Denver area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Denver area nonprofits
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There are 19,231 organizations in the greater Denver metro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood. Combined, these Denver metro nonprofits employ 262,159 people, earn more than $38 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $105 billion.

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Job trends for Denver nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,352
1-10	1,317
11-25	490
26-100	400
101 to 1,000	217
1,000+	25

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Denver is driven by large organizations like Youth Empowerment Agency, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, CommonSpirit Health, Children's Hospital Colorado, and Intermountain Front Range.
The largest employers tend to be youth service organizations, hospital systems, specialty hospitals, and universities.

Sizes of nonprofits in Denver

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,400
$250k to $1M	1,697
$1M to $5M	1,126
$5M to $25M	428
$25M to $100M	108
$100M+	42

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like CommonSpirit Health, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, Children's Hospital Colorado, Parker Adventist Hospital, and Avenir Foundation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Denver.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.2% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Denver with more than $100 million account for 64.9% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, general hospitals, specialty hospitals, private foundations, and health finance organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Denver

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	2,863	2,933	$451,172,075	$993,174,572
Educational institutions	2,643	32,160	$4,286,022,401	$12,235,069,766
Foundations	1,924	923	$3,368,044,302	$20,286,024,676
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,455	7,027	$606,427,535	$934,499,792
Human service organizations	1,454	85,208	$1,685,244,463	$3,896,646,620
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,284	7,628	$752,229,860	$1,907,146,084
Business and community development organizations	1,235	3,464	$821,231,132	$1,440,109,949
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	560	4,349	$2,168,471,563	$24,527,009,954
Health organizations	524	74,566	$17,900,895,300	$30,270,905,136
Housing providers and shelters	449	5,667	$765,348,708	$3,231,375,320

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1-20 of 19,231

Children's Hospital Colorado

Children's Hospital Colorado provides comprehensive medical care for kids from birth through adolescence at the only pediatric Level 1 trauma center in the region.

Revenue

$2.0b

Assets

$2.4b

Employees

11.4k

EIN

84-0166760

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Humane Colorado

Denver Dumb Friends League ends pet homelessness and suffering by providing comprehensive care for vulnerable pets and offering urgent veterinary services.

Revenue

$92.9m

Assets

$180.3m

Employees

426

EIN

84-0405254

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First (NFP)

Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based, nurse home visiting program that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income, first-time parents and their children.

Revenue

$42.5m

Assets

$118.1m

Employees

189

EIN

20-0234163

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

Advocates and preservers of the most beautiful and oldest breed of horse on earth. To serve members and owners of purebred, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses through registration, events and activities, programs, products and customer service.

Revenue

$10.8m

Assets

$9.5m

Employees

EIN

01-0744024

IRS type

501(c)(5)

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer advocates for lung cancer through education, research, and collaboration to enhance prevention and patient care.

Revenue

$28.6m

Assets

$35.6m

Employees

EIN

20-0499338

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Morris Animal Foundation is a nonprofit organization that invests in science to advance animal health. The Foundation is a global leader in funding scientific studies for companion animals, horses and wildlife.

Revenue

$14.4m

Assets

$112.2m

Employees

EIN

84-6032307

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Compassion and Choices

Compassion & Choices of Washington (C&C) provides advocacy, counseling, and emotional support to qualified individuals who desire a peaceful, humane death.

Revenue

$22.8m

Assets

$22.2m

Employees

128

EIN

84-1328829

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

AORN is a non-profit membership association based in Denver, Colorado that represents the interests of more than 160,000 perioperative nurses by providing nursing education, standards, and clinical practice resources.

Revenue

$35.3m

Assets

$49.2m

Employees

181

EIN

13-1882322

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Water For People

Water For People exists to promote the development of high quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments.

Revenue

$35.0m

Assets

$22.7m

Employees

EIN

84-1166148

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Denver Museum ignites passion for nature and science, through research contributing to scientific knowledge, and presenting dynamic exhibits, programs and partnerships.

Revenue

$57.2m

Assets

$27.7m

Employees

503

EIN

84-0518447

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)

To promote the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry and to work for a favorable social, economic and legal environment for that industry in the United States.

Revenue

$766.3k

Assets

$123.2k

Employees

EIN

27-3484449

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Food Bank of the Rockies

Food Bank of the Rockies empowers communities by providing food and essentials to those facing hunger across Colorado and Wyoming through extensive partnerships.

Revenue

$174.0m

Assets

$155.2m

Employees

298

EIN

84-0772672

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Colorado Ballet

Colorado Ballet produces quality classic ballet and innovative dance performances, with education and community engagement programs integral to the cultural life of Colorado.

Revenue

$14.1m

Assets

$18.3m

Employees

357

EIN

84-6038137

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation (COLTAF)

Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation funds legal services, pro-bono work, and legal education projects. It supports crime and legal-related single organization support in Denver, CO.

Revenue

$20.9m

Assets

$32.2m

Employees

EIN

74-2250921

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rocky Mountain Prep

STRIVE Preparatory Schools (STRIVE Prep) is a Denver-based community of free, open enrollment, public charter schools committed to providing every student with an excellent, high-quality, college-preparatory education.

Revenue

$92.7m

Assets

$37.4m

Employees

924

EIN

20-2562193

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Project Cure / Benevolent Healthcare Foundation

Project Cure / Benevolent Healthcare Foundation is a humanitarian organization in Centennial, CO whose mission is: Project Cure distributes medical supplies to needy countries worldwide.

Revenue

$90.6m

Assets

$131.6m

Employees

EIN

84-1568566

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Colorado Legal Services

Colorado Legal Services provides free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and seniors, advocating for their rights in housing, family law, and more.

Revenue

$25.0m

Assets

$18.9m

Employees

220

EIN

84-0402702

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Jefferson Center for Mental Health (JCMH)

Jefferson Center for Mental Health is the community mental health center serving Jefferson, Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado.

Revenue

$80.9m

Assets

$70.5m

Employees

914

EIN

84-0474717

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Signal Behavioral Health Network

The corporation is organized to facilitate and arrange for the delivery of high quality chemical dependency and other behavioral health care services.

Revenue

$100.6m

Assets

$58.9m

Employees

EIN

84-1362495

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Developmental Pathways

Developmental Pathways' mission is to enrich the lives of people with developmental disabilities/delays by partnering to provide expertise, support and advocacy in their pursuit of a meaningful life.

Revenue

$70.1m

Assets

$50.3m

Employees

650

EIN

84-0534643

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Denver area nonprofits

Job trends for Denver nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Denver

Types of nonprofits in Denver

Directory of nonprofits in Denver

Children's Hospital Colorado

Humane Colorado

The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First (NFP)

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Compassion and Choices

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

Water For People

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)

Food Bank of the Rockies

Colorado Ballet

Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation (COLTAF)

Rocky Mountain Prep

Project Cure / Benevolent Healthcare Foundation

Colorado Legal Services

Jefferson Center for Mental Health (JCMH)

Signal Behavioral Health Network

Developmental Pathways

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