Colorado Trout Unlimited

A nonprofit organization

$52,895 raised by 312 donors

88% complete

$60,000 Goal

Your support helps conserve, protect and restore Colorado's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Make a difference for Colorado's rivers by donating today!  

We have two featured projects this year, both of which have matching gifts that will double your donation for this year! **When you click on the individual pages, you will see a drop-down menu and can select the applicable project to donate to.**

Lion Creek Restoration with Anglers All - $10,000 matching challenge – help TU restore a mine-impacted reach of Lion Creek near Empire, helping benefit the Clear Creek watershed. Thank you Anglers All!

CTU Headwaters Youth Program - $7,500 matching challenge – support TU’s “Stream of Engagement” programs for Colorado youth including the in-school Trout in the Classroom program.  Thank you Mac Cunningham, Barbara Luneau, and Mark Rayman!

Testimonials

The list of non-profits who would like your time, talent and money is endless, so why Colorado Trout Unlimited? First is the organization's reason for being. Serving as a champion for clear mountain streams is something that just grabs my heart. Second is the quality of the organization. It is important that the leadership be focused, reasonable in its positions, and fiscally responsible. CTU meets all of those parameters for me.
---Tom Jones, donor and TU Grassroots Trustee

Trout Unlimited (TU) in Colorado is an effective, science-based, working-with-all-stakeholders organization that gets things done. As a homeowner in the Denver area and Grand County, I cherish the water we use on the front range, and the recreational opportunities that take me to Grand Lake and the Upper Colorado River system. The tenacity of TU staff and engagement of chapters is the reason I'm a donor, and now a member of the Colorado Trout Unlimited (CTU) council board. It's well worth the time and treasure I've committed to the group's outcomes.
---Larry Howe, donor and Board Secretary

Mission

Colorado Trout Unlimited works to conserve, protect and restore Colorado's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.

Background Statement

Colorado Trout Unlimited (Colorado TU) was founded in 1969 as the Colorado grassroots arm of the national organization Trout Unlimited. Colorado TU coordinates and supports on-the-ground activities with local chapters and members and focuses on addressing the conservation needs of Colorado's rivers and watersheds. With the strength of more than 11,000 members from 22 locally-based chapters statewide, Colorado TU functions as a grassroots organization and uses collaboration, volunteerism, advocacy, and education to promote conservation across Colorado from the headwaters of the Colorado River to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River.

Our staff of 5 employees is intentionally lean, and leverages the power of members who contribute approximately 44,000 volunteer hours annually to restoration, education, and other conservation projects, equivalent to the power of 22 full-time employees.

Whether it is speaking out to protect water quality, conducting on-the-ground habitat and species restoration projects, or engaging the next generation of stewards through youth programming - if you care about Colorado's rivers, there is a place for you with Colorado Trout Unlimited.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Colorado Trout Unlimited

other names

CTU

Year Established

1969

Tax id (EIN)

84-0628113

Category

Environment

Organization Size

Large Organization

Address

1536 Wynkoop Street Suite 320
Denver, CO 80202

Service areas

Denver County, CO, US

Phone

303-440-2937

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