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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-0796107

Western Opportunity Fund

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $828,967 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $828,967

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $43,692,572

  • Tax year 2023

    $568,334

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $33,567,346

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,636,003

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,233,320

  • Tax year 2021

    $360,511

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $59,747,570

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,307,060

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $57,166,995

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,160,112

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $50,852,643

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO

    To support the university in recruiting faculty and students to the paul m. Rady school of computer science and engineering.

    $828,967

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $828,967

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Paul M RadyDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS Hours 1Pay $0
  • J Kent Nossaman JrVICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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