Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$785k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$2.5m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$2.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.1 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation Inc's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 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.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. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Samuelson | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cathy Snow | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erin Christie | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Karen Rulo | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lucille Didomenico | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Melissa Belkin | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sandy Messick | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cathy Snow | Vice President | 2019 |
| Donald Kaufman | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Gary Taylor | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Heidi Clare | Company secretary | 2019 |
| Heidi Clare Lambert | Company secretary | since 2021 |
| Patti Dunn | Treasurer | since 2022 |
| VIC Barnes | President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Snow | Treasurer | 12 | $0 | ||
| Lucille Didomenico | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Erin Christie | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Karen Rulo | Director | 8 | $0 | ||
| Bonnie Samuelson | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sandy Messick | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Belkin | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Gary Taylor | Secretary | 10 | $0 | ||
| Patti Dunn | President | 3 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263015918). 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 |
|---|---|
| Karen Rulo | Director |
| Bonnie Samuelson | Vice President |
| Nancy E Tracewell | |
| Erin Christie | Director |
| Patti Dunn | President |
| Melissa Belkin | Director |
| Sandy Messick | Director |
| Lucille Didomenico | Director |
| Cathy Snow | Treasurer |
| Gary Taylor | Secretary |
About
- Legal name
- Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 841516244
- Address
- Po Box 718, Westcliffe, CO, 81252-0718
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Community grants and support of community based programs and services. The wet mountain valley community foundation strengthens tax exempt organizations and provides donors with charitable giving options. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T31 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Cathy Snow (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCathy Snow
≥7years on the filingsLucille Didomenico
≥4years on the filingsBonnie Samuelson
≥4years on the filingsKaren Rulo
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $753k
- Program service revenue
- $121k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $584k
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Education Legacy Fund | Educational assistance | $64k |
| Wet Mtn Fire Protection Dist | Fire prevention | $43k |
| Westcliffe Ctr for the Perform | Performing arts | $42k |
| Custer Cty Schools | K12 education | $38k |
| Colorado Open Lands | Land conservation | $34k |
| Custer Cty Search and Rescue | Search rescue and emergency response | $32k |
| High Cntry Recyclingsustainable Wa | $24k | |
| West Custer Cty Library District | Public library | $23k |
| Custer 2020 Dba Altitude Com Fitnes | Health and fitness | $23k |
| Wet Mountain Wildlife Rehab | Wildlife preservation | $20k |
| Mission Wolf | Wolf preservation | $20k |
| Valley Park Recreation and Youth | Youth programs | $18k |
| Dark Skies | Natural sky preservation and scholarship | $16k |
| Wet Mountain Broadcasting | Community radio broadcasting | $15k |
| Cc Community Sharing Center | Meal support | $15k |
| Cc Ambulance Corp | Medical transport services | $14k |
| Friends of the WCC Library | Library resources | $14k |
| Sangres Art Guild | Bluegrass music education | $12k |
| Wetmore Volunteer Fire Dept | Public safety | $11k |
| Wet Mtn Animal Welfare | Animal preservation | $10k |
| Vali Assisted Living | Health care for elderly and disabled | $9k |
| All Aboard Westcliffe | Historic preservation restoration and e | $8k |
| Trails for All | Local trail preservation | $7k |
| Wetmore Community Library | Public library | $7k |
| Custer Cty Sheriffs Posse | Public safety | $6k |
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.Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation, Inc. 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
- 21 April 1999
- Registered agent
- Cathleen Snow (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.