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Denver environmental organizations

There are 309 environmental organizations in the greater Denver metro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood. Combined, these Denver metro environmental organizations employ 4,982 people, earn more than $1 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $776 million.
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Types of environmental organizations in Denver

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Natural resource conservation organizations
 
101
 
$921,436,080
Environmental education organizations
 
47
 
$41,134,952
Pollution abatement and control organizations
 
46
 
$41,518,777
Environmental alliances and advocates
 
27
 
$1,305,677
Land conservation organizations
 
24
 
$71,422,120
Water quality and wetland conservation organizations
 
23
 
$12,370,406
Botanical nonprofits and horticultural societies
 
22
 
$59,253,706
Recycling programs
 
20
 
$4,051,338
Garden clubs and horticultural programs
 
16
 
$7,476,962
Civic environmental and open space organizations
 
12
 
$2,200,959
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Job trends for Denver environmental organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
48
1-10
 
31
11-25
 
25
26-100
 
11
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of environmental organizations in Denver

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
65
$250k to $1M
 
35
$1M to $5M
 
35
$5M to $25M
 
11
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
1
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Directory of environmental organizations in Denver

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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
$23.4m
Assets
$53.2m
Employees
58
EIN
13-6211384
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Urban Land Conservancy

Urban Land Conservancy acquires, develops, and preserves affordable community assets in Colorado to positively impact lives and promote urban revitalization.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$145.0m
Employees
23
EIN
20-0405066
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Botanic Gardens connects people with diverse plant collections, providing delight and enlightenment while inspiring stewardship of the environment.
Revenue
$46.0m
Assets
$31.5m
Employees
445
EIN
84-0440359
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF)

Dedicated to the scholarly and practical study of the law and regulations relating to mining, oil & gas, water, public lands, energy, environmental protection, and other related areas.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$22.9m
Employees
13
EIN
84-6037688
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Environment America Research and Policy Center

Environment America Research and Policy Center protects air, water and open spaces through research, civic engagement, public education, and policy.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$9.3m
Employees
0
EIN
13-4339865
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Colorado Open Lands

Colorado Open Lands preserves significant open lands and natural heritage in Colorado through private/public partnerships, innovative land conservation, and strategic leadership.
Revenue
$46.5m
Assets
$12.4m
Employees
32
EIN
84-0866211
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alliance for Sustainable Energy

Battelle and MRIGlobal formed Alliance for Sustainability, LLC for the purpose of winning the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) management and operating (M&O) contract.
Revenue
$786.3m
Assets
$175.0m
Employees
3,457
EIN
26-1939342
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western Conservation Foundation

The Western Conservation Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to protect the land, air, and water in the Western United States. The Foundation does this by building leaders and champions for conservation, identifying timely issues, and e...
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$6.7m
Employees
21
EIN
33-1107506
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nrel Foundation

Nrel Foundation accelerates the development of modern clean energy technologies and solutions by bridging NREL and financial resources.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
2
EIN
86-3498248
IRS type
501(c)(3)

High Line Canal Conservancy

High Line Canal Conservancy preserves, protects and enhances the 71-mile legacy canal in Centennial, CO through leadership, stewardship and advocacy.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$13.5m
Employees
19
EIN
81-4337938
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Coalitions and Collaboratives

Nonprofit supporting conservation efforts through ecosystem management programs for forest health and resilience. Provides program oversight and guidance. Based in Lake George, CO.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$984.5k
Employees
27
EIN
47-2144690
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA)

COSEIA leads and represents the solar and energy storage-related businesses in Colorado, advancing clean energy policies and removing market barriers.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$313.3k
Employees
0
EIN
84-1115955
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Mountain Area Land Trust

Conserves natural areas, wildlife habitat, streams and rivers, ranches, and historic lands. Educates the public on land and water conservation issues.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$5.4m
Employees
9
EIN
84-6256809
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western Landowners Alliance

Western Landowners Alliance sustains working lands and connected landscapes by exchanging knowledge among practitioners and promoting stewardship.
Revenue
$3.7m
Assets
$3.2m
Employees
24
EIN
46-1346488
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Revision

Re:Vision develops resident leaders, cultivates community food systems, and grows self-sufficient economies.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
25
EIN
26-1204343
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Native American Fish & Wildlife Society (NAFWS)

The Native American Fish & Wildlife Society's mission is to assist Native American and Alaska Native Tribes with the conservation, protection, and enhancement of their fish and wildlife resources.
Revenue
$4.2m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
26
EIN
86-0534380
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Regional Air Quality Council

To serve as a lead agency for developing plans for implementation maintenance & enforcement of ambient air quality standards within the Denver Metro North Front Range area.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
13
EIN
84-1151507
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Sarara Institute Sarara Foundation

Sarara Institute supports community-based wildlife and habitat conservation efforts in Kenya and beyond by building off the experience of co-founder Jonathan Bastard, whose family has spent over 20 years working with local communities.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$239.6k
Employees
0
EIN
82-2386824
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Colorado Mountain Club

The Colorado Mountain Club unites mountain enthusiasts, hosts events and provides classes for safe and responsible recreation in Colorado's mountains.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
48
EIN
84-0410760
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative actively protects and preserves the natural integrity of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks through volunteer-based mountain trail restoration and construction projects as well as educational programs.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
39
EIN
84-1354844
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "C00: Environment: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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