Funding · Colorado · Employment
Who funds employment in Colorado
Colorado's employment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.
The short version
- 293 funders gave $54M to 51 employment organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 67% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Colorado is Energy Outreach Colorado, at $10M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Goodwill of Colorado, at $20M.
Largest funders of employment in Colorado
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Colorado, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Colorado that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Colorado
- 1Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to employment in Colorado are Energy Outreach Colorado, Goodwill of Colorado Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
33% of employment money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Colorado?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Colorado, currently Energy Outreach Colorado, Goodwill of Colorado Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Colorado?
- Energy Outreach Colorado gives the most to employment organizations in Colorado, $10M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Colorado?
- $54M reached 51 employment organizations in Colorado, from 293 funders. 67% 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
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.