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Who funds environment in Colorado: 607 foundations, $73.8 million in grants
607 private foundations paid 1,110 grants totaling $73,762,388 to environment nonprofits in Colorado, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Lilly Endowment Inc, with $10,100,000 in 2 grants.
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- Cause
- Environment
- Recipients in
- Colorado
- Foundations
- 607
- Grants
- 1,110
- Total granted
- $73,762,388
Foundations that funded environment in Colorado
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 607 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $10,100,000 | $10,000,000 | Outward Bound Inc | Youth character development programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wexner Family Charitable Fund | New Albany, OH | 1 | $9,750,000 | $9,750,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | To protect open land and special places of the roaring fork and middle colorado river valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community. | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 11 | $5,610,000 | $2,150,000 | Western Conservation Foundation | For the state conservation program | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Agroecology Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $3,700,000 | $3,400,000 | Outward Bound Inc | Advancing equity in outdoor education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $3,350,000 | $3,250,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 11 | $2,434,600 | $600,000 | Fishchoice Inc | To support FishChoice.com and FisheryProgress.org to advance environmental and social sustainability through market-based mechanisms. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $1,968,500 | $770,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General support and core support for institutional strengthening activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $1,750,120 | $850,000 | Future Earth | To support transdisciplinary research projects, selected through international solicitations, that advance knowledge about tipping points in the earth system and improve the assessment of risk of cros | apps.irs.gov |
| Palladium Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $1,202,000 | $1,200,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 15 | $972,500 | $250,000 | River Network | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $950,000 | $640,000 | Fishchoice Inc | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $950,000 | $950,000 | Fishchoice Inc | People in supply chains | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary, NC | 2 | $816,500 | $716,500 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Programmatic support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $806,962 | $275,000 | High Country News | Capacity building, supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $700,000 | $700,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $530,000 | $530,000 | Bluff Lake Nature Center | Program specific | apps.irs.gov |
| Aec Trust | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $500,000 | $300,000 | Resource Central | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $500,000 | $300,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | Technology & equipment | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Washington, DC | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Support for global work on agroecology | apps.irs.gov |
| River Branch Foundation | Ponte Vedra, FL | 1 | $430,000 | $430,000 | Ecoflight | Provide for program services | apps.irs.gov |
| Dornick Foundation Inc | Woody Creek, CO | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Roaring Fork Conservancy | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| PH Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | San Carlos, CA | 2 | $400,000 | $250,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holocene Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Denver, CO | 9 | $389,502 | $170,000 | Montezuma Land Conservancy | Community solutions | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Denver, CO | 3 | $310,000 | $150,000 | Confluence Center of Colorado Inc | Capital for stream preschool, to be | apps.irs.gov |
| Islands Fund | Boise, ID | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 4 | $295,000 | $120,000 | Western Landowners Alliance | Wildlife coexistence programs in new mexico | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 3 | $283,762 | $130,000 | Ecoflight | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Gitlab Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $283,490 | $283,490 | Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Foundation | Cleanpath colorado | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Chicago, IL | 3 | $280,000 | $175,000 | Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Catto Shaw Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $278,500 | $278,500 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General operating fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The New-Land Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 16 | $275,000 | $30,000 | Ecoflight | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $275,000 | $175,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan D and Mark C Lewis Foundation Inc | Coconut Grove, FL | 2 | $251,667 | $226,667 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Hallam lake visitor center and nature preserve | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | To provide general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ishiyama Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | High Country News | Community outreach | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | High Country News | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 2 | $245,000 | $145,000 | River Network | Project support grant to expand and deepen the engagement of community-based organizations across the river network | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $237,000 | $135,000 | San Juan Citizens Alliance | Rural electric cooperative election toolkit general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $235,000 | $200,000 | Greenlatinos | To provide general operating support for the america the beautiful for all coalition and to establish a new private lands conservation work group | apps.irs.gov |
| Asante Foundation Inc | South Bend, IN | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Trees Water & People | Social services | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairfax Foundation | Mentor, OH | 2 | $220,000 | $170,000 | Trees Water & People | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Chrest Foundation Inc | Irving, TX | 3 | $210,000 | $100,000 | Protect Our Winters | General support to combat climate change. | apps.irs.gov |
| Records Johnston Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | $203,500 | $125,000 | Conservation Colorado Education Fund | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $203,000 | $200,000 | Rios To Rivers | For project support of the paddle tribal waters program to help advance wellness and social justice for tribal communities in northern california. | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 2 | $200,000 | $125,000 | Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivian Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | To support community-led efforts to protect u.s. public lands | apps.irs.gov |
| The Overbrook Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Cleaner, Quieter Lawn Care: Moving America away from gas-powered lawn equipment | apps.irs.gov |
| Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $185,000 | $185,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | International environment program | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $170,000 | $170,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Strengthening Climate-resilient Food Systems at the Territorial Level While Shifting Food System Policies | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilburforce Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $165,000 | $120,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Environmental - growing an inclusive and equitable community-based conservation movement in the southwest crescent 2024 | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | High Country News | Conservation Beyond Boundaries | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Life Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Outward Bound Inc | Cca general | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $143,822 | $143,822 | River Network | Rn 2023- cwa advocacy partner capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 14 | $140,302 | $22,270 | Bluff Lake Nature Center | Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(c)3) grant, volunteer energy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pilot Trust | Loudon, TN | 1 | $137,992 | $137,992 | Cal-Wood Education Center | Operational funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation | Creede, CO | 2 | $135,000 | $125,000 | Colorado Open Lands | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 4 | $131,430 | $51,930 | Regenerative Earth | To support the drake bay district tourism project. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $130,000 | $50,000 | Coalitions and Collaboratives | Wildfire resilience project | apps.irs.gov |
| Borgen Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 5 | $127,000 | $50,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Merlin Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Flora Family Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $122,000 | $107,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 8 | $120,000 | $15,000 | 350 Colorado | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $110,000 | $60,000 | Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc | For its presidential climate action project | apps.irs.gov |
| Arcus Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $109,500 | $100,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Support for the agroecology funds agroecology initiative for rights-based, locally led ape habitat and biodiversity conservation. | apps.irs.gov |
| CS Fund | Petaluma, CA | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Agroecology fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Aceso Foundation Inc | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Southern Plains Land Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Catherine Hawkins Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | High Country News | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Food and Health Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Norton Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | To support the mission of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Natural Capitalism Solutions | To support the organization's mission to build an economy in service to life through education, innovative solutions and youth empowerment. help companies, communities and countries implement more reg | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Environment & climate change | apps.irs.gov |
| The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Western Landowners Alliance | General support for working wild challenge | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wolstencroft Family Foundation | Edison, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | For general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wend II Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Rios To Rivers | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Wiancko Charitable Foundation Inc | Seattle, WA | 2 | $100,000 | $65,000 | Environment America Research and Policy Center | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $95,000 | $75,000 | River Network | To increase the effectiveness of organizations working across the region, recruit and train new leaders and respond to drinking water issues. | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 5 | $95,000 | $25,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Revitalize the Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prentice Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $93,000 | $45,000 | Climate Democracy Initiative | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Penner Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 4 | $86,000 | $50,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | Support for capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jem Project | Tiburon, CA | 1 | $84,500 | $84,500 | Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | to rehabilitate and release raptors, educate about human/ wildlife conflicts and conduct research that helps more raptors survive in the wild. | apps.irs.gov |
| Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | $80,000 | $40,000 | Ecoflight | Overflights to protect imperiled wildlands, watersheds, and culturally sensitive landscapes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Biophilia Foundation Inc | Chester, MD | 2 | $80,000 | $50,000 | Trees Water & People | Habitat/land conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 1 | $75,682 | $75,682 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Public lands grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunn Family Charitable Foundation | Andover, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Mighty Arrow Family Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | 3 | $75,000 | $25,000 | Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Shockwave Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Support for agroecology fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Christensen Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General support for the environmental defenders collaborative, fiscally sponsored by global greengrants fund, inc. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Western Leaders Network | To support appalachian leaders network's democracy is on the ballot program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herrnstein Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation Inc | To fulfill the organization's exempt mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Greenlatinos | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Telluray Foundation | Littleton, CO | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation Inc | Garden City, NY | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Global Warming Mitigation Project | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall L and Perrine D McCune Charitable Foundation Inc | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $70,000 | $35,000 | San Juan Citizens Alliance | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc | Bethesda, MD | 3 | $70,000 | $60,000 | River Network | Chesapeake office | apps.irs.gov |
| Unbound Philanthropy | New York, NY | 1 | $69,000 | $69,000 | Iclei Local Governments for Sustainability USA Inc | For support of the u.s. climate migration and cities ecosystem accelerator fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| Margot & Thomas Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $68,500 | $68,500 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kettering Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 2 | $67,000 | $40,000 | Yampatika Outdoor Awareness Association | Growing environmental education for all youth in northwest colorado | apps.irs.gov |
| Marion Esser Kaufmann Foundation | Evergreen, CO | 2 | $65,000 | $55,000 | Mountain Area Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Stranahan Foundation | Perrysburg, OH | 2 | $65,000 | $35,000 | Forest Conservancy | Forest conservancy volunteer ranger program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morgridge Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $65,000 | $35,000 | Colorado Open Lands | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ark Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | 2 | $63,200 | $31,600 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | Protects the open land | apps.irs.gov |
| Buck Foundation | Evergreen, CO | 3 | $60,760 | $30,760 | 350 Colorado | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bobbie and Stanton Cook Family Foundation | Winnetka, IL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | High Country News | Intern and fellow program | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation | Steamboat Springs, CO | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Yampa Valley Sustainability Council | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roundhouse Foundation | Sisters, OR | 2 | $60,000 | $50,000 | Rios To Rivers | Paddle tribal waters | apps.irs.gov |
| The Woodtiger Fund | Erwinna, PA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Green Corps | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| ZG Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Protect Our Winters | Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Taiber Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $58,000 | $58,000 | Salida Mountain Trails | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Alpenglow Foundation | Aspen, CO | 5 | $56,200 | $25,000 | Friends of Marolt Park | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| BF Foundation | Basalt, CO | 4 | $55,000 | $25,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The High Stakes Foundation | Missoula, MT | 2 | $55,000 | $30,000 | Western Landowners Alliance | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Nick Dewolf Foundation | Aspen, CO | 4 | $53,500 | $50,000 | Global Warming Mitigation Project | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $52,500 | $20,000 | Boulder Watershed Collective | Wildfire resilience and adaptive management in gold hill | apps.irs.gov |
| Belvedere Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,304 | $50,304 | Colorado Open Lands | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| 444S Foundation | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Environment America Research & Policy Center | Environmental preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Costolo Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Sarara Institute | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Fitzsimonds Charitable Trust | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Douglas County Land Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Frechette Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Keefe Family Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | To enable the donees to carry-out their tax exempt purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Pershing Charitable Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Colorado Outdoor Education Center | General purpose funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Prospect Hill Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Capital grant/organizational strengthening | apps.irs.gov |
| Pulley Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Shugar Magic Foundation | Pacifica, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | American Solar Energy Society | General operating expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| The David Rockefeller Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Protect Our Winters | To mobilize the outdoor sport enthusiast community to take action in support of climate and clean energy solutions. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eisner Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The George B Storer Foundation Inc | Jackson, WY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | High Country News | Digital modernization | apps.irs.gov |
| The James J and Joan A Gardner Family Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Exempt purpose of organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mill Foundation LTD | Burlington, VT | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Protect Our Winters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The North Star Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Savory Institute Org Inc | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Jacques M Littlefield Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $48,826 | $48,826 | Protect Our Winters | Climate ecosystem support | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Business Center Foundation | Aspen, CO | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Fredman Family Foundation Inc | Water Mill, NY | 2 | $45,000 | $25,000 | Colorado Open Lands | To preserve the significant open lands and natural heritage of colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation techniques and strategic leadership. | apps.irs.gov |
| Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | $45,000 | $10,000 | 350 Colorado | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Maki Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 9 | $43,000 | $6,000 | Energy & Conservation Law | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Clinton Family Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $42,000 | $42,000 | Denver Botanic Garden | Underwrite free shuttle program | apps.irs.gov |
| Campion Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Support for protecting public lands | apps.irs.gov |
| MWC Foundation Inc #0726315 | Boston, MA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | High Country News | Affairs program | apps.irs.gov |
| The SWF Immersion Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Bacca Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Cal-Wood Education Center | Support for environmental education programs to grow diversity and number of people who experience nature and the colorado mountains | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Management Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Greenlatinos | Event sponsorships to advance the organization's tax-exempt mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Fresh Sound Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | River Network | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Geofamily Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Earth Guardians | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Once Upon A Time Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Regenerative Earth | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard A Riffel Philanthropic Trust Inc | Punta Gorda, FL | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Environmental science education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kristina & William Catto Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $35,000 | $25,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | General mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rodel Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $35,000 | $20,000 | Ecoflight | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Virga Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $35,000 | $20,000 | Montezuma Land Conservancy | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Molly Grether Fund | Salida, CO | 1 | $30,387 | $30,387 | Guidestone | Sustain activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Abe Littenberg Foundation Inc | Lincroft, NJ | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Solar Energy International | Provide training and expertise in renewable energy to empower people | apps.irs.gov |
| First Ascent Charitable Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Protect Our Winters | Mobilizing the outdoor community for climate action in 2026 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Protect Our Winters | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Maihaugen Foundation Inc Agency XXXXXX2262 | La Crosse, WI | 2 | $30,000 | $25,000 | Wild Bear Nature Center | Natural education and | apps.irs.gov |
| National Recreation Foundation Incorporated | Lake Forest, IL | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Purgatoire Watershed Partnership | In support of youth outdoor recreation programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Hoag Rawlings Foundation | Pueblo, CO | 2 | $30,000 | $20,000 | Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center | Branding, safety,interpretive signsfor river campus | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Brown Foundation | Moab, UT | 4 | $30,000 | $10,000 | San Juan Citizens Alliance | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Schlessman Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 2 | $30,000 | $15,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Azeez Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Ecoflight | General fund contribution for entity's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $28,000 | $28,000 | San Juan Mountains Association | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth A Carver Foundation | Aspen, CO | 2 | $26,500 | $25,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Environmental | apps.irs.gov |
| Dea Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $26,000 | $25,000 | Crested Butte Land Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Badger Creek Corporation | Stilwell, KS | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Western Landowners Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Change Happens Foundation A Delaware Nonprofit Organization | Urbandale, IA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Coalitions & Collaboratives | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Farvue Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frampton Family Charitable Foundation | Avon, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesee Mountain Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Denver Botanic Garden Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| George Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | Core mission support | apps.irs.gov |
| John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Warming Mitigation Project | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lufkin Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Western Landowners Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Biolabs Foundation | Ipswich, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | The agroecology fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Pine Tree Foundation | Gladwyne, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Crested Butte Land Trust | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Sacharuna Foundation | Danvers, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | San Juan Citizens Alliance | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sessions Family Foundation Inc | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Mesa County Land Conservancy | Land perservation and stewardship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | Ross, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Protect Our Winters | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frederic C Hamilton Family Foundation | Centennial, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | Assist Low Income Students | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kroger Co Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | High Country Conservation Center | Organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peternell Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $25,000 | $20,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rob Walton Foundation | Bentonviille, AR | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | To support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schooner Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Strear Family Foundation Inc | Denver, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cottonwood Institute | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sutherland Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | General fund-unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The VF Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Protect Our Winters | Empowering and inspiring the Outdoor State to be the movement for climate | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wana Brands Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Protect Our Winters | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Westwind Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | To fund operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Wy'east Foundation | Hood River, OR | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Protect Our Winters | General operations to support environmental education and awareness | apps.irs.gov |
| Abahac Inc | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $24,340 | $24,340 | River Network | Environmental projects | apps.irs.gov |
| Iron Horse Family Foundation Inc | Lakeland, FL | 1 | $23,707 | $23,707 | Friends of the Yampa | For charitable and educational activities consistent with its tax-exempt status | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Family Found | Chicago, IL | 3 | $23,500 | $20,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Helios Foundation | Neenah, WI | 2 | $23,000 | $15,000 | Trees Water & People | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 181 | $21,200 | $5,418 | Protect Our Winters | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmett Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $21,000 | $20,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | To protect and enhance america's national park system | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeffrey J Rhodes Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $20,718 | $15,432 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Environmental education | apps.irs.gov |
| 1711 Dundee Way Foundation | Mobile, AL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Outward Bound | To support the mission of the organziation | apps.irs.gov |
| Barbara and Franklin Carson Family Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Roaring Fork Conservancy | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Bronfman Hauptman Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Rising Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Trees Water and People | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Howe Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Mountain Area Land Trust | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Reed Foundation | Castle Rock, CO | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Blue River Watershed Group | General funding to expand volunteer and educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| S B Foundation | Lamy, NM | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Protect Our Winters | To support organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cross Foundation Inc | Winter Park, FL | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Aspen Valley Land Trust | Capital campaign support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute | Teach alternative farming and gardening techniques | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hunt Family Foundation | El Paso, TX | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Final pmt. on $100k commitment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joshua Mailman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mahle Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Wild Bear Nature Center | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Precourt Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | 501(c)(3) Qualified Organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Reis Foundation Inc | Ellicott City, MD | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | High Country News | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scrooby Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Winmax Foundation Inc | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Program Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Protect Our Winters | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Westmeath Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Montezuma School To Farm Project | Montezuma County Garden Education | apps.irs.gov |
| M J Murdock Charitable Trust | Vancouver, WA | 1 | $19,000 | $19,000 | Continental Divide Trail Coalition | New development staff | apps.irs.gov |
| Duncan John G Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 2 | $18,000 | $10,000 | Colorado Mountain Club | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Koa Charitable Trust | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $18,000 | $15,000 | Rocky Mountain Wild Inc | Project/program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gimme Foundation Inc | Sanibel, FL | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Sme Foundation | Support for program materials used by teachers to educate students on the importance of mining in their everyday lives. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thies Foundation Inc | Highlands Ranch, CO | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Resource Central | General purpose grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Anschutz Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 2 | $17,500 | $10,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | General operating support to strengthen urban neighborhoods through community and home gardens. | apps.irs.gov |
| JF Maddox Foundation | Hobbs, NM | 2 | $17,000 | $15,000 | Colorado Outdoor Education Center | scholarship program at Sanborn Western Camps | apps.irs.gov |
| The Namaste Foundation Inc | Columbus, IN | 1 | $17,000 | $17,000 | Colorado Water Trust | Operating Budget | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bancker Williams Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $16,700 | $16,700 | Global Greengrants Fund | Environmental preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| BKS Family Charitable Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $16,000 | $16,000 | Sustainable Settings | Operating budget | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aresty Family Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $16,000 | $6,000 | Ecoflight | For the use of the donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Fund Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,700 | $15,700 | Eco-Cycle Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Agua Fundinc | Front Royal, VA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | River Network | For general support and their executive director support cohort | apps.irs.gov |
| Av Hunter Trust Incorporated | Glendale, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Cloud City Conservation Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Bobolink Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Cal-Wood Education Center | Unrestricted Charitable Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Brittingham Family Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Endowment paddle raise | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Scholl Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Cal-Wood Education Center | Environmental education for low-income students | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden Rule Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hittman Family Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Environment America Research & Policy Center | Save the Bees | apps.irs.gov |
| Juniper Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Colorado Open Lands | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| McKinstry Charitable Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Denver Urban Gardens | Conservation & Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Monaghan Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Colorado Open Lands | For the support of land conservation in colorado | apps.irs.gov |
| Oak Lodge Foundation | Aspen, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Powell Foundation | Lincolnwood, IL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | Animal welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| Solar Quest Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Trees Water and People | General Program Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Starting Line Foundation | Boulder, CO | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | Growing Gardens | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Steiner King Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Alliance for Collective Action | Charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Billinghurst Family Foundation | Breckenridge, CO | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Kiva Center | To help educators support students' need to have a practical application for academic learning. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Frederick H Leonhardt Foundation Inc | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Trees Water & People | Protecting pueblo lands in nm | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meshberg Foundation Inc | Juno Beach, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Growing Gardens | Public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Metta Giving Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Terra Firma Rainwater Collective | General & unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosenthal Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | High Country News | To support education opportunities for all citizens to engage in a healthy democracy | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilhoit Foundation | Gilbert, AZ | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | High Country Conservation Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wolcott Family Foundation | Paonia, CO | 3 | $15,000 | $5,000 | Groundwork | Community development | apps.irs.gov |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Purgatoire Watershed Partnership | Further organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Eaglemere Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | 2 | $14,500 | $11,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh & Constance Mehaffie Family Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 | San Juan Citizens Alliance | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Living Peace Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lautenberg Foundation | Cliffside Park, NJ | 1 | $13,000 | $13,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Winslow Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 10 | $13,000 | $3,000 | People and Pollinators Action Network | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Dane and Carter Brooksher Family Foundation Dated 722018 | Chicago, IL | 2 | $12,500 | $10,000 | Roaring Fork Conservancy | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Directed giving - inanna donnelley | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 2 | $12,500 | $7,500 | Global Greengrants Fund | For the exempt function of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Protect Our Winters | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Palace Head Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $12,500 | $12,500 | Wild Bear Nature Center | Community & charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ohana East Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $12,500 | $7,500 | Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Moniker Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | 3 | $12,000 | $10,000 | Mountain Studies Institute | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 5 | $11,619 | $10,000 | High Country Conservation Center | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dennis A O'Toole Family Foundation | Portsmouth, NH | 1 | $11,000 | $11,000 | High Country News | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Borman Family Foundation | Oakland, ME | 2 | $10,500 | $8,000 | San Juan Mountains Association | Nature studies programming and materials | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 9 | $10,400 | $4,000 | Coalition for the Upper South Platte | 4000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yuma Community Foundation | Yuma, CO | 1 | $10,300 | $10,300 | Old Threshers Group | Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Schuman Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $10,206 | $10,206 | Protect Our Winters | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| 6S Foundation | Westcliffe, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Colorado Open Lands | To preserve the significant open lands and diminishing natural heritage of colorado. | apps.irs.gov |
| Aloha Foundation | Waimanalo, HI | 2 | $10,000 | $7,500 | Colorado Youth Corps Association | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernice Barbour Foundation Inc 5487-00-40 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | Rocky mountain raptor | apps.irs.gov |
| Brett Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Conservation Colorado Education Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Bruce and Ann Bachmann Family Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Growing Gardens | To foster and promote activities of recipient. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bydale Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Environment America | Clean, green and renewable energy | apps.irs.gov |
| Colorado Wildlife Rescue | Vail, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | General use | apps.irs.gov |
| David & Barbara B Hirschhorn Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | general support | apps.irs.gov |
| David S Baum Foundation Inc | Sanibel Island, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Roaring Fork Conservancy | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunlap Silsby Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Terra Firma Rainwater Collective | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Elia Philanthropies Fka the Kiva Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Fleischner Family Charitable Foundation | Newton Square, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Protect Our Winters | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Systemic Change | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Wildlands Restoration Volunteers | Martin Ogle's ALL Careers Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| Frey Foundation | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | River Network | River Rally 2024, a national summit of watershed conservation professionals and water advocates in Grand Rapids, MI. | apps.irs.gov |
| Gemm Foundation | Malibu, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Seas of Trees | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoshino Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving S Johnson and Alwyn N Johnson Family Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Global Greengrants Fund | Unrestricted Gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Ivorybill Foundation Inc | Pittsford, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Jurschak Family Foundation Inc | Avon, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | Unrestricted donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation Inc | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Rocky Mountain Raptor Program | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Kluver-Moore Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Poudre Wilderness Volunteers | Misc | apps.irs.gov |
| Kowalski Family Foundation | Kinnelon, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Conservation Lands Foundation Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lester Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Crested Butte Land Trust | Continuing Operation | apps.irs.gov |
| Levine Impact Lab Inc | Elmsford, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Rios To Rivers | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Roaring Fork Conservancy | Support environmental protection and education in the roaring fork valley | apps.irs.gov |
| Opus Prize Foundation | Sious Falls, SD | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Eagle Valley Land Trust | General Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald and Eva Kinney Family Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruggles Family Foundation | Garden City, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Protect Our Winters | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sidley Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Outward Bound Inc | Boulder, CO | Youth character development programs | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wexner Family Charitable Fund | Aspen Valley Land Trust | Carbondale, CO | To protect open land and special places of the roaring fork and middle colorado river valleys for wildlife, agriculture, and community. | $9,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Outward Bound Inc | Boulder, CO | Advancing equity in outdoor education | $3,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | General support | $3,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Agroecology Fund | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Western Conservation Foundation | Denver, CO | For the state conservation program | $2,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waverley Street Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Safety training & support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Western Conservation Foundation | Denver, CO | For general operating support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palladium Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | Various | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Fishchoice Inc | Fort Collins, CO | People in supply chains | $950,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Future Earth | Fort Collins, CO | To support transdisciplinary research projects, selected through international solicitations, that advance knowledge about tipping points in the earth system and improve the assessment of risk of cros | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | General support and core support for institutional strengthening activities | $770,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Programmatic support | $716,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Fishchoice Inc | Fort Collins, CO | To expand industry use of fisheryprogress.org and fishchoice.com, thus enabling and incentivizing seafood companies to improve sourcing decisions and management improvements in wild capture, commercia | $650,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Fishchoice Inc | Fort Collins, CO | Environment and Science | $640,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Fishchoice Inc | Fort Collins, CO | To support FishChoice.com and FisheryProgress.org to advance environmental and social sustainability through market-based mechanisms. | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Western Landowners Alliance | Denver, CO | To support river health policy and projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin by establishing an agricultural landowner-led Western Water Forum and pilot a model to scale federally funded watershed he | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family Foundation | Bluff Lake Nature Center | Denver, CO | Program specific | $530,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | For general operating support | $530,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Global Fund II | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Support for global work on agroecology | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| River Branch Foundation | Ecoflight | Aspen, CO | Provide for program services | $430,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holocene Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | General operating funds | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PH Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | Program support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dornick Foundation Inc | Roaring Fork Conservancy | Basalt, CO | General support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Western Conservation Foundation | Denver, CO | For general operating support | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | To help ensure sustainability of global grassroots organizations and movements as they recover from the pandemic and challenge the root causes of environmental and social crises | $355,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Greenlatinos | Boulder, CO | For america the beautiful for all communication research | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | River Network | Boulder, CO | To advance community-led river management skills and programs within the Colorado River Basin. | $304,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Islands Fund | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch endowment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Colorado Water Trust Inc | Denver, CO | To acquire instream flow water rights for streams and rivers within Colorado, develop innovative instream flow water sharing policies & agreements, and grow grantee capacity. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Denver Urban Gardens | Denver, CO | Technology & equipment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aec Trust | Resource Central | Boulder, CO | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Western Energy Freedom Association | Lakewood, CO | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gitlab Foundation | Colorado Cleantech Industry Association Foundation | Niwot, CO | Cleanpath colorado | $283,490 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catto Shaw Foundation | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | General operating fund | $278,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | High Country News | Paonia, CO | Capacity building, supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | Aspen Valley Land Trust | Carbondale, CO | General purpose | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Denver, CO | To support marine habitat education and outreach. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Just Society | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | To provide general operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | High Country News | Paonia, CO | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ishiyama Foundation | High Country News | Paonia, CO | Community outreach | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc | Longmont, CO | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Family Foundation | River Network | Boulder, CO | Project support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Core support to foster an increase in philanthropic support for grassroots organizations working at the intersection of gender justice and natural resource management. | $233,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jonathan D and Mark C Lewis Foundation Inc | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | Hallam lake visitor center and nature preserve | $226,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | To improve the sustainability and resilience of the Colorado River in the face of climate change. | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asante Foundation Inc | Trees Water & People | Fort Collins, CO | Social services | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Family Foundation | Colorado Water Trust Inc | Denver, CO | Project support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivian Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | To support community-led efforts to protect u.s. public lands | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Overbrook Foundation | Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Denver, CO | Cleaner, Quieter Lawn Care: Moving America away from gas-powered lawn equipment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Garden of the Gods Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | Renovation | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | To deepen and expand the global understanding of the intersection between disability rights and environmental justice through grassroots grantmaking, communications, and field building | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Greenlatinos | Boulder, CO | To provide general operating support for the america the beautiful for all coalition and to establish a new private lands conservation work group | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Greenlatinos | Boulder, CO | For general operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | High Country News | Paonia, CO | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aec Trust | Resource Central | Boulder, CO | Resource Central Conservation Priorities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Rios To Rivers | Aspen, CO | For project support of the paddle tribal waters program to help advance wellness and social justice for tribal communities in northern california. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Trees Water and People | Fort Collins, CO | Core support to research, map and connect ongoing economic alternatives in central and north america and the caribbean, and promote learning and exchange channels with emphasis on enabling public econ | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Western Landowners Alliance | Denver, CO | For general operating support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | International environment program | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | Coalitions and Collaboratives Inc | Denver, CO | General operating | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | General operating support | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Strengthening Climate-resilient Food Systems at the Territorial Level While Shifting Food System Policies | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | Montezuma Land Conservancy | Cortez, CO | Community solutions | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fairfax Foundation | Trees Water & People | Fort Collins, CO | General | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | To explore opportunities to improve streamflow, reconnect floodplains, and restore wetlands on public and private land in the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand, Summit and parts of Eagle Count | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Advancing sustainable agriculture in africa | $156,962 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Friends of the Yampa Inc | Steamboat Springs, CO | To support leadership of a coalition of Yampa River Valley organizations in implementation of the Yampa River management and stewardship plan and community engagement. | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Benificus Foundation | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | General purpose | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Confluence Center of Colorado Inc | Grand Junction, CO | Capital for stream preschool, to be | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Ecoflight | Aspen, CO | For general operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Environment and Science | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | High Country News | Paonia, CO | Conservation Beyond Boundaries | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Life Foundation | Outward Bound Inc | Boulder, CO | Cca general | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation | Wild Bear Nature Center | Nederland, CO | Capital for the early childhood prog | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | River Network | Boulder, CO | Project support grant to expand and deepen the engagement of community-based organizations across the river network | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Penn Foundation | River Network | Boulder, CO | Rn 2023- cwa advocacy partner capacity building | $143,822 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pilot Trust | Cal-Wood Education Center | Jamestown, CO | Operational funding | $137,992 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Educational Foundation of America | San Juan Citizens Alliance | Durango, CO | Rural electric cooperative election toolkit general operating support | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Ecoflight | Aspen, CO | Conservation | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable Foundation | Colorado Open Lands | Lakewood, CO | General operations | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Records Johnston Family Foundation | Conservation Colorado Education Fund | Denver, CO | General | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc | Denver, CO | Project support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilburforce Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | Environmental - growing an inclusive and equitable community-based conservation movement in the southwest crescent 2024 | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | Western Landowners Alliance | Denver, CO | Wildlife coexistence programs in new mexico | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Colorado Health Foundation | The Small Town Project | Rocky Ford, CO | Thriving young people; general donation to support organization or program | $107,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flora Family Foundation | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | General operating expenses | $107,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Colorado Ag Water Alliance | Littleton, CO | To support a unique partnership to implement, measure, and scale proven drought resilience practices on at least 30 farms and ranches across the state of Colorado. | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| CS Fund | Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Agroecology fund | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | Conservation | $103,922 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Merlin Foundation | Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace Genetic Foundation II Inc | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norton Family Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | To support the mission of the organization | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hearthland Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | Environment & climate change | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carroll Petrie Foundation | Conservation Lands Foundation | Durango, CO | Work in new mexico | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.