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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261214808Est. 2008-01

THE BACKCOUNTRY CHARITABLE TRUST

AUSTIN, TX 787463723

Total Assets

$11.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$666K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$167K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$646K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$774K

Total Expenses

$707K

Qualifying Distributions

$672K

Distributable Amount

$515K

Min. Investment Return

$528K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $9K to maximum $646K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $947K in 2018. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

32 grants

USA NORDIC SPORT
$1.6M
6 grants
YALE UNIVERSITY
$751K
2 grants
AXION RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$412K
2 grants
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$300K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN
$200K
1 grant
STANDFORD UNIVERSITY
$200K
1 grant
PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
$100K
1 grant
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Utah
$1.7M
40% of total
Connecticut
$1.2M
28% of total
California
$350K
8% of total
New York
$310K
8% of total
Texas
$220K
5% of total
New Hampshire
$158K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$100K
2% of total
Washington
$72K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$50K
1% of total
Georgia
$50K
1% of total

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