A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 84-1305302Environment

Who funds Bluff Lake Nature Center?

13 private foundations gave Bluff Lake Nature Center in Denver, CO $1.4 million across 42 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

42 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2025

    Program specific

    $530,000
  2. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    General operating

    $35,000
  3. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Project support

    $35,000
  4. The Morgridge Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. LARRK FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    General Support

    $25,000
  6. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Construction

    $25,000
  7. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Dollars for doing grantenvironmental sustainabilitymatch a previous donation (501(c)3) grant, volunteer energy

    $22,270
  8. The Russell Family FoundationGig Harbor, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $5,000
  9. Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family FoundationShreveport, LA 2024

    Program services

    $1,000
  10. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2024

    Matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific programs as identified by the employee or board member

    $520
  11. The Colorado Health FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Maintain healthy bodies; matching contribution to support the organization and/or specific programs as identified by the employee or board member

    $350,200
  12. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Project support

    $75,000
  13. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Program specific

    $25,000
  14. LARRK FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    General Support

    $25,000
  15. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Environmental sustainability volunteer energy

    $16,000
  16. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    General operating

    $5,000
  17. The Sutherland Foundation IncLouisville, KY 2023

    General fund-unrestricted

    $2,500
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $169
  19. The Janus Henderson FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    Matching Gifts

    $50
  20. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Program specific

    $25,000
  21. Gates Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    Project support

    $25,000
  22. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Environmental sustainability / matching funds / volunteer energy

    $16,050
  23. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2022

    Annual general operating support

    $7,500
  24. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2022

    General operating

    $5,000
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $385
  26. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Program Specific

    $25,000
  27. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Volunteer energy / environment grant

    $15,500
  28. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    General Operating

    $8,000
  29. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2021

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  30. The Janus Henderson FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    Matching Gifts

    $25
  31. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    2020 volunteer energy grant/2020 environment grant

    $11,000
  32. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  33. Kettering Family FoundationDayton, OH 2020

    BLNC Making Nature Accessible

    $7,500
  34. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    2020 out of cycle grant

    $2,500
  35. The Janus Henderson FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $51
  36. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Environment

    $10,000
  37. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2019

    General Operating Support

    $3,500
  38. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Out of cycle - ev

    $2,500
  39. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Team volunteer grant

    $500
  40. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Matching employee donations

    $500
  41. Hugh and Michelle Harvey Family FoundationDenver, CO 2018

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  42. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2017

    To support environmental projects.

    $4,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Denver, CO and are not among Bluff Lake Nature Center’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 18 grants Accepts applications $203,714 to similar organizations
  2. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 28 grants Preselected only $5,392,980 to similar organizations
  3. Wend II IncBentonville, AR 16 grants Preselected only $2,950,800 to similar organizations
  4. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 10 grants Preselected only $2,500 to similar organizations
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 25 grants Accepts applications $31,568,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Prentice Foundation IncWilmington, DE 9 grants Preselected only $374,600 to similar organizations
  7. Records Johnston Family FoundationOklahoma City, OK 7 grants Preselected only $292,500 to similar organizations
  8. The New-Land Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA 15 grants Accepts applications $245,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-1305302 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.