350 Colorado
350 Colorado is a public charity based in Boulder, Colorado. It describes itself as a grassroots movement working to build a fossil-free future powered by renewable energy and to engage communities in climate action. Its 2025 filing reports 10 grants totaling $103,700, all listed as program support.
350 Colorado at a glance
In short: 350 Colorado gave $104K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $103,700
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,370
- -20.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $760,173
- +118.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (31% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to 350 Colorado
- Contact
Mailing address: 2861 Ellison Pl, Boulder, CO 80304
Phone: (504) 258-1247
Website: https://350colorado.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who 350 Colorado funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 350 Wisconsin ($12K). Together the top 10 received $104K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its work as engaging communities across Colorado, with local teams around the state. Its 2025 grants went to organizations in multiple states. By recipient state, the largest shares of grant dollars went to California (31%), Wisconsin (11%), Vermont (10%), Washington (10%), and New Hampshire (10%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
How 350 Colorado gives
- 70% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $205 (2021) to $150K (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $104K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 350 Wisconsin Madison, WI | Program Support | $11,850 |
| 350 San Diego San Diego, CA | Program Support | $11,850 |
| 350 VT Burlington, VT | Program Support | $10,000 |
| 350 Seattle Seattle, WA | Program Support | $10,000 |
| 350 NH Dover, NH | Program Support | $10,000 |
| 350 MN Minneapolis, MN | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Better Future Project Somerville, MA | Program Support | $10,000 |
| 350 Bay Area Oakland, CA | Program Support | $10,000 |
| 350 PDX Portland, OR | Program Support | $10,000 |
| 350 Sac Sacramento, CA | Program Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are reported by filing year.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $760,173 | $1,142,787 | $730,198 | $103,700 | 10 | $10,124 |
| 2024 | $347,583 | $481,790 | $709,696 | $104,250 | 8 | $6,120 |
| 2023 | $575,394 | $912,389 | $817,346 | $150,000 | 2 | $4,326 |
| 2022 | $479,501 | $619,202 | $551,394 | $4,500 | Total only | $3,253 |
| 2021 | $414,667 | $510,819 | $464,917 | $205 | Total only | $35 |
| 2020 | $369,604 | $494,784 | $275,015 | $20,000 | 1 | $261 |
| 2019 | $146,022 | $265,317 | $216,107 | — | — | $365 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
350 Colorado’s stated mission is to work locally to help build the global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and transition to a sustainable future. Its filing describes a goal of educating and engaging volunteers around climate leadership through training and activism.
The organization’s website identifies work to stop fracking and fossil fuel investment, advance renewable energy and regenerative agriculture, promote policy solutions, and build local teams and action committees. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions emphasize grassroots climate organizing: 350 Wisconsin says it mobilizes grassroots power for environmental justice and climate action; Better Future Project says it builds a climate movement and advances a transition beyond fossil fuels; 350 Bay Area says it works toward a clean-energy future with racial, economic, and environmental justice; and 350 Seattle says it organizes for climate justice, alternatives to fossil fuels, and resilient communities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, 350 Colorado gave 10 grants totaling $103,700. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $11,850, with a median of $10,000. All were reported as program support. Each grantee must sign a memorandum of understanding outlining grant requirements; the filing says the Network Council Coordinator monitors grantees’ actions and fulfillment of those requirements.
Notable 2025 grants included $11,850 to 350 Wisconsin and $10,000 each to Better Future Project, 350 Bay Area, and 350 Seattle. The 2025 filing lists other grants to 350 San Diego, 350 VT, 350 NH, 350 MN, 350 PDX, and 350 SAC.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Micah Parkin as Executive Director; Gail Nordheim as Chair; Heron Lenz as Secretary; and Paul Culnan as Treasurer. It also lists Amy Allen, Patricia Garcia Nelson, Angie Berktold, and Finn Jackson as board members.
350 Colorado is led by Gail Nordheim, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gail Nordheim
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Micah Parkin
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$62K (2019) → $66K (2025)
Amy Allen
Board Member
Co-Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Garcia Nelson
Board Member
Board Member → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heron Lenz
Secretary
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Culnan
Treasurer
Co-Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angie Berktold
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Finn Jackson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Irina Sedova (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Katessia Robertson (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Phoebe Dominguez (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Herr (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Price (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: David Alley (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jacob Sanchez (2022–2023) — Co-Treasurer
- Former: Janis Hallowell (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charlea Howard (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Donachy (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Gina Hardin (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Leslie Weise (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jacob Foreman (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kay Parker (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Liz Fuhr (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Parker (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Devon Reynolds (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Elizabeth Glick (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Emmett Hobley (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Maria Michael (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sunni Benoit (2020) — President
- Former: Elisabeth Gick (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Emma Bray (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Miranda Glasbergen (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $66K, to Micah Parkin (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about 350 Colorado
How much does 350 Colorado give each year?
350 Colorado gave $104K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $104K across 8 grants.
What is 350 Colorado's typical grant size?
350 Colorado's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,370, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does 350 Colorado give grants?
350 Colorado's top state is California, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Wisconsin (11%) and Vermont (10%).
Does 350 Colorado give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on 350 Colorado's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (10 grants).
Who are 350 Colorado's largest grantees?
350 Colorado's largest 2025 grantees include 350 Wisconsin ($11,850), 350 San Diego ($11,850) and 350 VT ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is 350 Colorado?
350 Colorado reported $760K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What does 350 Colorado fund?
350 Colorado’s stated mission is to work locally to help build the global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and transition to a sustainable future. Its filing describes a goal of educating and engaging volunteers around climate leadership through training and activism. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from 350 Colorado?
350 Colorado has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check 350colorado.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is 350 Colorado's EIN?
350 Colorado's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3355370. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 19, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 10, 2023)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). 350 Colorado funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/350-colorado-morg_800713fcd84447c7929b08efa460087d
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