Funding search · environmental justice · Colorado
Who funds environmental justice work in Colorado
8 funders have a record of paying for environmental justice work by Colorado recipients: 11 grants totaling $3.1M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Wellspring Philanthropic Fund ($300,000), The Ford Foundation ($550,000) and Sequoia Climate Foundation ($2.0M).
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: $200,000 to FONDO SEMILLAS AC — gender, economic and environmental justice for women in mexico and central america
Largest: $200,000 to GLOBAL GREENGRANTS FUND INC — to deepen and expand the global understanding of the intersection between disability rights and environmental justice through grassroots grantmaking, communications, and field buil…
Largest: $2.0M to CENTER FOR APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY — to support reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhance environmental justice
Largest: $100,000 to ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE — the environmental justice impact of oil and gas flares in the united states
Social Justice Fund NorthwestSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to NOT OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS — general operating: environmental justice
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $111,000 · through 2022Largest: $111,000 to Native American Rights Fund — environmental justice work
American Indian Youth Running StrongAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to EARTH LAW CENTER — dreamstarter, environmental justice
One Roof FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to GREEN LATINOS — environmental justice
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