Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Grand Junction, CO EIN: 84-0845063

Funding education at Colorado Mesa University

Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc gave $755K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $755K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$755,172
+1969.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$755,172
+1969.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$755,172
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Colorado Mesa University Foundation: $755KColorado Mesa UniversityFoundation$755K

The largest 2024 recipient was Colorado Mesa University Foundation ($755K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Grand Junction

How Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 1861% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $755K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $755K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Mesa University Foundation Grand Junction, CODisposition and Transfer of all assets$755,172
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024—$1,638$757,538$755,1721$1,550
2023$755,900$33,862$48,166$36,5001$33,259
2022$737,225$-17,488$52,018$37,0001$-20,189
2021$921,550$90,215$51,222$38,5001$88,775
2020$883,668$63,741$42,875$30,0001$60,365
2019$824,006$25,976$43,668$32,0001$23,115

About Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Grand Junction, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $755K. Net investment income was $2K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc is led by Robert Traylor, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robert Traylor

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Schulte

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toni Heiden Moran

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashton Peterhans

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Cyphers

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Selover

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Mottram

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheryl Fitzgerald

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Brian Burns (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ann Taylor (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Graham (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Beth Buys (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc

How much does Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc give each year?

Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc gave $755K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $37K across 1 grant.

Where does Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc operate?

Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc's EIN?

Wayne N & Julia E Aspinall Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0845063. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 8, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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