Aspen Skiing Company Environment Foundation
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About Aspen Skiing Company Environment Foundation
The Aspen Skiing Company Environment Foundation concentrates on place-based environmental protection and climate advocacy in the Aspen/Roaring Fork and broader Colorado mountain region. It funds legal and policy advocacy groups, local land and watershed stewardship organizations, and K–12/environmental education programs, often supporting organizations defending public lands, opposing fossil fuel development, and building community resilience to wildfire and climate impacts.
Focus Areas
Mountain and watershed stewardship in the Roaring Fork/Aspen region (trail work, wildfire resilience, watershed councils)Climate advocacy and policy campaigns aimed at Colorado energy transition (e.g., 350 Colorado, Conservation Colorado Education Fund)Environmental legal defense and watchdog work on oil & gas and public lands (e.g., Western Environmental Law Center, Wilderness Workshop)K–12 environmental education and outdoor youth programming in local school districts (Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Basalt Education Foundation)Local outdoor volunteerism and recreation stewardship (Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, Colorado Fourteeners Initiative)
Who They Fund
About Aspen Skiing Company Environment Foundation
Aspen Skiing Company Environment Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a $24,813 grant to Wilderness Workshop for oil and gas defense and forest watchdog work, a window into how the foundation combines environmental legal advocacy with place-based conservation in the Aspen and Roaring Fork region. Across its grant list, the foundation supports watershed stewardship, public-lands defense, climate-policy advocacy, local outdoor volunteerism, and environmental education programs tied to Colorado mountain communities.\n\nThe foundation’s grants also show a strong mix of operating support and project-specific support. Western Environmental Law Center received multiple general-support awards, while Aspen Center for Environment was funded for environmental education school programming. Other recipients include 350 Colorado, Protect Our Winters, Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, Middle Colorado Watershed Council, and Colorado Fourteeners Initiative. The pattern points to a funder that backs both advocacy organizations and on-the-ground stewardship groups, with attention to long-running issues such as fossil fuel development, wildfire resilience, and youth environmental learning.\n\nIts giving is entirely Colorado-based, with recipients spread across mountain and Western Slope communities rather than a single city. The foundation’s portfolio is compact but consistent, centered on organizations working in the state’s public-lands, watershed, and climate-policy landscape.
What Aspen Skiing Company Environment Foundation Funds
Environmental legal defense is a clear strand in the foundation’s portfolio. Western Environmental Law Center received $20,000 in 2025, $20,000 in 2024, and $15,000 in 2023 in general support, showing repeated backing for legal and watchdog work. Wilderness Workshop also received $20,000 in 2025 for oil and gas defense and forest watchdog programming.\n\nClimate-policy advocacy is another focus. The foundation gave $20,000 to 350 Colorado in 2024 and another $20,000 in 2025 for general support, and it also funded Protect Our Winters with $15,000 in both 2024 and 2025. These grants connect the foundation to organizations engaged in Colorado energy and climate campaigns.\n\nEducation and stewardship appear alongside advocacy. Aspen Center for Environment received $20,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for environmental education school programming, while Basalt Education Foundation received $10,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. On-the-ground recreation and trail work also appears through Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and Colorado Fourteeners Initiative.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$213K
Total Assets
$140K
Total Revenue
$364K
Total Expenses
$362K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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