Denver area nonprofits

Name: Top 20 Denver area nonprofits
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There are 17,645 organizations in the greater Denvermetro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood. Combined, these Denver metro nonprofits employ 171,820 people, earn more than $39 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $120 billion.

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Job trends for Denver nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	2,210
1-10	1,200
11-25	468
26-100	397
101 to 1,000	207
1,000+	23

Key takeaways for employment stats:

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

Sizes of nonprofits in Denver

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	4,189
$250k to $1M	1,495
$1M to $5M	959
$5M to $25M	396
$25M to $100M	90
$100M+	37

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Schwab Charitable Fund, CommonSpirit Health, Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), Children's Hospital Colorado, and Parker Adventist Hospital earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Denver.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 2.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Denver with more than $100 million account for 70.2% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be hospital systems, public foundations, specialty hospitals, general hospitals, and health finance organizations.

Types of nonprofits in Denver

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	2,659	2,507	$317,149,300	$795,940,493
Educational institutions	2,214	31,797	$4,075,413,135	$10,083,302,145
Foundations	1,928	1,274	$9,422,521,145	$48,243,910,222
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,330	6,214	$480,234,725	$807,844,738
Human service organizations	1,308	19,237	$1,496,715,509	$2,938,433,661
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,196	6,809	$623,940,458	$1,649,032,354
Business and community development organizations	1,117	3,771	$722,390,516	$1,356,171,877
Public sector, public co-ops, and veteran organizations	516	4,410	$1,591,123,663	$22,490,656,123
Health organizations	475	63,198	$15,688,825,732	$24,504,777,990
Housing providers and shelters	425	5,279	$682,230,416	$2,398,415,289

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1-20 of 17,645

The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First (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

$80.3m

Assets

$97.7m

Employees

203

EIN

20-0234163

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Denver Dumb Friends League

Denver Dumb Friends League ends pet homelessness and suffering by providing comprehensive care for vulnerable pets and offering urgent veterinary services.

Revenue

$25.1m

Assets

$128.1m

Employees

426

EIN

84-0405254

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

$1.8b

Assets

$2.3b

Employees

10.3k

EIN

84-0166760

IRS type

501(c)(3)

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

IASLC promotes lung cancer research, education, and information to members with publications and scientific programs located in Denver.

Revenue

$11.6m

Assets

$25.4m

Employees

EIN

20-0499338

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

$11.0m

Assets

$9.0m

Employees

EIN

01-0744024

IRS type

501(c)(5)

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

$11.6m

Assets

$109.7m

Employees

EIN

84-6032307

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

$20.8m

Assets

$24.7m

Employees

120

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

$42.0m

Assets

$45.3m

Employees

180

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

$32.6m

Assets

$29.4m

Employees

EIN

84-1166148

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)

To promote the growth of a responsible and legitimate cannabis industry and to work for a favorable social, economic and legal environment for that industry in the United States.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$271.8k

Employees

EIN

27-3484449

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Denver Museum ignites passion for nature and science, through research contributing to scientific knowledge, and presenting dynamic exhibits, programs and partnerships.

Revenue

$51.3m

Assets

$37.0m

Employees

658

EIN

84-0518447

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Food Bank of the Rockies

Food Bank of the Rockies distributes food and essentials to people experiencing food insecurity in CO and WY.

Revenue

$150.3m

Assets

$84.5m

Employees

240

EIN

84-0772672

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Water Works Association

AWWA provides solutions to manage water, through conferences, education, and publications. Located in Denver, CO.

Revenue

$35.4m

Assets

$46.4m

Employees

164

EIN

13-5660277

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Water Research Foundation (WRF)

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is the leading research organization advancing the science of all water to meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector.

Revenue

$24.5m

Assets

$46.6m

Employees

EIN

13-6211384

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation

Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation solicits and administers donations that benefit the charitable, health care, and retirement home services provided by Catholic Health Initiatives facilities in Colorado.

Revenue

$23.2m

Assets

$84.1m

Employees

EIN

84-0902211

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Song Foundation

The Song Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds covid-19 pandemic support, general support, and to support the knight-wallace fellowship for journalists.

Revenue

$10.0m

Assets

$33.2m

Employees

EIN

84-3950307

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Platte Valley Medical Center (PVMC)

Platte Valley Medical Center (PVMC) is national top performing hospital with a mission to foster optimal health for all.

Revenue

$193.8m

Assets

$214.7m

Employees

1,197

EIN

84-0482695

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Colorado Academy (CA)

Colorado Academy is an independent nonsectarian, co-educational, college preparatory day school for students from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. The program is based on academics, arts and athletics.

Revenue

$53.2m

Assets

$123.5m

Employees

611

EIN

84-0421874

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Developmental Pathways

Developmental Pathways' mission is to enrich the lives of people with developmental disabilities/delays by partnering to provide expertise, support and advocacy in their pursuit of a meaningful life.

Revenue

$48.5m

Assets

$46.1m

Employees

306

EIN

84-0534643

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Project Cure / Benevolent Healthcare Foundation

Project Cure / Benevolent Healthcare Foundation is a humanitarian organization in Centennial, CO whose mission is: Project Cure distributes medical supplies to needy countries worldwide.

Revenue

$65.3m

Assets

$114.8m

Employees

EIN

84-1568566

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Denver area nonprofits

Job trends for Denver nonprofits

Sizes of nonprofits in Denver

Types of nonprofits in Denver

Directory of nonprofits in Denver

The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First (NFP)

Denver Dumb Friends League

Children's Hospital Colorado

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer

Arabian Horse Association (AHA)

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Compassion and Choices

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)

Water For People

National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA)

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Food Bank of the Rockies

American Water Works Association

The Water Research Foundation (WRF)

Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation

Song Foundation

Platte Valley Medical Center (PVMC)

Colorado Academy (CA)

Developmental Pathways

Project Cure / Benevolent Healthcare Foundation

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