Two For the Trails | Conservation Grants | Athletic Brewing Co.

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Two for the Trails

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Projects with Real Impact

Watch our latest short film about our Two for the Trails initiative, highlighting some of our most recent projects. From multi-use trails in Southern California and Wisconsin to the endangered Florida dry prairie, these projects aim to allow more people to enjoy nature’s terrain.

Bill Shufelt co-founder next to image of a mountain

Born from Tradition

Co-founder Bill and his family have always had a love for getting outside and appreciating nature’s infinite playground. In a toast to nature, a family tradition was born of taking two brews for the trail to enjoy at the summit. And so when it came time to name Athletic’s initiative, Two for the Trails was a perfect fit.

2023

$1.66MM Donated, 180 Partners
2022

$1.3MM Donated, 106 Partners
2021

$1MM Donated, 52 Partners
2020

$303K Donated, 10 Partners
2019

$52K Donated, 5 Partners
2018

$6K Donated, 1 Partners

Giving Our Time

We do more than donate a portion of our sales, we also donate our time to various projects across the country. We offer up to 12 paid days per year to our employees for volunteering opportunities. And they take us up on it. In 2023, our team volunteered over 2,100 hours. Want to get involved? Check out any of our partners’ websites to find out how you can volunteer.

Frequently Asked Queastions

WHEN WILL THE GRANT APPLICATION WINDOW REOPEN?

The next round will open in the summer of 2025; sign up here for updates.

Who can apply?

We encourage any registered non-profit organization working in trail construction and maintenance, waterway protection, environmental stewardship and other outdoor conservation to apply.

Does support from Athletic end at receiving funds?

Certainly not. We love getting our hands dirty, extra hooray if you can support Athletic teammates as volunteers for a clean-up day. We’d also love to provide our brews at environmental events you may have planned.

Does my project have to be specifically for trails?

While the program is titled “Two For The Trails”, we are excited to expand further than just trails, to beaches, waterways, parks, even urban areas in need of outdoor maintenance. We strive to make the outdoors available and safe for everyone.

WHAT IS THE TYPICAL DONATION AMOUNT?

Grants have ranged from $600 - $50,000, with last round’s average award being around $5,000. Funding amounts will vary annually based on the number of applications received. Supplying a detailed budget breakdown in your application gives us an opportunity to consider partial funding awards.

I am located outside of the US, can I apply?

Yes! While priority is given to markets in which we distribute (US, Canada, UK, and the EU), we do not limit the locations of our charitable giving.

Can previous recipients apply?

Yes, and we encourage you to do so.

If I receive funding, does the project need to be completed this year?

The intention of this application window is to provide our partners with funding for projects in 2024 as early as possible. New to 2023 is a reporting contract requesting project updates, please email twoforthetrails@athleticbrewing.com if you’d like to see that ahead of time.