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NRF Welcomes New Cohort of Outdoor Grant Recipients

April 16, 2025 black kids adventures, brothers on the rise, brown girls climb, CREATE, diné we can, holistic philanthropy, laru beya collective, localogy, lower brule wildlife, museum of the rockies, national recreation foundation, outdoor grants, outdoor inclusion coalition, she jumps, soul track outdoors, tom's of maine, turner foundation, youth seen

NRF is excited to announce a new cohort of Outdoor Grant recipients. The grants will serve thirteen community organizations located in eleven different states plus Washington D.C. Each organization takes a unique

STW — Photo courtesy of Vamos Outdoors Project

NRF Announces 2025 Special Grant and Trustee Grant Recipients

February 7, 2025 access to nature, National Recreation Foundation, outdoor recreation, positive youth development, special grants, trustee grants

The National Recreation Foundation is pleased to announce its 2025 Special Grant and Trustee Grant recipients. More than $1.5K was distributed to 41 organizations across 23 states. NRF is proud to invest in these

A group of people sit around a Brown Girls Climb flag next to a cliff — Photo courtesy of Brown Girls Climb

Three Years of the Get Into Nature Initiative Yields Positive Results

January 21, 2025 access to nature, community organizations, equity outdoors, Get into nature, grantee support, national recreation foundation, philanthropic funding, toms of maine, youth development

The National Recreation Foundation has collaborated with Tom’s of Maine since 2020 to increase access to nature for youth across the United States. The Get Into Nature initiative has allowed NRF to reach small,

Atiya Wells Awarded NRF’s 2024 Crawford Prize

January 9, 2025 access to food, access to nature, Atiya Wells, Backyard Basecamp, bipoc youth, community connection, connection to nature, crawford prize, environmental justice, food justice, healthier communities, intergenerational programming, National Recreation Foundation, nearby nature, reconnect to the land, resilient communities, urban farm, urban forest

“When I found out I won the Crawford Prize, I was surprised. It’s heartwarming to know the impact we have on our local community is being seen and heard across the country. We just turned five. But we really hit the