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

Start with the funders already giving to science in Colorado, currently The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley, National Philanthropic Trust, Ucar Exchange. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.

Who is the largest science funder in Colorado?

The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley gives the most to science organizations in Colorado, $14M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to science in Colorado?

$54M reached 36 science organizations in Colorado, from 129 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.

Funding · Colorado · Science

Who funds science 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.

$54M

granted

organizations

20%

from in-state

The short version

129 funders gave $54M to 36 science 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 science in Colorado is The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley, at $14M.
The science organization drawing the most is Engineering Ministries International USA, at $16M.

Largest funders of science in Colorado

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

1The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$14M 2National Philanthropic Trust$6M 3Ucar Exchange$5M 4Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$4M 5Geological Society of America$2M 6Gates Foundation$2M 7Charities Aid Foundation America$2M 8Sequoia Climate Foundation$2M 9Gates Family Foundation$2M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$1M

Science organizations in Colorado that draw the most

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

Engineering Ministries International USA$16M Build Change$8M

26 other science organizations$7M

University Corporation for Atmospheric$7M Space Science Institute$4M The Geological Society of America$2M Space for Humanity$2M

How to find science funders in Colorado

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Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to science in Colorado are The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley, National Philanthropic Trust, Ucar Exchange. A funder already writing science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the science 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
80% of science money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a science nonprofit in Colorado?: Start with the funders already giving to science in Colorado, currently The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley, National Philanthropic Trust, Ucar Exchange. Then look at who funds the science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
Who is the largest science funder in Colorado?: The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley gives the most to science organizations in Colorado, $14M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to science in Colorado?: $54M reached 36 science organizations in Colorado, from 129 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

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.