Colorado · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 284 funders that made 3,903 grants totaling $203.5M to 358 animal welfare organizations in Colorado, with a median grant of $13K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Colorado

Total granted $203.5M
Funders 284
Grants 3,903
Organizations funded 358

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Colorado Gives Foundation
613 grants to 170 organizations · largest $695K · through 2024 · 6.9% of their giving
$28.0M
2. Colorado Zoological Trust
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.1M · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$8.9M
3. Cheyenne Mtn Zoo Endowment Fund
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $544K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.8M
4. Golden Retriever Foundation
10 grants to 1 organization · largest $229K · through 2025 · 33.2% of their giving
$1.1M
5. Community Shares of Colorado Inc
40 grants to 12 organizations · largest $99K · through 2022 · 19.7% of their giving
$977K
6. INDYGIVE DBA Give Pikes Peak
43 grants to 10 organizations · largest $59K · through 2025 · 16.0% of their giving
$1.1M
7. Safari Club Int'l Colorado Chapter
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $188K · through 2024 · 23.2% of their giving
$404K
8. Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc
27 grants to 8 organizations · largest $345K · through 2025 · 4.4% of their giving
$1.4M
9. Petco Love
59 grants to 24 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$2.0M
10. Petsmart Charities Inc
69 grants to 24 organizations · largest $450K · through 2025 · 1.6% of their giving
$3.4M
11. Midwest Furry Fandom
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 39.7% of their giving
$250K
12. The Bearded Collie Club of America Charitable Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $199K · through 2023 · 79.9% of their giving
$199K
13. Wet Mtn Valley Community Foundation
15 grants to 3 organizations · largest $33K · through 2025 · 10.1% of their giving
$316K
14. Amg Charitable Gift Foundation
87 grants to 18 organizations · largest $265K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.4M
15. The American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2022 · 31.3% of their giving
$119K
16. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024
$6.6M
17. Golden High Country Archers
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2024 · 37.4% of their giving
$60K
18. Chihuahua & Small Dog Rescue Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
19. The Denver Foundation
54 grants to 33 organizations · largest $117K · through 2024
$1.6M
20. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
190 grants to 107 organizations · largest $148K · through 2024
$3.3M
21. Community Foundation Boulder County
37 grants to 12 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024
$663K
22. Kirkpatrick Family Affiliated Fund of Occf Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$545K
23. Southwest Animal Rescue Fund Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2025 · 40.4% of their giving
$23K
24. Ahimsa Foundation
19 grants to 4 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 2.9% of their giving
$151K
25. The Foundation at Rolling Hills
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $19K · through 2024 · 11.6% of their giving
$37K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Colorado, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 14 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Colorado. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Colorado, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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