Western Colorado University Foundation
Donations deductibleWestern Colorado University Foundation's network
16 people10 organisationsi16 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Chaput | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Bill Paddock | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brian Cooper | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brian Johnson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Carol Rieger | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chip Creager | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Denise Halligan | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Don Farlow | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hank Windmoeller | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeff Holway | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joanie Todd | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathy Lockhart | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Paula Hendrickson | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ryan Liles | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tracy Hoart | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Valerie Hastings | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Laplante | Executive Di | since 2023 |
| Ruth Welch | Vice Preside | since 2023 |
| Thomas Burggraf JR | Executive Di | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Hendrickson | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Welch | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Lockhart | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carol Rieger | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian Cooper | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chip Creager | Director | $0 | |||
| Don Farlow | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Halligan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Hoart | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Holway | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Leach | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Liles | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Paddock | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Stewart | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joanie Todd | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shelley Thompson | Executive Di | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
15 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253033851). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Mark Stewart | Director |
| Ryan Liles | Vice President |
| Don Farlow | Director |
| Kathy Lockhart | Treasurer |
| Carol Rieger | Secretary |
| Ruth Welch | Director |
| Paula Hendrickson | President |
| Pamela S Johnston | |
| Tracy Hoart | Director |
| Jeff Holway | Director |
| Bill Paddock | Director |
| Joanie Todd | Director |
| Brian Johnson | Director |
| Brian Cooper | Director |
| Denise Halligan | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Western Colorado University Foundation
- EIN
- 840709935
- Address
- Po Box 1264, Gunnison, CO, 81230-1264
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- The mission of the foundation is to aid, directly or indirectly, western colorado university in fulfilling its educational purposes (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- Shelley Thompson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1978
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsBrian Johnson
≥6years on the filingsDenise Halligan
≥6years on the filingsJoanie Todd
≥6years on the filingsPaula Hendrickson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $54.6m
- Total liabilities
- $330k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $54.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Western Colorado University Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 22 August 1975
- Registered agent
- Western Colorado University Foundation (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.