Mission
TO RESTORE WATER TO COLORADO'S RIVERS.
Public Charity
COLORADO WATER TRUST
COLORADO WATER TRUST is a Public Charity headquartered in DENVER, CO. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $7.6M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $8.3M total assets. 52 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 841606567
DENVER, CO
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NTEE: C27
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$8.3M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Colorado Water Trust
How Colorado Water Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$65
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$18
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $65 for programs
$32
The Colorado Water Trust compensates water rights owners for projects that conserve, avoid, or retime water use, and safeguards that water in natural streams throughout the state for…
$18
The Colorado Water Trust improves infrastructure to enable more water to flow through the riversand streams to which they're connected
$15
The Colorado Water Trust assesses water rights portfolios for rights owners both private and public, and provides consultation services to determine when, where, and how much water is…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT, RESTORING THE 15-MILE REACH OF THE COLORADO RIVER
$11,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$240,300
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$80,000
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$50,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
$32,110
Showing up to 5 of 52 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PAST PRESIDE
Anne Castle
TREASURER
Ben Hrouda Retired 103124
VICE PRESIDE
Brad Weinig
TREASURER
Chris Sanchez
DIRECTOR
Dick Wolfe
DIRECTOR
John Carron
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.6M | $1.8M | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $804K | $1.0M | $2.1M |
| 2019 | $1.3M | $842K | $2.2M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $7.6M (+470%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.