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

Start with the funders already giving to social science in Colorado, currently Maine Community Foundation Inc, Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.

How much grant money goes to social science in Colorado?

$16M reached 21 social science organizations in Colorado, from 64 funders. 17% 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 · Social science

Who funds social science in Colorado

Most of it comes from outside Colorado: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$16M

granted

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

64 funders gave $16M to 21 social science organizations in Colorado across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Colorado; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of social science in Colorado is Maine Community Foundation Inc, at $2M.
The social science organization drawing the most is United States Public Interest Research Group Inc, at $5M.

Largest funders of social science in Colorado

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

1Maine Community Foundation Inc$2M 2Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$2M 3New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby$1M 4Oregon State Public Interest Research Group Inc$1M 5Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$948k 6Cfa Institute$805k 7Pema Foundation Inc$729k 8Colorado Opportunity Foundation$573k 9Connpirg Citizen Lobby Inc$500k 10National Environmental Policy and Law Center Inc$500k

Social science organizations in Colorado that draw the most

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

United States Public Interest Research Group Inc$5M First Nations Development Institute$2M Center for Policy Research$2M Endow$2M Common Sense Institute$2M

11 other social science organizations$1M

How to find social science funders in Colorado

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Start with the funders already active in Colorado
The funders giving the most to social science in Colorado are Maine Community Foundation Inc, Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby. A funder already writing social science checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the social 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
83% of social science money in Colorado comes from funders elsewhere, so national social science funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Colorado.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a social science nonprofit in Colorado?: Start with the funders already giving to social science in Colorado, currently Maine Community Foundation Inc, Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Citizen Lobby. Then look at who funds the social science organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Colorado from out of state.
Who is the largest social science funder in Colorado?: Maine Community Foundation Inc gives the most to social science organizations in Colorado, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to social science in Colorado?: $16M reached 21 social science organizations in Colorado, from 64 funders. 17% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The endowment market

who holds foundation money, and what just moved

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

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.