Trees Water and People

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Fort Collins, CO EIN 84-1462044

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$2.9M

Foundation funders

69

Grants recorded

157

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Trees Water and People?

Trees Water and People is funded by 69 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($400K), Colorado Gives Foundation ($246K), The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund ($245K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.9M in grants to Trees Water and People between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Ford Foundation$400,00022024
Colorado Gives Foundation$245,92462019–2024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$245,00052021–2025
New Mexico Community Foundation$225,00032022–2024
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado$222,72662020–2025
Climateworks Foundation$150,00022023–2024
Wildlife Conservation Society$149,98312024
Aspen Community Foundation$132,71922021–2024
Impactassetsinc$70,00012024
Marin Community Foundation$69,47322020–2024
Community Foundation Boulder County$56,50042020–2024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$56,37912020
Fair Share Foundation$51,92542020–2024
Mighty Arrow Family Foundation$50,00012024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$50,00082023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$50,00022021–2022
Globalgiving Foundation Inc$49,98232020–2023
Solar Quest Foundation Inc$40,00042022–2025
The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc$40,00042019–2022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$36,23332021–2024
Dan and Sheila Berlin Foundation$35,00022020–2021
Jonas Philanthropies Inc$35,00012020
Helios Foundation$30,00022024–2025
Chamiza Foundation$25,04822023–2025
The Frederick H Leonhardt$25,00022024–2025
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Climate Conservation DBA Center for Large Landscape Conservation$25,00022023–2024
Foundation for the Carolinas$25,00012022
National Philanthropic Trust$24,25032021–2025
Network for Good$22,57132020–2022
Coalitions & Collaboratives Inc$21,98712024
Santa Fe Community Foundation$20,72022022–2024
Earth Rising Foundation$20,00012024
First Nations Development Institute$20,00012023
Boston Foundation Inc$15,25012022
Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc$15,00012024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$15,00022019–2020
National Forest Foundation$14,00012025
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$13,98812022
Jewish Communal Fund$10,32022025
The Robert and Susan Brown$10,00022024–2025
Thomas P and Patricia a O'Donnell Family Foundation C/O Madden Jiganti$10,00022024–2025
Spiegelman Foundation$10,00012023
Dutch Bros Foundation$10,00012022
The Milton and Tamar Maltz$10,00012022
Colorado State University Foundation$10,00012021
Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation$7,50012021
Bright Funds Foundation$7,20912021
Honor the Earth$7,00012021
The Bagne Family Foundation$5,00022022–2024
The Lilly Family Foundation$5,00012023
Iara Lee and George Gund III Foundation$5,00012022
Ecesis Foundation$4,00022020–2021
The Devoe Foundation$3,00022024–2025
The Loving Climate Foundation$2,50012025
The Trio Foundation$2,50012024
Carl E Kessler Family Foundation$2,50012021
Benjamin J Rosenthal Foundation$1,00012024
Pinnacle Gardens Foundation$1,00012021
American Express Foundation$826232020–2024
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$78162020–2025
Newton Family Fund$50012024
Cottonwood Foundation$50012019
Otter Cares Foundation$27512022
Xcel Energy Foundation$25012020
Blue Ocean Foundation$25012020
Curiosity Foundation Inc$20012024
Verizon Foundation$20012021
Baker Hughes Foundation$10012021
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$5012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M4 grants2019 24 grants2020 29 grants2021 24 grants2022 26 grants2023 35 grants2024 15 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2019) to $1.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $244K.

What grants has Trees Water and People received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$100,000
2025Community Foundation of Northern ColoradoPROGRAM SUPPORT$32,000
2025Solar Quest Foundation IncGeneral Program Support$15,000
2025Helios FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2025The Frederick H LeonhardtPROTECTING PUEBLO LANDS IN NM$15,000
2025Chamiza FoundationRESTORING & PROTECTING PUEBLO LANDS IN JEMEZ MTNS$15,000
2025National Forest FoundationCONSERVATION EFFORTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$14,000
2025National Philanthropic TrustINTERNATIONAL$13,250
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$5,160
2025Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$5,160
2025The Robert and Susan BrownUNRESTRICTED USE$5,000
2025Thomas P and Patricia a O'Donnell Family Foundation C/O Madden JigantiCHARITABLE PURPOSE$5,000
2025The Loving Climate FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
2025The Devoe FoundationFURTHERING OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$2,000
2025JPMorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$50
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT TO RESEARCH, MAP AND CONNECT ONGOING ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES IN CENTRAL AND NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND PROMOTE LEARNING AND EXCHANGE CHANNELS WITH EMPHASIS ON ENABLING PUBLIC ECONOMIC POLICY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS$200,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT TO RESEARCH, MAP AND CONNECT ONGOING ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVES IN CENTRAL AND NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND PROMOTE LEARNING AND EXCHANGE CHANNELS WITH EMPHASIS ON ENABLING PUBLIC ECONOMIC POLICY AT LOCAL, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS$200,000
2024Wildlife Conservation SocietyCONSERVATION$149,983
2024Aspen Community FoundationTHE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TREES, WATER, PEOPLE. THIS IS THE FINAL GRANT FROM THIS FUND. IT WILL BE RETIRED.$102,904
2024New Mexico Community Foundation2024 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT FOR CATALYZING WATERSHED-SCALE CHANGE AND PRESERVING PUEBLOAN LIFEWAYS IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE PROJECT$100,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$70,000
2024Community Foundation of Northern ColoradoPROGRAM SUPPORT$61,000
2024Mighty Arrow Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF FORESTED AND OTHER LANDSCAPES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE$50,000
2024The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$50,000
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$25,627
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Coalitions & Collaboratives IncMITIGATION & CAPACITY BUILDING$21,987
2024Earth Rising FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$20,000
2024Fair Share Foundationfinancial aid$18,925

Showing 30 most recent of 157 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Trees Water and People?

Trees Water and People is funded by 69 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($400K), Colorado Gives Foundation ($246K), The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund ($245K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.9M in grants to Trees Water and People between 2019–2025.

Who is Trees Water and People's largest funder?

The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Trees Water and People, with $400K across 2 grants (2024).

How much grant funding has Trees Water and People received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.9M in grants to Trees Water and People across 157 grants from 69 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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