INFORM is Colorado's only statewide citizens organization that monitors and participates in the permitting and regulation of hardrock mines. By watch-dogging mining permits and proposals, INFORM works to protect local communities, water quality, wildlife habitat and the environment while providing the information that citizens need to participate in the process. Their goal is to ensure that communities and the environment are protected from irresponsible mining practices.

The WESTERN HARDROCK WATERSHED team works to implement projects to clean up contaminated water, reforesting mine lands, and revitalize former mining towns, watershed organizations are engaging and restoring their communities.

The mission of the GRAND CANYON TRUST is to protect and restore the Colorado Plateau; its spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of beauty and solitude.

FILM SPROUT is a film consulting and distribution firm that offers strategic and tactical support to independent filmmakers who wish to swell viewership of their films and create robust platforms for social change.

The FLEDGLING FUND is driven by the passionate belief that film can inspire a better world. Their mission is to engage communities in timely issue, help teach students about complex topics, bring people together around a common story, spark conversation, allow us to explore complicated issues and understand how seemingly distant policies affect individuals, families and communities, strengthen social movement, and inspire action.

MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, adventures worth pursuing and conversations worth sustaining.

The SUNDANCE INSTITUTE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film artists from around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work.

TheTELLURIDE INSTITUTE is an innovative non-profit organization that fosters the transition to a sustainable world. They work with communities, businesses, and the public sector to create and advance real solutions that support the health of environments, cultures, and economies.