How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Colorado?

Start with the funders already giving to education in Colorado, currently University of Colorado Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Pac-12 Conference. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Colorado?

University of Colorado Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Colorado, $643M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Colorado?

$2.2B reached 1,066 education organizations in Colorado, from 3,308 funders. 51% 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 · Education

Who funds education in Colorado

Funding is concentrated: The Regents of the University of Colorado alone draws 45% of every education grant dollar in Colorado.

$2.2B

granted

1,066

organizations

51%

from in-state

The short version

3,308 funders gave $2.2B to 1,066 education organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
51% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Colorado is University of Colorado Foundation, at $643M.
The education organization drawing the most is The Regents of the University of Colorado, at $982M.

Largest funders of education in Colorado

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

1University of Colorado Foundation$643M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$138M 3Pac-12 Conference$104M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$68M 5Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$63M 6Lilly Endowment Inc$39M 7Gates Family Foundation$34M 8Prosperity Denver Fund$25M 9The Chicago Community Trust$24M 10Johns Hopkins University$22M

Education organizations in Colorado that draw the most

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

The Regents of the University of Colorado$982M

1,056 other education organizations$594M

University of Colorado Foundation$161M University of Denver$86M

How to find education funders in Colorado

1
Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to education in Colorado are University of Colorado Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Pac-12 Conference. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
49% of education money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Colorado?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Colorado, currently University of Colorado Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Pac-12 Conference. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Colorado?: University of Colorado Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Colorado, $643M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Colorado?: $2.2B reached 1,066 education organizations in Colorado, from 3,308 funders. 51% 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.