Colorado Water Trust
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$3.7M
Foundation funders
41
Grants recorded
123
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Colorado Water Trust?
Colorado Water Trust is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Walton Family Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Gates Family Foundation ($380K), Bonneville Environmental Foundation ($264K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Colorado Water Trust between 2019–2025.
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| Wright Family Foundation | $10,000 | 5 | 2020–2025 |
| The Poudre Sand Fund | $8,030 | 3 | 2019–2021 |
| Forever Our Rivers Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The DuBose Foundation | $6,878 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| Patagoniaorg | $6,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Macmeier Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newton Family Fund | $4,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| The Bryan Family Foundation | $3,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Macleod Charitable Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tykeson Family Charitable Trust | $2,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Thiry-O'Leary Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Steiner King Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thefish Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Colorado Trust | $200 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | 2021 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2019) to $811K (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $279K.
What grants has Colorado Water Trust received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gates Family Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Namaste Foundation Inc | Operating Budget | $17,000 |
| 2025 | Western Colorado Community Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT, RESTORING THE 15-MILE REACH OF THE COLORADO RIVER | $11,000 |
| 2025 | Wright Family Foundation | RIVER WATER RESTORATION | $1,000 |
| 2025 | The DuBose Foundation | Environmental | $400 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To acquire instream flow water rights for streams and rivers within Colorado, develop innovative instream flow water sharing policies & agreements, and grow grantee capacity. | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Bonneville Environmental Foundation | FRASER RIVER TRIBUTARIES - DENVER WATER EXCHANGE PROJECT | $240,000 |
| 2024 | Resources Legacy Fund | LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Colorado Gives Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $32,110 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | RELIGION | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Kettering Family Foundation | COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE COLORADO'S YAMPA RIVER | $27,000 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Michael E McGoldrick Charitable | GENERAL FUND FOR ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION | $15,000 |
| 2024 | The Namaste Foundation Inc | Operating Budget | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Xcel Energy Foundation | ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To support the Colorado Water Trust's RiverBank. | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Nature Conservancy | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | $8,183 |
| 2024 | The DuBose Foundation | Environmental | $6,078 |
| 2024 | The Macmeier Foundation | CHARITY | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Aspen Business Center Foundation | ENVIRONMENTAL | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Wright Family Foundation | RESTORRE WASTER FLOWS IN COLO RIVERS | $3,000 |
| 2024 | Newton Family Fund | UNRESTRICTED | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Tykeson Family Charitable Trust | GENERAL FUND | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | To acquire instream flow water rights for streams and rivers within Colorado, develop innovative instream flow water sharing policies & agreements, develop DEI in the application of instream flows throughout Colorado, and grow grantee capacity. | $275,000 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Yampa Inc | — | $84,682 |
| 2023 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $57,000 |
| 2023 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | COLORADO RIVER FISH | $40,000 |
| 2023 | Colorado Gives Foundation | GENERAL PURPOSE | $27,951 |
| 2023 | Kettering Family Foundation | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN | $25,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 123 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Colorado Water Trust?
Colorado Water Trust is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by Walton Family Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Gates Family Foundation ($380K), Bonneville Environmental Foundation ($264K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Colorado Water Trust between 2019–2025.
Who is Colorado Water Trust's largest funder?
Walton Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Colorado Water Trust, with $1.6M across 9 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Colorado Water Trust received?
IRS 990 filings record $3.7M in grants to Colorado Water Trust across 123 grants from 41 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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