Colorado · Public charity
Nourish Colorado
NOURISH COLORADO is a statewide nonprofit organization committed to strengthening connections between farms and communities so that all coloradans have equitable access to fresh, nutritious foods. We pursue systemic changes through state and federal policy advocacy, managing innovative programs, and developing community partnerships and…
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 65
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 51
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $12,128
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $175,010
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 60
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Nourish Colorado funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $285k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Food & NutritionEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureCrime & LegalYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 64 | $1.4M | 33% |
| FY2023 | 51 | $1.5M | 29% |
| FY2022 | 60 | $1.9M | 38% |
| FY2021 | 34 | $1.1M | 29% |
| FY2020 | 45 | $1.0M | 51% |
| FY2019 | 27 | $293k | 74% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $89k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $194k | n/a |
98% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Food & Nutrition$6.6MEnvironment$191kHuman Services$85kEducation$84kHealth$48kCommunity Improvement$40kPublic Benefit$27kArts & Culture$20kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leevers Supermarkets Inc | $798,482 | 5 | n/a |
| Durango Natural Food Cooperative I | $484,650 | 6 | n/a |
| Boulder County Farmers Market | $426,236 | 8 | 8% |
| Elephant Cloud Inc | $396,688 | 3 | n/a |
| Larimer County Conservation Corps | $280,029 | 8 | n/a |
| Fair Food Network Inc | $244,900 | 3 | 1% |
| East Denver Food Hub | $210,107 | 4 | n/a |
| Syracuse Market | $208,109 | 7 | n/a |
| San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition | $196,114 | 5 | 4% |
| Colorado Agricultural Marketing | $173,685 | 7 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leevers Supermarkets Inc | $798,482 | 5 | n/a |
| Durango Natural Food Cooperative I | $484,650 | 6 | n/a |
| Boulder County Farmers Market | $426,236 | 8 | 8% |
| Elephant Cloud Inc | $396,688 | 3 | n/a |
| Larimer County Conservation Corps | $280,029 | 8 | n/a |
| Fair Food Network Inc | $244,900 | 3 | 1% |
| East Denver Food Hub | $210,107 | 4 | n/a |
| Syracuse Market | $208,109 | 7 | n/a |
| San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition | $196,114 | 5 | 4% |
| Colorado Agricultural Marketing | $173,685 | 7 | n/a |
| Mountain Freshies | $172,845 | 5 | n/a |
| Hanagan's Farm | $137,730 | 7 | n/a |
| Ahavah Farm LLC | $122,895 | 5 | n/a |
| Two Roots Farm LLC | $104,975 | 4 | n/a |
| Goodness Groceries | $103,546 | 4 | n/a |
| Mountain Roots Food Project | $103,089 | 5 | 4% |
| City of Loveland | $96,443 | 2 | n/a |
| Ogallala Commons Inc | $93,334 | 2 | 7% |
| GoFarm | $91,810 | 6 | 3% |
| Southwest Farm Fresh | $90,994 | 4 | n/a |
| Durango Farmers Market | $89,197 | 5 | n/a |
| Farmers Fresh Market | $84,682 | 4 | n/a |
| Sundry Dba Decatur Fresh LLC | $71,875 | 2 | n/a |
| Galit Korngold | $67,106 | 4 | n/a |
| City Park Farmers Market LLC | $65,287 | 3 | n/a |
| Montrose Farmers Market | $64,276 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Greeley | $62,598 | 4 | n/a |
| Colorado Farm and Art Market Cooper | $59,533 | 7 | n/a |
| Chaffee County | $58,331 | 1 | n/a |
| Colorado State University | $56,594 | 2 | n/a |
| United Church of Montbello | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Common Name Farm | $54,500 | 2 | n/a |
| High Country Conservation Center | $52,980 | 4 | 1% |
| The Farm Collaborative | $51,608 | 4 | 2% |
| Farm Runners LLC | $48,564 | 4 | n/a |
| Boulder County Public Health | $47,716 | 1 | n/a |
| Aspen Moon Farm LLC | $46,610 | 1 | n/a |
| Alamosa Farmers Market | $45,746 | 4 | n/a |
| Lowe's Pay and Save | $44,789 | 4 | n/a |
| The Good Samaritan Center | $44,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Green Junction Farmstead | $42,940 | 4 | n/a |
| Southern Colorado Farmers Market & | $40,874 | 2 | n/a |
| Front Line Farming | $40,739 | 2 | 1% |
| Collin Lane Loflin Dba Franks Farm | $39,225 | 2 | n/a |
| Sprout City Farms | $38,673 | 4 | 4% |
| Community Agriculture Alliance Inc | $34,978 | 3 | 2% |
| Express Mini Market Inc | $34,847 | 2 | n/a |
| Father Earh Organic Farm Inc | $34,495 | 5 | n/a |
| Metro Denver Farmers Market | $32,486 | 4 | n/a |
| Verbena Corner Market | $32,179 | 3 | n/a |
| Newfarms Inc | $29,675 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Colorado Food and Agriculture Co | $29,569 | 3 | 3% |
| Modern Farmsteads | $26,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Backyard Market Inc | $26,943 | 2 | n/a |
| La Bamba Market | $26,758 | 3 | n/a |
| Walsh Community Grocery Store Inc | $25,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Tesfay Market | $25,587 | 3 | n/a |
| Fort Collins Food Co-Op | $25,351 | 1 | n/a |
| Monroe Organic Farms LLC | $24,328 | 2 | n/a |
| The Learning Council | $24,164 | 3 | 1% |
| Emerald Gardens | $23,620 | 1 | n/a |
| Golden Chamber of Commerce | $23,008 | 3 | 2% |
| Onward a Legacy Foundation | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Weld County Greeley Colorado | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Evans Early Childhood Center | $22,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Peak to Peak Healthy Communities Project | $21,982 | 3 | n/a |
| Kitchen Sync Strategies | $21,500 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Grand Junction - Bond | $18,675 | 2 | n/a |
| Meadowsweet Farm | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spirit of the Sun Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Pueblo Farmers Market | $17,985 | 2 | n/a |
| Four Corners Food Coalition | $17,948 | 1 | 1% |
| Colorado Farm & Food Alliance | $17,367 | 1 | 10% |
| Manna - the Durango Soup Kitchen | $17,354 | 1 | 1% |
| Kilt Farm | $17,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Four Seasons Farm And | $16,516 | 2 | n/a |
| Jovial Concepts | $15,649 | 2 | 2% |
| Rebel Marketplace | $15,558 | 1 | n/a |
| Highwater Farm | $15,244 | 2 | 2% |
| Knapp Farms LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Athmar Mart | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Terrawalk Farm | $13,651 | 1 | n/a |
| Albertsons Safeway LLC | $13,233 | 1 | n/a |
| Dilley Printing | $12,736 | 1 | n/a |
| Jeffco Public Schools | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fruit Shak Produce and Meat | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Asian Market | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ditomaso Farms | $11,940 | 1 | n/a |
| Main Street Markets | $11,900 | 2 | n/a |
| Red Wagon Organic Farm LLC | $11,834 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Institute for Resilience | $10,595 | 1 | 11% |
| Grow Girl Organics | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Town of Oak Creek | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hoffman Farms LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the Pikes Peak Region | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fort Lewis College | $9,922 | 1 | n/a |
| Homegrown Farm LLC | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fresh Foundation | $9,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Tierra Vida Farm | $8,809 | 1 | n/a |
| The Pinon Project | $8,462 | 1 | 0% |
| Pine River Shares | $8,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Excelsior Csa | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Switch Gears Farm | $6,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Abundant Life Organic Farms | $6,275 | 1 | n/a |
| Rose West | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Produce Peddler | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Miller Farms | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gunnison Farmer's Market | $5,820 | 1 | n/a |
| Lulu's Farm | $5,813 | 1 | n/a |
| Isabelle Farm LLC | $5,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Fresh Food Hub | $5,233 | 1 | n/a |
| Updig | $5,193 | 1 | n/a |
| Honyock Farms Limited | $5,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Arkansas Valley Og | $5,040 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($350k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Nourish Colorado supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 26.
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Trailhead InstituteCO71× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Trailhead Institute · The Colorado Health Foundation · Anschutz Family Foundation · Gates Family Foundation · Colorado Gives Foundation · Rocky Mountain Health Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado · Kenneth Kendal King Foundation · Hunger Free Colorado · The Denver Foundation · Nextfifty Initiative
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Nourish Colorado
- How much does Nourish Colorado give?
- Nourish Colorado reported 65 itemized grants totaling $1,375,520, out of $1,559,364 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 60 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Nourish Colorado fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (89%), Environment (3%), Human Services (1%).
- Who are Nourish Colorado's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Leevers Supermarkets Inc ($798k), Durango Natural Food Cooperative I ($485k), Boulder County Farmers Market ($426k).
- Does Nourish Colorado fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Nourish Colorado?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Trailhead Institute, The Colorado Health Foundation, Anschutz Family Foundation.
- Where is Nourish Colorado based?
- Nourish Colorado is based in CO.
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