Big Green

DENVER, CO EIN: 27-5083595 Website

BIG GREEN BELIEVES GROWING FOOD CHANGES LIVES. GROWING FOOD IMPROVES NUTRITION SECURITY AND MENTAL HEALTH, GETS US INTO NATURE, AND OPENS OUR EYES TO THE WEATHER VOLATILITY CREATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. FOR TWELVE YEARS, BIG GREEN HAS HELPED PEOPLE GROW THEIR OWN FOOD WITH SCHOOL AND HOME-BASED GARDEN PROGRAMS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$8.8M

-3.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$885K

Grant Count

40

Avg Grant Size

$22K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$7M$11M$15M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,845,178$9,137,379$11,419,659
Revenue$6,694,541$3,746,615$13,254,106
Expenses$5,600,201$5,629,469$6,463,069
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$273,876$103,666$-11,822
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$327K$654K$980K$1M0 grants20190 grants20200 grants202149 grants20220 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SAISD Foundation$78KLos Cabos Childrens Foun…$55KGardopia Gardens$50KOuter Haven$34KGood Neighbor Settlement…$26KSt Sabina Church$26KLand Together$26KUrban Symbiosis$26KBiG Heroes Inc$25KBlack Seeds$25K

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants across all recorded years

79<$50K9$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Madeleine NelsonVP of Advancement$147KDianna ZeegersVP of Program/ Secretary$141KIsaiah WeatherspoonVP of Operations$38K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Kimbal MuskCEO, Director & Executice Chairman40
Don DegnanDirector1
Michael TangDirector1
Larry MuellerDirector1
Dorsey HopsonDirector1
Patrick DrakeDirector1
Kasey StarkDirector1
Wendy LeaDirector/ Treasurer1
Madeleine NelsonVP of Advancement40$147,392
Dianna ZeegersVP of Program/ Secretary40$141,252
Isaiah WeatherspoonVP of Operations40$37,999

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+12 more states

Cities

AlexandriaArvadaAtlantaAuroraAustinBerkeleyBoiseBoulderBowieBrownsvilleChicagoChristianstedCochiti PuebloCortezDecaturDenverDetroiltDurangoEnglewoodEstero

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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