Environment grants for nonprofits in Colorado
824 private foundations reported 1,648 environment grants to organizations in Colorado on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $112.5M in all. 162 of them are based in Colorado.
Foundations824
Grants on record1,648
Total granted$112.5M
Their typical grant$7,500
Foundations that fund environment in Colorado
20 of the 824: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of environment grants to Colorado organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Protect Our Winters, Boulder - General support$5,418
- Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, Fort Collins - General support$1,694
- Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Boulder - General support$666
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Gave $7.7M in 2024
Xcel Energy Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- The Greenway Foundation Inc, Denver - Environmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(C)3) grant$30,510
- The Park People, Denver - Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainability, match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant$30,350
- Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Inc, Denver - Environmental sustainability, volunteer energy, match a previous donation (501(C)3) grant$26,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Colorado West Land Trust, Grand Junction - To provide temporary earnest money for the organization to secure a purchase and sale agreement for the…$1,000,000
- Western Resource Advocates, Boulder - Toimprove the sustainability and resilience of the Colorado River for people and for nature in the face of…$869,174
- FishChoice Inc, Fort Collins - To support FishChoice.com and FisheryProgress.org to advance environmental and social sustainability through…$600,000
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Patagoniaorg
Ventura, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Meridian Institute, Dillon - To support environmental projects.$50,000
- Mad Agriculture, Boulder - To support environmental projects.$30,000
- 350 Colorado, Boulder - To support environmental projects.$15,000
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Gave $36.3M in 2025
Gates Family Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2025- River Network, Boulder - Project support$250,000
- Colorado Water Trust Inc, Denver - Project support$200,000
- Montezuma Land Conservancy, Cortez - Project support$100,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Colorado State University, Fort Collins - In support of graph theory for wildfire behavior modeling in the built environment of the wildland-urban…$947,000
- Future Earth, Fort Collins - To support transdisciplinary research projects, selected through international solicitations, that advance…$850,000
- Fishchoice Inc, Fort Collins - To expand industry use of fisheryprogress.org and fishchoice.com, thus enabling and incentivizing seafood…$650,000
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Western Conservation Foundation, Denver - For the state conservation program$2,150,000
- Western Conservation Foundation, Denver - For general operating support$1,500,000
- Conservation Lands Foundation, Durango - For general operating support$530,000
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Gave $102.2M in 2024
The Colorado Health Foundation
Denver, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- Montezuma Land Conservancy, Cortez - Community solutions$170,000
- The Small Town Project, Rocky Ford - Thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program$107,500
- Colorado Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety, Greenwood Village - Primary care$50,000
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Shell USA Company Foundation
Houston, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Coalition for the Upper South Platte, Lake George$4,000
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail$2,000
- Eagle River Watershed Council Inc, Gypsum$2,000
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Gave $24.1M in 2024
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Saint Helena, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Action for the Climate Emergency, Boulder - Revitalize the Environment$30,000
- Conservation Lands Foundation, Durango - Revitalize the Environment$25,000
- Women's Wilderness Institute, Boulder - Revitalize the Environment$25,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Global Greengrants Fund Inc, Boulder - General support and core support for institutional strengthening activities$770,000
- Global Greengrants Fund Inc, Boulder - To help ensure sustainability of global grassroots organizations and movements as they recover from the…$355,000
- Global Greengrants Fund Inc, Boulder - Core support to foster an increase in philanthropic support for grassroots organizations working at the…$233,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Fishchoice Inc, Fort Collins - Environment and Science$640,000
- Meridian Institute, Dillon - Environment and Science$200,000
- Causal Design PBC, Wheat Ridge - Environment and Science$150,000
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Catena Foundation
Carbondale, CO · latest return: tax year 2024- Aspen Global Change Institute, Basalt - Conservation$550,000
- Colorado State University Foundation, Fort Collins - Conservation$325,000
- Meridian Institute, Dillion - Conservation$145,320
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Gave $19.3M in 2024
Wilburforce Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Conservation Lands Foundation, Durango - Environmental - growing an inclusive and equitable community-based conservation movement in the southwest…$120,000
- First Nations Development Institute, Longmont - Environmental - tribal co-management convening$100,000
- The Conservation Alliance, Windsor - Environmental - D1 wildlands protection$50,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Mountain Area Land Trust, Evergreen - Matching gifts$1,570
- Denver Botanic Garden Inc, Denver - Matching gifts$1,000
- Conservation Colorado Education Fund, Denver - Matching gifts$175
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Gave $90.3M in 2024
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- First Nations Development Institute, Longmont - To build the capacity of tribes and the indigenous conservation field for co-stewardship and in the…$985,000
- Native American Rights Fund, Boulder - To build the capacity of tribes and the indigenous conservation field for co-stewardship and in the…$750,000
- Greenlatinos, Boulder - To provide general operating support for the america the beautiful for all coalition and to establish a new…$200,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- High Country News, Paonia - Capacity building, supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural…$275,000
- Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc, Longmont - Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels$250,000
- Global Greengrants Fund Inc, Boulder - Advancing sustainable agriculture in africa$156,962
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The Kendeda Fund
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2023- Global Greengrants Fund Inc, Boulder - General & Unrestricted$333,333
- Global Greengrants Fund Inc, Boulder - Funder Learning & Action Community for Women & Environment$70,000
- Outward Bound Inc, Boulder - the Outward Bound Veterans Program$50,000
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- High Country Conservation Center, Frisco - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$10,000
- Yampa River Botanic Park Society, Steamboat Spr - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$789
- Colorado Mountain Club, Golden - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$500
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The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder - Climate science & policy research$647,133
- Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC, Golden - Climate science & policy research$150,000
- Colorado School of Mines Foundation, Golden - Climate science & policy research$140,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Colorado organizations that received environment grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Global Greengrants Fund Inc Boulder | 5 | $2,428,337 |
| Conservation Lands Foundation Durango | 5 | $675,263 |
| High Country News Paonia | 5 | $515,200 |
| Colorado Water Trust Inc Denver | 4 | $525,140 |
| Montezuma Land Conservancy Cortez | 4 | $339,927 |
| Conservation Colorado Education Fund Denver | 4 | $235,432 |
| Colorado Open Lands Lakewood | 4 | $195,199 |
| Cottonwood Institute Denver | 4 | $48,945 |
| Denver Botanic Garden Inc Denver | 4 | $41,220 |
| Protect Our Winters Boulder | 4 | $18,718 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Colorado that we classify as environment, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 824 foundations, 212 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.