Nonprofits in Colorado

Name: Top 10 Colorado nonprofits
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There are 37,165 organizations in Colorado. Combined, these Coloradan nonprofits employ 312,905 people, earn more than $44 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $119 billion.

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Nonprofits by major Colorado cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Denver	16,941	162,839	$25,955,270,120	$69,863,774,081
Colorado Springs	4,165	48,366	$5,516,507,346	$15,918,687,858
Fort Collins	3,612	20,707	$2,963,881,184	$11,573,180,977
Boulder	2,691	21,513	$2,409,523,341	$7,513,601,152
Greeley	1,546	7,434	$911,820,889	$2,209,215,048
Grand Junction	865	10,014	$1,072,265,598	$1,766,299,009
Pueblo	793	8,774	$1,039,660,691	$1,915,178,229
Anchorage, AK	1	0	$0	$0

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Job trends for Colorado nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	3,148
1-10	2,334
11-25	957
26-100	846
101 to 1,000	402
1,000+	46

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	8,658
$250k to $1M	2,749
$1M to $5M	1,569
$5M to $25M	569
$25M to $100M	156
$100M+	62

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 4.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Colorado with more than $100 million account for 56.9% 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	5,860	46,826	$4,241,567,502	$11,332,184,734
Religious organizations	5,396	14,437	$2,226,352,021	$2,291,612,301
Foundations	3,397	1,030	$2,576,954,443	$19,551,139,497
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	2,943	11,217	$808,318,488	$2,226,387,151
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	2,868	12,956	$1,150,638,697	$2,159,270,798
Human service organizations	2,547	41,572	$2,126,358,066	$3,438,782,793
Business and community development organizations	2,310	7,277	$1,335,249,995	$2,240,571,519
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	1,290	7,868	$3,219,017,285	$29,521,431,024
Health organizations	1,000	106,050	$19,334,777,033	$37,177,053,498
Animal organizations	988	3,873	$282,033,340	$641,885,954

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Educause

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

$26.1m

Assets

$37.2m

Employees

106

EIN

84-1455437

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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Nonprofits in Colorado

Nonprofits by major Colorado cities

Job trends for Colorado nonprofits

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Types of nonprofits in Colorado

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Educause

Children's Hospital Colorado

Dumb Friends League

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

Compassion and Choices

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

Water For People

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