Wyoming Humanities Council
Laramie, WY · EIN 83-0219852. Reported 121 grants totalling $1,078,401 to 94 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Wyoming Humanities Council, the IRS classifies it under arts & culture rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE A70Z) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 94 distinct organizations, with 4% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 17% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $8,350. Half of what it reported fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $646 and the largest $44,940. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County Library System | Rawlins, WY | $44,940 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $42,678 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation | Powell, WY | $36,939 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wyoming Symphony Orchestra | Casper, WY | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wyoming PBS Foundation | Riverton, WY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Historic Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $26,246 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meeteetse Museum District | Meeteetse, WY | $26,221 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sinks Canyon State Park | Cheyenne, WY | $25,676 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Historical Society | Wheatland, WY | $25,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Relative Theatrics | Laramie, WY | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum | Cheyenne, WY | $24,141 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Burning Torch Productions | Rock Springs, WY | $23,710 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Buffalo Bill Memorial Association | Cody, WY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Converse County Library | Douglas, WY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tvgals Inc | Kerhonkson, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women in the Wilderness LLC | Lander, WY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Albany County Public Library Foundation | Laramie, WY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastern Shoshone Cultural Centerthe Language Conservancy | Fort Washakie, WY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Wyoming College Foundation | Riverton, WY | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natrona County Public Library | Casper, WY | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum | Jackson, WY | $15,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Access the World With World Languages and Cultures | Laramie, WY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweetwater County Library System | Green Rvier, WY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wyoming Community Foundation | Laramie, WY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rockpile Museum Association | Gillette, WY | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Laramie County Library System | Cheyenne, WY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame | Saratoga, WY | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Laramie Public Art Coalition | Laramie, WY | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teton Gravity Research | Wilson, WY | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Queens Players Theatre Troupe | Laramie, WY | $10,900 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Albany County Public Library | Laramie, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Casper College Foundation | Casper, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cheyenne Depot Museum Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fremont County Library System | Lander, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goshen County Library | Torrington, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson Hole Childrens Museum | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johnson County Library | Buffalo, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln County Library Foundation Inc | Kemmerer, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lander Community Foundationcrossing the Threshold LLC | Lander, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nicolaysen Art Museum | Casper, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Moon Productions | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pinedale Fine Arts Council Inc | Pinedale, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheridan County Travel and Tourism | Sheridan, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sublette County Library System | Green Rvier, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uinta County Library Foundation Inc | Evanston, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wind River Community Alliance | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyoming National Guard Historical Society | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Wilderness Association | Sheridan, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Washakie County Library System | Worland, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wild Excellence Films | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Better Wyoming (forward Wyoming) | Laramie, WY | $9,999 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Casper Pride | Casper, WY | $9,160 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teton Science Schools | Jackson, WY | $8,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fort Phil Kearny Bozeman Trail Association | Banner, WY | $8,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| True Troupe | Cheyenne, WY | $8,350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moorcroft Historical Society | Moorcroft, WY | $8,340 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheridan Community Land Trust | Sheridan, WY | $8,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jackson Hole Public Art | Jackson, WY | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dubois Museum Wind River Historical Center | Dubois, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ernest Hemingway Foundation | Boone, NC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Albany County Public Library | Laramie, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fremont County Pioneer Museum | Lander, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Encampment Museum Inc | Encampment, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center | Thermopolis, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lander Children's Museum | Lander, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sheridan County Historical Society | Sheridan, WY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wyoming Outdoor Council | Lander, WY | $6,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laramie Plains Civic Center Inc | Laramie, WY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uprising | Sheridan, WY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Equality | Cheyenne, WY | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Casper Artists Guild Inc | Casper, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harry Jackson Museum | Cody, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Days | Rock Springs, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jackson Hole Book Festival | Wilson, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Arts Alliance | Casper, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wyoming State Museum Volunteers Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Writers Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homestead Foundation Inc | Emporia, KS | $4,228 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Homesteaders Museum | Torrington, WY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sweetwater County Museum Foundation | Green River, WY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Three Armadillos | Laramie, WY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Horn City Historical Society | Big Horn, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Caldera Productions | Lander, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Center for the Arts | Jackson, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Interconnections 21 | Jackson, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sankofa African Heritage Awareness Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Wyoming Foundation | Laramie, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wyoming Historical Society Group Return | Riverton, WY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wyoming Wildlife Federation | Lander, WY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jackson Hole Writers | Jackson, WY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wyoming State Historical Society | Fort Bridger, WY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nps-Fort Laramie National Historic Site | Fort Laramie, WY | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Riverton Peace Mission | Riverton, WY | $873 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
19 of 94 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Carbon County Library System
For public humanities programs
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 of 94 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | $185,447 | $2,500 |
| 2021 | 38 | $538,339 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 10 | $95,655 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $258,960 | $8,800 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
95% of its giving went to organizations in Wyoming. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $8,350 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Wyoming.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wyoming Humanities Council's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 21 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 8 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 400, Laramie, WY, 82073.
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