Funding by state · CO
Grantmaking in Colorado
2,779 grantmakers are based in Colorado. Together they granted $7.6B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 20th most of any state, and kept 61% of it in Colorado. Funding here stays close to home, the 14th most in-state of any state.
The short version
- 2,779 grantmakers are based in Colorado, granting $7.6B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 20th most of any state.
- 61% of grants made by Colorado funders stayed in Colorado; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Colorado is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $2.3B more from outside funders than Colorado funders send out.
- Colorado funds recreation and sports more heavily than the country, at 5.85× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Colorado
Grantmakers headquartered in Colorado, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Colorado that draw the most
The nonprofits in Colorado that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Colorado from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Colorado.
What Colorado funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Colorado's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Colorado is most overweight on recreation and sports, at 5.85× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Colorado, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Colorado sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Colorado
Who funds each cause in Colorado, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Colorado that reached organizations also located in Colorado, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Colorado a major grantmaking state?
- Colorado ranks 20th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Colorado?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Colorado, currently University of Colorado Foundation and Christian Community Foundation Inc. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Colorado funds recreation and sports above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Colorado grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Colorado, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.