Summary of All Grant Awards
Since 2002, The Waterman Fund has been delighted to fund grants to support many worthy causes. The following is a sortable/searchable list of grants provided by The Waterman Fund.
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Some of Our Featured Grant Awards ›
| Year | Applicant | Description | Award ($) | Grant Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Adirondack Mountain Club | Alpine Stewardship on the Adirondack High Peaks | 9,455 | Education |
| 2021 | Green Mountain Club | Camel’s Hump and Mount Mansfield Alpine Zone Backcountry Education & Stewardship | 11,045 | Education |
| 2021 | Antioch University New England | GLORIA 2021: Alpine Vegetation Monitoring in the White Mountain National Forest | 5,863 | Research |
| 2021 | Paul Smith's College | Balancing Recreational Use and Wildlife Conservation in the Adirondack High Peaks | 10,000 | Research |
| 2021 | World Trails Network America | Franconia Ridge Summit Steward | 13,878 | Education |
| 2021 | Adirondack Mountain Club | Professional Trail Work on Boundary and Iroquois Peak | 15,000 | Trail Work |
| 2020 | Dartmouth Outing Club | Mount Moosilauke Alpine Research and Stewardship | 5,028 | Research |
| 2020 | Green Mountain Club | Camel’s Hump Alpine Zone Backcountry Education | 10,000 | Education |
| 2020 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Alpine Stewardship on Saddleback and Bigelow Mountains | 6,000 | Education |
| 2020 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Saddleback Mountain Trail Rehabilitation | 8,000 | Trail Work |
| 2019 | Museum of the White Mountains | Walking in the Whites: Why Do We Hike? | 4,000 | Education |
| 2019 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Saddleback and Bigelow Mountain Stewardship | 5,000 | Education |
| 2019 | Adirondack Mountain Club | Professional Trail Work in the Adirondack Alpine Zone | 15,000 | Trail Work |
| 2019 | Green Mountain Club | Alpine Zone Informational Signage and Trail Rehabilitation | 7,000 | Trail Work |
| 2018 | Adirondack Mountain Club | Alpine Trail Work | 3,210 | Trail Work |
| 2018 | Green Mountain Club | Trail Work | 3,248 | Trail Work |
| 2018 | Jill Weiss | Summary of Stewardship Programs | 2,500 | Education |
| 2018 | Min Kook Kim | Monitoring Trampling on Cadillac Mtn | 2,250 | Research |
| 2018 | Maine Natural History Observatory | Breeding Bird Study | 3,500 | Research |
| 2018 | World Trails Network | Franconia Ridge internship | 4,500 | Education |
| 2017 | Adirondack Mountain Club | Cascade Mountain Interpretive Signs | 1,851 | Education |
| 2017 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Alpine Stewardship on Bigelow and Saddleback Mountains | 1,000 | Education |
| 2017 | SUNY Brockport | Snowed Communities on Mt. Washington, NH | 2,865 | Research |
| 2017 | New Hampshire Audubon | Census of American Pipit | 3,500 | Research |
| 2016 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Field Guide to Alpine Plants | 1,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Sam Kilburn | Assessing trail conditions in White Mountains | 2,840 | Trail Work |
| 2016 | Acadia National Park | Cadillac Mountain trail rehab | 3,200 | Trail Work |
| 2016 | Adirondack Mountain Club | Summit Steward Program | 5,000 | Education |
| 2016 | Green Mountain Club | Mansfield trail work | 2,075 | Trail Work |
| 2015 | Appalachian Mountain Club | Northern Presidential Alpine Teen Trail Crew Project | 2,500 | Trail Work |
| 2015 | Dartmouth Outing Club | Moosilauke Beaver Brook Trail Restoration | 2,000 | Trail Work |
| 2015 | Green Mountain Club | Photo-Monitoring in Mount Mansfield’s Alpine Zone | 2,000 | Research |
| 2015 | MacKenzie | Ridges in a Warming Climate: Monitoring Plant Phenology in Acadia National Park | 1,800 | Research |
| 2015 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Caretaking on Bigelow and Saddleback Mountains | 1,000 | Education |
| 2015 | Monadnock Ecological Research and Education Project | How to: Manual for Gathering Data on Alpine Stewardship Programs in the Northeast | 500 | Education |
| 2015 | Randolph Mountain Club | Rehabilitate Spur Trail: Crag Camp to Lowes Path | 2,000 | Trail Work |
| 2015 | Nancy Slack | Invasive dandelions (Taraxacum offinale) in snowbed communities on the cone of Mt. Washington: Research and Control | 1,200 | Research |
| 2015 | Whitefield School | Using Leave No Trace to Save Our Alpine Environment, One Child at a Time | 2,000 | Education |
| 2014 | Acadia National Park | Sargent Mtn South Ridge Trail Rehab | 2,000 | Trailwork |
| 2014 | Nancy Slack | lichens, bryophytes, alpine snowbeds+ | 1,000 | Research |
| 2014 | Beyond Ktaadn | Alpine Arthropods of Uapishka Plateau | 4,000 | Research |
| 2014 | Appalachian Mountain Club | Establish GLORIA Site in White Mtns | 2,500 | Research |
| 2014 | White Mtn National Forest | Trailhead Steward Program | 3,700 | Education |
| 2014 | Maine Nat Hist Observatory | Baxter Park/Alpine Flora Inventory/Citizen Sc | 4,000 | Research |
| 2013 | The Rey Center | Welch Ledges-Beech Street School | 1,561 | Education |
| 2013 | Nancy Slack | lichens, bryophytes, alpine snowbeds+ | 892 | Research |
| 2013 | Mount Washington Observatory | museum exhibit | 5,000 | Education |
| 2013 | Antioch University/MERE | Host Alpine Stewardship Gathering | 2,500 | Gathering |
| 2013 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Bigelow Mountain Caretaker | 2,500 | Education |
| 2012 | The Rey Center | stewards, science | 2,275 | Education |
| 2012 | Nancy Slack | lichens, bryophytes, alpine snowbeds+ | 1,500 | Research |
| 2012 | Appalachian Mountain Club | bibliography | 5,440 | Research |
| 2012 | Antioch University/MERE | steward | 3,675 | Education |
| 2011 | Zoe LInton | Wampahoofus children's book - alpine interp | 500 | Education |
| 2011 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | Horns Pond Caretaker | 2,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Green Mountain Club | NEASG | 2,000 | Gathering |
| 2011 | Dartmouth Outing Club | Moosilauke steward | 2,000 | Education |
| 2011 | Beyond Ktaadn | wolverine/marten research & NEASG travel | 800 | Research |
| 2011 | Antioch University/MERE | New MERE coordinator position | 4,080 | Education |
| 2010 | Beyond Ktaadn | Laurentian initiative, book | 6,000 | Research |
| 2010 | Wildlife Conservation Society | alpine moss and lichen inventory | 4,140 | Research |
| 2010 | Green Mountain Club | interpretive alpine signs | 1,360 | Education |
| 2010 | Appalachian Mountain Club | plant cam | 2,500 | Research |
| 2009 | Antioch University/MERE | Mt. Monadnock Stewardship Program | 5,000 | Education |
| 2009 | Adirondack Mountain Club | NEASG | 2,500 | Gathering |
| 2009 | Coastal Mountains Land Trust | interpretive signage | 1,500 | Education |
| 2009 | Dartmouth Outing Club | Beaver Brook/Mt. Moosilauke summit trail | 2,000 | Trail Work |
| 2008 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | overall alpine program support | 2,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Adirondack Mountain Club | summit steward coordinator | 6,000 | Education |
| 2008 | Vermont Center for Ecostudies | alpine butterfly monitoring | 7,000 | Research |
| 2007 | Randolph Mountain Club | Lowe's path | 2,000 | Trailwork |
| 2007 | Acadia National Park | NEASG | 2,000 | Gathering |
| 2007 | Appalachian Mountain Club | alpine phenology | 3,000 | Research |
| 2007 | Adirondack Mountain Club | botanical steward | 4,000 | Research |
| 2006 | Adirondack Mountain Club | alpine zone signage | 1,950 | Education |
| 2006 | The Rey Center | mountain for learning, signs | 2,500 | Education |
| 2006 | Dartmouth Outing Club | alpine steward | 1,000 | Education |
| 2006 | Appalachian Trail Conference | photo monitoring | 2,134 | Research |
| 2005 | Green Mountain Club | bilingual alpine display | 1,750 | Education |
| 2005 | Dartmouth Outing Club | alpine steward | 1,250 | Education |
| 2005 | White Mountain National Forest | Welch/Dickey restoration | 2,400 | Trail Work |
| 2005 | Maine Appalachian Trail Club | alpine education | 3,000 | Education |
| 2004 | Adirondack Mountain Club | photopoint monitoring | 2,500 | Research |
| 2004 | Green Mountain Club | group outreach program | 1,000 | Education |
| 2004 | Appalachian Mountain Club | NEASG | 800 | Gathering |
| 2003 | Appalachian Mountain Club | Grafton Loop trail | 2,500 | Trail Work |
| 2003 | Dartmouth Outing Club | alpine steward | 2,500 | Education |
| 2003 | Green Mountain Club | alpine ecology program | 2,500 | Education |
| 2002 | Randolph Mountain Club | Crag Camp display | 1,200 | Education |