Colorado · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Colorado

Imperigo has identified 524 funders that made 4,553 grants totaling $366.0M to 360 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 $366.0M
Funders 524
Grants 4,553
Organizations funded 360

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

258. Massachusetts Student Public Interest Research Group IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024 · 45.6% of their giving
$550K
259. The Energy FoundationRegrantor
9 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2019 · 3.6% of their giving
$2.8M
260. Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land TrustRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $437K · through 2024 · 88.7% of their giving
$491K
261. The Wilderness SocietyRegrantor
29 grants to 8 organizations · largest $145K · through 2024 · 6.7% of their giving
$1.4M
262. Fresh EnergyRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $405K · through 2024 · 26.3% of their giving
$405K
263. High Plains FoundationRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 86.1% of their giving
$371K
264. Environment California Research and Policy Center IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2022 · 41.4% of their giving
$350K
265. Denver Children's Advocacy CenterRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $114K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$339K
266. Conservation Colorado Education FundRegrantor
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $98K · through 2023 · 41.9% of their giving
$331K
267. Greening Youth Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $296K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$296K
268. High Plains Environmental CenterRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $161K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$285K
269. Community Office for Resource EfficiencyRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $181K · through 2024 · 12.5% of their giving
$398K
270. Conservation Lands FoundationRegrantor
25 grants to 6 organizations · largest $70K · through 2025 · 5.5% of their giving
$846K
271. Colorado Watershed AssemblyRegrantor
14 grants to 12 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 42.5% of their giving
$229K
272. 350ORGRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $107K · through 2024 · 17.7% of their giving
$256K
273. Permit Power Education FundRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $214K · through 2024 · 53.1% of their giving
$214K
274. Institute of Food TechnologistsRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 16.9% of their giving
$250K
275. Zephyr ImpactRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $505K · through 2025 · 8.2% of their giving
$505K
276. Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2019 · 45.3% of their giving
$200K
277. Alliance for Energy Innovation LLCRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2022 · 27.1% of their giving
$200K
278. Plant SelectRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $41K · through 2024 · 66.4% of their giving
$189K
279. Conservation Society of CaliforniaRegrantor
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $55K · through 2024 · 14.3% of their giving
$260K
280. Co-Op Leadership AcademyRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $85K · through 2025 · 77.3% of their giving
$170K
281. Western Conservation ActionRegrantor
12 grants to 7 organizations · largest $165K · through 2024 · 5.3% of their giving
$616K
282. 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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