Foundations · IRS 990 filings
Foundations in Wyoming
- 340
- foundations
- $275.1M
- grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
- 87
- say they accept unsolicited
- $7,500
- median grant
Grantlas lists 340 foundations based in Wyoming — 325 private foundations and 15 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $275.1 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 87 of them (26%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Jackson (64), Sheridan (54) and Casper (38).
87 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Wyoming.
Top 25 of 340 foundations
All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 62 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.
| Funder | Median grant | Grants paid, latest filing | Grant range | Filing year | Fit score & contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn & Foster Friess Family FoundationJackson, WY | $9.3M | $11M | $7.5M | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Niner Foundation IncJackson, WY | $2,275 | $5.3M | $1,000 | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Whitney Benefits IncSheridan, WY | $120,000 | $4.5M | $1,001 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Wold FoundationCasper, WY | $5,000 | $2.8M | $50 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Ebor Charitable TrustJackson, WY | $1.4M | $2.7M | $500,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Thurston Family FoundationJackson, WY | $161,429 | $2.4M | $15,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Double 4 FoundationCasper, WY | $5,000 | $1.6M | $500 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Marna M Kuehne FoundationSheridan, WY | $50,000 | $1.6M | $3,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Joe and Arlene Watt Foundation IncSheridan, WY | $25,000 | $1.4M | $2,500 | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Margaret H & James E KelleyCasper, WY | $10,000 | $1.4M | $1,000 | FY2023 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Pharos FoundationJackson, WY | $10,000 | $1.2M | $1,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Homer A Scott & Mildred S Scott FoundationSheridan, WY | $3,000 | $735,811 | $250 | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Verdad FoundationCasper, WY | $10,000 | $702,300 | $1,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| The Goodstein FoundationCasper, WY | $5,000 | $616,000 | $1,000 | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Truecos FoundationCasper, WY | $3,000 | $605,175 | $300 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Newell B Sargent FoundationWorland, WY | $252,500 | $506,000 | $1,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Tate FoundationCasper, WY | $5,000 | $477,700 | $1,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Karl M Johnson FoundationJackson, WY | $5,400 | $474,906 | $159 | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Guthrie Family FoundationLaramie, WY | $25,000 | $412,480 | $500 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Lightner Sams Foundation of WyomingTeton Village, WY | $5,000 | $398,000 | $1,000 | FY2025 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Sun Pacific FoundationJackson, WY | $384,365 | $384,365 | — | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Walt & Olga Pilch FoundationSheridan, WY | $94,768 | $375,296 | $3,750 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Arthur B Schultz FoundationLander, WY | $7,500 | $352,280 | $450 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Seven Pines FoundationJackson, WY | $50,000 | $343,500 | $8,000 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
| Jacob Wood Ranch MemorialAladdin, WY | $39,240 | $320,858 | $72 | FY2024 | Locked: fit score and contactsLocked |
- Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
- “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.