Colorado Fiscal Institute

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Denver, CO EIN 46-1281109

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$6.4M

Foundation funders

29

Grants recorded

113

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Colorado Fiscal Institute?

Colorado Fiscal Institute is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ($2.2M), Economic Policy Institute ($860K), The Colorado Health Foundation ($436K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.4M in grants to Colorado Fiscal Institute between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$2,187,500282020–2024
Economic Policy Institute$860,00052020–2025
The Colorado Health Foundation$436,00052020–2024
United States Energy Foundation$390,90052020–2024
Gary Philanthropy$340,05062020–2021
Merle Chambers Fund$325,08092019–2024
Rose Community Foundation$305,00032021–2023
The Women's Foundation of Colorado Inc$244,80062020–2025
The Denver Foundation$180,00042021–2024
New Venture Fund$150,00012021
Arizona Community Foundation$135,00022022–2024
Hopewell Fund$129,00042020–2024
The Colorado Trust$123,65012020
Robin Hood Foundation$100,00012021
Economic Security Project Inc$75,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$75,00012022
Colorado Gives Foundation$63,85362019–2024
Resources Legacy Fund$52,50042021–2024
Mile High United Way Inc$40,00022022–2023
Brett Family Foundation$35,00062020–2025
National Employment Law Project$30,00012021
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$30,00012020
Western Conservation Foundation$26,19022020–2024
Western Conservation Action$10,00012021
Energy Action Fund$10,00012021
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Aloha Foundation$8,00022024
Community Foundation Boulder County$7,75012020
The Marigold Project$7,50022021–2022
Gill Foundation$2,05022023–2024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2019 23 grants2020 24 grants2021 20 grants2022 18 grants2023 23 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2019) to $1.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $202K.

What grants has Colorado Fiscal Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Economic Policy InstituteEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH$150,000
2025The Women's Foundation of Colorado IncADVOCACY$46,500
2025Brett Family FoundationGeneral support$5,000
2024Economic Policy InstituteEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH$252,500
2024Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesFederal Policy and Advocacy Project$150,000
2024Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesGeneral Support$150,000
2024Arizona Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Merle Chambers FundGENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)$75,000
2024Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesStates Should Step Up (Climate) Project$75,000
2024Economic Security Project IncGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024Merle Chambers FundGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Women's Foundation of Colorado IncDONOR-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING$46,200
2024Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesImmigration Project$45,000
2024The Denver FoundationECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$37,000
2024The Colorado Health FoundationADVOCACY; MATCHING CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE OR BOARD MEMBER$33,000
2024Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesRapid Advocacy Project$25,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$25,000
2024Western Conservation FoundationCLEAN ENERGY EDUCATI$20,000
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$9,469
2024Hopewell FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY$7,500
2024Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE$7,500
2024Brett Family FoundationGeneral support$5,000
2024Aloha FoundationOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$4,000
2024Aloha FoundationOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$4,000
2024Gill FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$2,000
2024Merle Chambers FundGENERAL SUPPORT$80
2023Economic Policy InstituteEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH$250,000
2023Rose Community FoundationGeneral operating support$195,000
2023Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesGeneral support$150,000
2023The Colorado Health FoundationCHAMPION HEALTH EQUITY; MATCHING CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND/OR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE OR BOARD MEMBER$103,000

Showing 30 most recent of 113 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Colorado Fiscal Institute?

Colorado Fiscal Institute is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities ($2.2M), Economic Policy Institute ($860K), The Colorado Health Foundation ($436K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $6.4M in grants to Colorado Fiscal Institute between 2019–2025.

Who is Colorado Fiscal Institute's largest funder?

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is the largest recorded funder of Colorado Fiscal Institute, with $2.2M across 28 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Colorado Fiscal Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $6.4M in grants to Colorado Fiscal Institute across 113 grants from 29 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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