How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Colorado?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Colorado, currently Christian Community Foundation Inc, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Colorado?

$192M reached 234 community development organizations in Colorado, from 737 funders. 44% came from funders also based in Colorado.

How recent is this 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.

Funding · Colorado · Community development

Who funds community development in Colorado

$192M reached 234 community development organizations in Colorado, from 737 funders, with no single one dominating.

$192M

granted

234

organizations

44%

from in-state

The short version

737 funders gave $192M to 234 community development organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
44% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Colorado is Christian Community Foundation Inc, at $25M.
The community development organization drawing the most is Waterstone Supporting Organization, at $26M.

Largest funders of community development in Colorado

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Colorado, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Christian Community Foundation Inc$25M 2The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$19M 3Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$14M 4The Chicago Community Trust$9M 5Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$8M 6The Colorado Health Foundation$8M 7Caring for Denver Foundation$5M 8Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$5M 9Colorado Gives Foundation$4M 10The Denver Foundation$3M

Community development organizations in Colorado that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

224 other community development organizations$61M

Waterstone Supporting Organization$26M Society of Family Planning$19M Oweesta Corporation$18M The Colorado Nonprofit Development$17M Community Growth Foundation$13M Crosspurpose$12M Vail Valley Foundation$9M

How to find community development funders in Colorado

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Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to community development in Colorado are Christian Community Foundation Inc, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
56% of community development money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Colorado?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Colorado, currently Christian Community Foundation Inc, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Colorado?: Christian Community Foundation Inc gives the most to community development organizations in Colorado, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Colorado?: $192M reached 234 community development organizations in Colorado, from 737 funders. 44% came from funders also based in Colorado.
How recent is this 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.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.