Western Colorado Community

GRAND JUNCTION, CO EIN: 84-1354894 Website

THE MISSION OF THE WESTERN COLORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE GIVING, BUILD AND MANAGE CHARITABLE FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY GOOD, AND PROVIDE GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES OF WESTERN COLORADO.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$186.5M

+9.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$7.0M

+32.8% YoY

Grant Count

166

+16.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$42K

+13.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16M$31M$47M$63M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$186,547,695$169,955,556$151,229,607
Revenue$20,506,408$11,745,556$57,197,510
Expenses$11,067,334$8,680,617$7,032,223
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,797,638$5,563,618$43,444,367
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$7M110 grants2020125 grants2021135 grants2022142 grants2023166 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MARILLACHEALTH$434KHILLTOP COMMUNITY RESOUR…$328KGRAND VALLEY CATHOLIC OU…$233KHOMEWARDBOUND OF THE GRA…$226KHOPEWEST$215KMESA COUNTY PARTNERS$202KCITY OF GRAND JUNCTION -…$194KHABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF …$191KROICE-HURST HUMANE SOCIETY$188KST MARY'S HOSPITAL FOUND…$153K

Grant Size Distribution

678 grants across all recorded years

559<$50K50$50–100K62$100–250K7$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ANNE WENZELCEO/PRESIDENT$189KCHEREE SEADERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPER…$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAN PRINSTERCHAIR1
TERRI CHINNVICE CHAIR1
ROBIN TOLANSECRETARY1
DAVID LANETREASURER1
MARY BETH BUESCHERDIRECTOR1
GENA COOPERDIRECTOR1
RAUL DE VILLEGAS-DECKERDIRECTOR1
ABRAM HERMANDIRECTOR1
GREGG KAMPFDIRECTOR1
DAVID LIVINGSTONDIRECTOR1
CARLTON MASONDIRECTOR1
DOUG MAYDIRECTOR1
DORIS MCGUIREDIRECTOR1
JOEY MONTOYA-BOESEDIRECTOR1
TOM PARRISHDIRECTOR1
HAZEL STEVENS PRICEDIRECTOR1
CHRIS UNFUGDIRECTOR1
JUDY VANDERLEESTDIRECTOR1
BILL WELCHDIRECTOR1
ANNE WENZELCEO/PRESIDENT40$189,313
CHEREE SEADERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40$122,506

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

ArlingtonArvadaAspenAuroraAvonBasaltBoulderBrightonCarbondaleCedaredgeCentennialCliftonCollbranColorado SpringsDeltaDenverDetroitDurangoEagleFairfield

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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