Western Colorado Community
Western Colorado Community Foundation is a public charity based in Grand Junction, Colorado. Founded in 1996, it connects donors and charitable funds with grants, scholarships, and other resources for residents and communities in western Colorado.
Key facts about Western Colorado Community
In short: Western Colorado Community gave $8.0M across 194 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Colorado. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 84-1354894
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,018,883
- Grants made (2025)
- 194
- Average grant
- $41,334
- Median grant
- $15,550
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (55 of 194, 2025)
- Total assets
- $211,061,767
- Primary geography
- Colorado (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- Applicants use the foundation’s online grant portal. Full details ↓
- Deadline
- The 2026 Community Grants deadline was July 17, 2026, and has passed.
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$211.1M
+13.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$8.0M
+15.2% YoY
Grant Count
194
+16.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$41K
-1.4% YoY
Is Western Colorado Community open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 55 of 194 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $27K; repeat grants $47K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $17K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to amplify generosity in western Colorado by providing leadership, connections, and resources to meet the region’s evolving needs. Its 2025 filing describes efforts to coordinate hunger relief, support youth resilience and well-being, and fund conservation, outdoor access, and environmental stewardship.
Its 2026 Community Grants criteria emphasize basic-needs services: food security, housing and shelter, physical and mental health care, and safety services for vulnerable populations. The foundation also describes Request for Funding opportunities for organizations in areas including animal care, arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services, suicide prevention, and youth development.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of work among its grantees. Grand Valley Catholic Outreach describes its mission as responding to human needs and providing food, clothing, and shelter to people in chronic need. Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County says it provides affordable housing to disadvantaged people. The Community Food Bank says it works to improve nutritious food access and address the causes of food insecurity in Mesa County. HopeWest describes its work as changing experiences of aging, illness, and grief, one family at a time.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 194 grants totaling $8,018,883. Grant amounts ranged from $5,050 to $538,445, with a median of $15,550. The largest reported awards included $538,445 to Hilltop Community Resources for youth connections and housing programs; $446,819 to PrimeHealth for general support; and $435,590 to HomewardBound of the Grand Valley for family and North Avenue shelters. Other large grants included $401,081 to Grand Valley Catholic Outreach and $368,009 to HopeWest, both for general support and related purposes. Most 2025 grant dollars went to Colorado recipients.
Review Cycle
The 2026 Community Grants deadline was July 17, 2026, and has passed. The Request for Funding process is scheduled to close December 4, 2026; its Capital Campaign Request for Funding process was scheduled to close September 4, 2026, and has passed.
Open Grants
16 open opportunities from Western Colorado Community
Bray Cares Foundation Grant
Western Colorado Community
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Brownson Memorial Fund Grants
Western Colorado Community
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Community Food and Hunger Relief Projects Grant
Western Colorado Community
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation identifies its service region as Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado. Its 2025 filing reports that 95% of grant dollars went to Colorado recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 194 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.5M (2021) to $8.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 194 grants totaling $8.0M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hilltop Community Resources ($538K). Together the top 10 received $3.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
762 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 632 grants of 762 (83%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Community Resources Grand Junction, CO | Youth Connections, Hilltop's Housing Continuum, Latimer House | $538,445 |
| Primehealth Grand Junction, CO | General Support | $446,819 |
| Homewardbound of the Grand Valley Grand Junction, CO | Pathways Family Shelter, North Avenue Shelter | $435,590 |
| Grand Valley Catholic Outreach Grand Junction, CO | General support, food for the hungry and hunger relief efforts | $401,081 |
| Mesa County Partners Grand Junction, CO | General Support | $391,606 |
| Hopewest Grand Junction, CO | General Support | $368,009 |
| Roice Hurst Humane Society Grand Junction, CO | General Support | $345,260 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County Grand Junction, CO | Residential Buildings in Mesa County | $343,480 |
| Colorado West Land Trust - Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO | General Support, Buy-Protect-Sell Project, Outdoor Wilderness Lab | $242,413 |
| Community Food Bank Grand Junction, CO | General Support, CHF Implementation Grant Programming | $159,500 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $211,061,767 | $19,127,571 | $12,535,569 | $8,018,883 |
| 2024 | $186,547,695 | $20,506,408 | $11,067,334 | $6,959,368 |
| 2023 | $169,955,556 | $11,745,556 | $8,680,617 | $5,239,046 |
The 2025 filing reports 194 grants; the 2024 and 2023 filings report 166 and 142 grants, respectively.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $211,061,767 | $186,547,695 | $169,955,556 |
| Revenue | $19,127,571 | $20,506,408 | $11,745,556 |
| Expenses | $12,535,569 | $11,067,334 | $8,680,617 |
| Net Investment Income | $9,239,937 | $6,797,638 | $5,563,618 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anne Wenzel as CEO/President; Cheree Seader as Director of Finance and Operations; Terri Chinn as Chair; Gena Cooper as Vice Chair; Tom Parrish as Secretary; and David Lane as Treasurer. It also lists Raul de Villegas-Decker, Jenny Hart, Abram Herman, and Gregg Kampf as directors.
Western Colorado Community is led by Anne Wenzel, CEO & President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Wenzel
CEO & President
President & Executive Director → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$113K (2020) → $174K (2025)
Terri Chinn
Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheree Seader
Director of Finance & Operations
Controller → Director of Finance & Operations, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$101K (2023) → $128K (2025)
Dan Prinster
Director
Treasurer → Chair, 2023
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hazel Stevens Price
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlton Mason
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joey Montoya-Boese
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Tolan
Director
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Vanderleest
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raul De Villegas-Decker
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Kampf
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abram Herman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Unfug
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doris McGuire
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Hart
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Lane
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gena Cooper
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Parrish
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Bill Welch (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: David Livingston (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Beth Buescher (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Doug May (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Barb Chamberlin (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kim Giannone (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Brown (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Katie Steele (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Monique Serra (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jay Moss (2020) — Director
- Former: Katie Mackley (2020) — Director
- Former: Martha Tjossem (2020) — Director
- Former: Mike Rushmore (2020) — Director
- Former: Nancy Hoganson Hannah (2020) — Director
- Former: Susan Corle (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $174K, to Anne Wenzel (CEO/President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 4334, Grand Junction, CO 81502
Phone: (970) 243-3767
Website: https://wc-cf.org
Frequently asked questions about Western Colorado Community
How much does Western Colorado Community give each year?
Western Colorado Community gave $8.0M across 194 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7.0M across 166 grants.
What is Western Colorado Community's typical grant size?
Western Colorado Community's median grant in 2025 was $15,550, and its average grant was $41,334, across 194 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Western Colorado Community that year got $27K on average.
Where does Western Colorado Community give grants?
Western Colorado Community gives mostly in Colorado: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Grand Junction, CO (74 grants), Glenwood Springs, CO (14 grants), Montrose, CO (9 grants) and Delta, CO (9 grants).
Does Western Colorado Community give general operating support?
Yes: 62% of Western Colorado Community's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (121 of 194) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Extracurricular Activities" (4 grants).
Who are Western Colorado Community's largest grantees?
Western Colorado Community's largest 2025 grantees include Hilltop Community Resources ($538,445), Primehealth ($446,819) and Homewardbound of the Grand Valley ($435,590), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Western Colorado Community?
Western Colorado Community reported $211.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $19.1M.
What does Western Colorado Community fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to amplify generosity in western Colorado by providing leadership, connections, and resources to meet the region’s evolving needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Western Colorado Community?
Applicants use the foundation’s online grant portal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Western Colorado Community's EIN?
Western Colorado Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1354894. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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