Funding search · EIN 841366597 · Denver, CO

The Michael P Dowling Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

142
grants reported
$197,608
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$150
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Colorado Public Radio3 grants · $55,000
  • Scenic Hudson3 grants · $50,000
  • Colorado Open Lands4 grants · $32,025
  • Land Trust Alliance1 grant · $15,000
  • Denver Museum of Nature & Science3 grants · $4,500
  • Colorado Symphony Assocation3 grants · $3,500
  • Yale School of Environment-Annual Fund3 grants · $3,500
  • Forest Trends3 grants · $3,500
  • Conservation Colorado3 grants · $3,000
  • Yale Alumni Fund2 grants · $2,450

Giving over time

$29,700
2022
$45,875
2023
$120,225
2024
$1,808
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 142 grants.

  • $45,000

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2024

    Culture/education

  • $30,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $15,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $15,000

    Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $15,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $10,025

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $6,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $5,000

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2023

    Culture/education

  • $5,000

    Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2022

    Culture/education

  • $5,000

    Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $2,350

    Yale Alumni Fund · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Higher education

  • $1,500

    Colorado Symphony Assocation · Denver, CO · 2024

    Culture/education

  • $1,500

    Denver Museum of Nature & Science · Denver, CO · 2024

    Culture/education

  • $1,500

    Forest Trends · Washington, DC · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $1,500

    Denver Museum of Nature & Science · Denver, CO · 2023

    Culture/education

  • $1,500

    Yale School of Environment-Annual Fund · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Higher education

  • $1,500

    Denver Museum of Nature & Science · Denver, CO · 2022

    Culture/education

  • $1,000

    Colorado Open Lands · Lakewood, CO · 2025

    Natural resource conservation

  • $1,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Education

  • $1,000

    The Park People · Denver, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $1,000

    Yale Environment 360 Online Attn Finance · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Higher education

  • $1,000

    Yale School of Environment-Annual Fund · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Higher education

  • $1,000

    Colorado Symphony Assocation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Culture/education

  • $1,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Education

  • $1,000

    Forest Trends · Washington, DC · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $1,000

    Yale Som 1982 Scholarship Fund · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Culture/education

  • $1,000

    Colorado Symphony Assocation · Denver, CO · 2022

    Culture/education

  • $1,000

    Conservation Colorado · Denver, CO · 2022

    Education

  • $1,000

    Forest Trends · Washington, DC · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $1,000

    Sand County Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $1,000

    Yale School of Environment-Annual Fund · New Haven, CT · 2022

    Higher education

  • $750

    Colorado Wildlife Federation · Denver, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $750

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $750

    Colorado Wildlife Federation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $750

    The Park People · Denver, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $750

    Colorado Wildlife Federation · Denver, CO · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $600

    Conservation Trust of Puerto Ricopara La Naturaleza · San Juan, PR · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $600

    The Park People · Denver, CO · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $575

    Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2024

    Public television

  • $500

    Opera Colorado · Englewood, CO · 2025

    Culture/education

  • $500

    Mercy Coprs · Portland, OR · 2024

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $500

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $500

    Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2023

    Public television

  • $500

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $500

    Regis Jesuit High School · Aurora, CO · 2022

    Education

  • $500

    Rocky Mountain Pbs · Denver, CO · 2022

    Public television

  • $400

    Denver Architecture Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023

    Culture/education

  • $300

    Denver Rescue Mission · Denver, CO · 2024

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $300

    Denver Rescue Mission · Denver, CO · 2023

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $300

    Denver Rescue Mission · Denver, CO · 2022

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $250

    Colorado Headwaters Land Trust · Granby, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $208

    Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado · Denver, CO · 2025

    Natural resource conservation

  • $200

    Environmental Defense · Washington, DC · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $200

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hunger relief programs

  • $200

    Food Bank of the Rockies · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $200

    Nature Conservancy · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $200

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2023

    Hunger relief programs

  • $200

    Food Bank of the Rockies · Lakewood, CO · 2023

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $200

    Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022

    Hunger relief programs

  • $200

    Food Bank of the Rockies · Lakewood, CO · 2022

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $150

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2024

    Suicide prevention

  • $150

    American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $150

    Center for Contemplative Living · Denver, CO · 2024

    Humanitarian assistance/education

  • $150

    Colorado Cattlemens Agricultural Land Trust · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $150

    Colorado West Land Trust · Grand Junction, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $150

    Irish Repertory Theatre · New York, NY · 2024

    Culture/education

  • $150

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $150

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Clean energy

  • $150

    Smithsonian Institution Friends of the Smithsonian · Washington, DC · 2024

    Culture/education

  • $150

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $150

    Yale Environment 360 Online Attn Finance · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Higher education

  • $150

    National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Natural resource conservation

  • $125

    Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2024

    Human rights protection

  • $125

    The Alliance Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Central Park Conservatory · New York, NY · 2025

    Environmental

  • $100

    Colorado Fourteeners Initiative · Golden, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Environment Co Research & Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Mile High United Way · Denver, CO · 2024

    Humanitarian assistance

  • $100

    National Ms Society · Denver, CO · 2024

    Health and wellness

  • $100

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2024

    Culture/education

  • $100

    Retro Report · New York, NY · 2024

    News

  • $100

    The Trust for Public Land · Denver, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    The Uso · Washington, DC · 2024

    Providing for us armed forces and their families

  • $100

    Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Woodwell Climate Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2024

    Climate change

  • $100

    Alliance for Sustainable Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2023

    Suicide prevention

  • $100

    American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Amnesty International · New York, NY · 2023

    Human rights protection

  • $100

    Center for Contemplative Living · Denver, CO · 2023

    Humanitarian assistance/education

  • $100

    Colorado Cattlemens Agricultural Land Trust · Arvada, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Colorado Fourteeners Iinitiative · Golden, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Colorado West Land Trust · Grand Junction, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Consumer Report Foundation · Yonkers, NY · 2023

    News

  • $100

    Denver Zoo · Denver, CO · 2023

    Culture/education

  • $100

    Environment Co Research & Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Environmental Defense · Washington, DC · 2023

    Natural resource conservation

  • $100

    Irish Repertory Theatre · New York, NY · 2023

    Culture/education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.