Colorado · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 510 funders that made 4,435 grants totaling $359.4M to 357 environment & conservation organizations in Colorado, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Colorado

Total granted $359.4M
Funders 510
Grants 4,435
Organizations funded 357

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

255. The Energy FoundationRegrantor
9 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2019 · 3.6% of their giving
$2.8M
256. Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land TrustRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $437K · through 2024 · 88.7% of their giving
$491K
257. The Neighborhood Recycling CorporationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $170K · through 2024 · 47.1% of their giving
$472K
258. The Wilderness SocietyRegrantor
27 grants to 8 organizations · largest $145K · through 2023 · 6.8% of their giving
$1.3M
259. Fresh EnergyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $405K · through 2024 · 26.3% of their giving
$405K
260. High Plains FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 86.1% of their giving
$371K
261. Environment California Research and Policy CenterRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2022 · 70.7% of their giving
$350K
262. Denver Children's Advocacy CenterRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $114K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$339K
263. Conservation Colorado Education FundRegrantor
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $98K · through 2023 · 42.5% of their giving
$331K
264. Greening Youth Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $296K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$296K
265. High Plains Environmental CenterRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $161K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$285K
266. Community Office for Resource EfficiencyRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $181K · through 2024 · 12.5% of their giving
$398K
267. Conservation Lands FoundationRegrantor
25 grants to 6 organizations · largest $70K · through 2025 · 5.5% of their giving
$846K
268. Colorado Watershed AssemblyRegrantor
14 grants to 12 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 42.5% of their giving
$229K
269. Permit Power Education FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $214K · through 2024 · 53.1% of their giving
$214K
270. Zephyr ImpactRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $505K · through 2025 · 8.2% of their giving
$505K
271. Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2019 · 45.3% of their giving
$200K
272. Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLCRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2022 · 47.9% of their giving
$200K
273. Plant SelectRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $41K · through 2024 · 66.4% of their giving
$189K
274. Co-Op Leadership AcademyRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2025 · 77.3% of their giving
$170K
275. 350ORGRegrantor
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $107K · through 2023 · 17.5% of their giving
$189K
276. Western Conservation ActionRegrantor
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $165K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$616K
277. The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit CorporationRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2021 · 1.4% of their giving
$2.2M
278. Conservation Society of CaliforniaRegrantor
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $55K · through 2023 · 14.3% of their giving
$210K
279. The Nature ConservancyRegrantor
54 grants to 22 organizations · largest $316K · through 2024
$3.3M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Colorado, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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