Funding search · climate adaptation · Colorado
Who funds climate adaptation work in Colorado
11 funders have a record of paying for climate adaptation work by Colorado recipients: 17 grants totaling $3.5M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The McKnight Foundation ($770,000), Walton Family Foundation ($600,000) and The Kresge Foundation ($290,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Colorado recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $400,000 to Global Greengrants Fund — strengthening climate-resilient food systems at the territorial level while shifting food system policies
Largest: $300,000 to University of Colorado Foundation — to support the development of the water desk in order to improve the quantity, quality, and depth of reporting about water management challenges, and the solutions that will suppor…
Largest: $160,000 to RIVER NETWORK — support to expand and deepen the engagement of community-based organizations across the river network membership and engage with federal agencies to adopt approaches that center th…
Shockwave FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to WATER FOR PEOPLE — climate resilient wash study
Largest: $1.5M to FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE — climate resilience in native american communities
Largest: $30,000 to LEFTHAND WATERSHED OVERSIGHT GROUP — building climate-resilient watersheds through landscape scale forest restoration
Rose Community FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $45,000 to Colorado Health Institute — acclimate colorado - implementation of climate resilience policy strategies
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $73,000 · through 2021Largest: $73,000 to Native American Rights Fund — north bering sea climate resilience area implementation support
Largest: $24,995 to The Nature Conservancy Colorado — helps to create flexible solutions for conservation and take action towards a more resilient, climate adapted future, and to leverage the policy and on the ground action against cl…
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2021Largest: $25,000 to CLIMATE ADAPTATION CENTER INC — community development
Largest: $3,000 to Yampa Valley Sustainability Council — to advance the mission to serve as a leader, catalyst and resource for building a sustainable and climate-resilient yampa valley region.
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