Funding · Colorado · Environment
Who funds environment in Colorado
Most of it comes from outside Colorado: only 16% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Colorado's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.
The short version
- 3,090 funders gave $1.7B to 713 environment organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 16% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in Colorado is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $139M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Rocky Mountain Institute, at $388M.
Largest funders of environment in Colorado
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Colorado, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in Colorado that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in Colorado
- 1Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to environment in Colorado are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Foundation for the Carolinas, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
84% of environment money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Colorado?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in Colorado, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Foundation for the Carolinas, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in Colorado?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Colorado, $139M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in Colorado?
- $1.7B reached 713 environment organizations in Colorado, from 3,090 funders. 16% 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
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.