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Ricketts Conservation Foundation

Littleton, CO  ·  EIN 462927195  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$4.7M

Total Giving

$2.1M

Grants on File

20

Average Grant

$103K

Giving Radius

Where Ricketts Conservation Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — no grants on file CO — $212K across 8 grants CT — no grants on file DC — $110K across 1 grant DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — $20K across 1 grant IL — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — $163K across 1 grant NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $452K across 2 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — $100K across 1 grant VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — $1.0M across 6 grants
Historical grants to 13 recipients across 7 states. Top concentrations: Jackson ($1.0M, 5 grants), Ithaca ($452K, 2 grants), Bozeman ($163K, 1 grant), Denver ($111K, 4 grants), Washington ($110K, 1 grant).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Cornell University $301K 2020
Wyoming Wetlands Society $250K 2020
University of Colorado - Denver $20K 2020
Trout Unlimited $100K 2020
The Peregrine Fund $20K 2020
Rocky Mountain Bird Conservatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies $48K 2020
Rocky Mountain Bird Conservatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies $33K 2021
Cornell University $151K 2021
University of Colorado - Denver $34K 2021
Wyoming Game and Fish Department $1K 2021
Wyoming Wetlands Society $250K 2021
Wyoming Wetlands Society $250K 2023
American Forests $110K 2023
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition $163K 2023
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies $15K 2023
Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative $2K 2023
University of Montana $37K 2023
University of Colorado $20K 2022
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory dba Bird Conservancy of the Rockies $5K 2022
Wyoming Wetlands Society $250K 2022

20 grants total

Section V

Board of Directors

  • J Joe Ricketts President, Secretary and Treasurer
  • Alfred Levitt Secretary and General Counsel
  • Walter G Wehtje Director of Conservation
  • J Joe Ricketts President, Secretary and Treasurer
  • Alfred Levitt Secretary and General Counsel
  • Walter G Wehtje Director of Conservation
  • John J Ricketts President, Secretary, Tres
  • Walter G Wehtje Director of Conservation
  • John J Ricketts President, Secretary, Tres
  • Walter G Wehtje Director of Conservation

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $3.0M $25K $3.1M $946K
2022 $803K $4K $1.4M $654K
2021 $26K $3K $4.4M $797K
2020 $68K $2K $1.4M $1.1M
2019 $72K $1K $1 $544K
2015 $683 $295 $39K $1.2M
2014 $3K — $146K $2.2M
2013 $3.0M $13K $3.1M $1.1M

Section VII

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