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Trout
Unlimited National Office
Also Known As: TU
1300 N 17th St
Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22209
www.tu.org
Phone:
(703) 522-0200
Email contact:
hcoley@tu.org
EIN:
38-1612715
Founded: 1959
Exempt since: 1972
Trout Unlimited is mapped on
Muckety.
 Self
description:
Through its over 500 local chapters and state volunteer
groups and through its national office, Trout Unlimited's mission is
to conserve, protect, and restore North America's trout and salmon
fisheries and their watersheds.
Actual:
an early
fishing organization founded in 1959
that was gradually co-opted by environmentalist leaders beginning in
the 1980s, alienating former members who departed, and recruiting a
new social-change and ideologically oriented membership with extreme
views on hydroelectric dam removal and prejudice against
fossil fuels, particularly oil and gas.
TU's current president
and Chief Executive Officer,
Charles Gauvin,
is an environmental attorney with
extensive experience in blocking permits
under the federal Clean Water Act. Before coming to TU
(1991),
Gauvin was a lawyer
with Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., where he litigated discharge
permits for municipalities and
environmental organizations. He is a 1978
graduate of Brown University and a 1985 graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania Law School.
Gauvin is expert at
secretly funneling foundation money to new groups, and presided over
the incubation of
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Alliance when it was created by
Pew Charitable Trusts in 2000. He is a member of the board of
directors of
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.
In 2000,
Trout Unlimited became the “fiscal sponsor” of the new “Theodore
Roosevelt Conservation Alliance” (TRCA). By 2002,
Trout Unlimited passed more than $2 million from the Pew
Charitable Trusts to the new TRCA. The new group was not
incorporated and had no IRS exempt status of its own
and was ineligible for foundation contributions, so the Pew grants
did not mention the new group by name.
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Pew Memorial Trust
2002
Grant ID 2002-001864
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$1,250.000
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Trout Unlimited National Office. Arlington. VA
In support of a national alliance of hunters and
fishermen working to protect fish and wildlife
populations on federal public lands |
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Pew Memorial Trust
2003
Grant ID
2003-002200 |
$1,062,000 |
Trout Unlimited National Office; Arlington, VA
Support for a national alliance of hunters and fishermen
working to protect fish and wildlife populations on
federal public lands |
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Pew Charitable Trusts
2005
Line 22 Attachment Page 41 |
$1,200,000 |
Trout
Unlimited National Office Arlington VA To support a national
alliance of hunters and anglers working to protect fish and
wildlife populations on U.S. public lands, and state and
federal waters. |
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Pew Charitable Trusts
2005
Line 22 Attachment Page 41 |
$482,000 |
Trout
Unlimited National Office Arlington VA Support for a
national alliance of hunters and fishermen working to
protect fish and wildlife populations on federal public
lands. |
The
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation also gave early grants for this
project:
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2002/2003 -
For the Building Coalitions to
Improve Public Land Conservation project
$450,000 |
Trout
Unlimited received and managed these funds
on behalf of the new group as fiscal sponsor. This type of
arrangement is not uncommon among non-profit organizations wishing
to “incubate” new groups. Trout Unlimited made no public
acknowledgment of its money-funnel role that The
Librarian could discover, although Pew’s role as TRCA’s key
donor was widely known, as reported in this Tony
Dean Outdoors website of 2002:
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Teddy Roosevelt
Conservation Alliance
on the Grasslands
Editor's Note:
The following opinion editorial was written by Bob Munson,
Executive Director of
the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation Alliance.
...The need for a hunter/angler
alliance was recognized by Pew Charitable Trusts which gave
the Alliance a grant and the directive to inform and engage
Americans to foster our conservation legacy while working to
nurture, enhance and protect our fish, wildlife and habitat
resources on our National Forest System. TRCA is an
alliance, led by six national conservation organizations,
which include the Izaak Walton League of America, Mule Deer
Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Trout Unlimited,
Wildlife Forever and Wildlife Management Institute. The
Roosevelt family has given permission to the TRCA to use the
former President's name.
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LIBRARIAN'S NOTES:
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The Pew grant came with a
DIRECTIVE, which is called a "prescriptive grant," in which the
foundation creates the project and gives money to those willing to
do its bidding.
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The
Roosevelt family gave its permission because Theodore Roosevelt, IV
is a Trustee of Trout Unlimited.
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Bob Munson had previously
served as executive director of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
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The
Alliance originally covered anti-industry activism only on National
Forest lands. It later changed its name to Theodore Roosevelt
Conservation Partnership and expanded its mission to cover
anti-industry activism on all government lands, federal and state,
and legislation that affects all private lands, such as the
Endangered Species Act.
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Wildlife Forever also received a $50,000 grant in 2002 from the
Surdna Foundation for
"General support for the Teddy Roosevelt Conservation
Alliance (TRCA) a new umbrella
organization dedicated to motivating hunters
and fishermen to participate more
actively in national forest management decision
making."
Today
Trout Unlimited has a $20
million annual budget, mostly gained from foundation grants.
It also got $2.2 million in government grants. TU
uses taxpayer money to lobby
for
removal of hydroelectric dams, tightening environmental
legislation like the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act,
and is closely allied to groups intent on ending
the use of fossil fuels.
Trout Unlimited is one of the three creators of
Sportsmen for
Responsible Oil and Gas Development (aka Sportsmen for
Responsible Energy Development), a ruse to
shut down oil and gas production throughout the United States.
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Trout
Unlimited
financial condition 2006
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Revenue |
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Expenses |
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Contributions |
$13,219,219 |
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Government Grants |
$2,257,647 |
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Program Services |
$108,799 |
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Investments |
$379,969 |
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Special Events |
$2,865 |
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Sales |
$7,268 |
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Other |
$4,107,872 |
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Program Services |
$15,399,554 |
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Administration |
$900,508 |
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Other |
$2,323,548 |
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Total Expenditures |
$18,623,610 |
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Total Revenue |
$20,083,639 |
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NET
GAIN/LOSS |
$1,460,029 |
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Trout Unlimited Officers, Trustees,
and Key Employees
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Name |
Title |
Compensation |
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CHARLES
GAUVIN |
PRESIDENT/CEO |
$201,400 |
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HILLARY
COLEY |
VP ADMIN/CFO |
$119,038 |
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DAVID
GOEDDEL, PH.D. |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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HAMILTON
JAMES |
CHAIRMAN/EXEC. COMMITTEE |
$0 |
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LEWIS W.
COLEMAN |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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MIKE SLATER
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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FORREST E.
MARS, JR. |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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DAVID D.
ARMSTRONG |
LEGAL
ADVISOR |
$0 |
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LAWRENCE
FINCH |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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LOREN
ALBRIGHT |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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GARLAND
STEWART |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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BILL EGAN
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JAN ALLARDT
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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SHARON LANCE
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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GEORGE
JENKINS |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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HARRIS
HUMAN, IV |
TREASURER |
$0 |
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SHERRY
BRAINERD |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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THEODORE
ROOSEVELT, IV |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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EADDO
KIERNAN |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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RICK
MURPHREE |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JAMES D.
RANGE |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JOHN WELTER
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SECRETARY/NAT. LEADERSHIP |
$0 |
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JOHN F.
MAHER |
CHAIRMAN |
$0 |
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TIM COLLINS
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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GEORGE J.
RECORDS |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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PAUL
MACIEJEWSKI |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JOHN Q.
GRIFFIN |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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KIRKWOOD
OTEY |
VICE
CHAIRMAN |
$0 |
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PATSY
ISHIYAMA |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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F. WELDON
BAIRD |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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ROBERT J.
TEUFEL |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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MARK T.
GATES |
SECRETARY |
$0 |
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MICHAEL
SMITH |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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OAKLEIGH
THORNE |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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RON FOSTER
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JAMES K.
ASSELSTINE |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JIM EDEN
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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SANJEEV
MEHRA |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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MARK ULLMAN
|
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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JON
CHRISTIANSEN |
TRUSTEE |
$0 |
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Name |
Title |
Compensation |
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CHRISTOPHER WOOD
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VP CONSERVATION |
$133,274 |
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WHIT FOSBURGH |
VP PR.
DEVELOPMENT |
$130,824 |
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STEVE MOYER |
VP GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS |
$121,324 |
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COURTNEY CUFF |
DIR. ORV ISSUES |
$105,000 |
35 foundation grants to Trout Unlimited
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Granting Foundation
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Amount |
Year
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Grant Description |
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
Southeastern
Pennsylvania |
$19,000 |
2006 |
Environment & Wildlife |
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WYSS
FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
$625,000 |
2006 |
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S D
BECHTEL JR FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$25,000 |
2006 |
Environment / Conservation /Restoration |
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S D
BECHTEL JR FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$25,000 |
2005 |
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GEORGE
S AND DELORES DORE ECCLES FOUNDATION
Salt Lake City
Utah |
$30,000 |
2005 |
To
support the Utah Water Project, a program designed to
protect Utah's rivers and streams |
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COMPTON
FOUNDATION INC
Redwood City
California |
$25,000 |
2005 |
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JAMES
FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Livingston
New Jersey |
$21,000 |
2005 |
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CORA L
BROOKS FOUNDATION
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania |
$14,895 |
2005 |
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PEW
CHARITABLE TRUSTS
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$1,200,000 |
2005 |
To
support a national alliance of hunters and anglers working
to protect fish and wildlife populations on US public lands,
and state and federal waters |
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PEW
CHARITABLE TRUSTS
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$482,000 |
2005 |
Support
for a national alliance of hunters and fishermen working to
protect fish and wildlife populations on federal public
lands |
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GORDON
AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$5,000 |
2005 |
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WILLIAM
& FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Menlo Park
California |
$722,500 |
2004 |
For
general support of the Public Lands Initiative |
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WILLIAM
& FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Menlo Park
California |
$250,000 |
2004 |
For the
Building Coalition to Improve
Public Land Conservation project |
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WYSS
FOUNDATION
West Chester
Pennsylvania |
$385,000 |
2004 |
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CORA L
BROOKS FOUNDATION
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania |
$14,105 |
2004 |
General
support |
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S D
BECHTEL JR FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$25,000 |
2004 |
Environmental conservation/restoration |
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
Boston
Massachusetts |
$20,000 |
2004 |
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
Boston
Massachusetts |
$5,000 |
2004 |
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
Boston
Massachusetts |
$5,000 |
2004 |
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
Boston
Massachusetts |
$4,000 |
2003 |
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RICHARD
AND RHODA GOLDMAN FUND
San Francisco
California |
$20,000 |
2003 |
California Water Project, to protect and restore California
rivers and streams that are not part of the state and
federal water projects |
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WILLIAM
& FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Menlo Park
California |
$150,000 |
2003 |
For the
Western Water Project a joint venture with water watch of
Oregon |
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WILLIAM
& FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Menlo Park
California |
$1,000,000 |
2003 |
For
general support of Trout Unlimited's Western Water Project |
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GRACE
JONES RICHARDSON TRUST
Greensboro
North Carolina |
$5,000 |
2003 |
To Help
501c3 Organizations Carry Out Their Exempt Purposes |
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PEW
MEMORIAL TRUST
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$1,141,000 |
2003 |
In
support of a national alliance of hunters and fishermen
working to protect fish and wildlife populations on federal
public lands |
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PEW
MEMORIAL TRUST
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$400,000 |
2002 |
For
support of a campaign to gain protection for native trout
and (rout habitat across the western United States |
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PEW
MEMORIAL TRUST
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$109,000 |
2002 |
In
support of a national alliance of hunters and fishermen
working to protect fish and wildlife populations on federal
public lands |
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WILLIAM
& FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Menlo Park
California |
$150,000 |
2002 |
For the
Western Water project, a joint venture with Water Watch of
Oregon |
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WILLIAM
& FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
Menlo Park
California |
$250,000 |
2002 |
For the
Building Coalitions to Improve Public Land Conservation
project |
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GORDON
AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$2,000,000 |
2002 |
To
establish a watershed research and restoration fund |
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GORDON
AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$10,000 |
2002 |
For
general support |
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GORDON
AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION
San Francisco
California |
$10,000 |
2001 |
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PEW
MEMORIAL TRUST
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$500,000 |
2001 |
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J N PEW
JR CHARITABLE TRUST
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$1,000,000 |
2001 |
For the
trout watershed campaign for support of a campaign to gain
protection for native trout and trout habitat across the
western United States |
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PEW
MEMORIAL TRUST
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania |
$100,000 |
2000 |
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