Hydro Flask, a leader in high-performance, insulated stainless steel flasks and soft good innovations and a Helen of Troy Limited brand, celebrates five years of giving through its Parks For All program, amounting to a total contribution of more than $2.5 million to 151 nonprofits.
This year, the brand announces its 2022 Parks For All grantees comprise organizations focused on building, maintaining, restoring and providing more equitable access to public parks and green spaces globally.
Over the five years since Parks for All launched, Hydro Flask has focused its giving in three key categories: building new parks, park access and education, and park maintenance and restoration. Since 2017, Parks for All funding has helped more than 60,000 people spend 382,000 hours outside, including more than 35,000 kids.
Additionally, more than 600 workshops and trainings have been held and 64,000 pounds. of trash have been removed through the programs of Parks for All grantees.
Finally, Hydro Flask is proud to announce as part of its commitment to improving equity in the outdoors that more than 13 of this year’s grantees are led by People of Color and other historically marginalized communities, including womxn, LGBTQIA2S+ and disabled people.
This year, Hydro Flask will donate more than $400,000 in cash and product donations to grantees globally to support projects such as building and maintaining parks, community education and more. This includes these cash grants to national, regional and international nonprofits:
National Parks For All Grantees: (Totaling $205,000)
- National Forest Foundation: Connecting Diverse Youth to Local National Forests
- Outdoor Foundation: National Thrive Outside Day
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: Expanding Equity and Inclusion on Trails through Representation Along the Great American Rail-Trail
- The Trust for Public Land: Community Impact Fund
- The Giving Grove: Little Orchards, Big Impact: Creating Sustainable Urban Green Spaces
Regional Parks For All Grantees: (Totaling $99,500)
- Adaptive Sports Center of Crested Butte in Colorado
- Austin Youth River Watch (Texas)
- Cal-Wood Education Center (Colorado)
- elevateHER (Colorado)
- Exposure Skate Organization (California and Arizona)
- Landforce (Pennsylvania)
- The Land Trust for Tennessee (Tennessee)
International Parks For All Grantees: (Totaling $82,000)
- Canada: Park People
- UK: Peak District National Park Foundation
- UK: We Swim Wild
- Norway: Gate to the Arctic
- Germany: Clean River Project e.V.*
To learn more about Hydro Flask Parks For All grantees and a full summary of the projects, visit https://www.hydroflask.com/parks-for-all.
To learn more about current and past grantees, visit Parks for All or watch Hydro Flask’s Let’s Go! video series on YouTube, which documents the inspiring people and groups who are helping to preserve, and make more accessible, the natural spaces that bring joy to us all.
