Nonprofits in Colorado

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There are 35,640 organizations in Colorado. Combined, these Coloradan nonprofits employ 302,585 people, earn more than $43 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $120 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Colorado cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Denver	16,163	159,412	$25,753,787,939	$70,166,242,242
Colorado Springs	4,005	44,083	$5,458,801,915	$16,087,970,123
Fort Collins	3,510	20,402	$2,975,004,795	$11,632,789,279
Boulder	2,548	20,524	$2,388,544,558	$7,587,402,432
Greeley	1,492	7,181	$908,916,498	$2,224,333,787
Grand Junction	832	9,968	$1,075,958,768	$1,789,871,304
Pueblo	766	8,867	$1,043,572,794	$1,982,017,332
Anchorage, AK	1	0	$0	$0

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Job trends for Colorado nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,033
1-10	2,283
11-25	938
26-100	828
101 to 1,000	386
1,000+	45

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Colorado is driven by large organizations like Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), University of Denver (DU), Children's Hospital Colorado, Parker Adventist Hospital, and Young Life.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, universities, hospital systems, developmentally disabled centers, and specialty hospitals.

Sizes of nonprofits in Colorado

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	7,987
$250k to $1M	2,672
$1M to $5M	1,560
$5M to $25M	566
$25M to $100M	149
$100M+	63

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like CommonSpirit Health, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), Children's Hospital Colorado, Parker Adventist Hospital, and Compassion International Incorporated earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Colorado.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 4.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Colorado with more than $100 million account for 57.5% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, public utilities, specialty hospitals, and private foundations.

Types of nonprofits in Colorado

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Educational institutions	5,573	46,140	$4,226,502,220	$11,398,900,235
Religious organizations	5,361	15,297	$2,257,901,499	$2,527,213,400
Foundations	3,272	1,025	$2,503,269,234	$19,401,559,931
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,796	10,380	$736,440,756	$2,299,395,416
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,742	12,634	$1,133,564,638	$2,228,065,102
Human service organizations	2,332	38,600	$2,145,236,288	$3,509,981,608
Business and community development organizations	2,253	7,097	$1,276,433,715	$2,303,558,079
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,245	7,814	$3,168,176,545	$29,453,080,716
Mutual assistance organizations	970	3,164	$565,782,408	$942,481,612
Health organizations	950	105,039	$19,334,780,301	$37,461,047,242

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Dumb Friends League

The Dumb Friends League, based in Denver, Colorado, is the largest independent, nonprofit community-based animal shelter/humane society in the Rocky Mountain region.

Revenue

$21.7m

Assets

$132.8m

Employees

376

EIN

84-0405254

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

Nurse-Family Partnership is an evidence-based, nurse home visiting program that improves the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income, first-time parents and their children.

Revenue

$24.8m

Assets

$41.7m

Employees

130

EIN

20-0234163

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Children's Hospital Colorado

Children's Hospital Colorado provides comprehensive medical care for kids from birth through adolescence at the only pediatric Level 1 trauma center in the region.

Revenue

$1.3b

Assets

$2.0b

Employees

8,951

EIN

84-0166760

IRS type

501(c)(3)

EDUCAUSE helps those who lead, manage, and use information technology to shape strategic decisions at every level. EDUCAUSE actively engages with colleges and universities, corporations, foundations, government, and other nonprofit organizations.

Revenue

$16.6m

Assets

$37.4m

Employees

101

EIN

84-1455437

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Morris Animal Foundation is a nonprofit organization that invests in science to advance animal health. The Foundation is a global leader in funding scientific studies for companion animals, horses and wildlife.

Revenue

$15.3m

Assets

$90.8m

Employees

EIN

84-6032307

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

Advocates and preservers of the most beautiful and oldest breed of horse on earth. To serve members and owners of purebred, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses through registration, events and activities, programs, products and customer service.

Revenue

$9.9m

Assets

$3.7m

Employees

EIN

01-0744024

IRS type

501(c)(5)

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

To promote the Study of the etiology, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and all other aspects of Lung Cancer and other thoracic malignancies.to provide education and information about Lung Cancer and other thoracic malignancies to iaslc mem...

Revenue

$18.8m

Assets

$21.4m

Employees

EIN

20-0499338

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Compassion and Choices

Compassion & Choices of Washington (C&C) provides advocacy, counseling, and emotional support to qualified individuals who desire a peaceful, humane death.

Revenue

$19.0m

Assets

$14.2m

Employees

EIN

84-1328829

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Water For People

Water For People exists to promote the development of high quality drinking water and sanitation services, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments.

Revenue

$22.8m

Assets

$17.1m

Employees

EIN

84-1166148

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

AORN is a non-profit membership association based in Denver, Colorado that represents the interests of more than 160,000 perioperative nurses by providing nursing education, standards, and clinical practice resources.

Revenue

$32.2m

Assets

$31.2m

Employees

185

EIN

13-1882322

IRS type

501(c)(6)

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Nonprofits in Colorado

Nonprofits by major Colorado cities

Job trends for Colorado nonprofits

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Dumb Friends League

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

Children's Hospital Colorado

Educause

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Compassion and Choices

Water For People

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

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