Colorado Environmental Nonprofits
Village Earth
Village Earth helps reconnect communities to the resources that promote human well-being by enhancing social and political empowerment, community self-reliance and self-determination. We do…
Western Resilience Center
Serve as a leader, resource and catalyst for building resilience in a rapidly changing West.
Western Resource Advocates
WRA advances practical, science-based solutions to cut pollution, conserve water, protect wildlife habitat, and build resilient, livable communities.
Women in Sustainability
Women in Sustainability is a collective of people passionate about climate and social justice. We activate that passion into collective action through education, advocacy,…
Conservation Legacy
Fostering conservation service in support of communities and ecosystems.
Colorado Open Lands
Colorado Open Lands' mission is to preserve the significant Open Lands and natural heritage of Colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation,…
Denver Botanic Garden Inc
The mission of Denver Botanic gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the rocky mountain region and similar regions around the…
Global Greengrants Fund
Global Greengrants Fund believes solutions to environmental harm and social injustice come from people whose lives are most impacted. Every day, our global network…
Colorado Clean Energy Fund
To fill existing financing gaps in Clean Energy and pollution-reduction projects to lower the barriers of entry, help accelerate the equitable adoption of Clean…
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Our mission is to conserve birds and their habitats through an integrated approach of science, education and land stewardship. We envision a future where…
Rocky Mountain Conservancy
The Rocky Mountain Conservancy promotes stewardship of Rocky Mountain National Park and similar lands through education and philanthropy.
Greenlatinos
GreenLatinos is a national non-profit that convenes a broad Coalition of Latin Leaders committed to addressing the natural resources and conservation issues that affect…
Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium
To foster an appreciation of invertebrates by educating the public about the need to protect and care for threatened habitats globally, while conducting research…
Colorado Water Trust
The mission of Colorado Water Trust is to restore water to Colorado's rivers.
Keystone Center
Keystone policy Center inspires leaders to rise above entrenched positions to reach common higher ground.
Colorado Outdoor Education Center
The mission of Colorado Outdoor Education Center is to develop the potential of individuals by providing extraordinary educational experiences in the natural world.
Environment For The Americas Inc
The organization works to increase awareness of birds and their conservation throughout the western hemisphere.
Environment America Research And Policy Center Inc
The purpose of the corporation is to engage in public education within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The corporation…
Conservation Lands Foundation
Our mission is to protect, restore, and expand the National Conservation Lands through education, advocacy, and partnerships.
Resource Central
Resource Central engages 100,000 community members annually in conservation actions to save water, reduce waste, and conserve energy.
The Foundation For Natural Resources And Energy Law
Dedication to the development and dissemination of collaborative scholarly and practical educational materials on the laws and regulations relating to mining, oil and gas,…
Southern Plains Land Trust
We are a non-profit dedicated to protecting habitat for prairie wildlife. We have found that the best way to do this is to buy…
Environmental nonprofits in Colorado: key facts
How many environmental nonprofits are in Colorado?
Ideal Location lists 440 environmental and conservation nonprofits in Colorado. The 253 that report revenue bring in a combined $610.3 million a year.
What is the largest environmental nonprofit in Colorado?
By reported annual revenue, the largest in the directory is Conservation Legacy (Durango, CO), at $57.4 million. Next are Colorado Open Lands, Denver Botanic Garden Inc, Global Greengrants Fund and Colorado Clean Energy Fund.
What do Colorado's environmental nonprofits focus on?
The most common focus areas are Land Conservation (137), Climate Energy (99), Wildlife Biodiversity (75) and Education Advocacy (69).
Which bioregions do they work in?
Most work in Southern Rockies (270), High Plains (182), Colorado Plateau (95) and San Juan Mountains (28).
What is the oldest environmental nonprofit in Colorado?
Denver Botanic Garden Inc, founded in 1952, is the oldest with a founding year on record.
Counts and revenue come from the organizations listed in the Ideal Location directory and their most recent reported filings.
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