Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
Official website of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council (EIN 94-3148503), based in Berkeley, CA. The site provides trail maps, program and project information, volunteer and support/donation options, news, and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A California-based nonprofit or public agency running trail-building, trail maintenance, volunteer-driven events, or other local Ridge Trail–related projects seeking project-specific grants in the $10k–$40k range.
Good Fit
- • A project-based request for trail construction, maintenance, or facilities (e.g., benches, trail actions).
- • Work located in the Bay Area or elsewhere in California.
- • A clear volunteer or community-engagement component tied to trails.
- • A modest one-time project budget in the low tens of thousands of dollars.
- • Local public agencies, land trusts, or community trail organizations.
Geography
Observed giving is strongly California-focused: the latest year’s grants were entirely in CA and prior years were mostly in-state with only one out-of-state award observed.
Recipient Variety
Grant counts are small each year (1–2), but recipients vary year-to-year with multiple independent nonprofits funded across the three-year window and no obvious affiliated recipients.
New Applicants
Across the observed years the funder regularly supported different organizations (no repeat grantees), and a public website plus a dedicated giving email and phone are listed, which together indicate unfamiliar applicants have a realistic path to be considered; however the sample is small so this conclusion is based on limited history.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
