Colorado Water Trust

Denver, CO ·EIN 84-1606567 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$3.1M received 39 funders 92 grants · 2020–2024

Who funds Colorado Water Trust?

Colorado Water Trust is funded by 39 grantmakers, led by Walton Family Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Bonneville Environmental Foundation ($250K), Gates Family Foundation ($180K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.1M in grants to Colorado Water Trust between 2020–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Walton Family Foundation Inc$1,552,98092020–2024
Bonneville Environmental Foundation$250,00022021–2024
Gates Family Foundation$180,46632020–2022
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$168,15332020–2023
Colorado Gives Foundation$149,40452020–2024
Resources Legacy Fund$110,00022021–2024
The Nature Conservancy$104,88232021–2024
The Telluray Foundation$100,00012020
National Philanthropic Trust$87,00022023–2024
The Namaste Foundation Inc$65,00052020–2024
Xcel Energy Foundation$59,00052020–2024
Kettering Family Foundation$52,00022023–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$42,60042020–2024
Clif Family Foundation$32,50042020–2023
Rose Community Foundation$25,00012021
Laffey-mchugh Foundation$17,50042020–2023
Michael E Mcgoldrick Charitable$15,00012024
W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable Foundation$15,00012023
Colorado Watershed Assembly$15,00012020
Aspen Business Center Foundation$11,00042020–2024
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$10,08012023
The Sweetgrass Foundation Inc$10,00012022
Wright Family Foundation$9,00042020–2024
Forever Our Rivers Foundation$7,00012023
The DuBose Foundation$6,47832021–2024

Showing top 25 of 39 funders by total given.

What grants has Colorado Water Trust received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo 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
2024Bonneville Environmental FoundationFRASER RIVER TRIBUTARIES - DENVER WATER EXCHANGE PROJECT$240,000
2024Resources Legacy FundLAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE$80,000
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$32,110
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$30,000
2024Kettering Family FoundationCOLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE COLORADO'S YAMPA RIVER$27,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024Michael E Mcgoldrick CharitableGENERAL FUND FOR ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION$15,000
2024The Namaste Foundation IncOperating Budget$15,000
2024Xcel Energy FoundationENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY$15,000
2024Walton Family Foundation IncTo support the Colorado Water Trust's RiverBank.$10,000
2024The Nature ConservancyCONSERVATION ACTIVITIES$8,183
2024The DuBose FoundationEnvironmental$6,078
2024The Macmeier FoundationCHARITY$5,000
2024Aspen Business Center FoundationENVIRONMENTAL$3,000
2024Wright Family FoundationRESTORRE WASTER FLOWS IN COLO RIVERS$3,000
2024Newton Family FundUNRESTRICTED$1,000
2024Tykeson Family Charitable TrustGENERAL FUND$1,000
2023Walton Family Foundation IncTo 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
2023National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$57,000
2023National Fish and Wildlife FoundationCOLORADO RIVER FISH$40,000
2023Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$27,951
2023Kettering Family FoundationINNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN$25,000
2023W L Lyons Brown Jr Charitable FoundationGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$15,000
2023The Namaste Foundation IncOperating Budget$15,000
2023Clif Family FoundationRevitalize the Environment$15,000
2023Xcel Energy FoundationENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY$11,000
2023Communities Foundation of Texas IncTHIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$10,080
2023Forever Our Rivers FoundationInstream Flows$7,000
2023Sally Mead Hands FoundationOPERATING FUNDS$3,000

Showing 30 most recent of 92 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Colorado Water Trust?

Colorado Water Trust is funded by 39 grantmakers, led by Walton Family Foundation Inc ($1.6M), Bonneville Environmental Foundation ($250K), Gates Family Foundation ($180K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $3.1M in grants to Colorado Water Trust between 2020–2024.

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 $3.1M in grants to Colorado Water Trust across 92 grants from 39 funders between 2020–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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