REI Cooperative Action Fund

Exciting news! This month, the REI Cooperative Action Fund is distributing more than $5M in unrestricted funding to 258 grantees. Our grantee partners are nonprofit organizations working across our three major initiatives: connecting historically excluded communities to the outdoors, creating equitable access to outdoor spaces and demonstrating that nature is essential to individual and social well-being. Together we’re harnessing the power of cooperative action to create a more equitable, accessible and joyful outdoors. Learn more about our fall grantees here and get inspired to join our efforts to help ensure everyone can experience the benefits of time outside: https://lnkd.in/gW8cXDcu #cooperativeaction #trustbasedphilanthropy #philanthropy #socialimpact #partnerships

Cooperative action in action! Thank you to our new corporate donor, T-Mobile For Business, for supporting our mission to create a more equitable outdoors. Our gratitude to Darin Jorgensen, Clarissa Chan Ashlee Carone and the team. We are excited to announce a new group of grantees this November...stay tuned!? #gratitude #cooperativeaction #communitypartnerships #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #partnerships #philanthropy

We are honored to be recognized by our grantee, Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK), as Partner of the Year for their 15th Annual ELK ‘n Eggs Breakfast! ELK aims to cultivate a diverse community of leaders and environmental stewards by increasing outdoor equity and this event will highlight the impact of ELK on outdoor learning for kids. Our very own Paty Figueroa Sands will represent the REI Fund so if you are in the Denver area,?RSVP at https://elkneggs.bebids.me to attend. We are grateful for our grantees across the nation creating a more equitable outdoors. #gratitude #cooperativeaction #communitypartnerships #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #partnerships #philanthropy

We have exciting news! In honor of their 50th anniversary, Osprey Packs, Inc., has donated to the REI Cooperative Action Fund in support of our mission to create a more equitable outdoors. We are incredibly grateful for their generous gift and are proud to partner with an organization that also believes time outside should be accessible and welcoming to all people. #gratitude #cooperativeaction #communitypartnerships #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #partnerships #philanthropy

Last weekend we joined the REI Village at the #TimberOutdoorMusicFestival alongside our friends at Capital One and Quest Trails. A massive thank you to Michael Beetham and team at #REI for hosting such a joyful convening for the outdoor community and to all those that came by to learn about the #REICooperativeActionFund! #cooperativeaction #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #grantmaking #outdoorequity #nonprofit #communitypartnerships #partnerships #philanthropy #gratitude

Huge thanks to Arc'teryx for including us in their community Climb Night at Movement Portland. Cheers to an outdoor community that uplifts a more equitable outdoors! #cooperativeaction #communitypartnerships #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #partnerships #philanthropy #gratitude

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with The Redford Center. They lead incredible work to advance environmental solutions through the power of stories that move. We are collaborating on three open-source short films highlighting the work of nonprofits and communities creating a more equitable outdoors for everyone.?We can’t wait to share them with you in 2025! #cooperativeaction #communitypartnerships #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #partnerships #philanthropy #gratitude

Thank you to the REI store teams nationwide inviting donations at checkout. 100% of all donations from the general public go directly to our grantee partners creating a more equitable outdoors for everyone. **Gratitude to REI's store leadership team for their support: Mary-Farrell Tarbox Steve Lochan Krista Kondravy, CPDC @Kurt Feilke, Squire Simpson Becky Smith Jacqueline Harp Les Hatton Lindsay Struve Sean Sampson Sonny Russell Bob Cagle Cat Theriault Greg Mellinger Kirk Peterson Kristen Engels #cooperativeaction

We are thrilled to announce our latest group of 60 grantees that received $3.8 million to support their work to create a more equitable outdoors for everyone. Most of these grants were determined through a cooperative grantmaking approach in partnership with two cohorts of incredible community advisors – all pushing for outdoor equity in their own way. From decades of nonprofits leadership to world-renowned researchers, our advisors’ bring expertise and experience to our collaborative grantmaking work.? Thank you to our current community advisors for making this work possible…. Connecting People Outside and Creating Space Outside: Charles Thomas, Jr, Julie Garreau, Jose Gonzalez, M.S, Teresa Martinez and Vasu Sojitra Centering Health Outside: Jay Maddock, Myron Floyd, Nalini Nadkarni, Nooshin Razani and Peter James Meet our newest grantees here: https://lnkd.in/gW8cXDcu, which includes impactful organizations like Nature For All, Feminist Bird Club, CorpsTHAT, We Are OutGrown, Blackpackers, and Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI).? #cooperativeaction #trustbasedphilanthropy #socialimpact #grantmaking #outdoorequity #nonprofit? https://lnkd.in/g6MSMR7z

Take a walk on the wild side! Smoky Mountain National Park is now more accessible than ever before. ???? #explore #accessibility #nature https://lnkd.in/eVDtXuiD