Funding · Colorado · Human services
Who funds human services in Colorado
Human services funding in Colorado is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Moore Impact Inc leads, and the money reaches 897 groups.
The short version
- 2,117 funders gave $571M to 897 human services organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 55% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in Colorado is The Colorado Health Foundation, at $28M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Moore Impact Inc, at $36M.
Largest funders of human services in Colorado
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Colorado, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Colorado that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Colorado
- 1Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to human services in Colorado are The Colorado Health Foundation, Blavatnik Family Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
45% of human services money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Colorado?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Colorado, currently The Colorado Health Foundation, Blavatnik Family Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Colorado?
- The Colorado Health Foundation gives the most to human services organizations in Colorado, $28M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Colorado?
- $571M reached 897 human services organizations in Colorado, from 2,117 funders. 55% 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.