Funding · Colorado · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Colorado
Most of it comes from outside Colorado: only 20% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc alone draws 52% of every public benefit grant dollar in Colorado.
The short version
- 797 funders gave $536M to 275 public benefit organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 20% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Colorado is Marble Freedom Trust, at $280M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $280M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Colorado
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Colorado, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Colorado that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Colorado
- 1Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Colorado are Marble Freedom Trust, Colorado Stronger Alliance, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
80% of public benefit money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Colorado?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Colorado, currently Marble Freedom Trust, Colorado Stronger Alliance, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Colorado?
- Marble Freedom Trust gives the most to public benefit organizations in Colorado, $280M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Colorado?
- $536M reached 275 public benefit organizations in Colorado, from 797 funders. 20% 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.