | STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION |
| BREACH COLLECTIVE | EUGENE, OR | $45,501 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| ROGUE CLIMATE | PHOENIX, OR | $32,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| 350 TACOMA | TACOMA, WA | $28,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COUN | SEATTLE, WA | $22,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| NATIVE DAILY NETWORK | TACOMA, WA | $20,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| SOCIAL GOOD FUND | RICHMOND, CA | $17,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| 350 DESCHUTES | BEND, OR | $17,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| SAVE CALIFORNIA SALMON | ORLEANS, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| 350 PDX | PORTLAND, OR | $11,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| UNKITAWA | DES MOINES, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| OR PHYSICIANS SOCIAL RESP | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| 350 SEATTLE | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| NAAH ILLAHEE FUND | SEATTLE, WA | $8,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
| PEOPLE OF THE CONFLUENCE | LYNWOOD, WA | $8,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT |
350 DESCHUTES
$47,000STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
WA INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT
$18,500STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
OR PHYSICIANS SOCIAL RESP
$18,500STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE
$17,500STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
350 PDX
$15,000STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
CRAG
$15,000STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
ECUMENICAL MINISTRIES OF OR
STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
WILD IDAHO RISING TIDE
$10,000STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
WA PHYSICIANS
$8,500STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
WBR WE BLACK RADIO LLC
$8,000STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
FRIENDS OF THE CLEARWATER
$7,500STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
OTHER 98 PERCENT LAB
$7,000STOP GTN XPRESS COALITION
BREACH COLLECTIVE
$45,501FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
ROGUE CLIMATE
$32,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
350 TACOMA
$28,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COUN
$22,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
NATIVE DAILY NETWORK
$20,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
SOCIAL GOOD FUND
$17,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
350 DESCHUTES
$17,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
SAVE CALIFORNIA SALMON
$15,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
350 PDX
$11,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
UNKITAWA
$10,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
OR PHYSICIANS SOCIAL RESP
$10,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
350 SEATTLE
$10,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
NAAH ILLAHEE FUND
$8,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT
PEOPLE OF THE CONFLUENCE
$8,000FOSSIL FUEL PROJECT