Big Green
Denver, CO · EIN 27-5083595. Reported 89 grants totalling $2,192,132 to 80 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Big Green, the IRS classifies it under food & nutrition rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE K40) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 80 distinct organizations, with 10% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $21,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $7,500 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardeneers | Chicago, IL | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc | San Antonio, TX | $78,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brownsville Wellness Coalition Inc | Brownsville, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fmw Nonprofit Solutions | Hopkins, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Cabos Childrens Foundation | Eagan, MN | $55,448 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Symbiosis | Aurora, CO | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Heroes | Brownsville, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gardopia Gardens | San Antonio, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hand Heart and Soul Project Inc | Jonesboro, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keres Childrens Learning Center | Cochiti Publo, NM | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Revival of Cultural Arts | Brownsville, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Calvary Group | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hip Hop Is Green | Federal Way, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Green | Denver, CO | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Land Together | Berkeley, CA | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Outer Haven | Denver, CO | $33,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Just Roots | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mohammed Schools of Atlanta Ltd | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ourspace World Inc | Bowie, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Think Green Inc | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Austin Public Education Foundation | Austin, TX | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House Inc | Brownsville, TX | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Sabina Church | Chicago, IL | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Healthy Earth Organization Inc | Estero, FL | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Seeds | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Sustainability Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Urban Transformation | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Action Network Movement Inc | Miami, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Front Line Farming Inc | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Above Everything | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Light Carrier | Aurora, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manna-the Durango Soup Kitchen | Durango, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montbello 2020 | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montezuma School to Farm Project | Cortez, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Croix Foundation for Community Development Inc | Christiansted, VI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Antonio District | La Vernia, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Progress Alliance | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Micro Fund | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Schoolseed Foundation | Memphis, TN | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Confluence Colorado | Denver, CO | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ag & Food Lab | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appetite for Change Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Education | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship of Women | Brownsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fruitful Commons | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego Food System Alliance | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sprout City Farms Inc | Denver, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education | Savannah, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Growers Collective Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Black Lives Veggies the Non-Profite | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Dreams | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Journey Development Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kindness Farm LLC | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Terra Birds | Flagstaff, AZ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zintkala Luta | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayne-Westland Community School District | Westland, MI | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Poudre High School Impala Fund Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $12,684 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Health Partnerships Incorporated | Miami, FL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Farm Less Ordinary | Purcellville, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Darnall Charter School | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Economic Opportunity for Savannah Chatham County Area Inc | Savannah, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Foumdaion for Agriculture Inc | Macon, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Growers Network Inc | Decatur, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global One Urban Farming | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaizen Food Rescue | Englewood, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Painted Desert Demonstration Projects Inc | Flagstaff, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spirit of the Sun Inc | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sproutin Up Corporation | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Talmar Inc | Parkville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Freedom Bound Center | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weecycle | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenbriar Childrens Center Inc | Savannah, GA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| River Rouge School District | River Rouge, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
8 of 80 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 68 of 80 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $1,307,184 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 40 | $884,948 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
20% of its giving went to organizations in Colorado. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $21,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Colorado.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Big Green's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 0 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 42 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2901 Blake St, Denver, CO, 80205.
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