Colorado environmental organizations

Name: Top 20 Environmental organizations in Colorado
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There are 918environmental organizations in Colorado. Combined, these Coloradanenvironmental organizationsemploy 10,223 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.

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Types of environmental organizations in Colorado

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Natural resource conservation organizations	382	7,656	$1,312,669,241	$1,139,861,930
Environmental education organizations	158	1,327	$103,417,560	$289,273,952
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations	101	237	$49,807,854	$121,595,757
Pollution abatement and control organizations	98	402	$70,331,596	$103,560,472
Land conservation organizations	87	525	$126,765,594	$479,982,479
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies	62	584	$67,110,839	$114,748,984
Environmental alliances and advocates	60	85	$3,379,347	$4,330,246
Recycling programs	54	283	$26,772,276	$33,692,804
Civic environmental and open space organizations	45	26	$3,808,987	$5,453,324
Energy conservation and development organizations	45	4,284	$991,611,962	$393,601,361

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Environmental organizations by major Colorado cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Denver	309	4,982	$1,079,504,283	$775,719,831
Boulder	124	1,487	$297,863,732	$331,800,394
Fort Collins	75	234	$29,907,695	$64,988,281
Colorado Springs	62	191	$12,476,200	$35,909,164
Greeley	19	1	$1,009,512	$2,634,166
Pueblo	13	50	$3,898,372	$7,540,784
Grand Junction	13	42	$9,763,889	$7,075,073

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Job trends for Colorado environmental organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	127
1-10	125
11-25	60
26-100	37
101 to 1,000	5
1,000+	2

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Colorado environmental organizations is driven by large organizations like Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Conservation Legacy (SCC), Rocky Mountain Institute, Denver Botanic Gardens, and Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS).

Sizes of environmental organizations in Colorado

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	220
$250k to $1M	128
$1M to $5M	95
$5M to $25M	21
$25M to $100M	5
$100M+	2

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado Open Lands, Denver Botanic Gardens, and GGF Global Greengrants earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Colorado environmental organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 5.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Colorado environmental organizations with more than $100 million account for 58.4% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of environmental organizations in Colorado

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The Water Research Foundation (WRF)

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector.

Revenue

$23.4m

Assets

$53.2m

Employees

EIN

13-6211384

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Urban Land Conservancy

Urban Land Conservancy acquires, develops, and preserves affordable community assets in Colorado to positively impact lives and promote urban revitalization.

Revenue

$12.6m

Assets

$145.0m

Employees

EIN

20-0405066

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens connects people with diverse plant collections, providing delight and enlightenment while inspiring stewardship of the environment.

Revenue

$46.0m

Assets

$31.5m

Employees

445

EIN

84-0440359

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF)

Dedicated to the scholarly and practical study of the law and regulations relating to mining, oil & gas, water, public lands, energy, environmental protection, and other related areas.

Revenue

$5.0m

Assets

$22.9m

Employees

EIN

84-6037688

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rocky Mountain Conservancy

Rocky Mountain Conservancy promotes stewardship of Rocky Mountain National Park through education and philanthropy, providing information to visitors.

Revenue

$8.6m

Assets

$27.6m

Employees

113

EIN

84-0472090

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Rocky Mountain Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute transforms the global energy system to secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all. Jon Creyts leads the organization, which operates out of Boulder, CO.

Revenue

$139.4m

Assets

$140.7m

Employees

628

EIN

74-2244146

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES)

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) provides environmental science education programs for everyone from school children to leaders and decision-makers.

Revenue

$5.6m

Assets

$36.9m

Employees

EIN

23-7042291

IRS type

501(c)(3)

GGF Global Greengrants

To mobilize on-the-ground resources to fight environmental degradation, promote sustainability, and support social justice around the world.

Revenue

$42.6m

Assets

$60.9m

Employees

EIN

84-1612422

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mission Possible Partnership USA

Mission Possible Partnership USA sparks net-zero transformation of 7 industrial sectors, convening leaders to agree and act on decarbonizing industry and transport.

Revenue

$26.4m

Assets

$23.2m

Employees

EIN

87-2398379

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Environment America Research and Policy Center

Environment America Research and Policy Center protects air, water and open spaces through research, civic engagement, public education, and policy.

Revenue

$6.6m

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

13-4339865

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Colorado Open Lands

Colorado Open Lands preserves significant open lands and natural heritage in Colorado through private/public partnerships, innovative land conservation, and strategic leadership.

Revenue

$46.5m

Assets

$12.4m

Employees

EIN

84-0866211

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Eco-Cycle

We continue to be driven by these same passions and innovative actions. To identify, explore and demonstrate the emerging frontiers of sustainable resource management through the concepts and practices of Zero Waste.

Revenue

$9.7m

Assets

$9.3m

Employees

EIN

84-0730811

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Colorado West Land Trust

To protect agricultural lands, wildlife habitat, and open space in and around Mesa County to benefit the community at large.

Revenue

$8.0m

Assets

$4.9m

Employees

EIN

74-2155358

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alliance for Sustainable Energy

Battelle and MRIGlobal formed Alliance for Sustainability, LLC for the purpose of winning the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) management and operating (M&O) contract.

Revenue

$786.3m

Assets

$175.0m

Employees

3,457

EIN

26-1939342

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Western Conservation Foundation

The Western Conservation Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to protect the land, air, and water in the Western United States. The Foundation does this by building leaders and champions for conservation, identifying timely issues, and e...

Revenue

$12.7m

Assets

$6.7m

Employees

EIN

33-1107506

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nrel Foundation

Nrel Foundation accelerates the development of modern clean energy technologies and solutions by bridging NREL and financial resources.

Revenue

$5.4m

Assets

$1.8m

Employees

EIN

86-3498248

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Keystone Policy Center

Keystone Policy Center helps public, private, and civic-sector leaders solve complex problems with independent, science-driven collaborative processes.

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$6.7m

Employees

EIN

84-0688506

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Conservation Lands Foundation

The mission of the Conservation Lands Foundation is to protect, restore and expand the National Conservation Lands through education, advocacy and partnerships.

Revenue

$6.9m

Assets

$10.1m

Employees

EIN

20-8924520

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Western Resource Advocates (WRA)

WRA is a natural resource conservation organization in Boulder, CO whose mission is: Western Resource Advocates' mission is to protect the West's land, air, and water.

Revenue

$10.2m

Assets

$14.6m

Employees

EIN

84-1113831

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Protect Our Winters

POW mobilizes outdoor enthusiasts to advocate for climate policies through education, events, and partnerships with athletes, creatives, CEOs, and brands.

Revenue

$6.6m

Assets

$6.0m

Employees

EIN

20-8474909

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.

This category corresponds to the "C00: Environment: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

Colorado environmental organizations

Types of environmental organizations in Colorado

Environmental organizations by major Colorado cities

Job trends for Colorado environmental organizations

Sizes of environmental organizations in Colorado

Directory of environmental organizations in Colorado

The Water Research Foundation (WRF)

Urban Land Conservancy

Denver Botanic Gardens

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF)

Rocky Mountain Conservancy

Rocky Mountain Institute

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES)

GGF Global Greengrants

Mission Possible Partnership USA

Environment America Research and Policy Center

Colorado Open Lands

Eco-Cycle

Colorado West Land Trust

Alliance for Sustainable Energy

Western Conservation Foundation

Nrel Foundation

Keystone Policy Center

Conservation Lands Foundation

Western Resource Advocates (WRA)

Protect Our Winters

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