Funding search · EIN 830309453 · Teton Village, WY

Lightner Sams Foundation of Wyoming

Name: Lightner Sams Foundation of Wyoming grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

144
grants reported: $1.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Lander Community Foundation3 grants · $149,250
City of Lander1 grant · $84,000
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation3 grants · $75,000
Wake Forest University3 grants · $61,500
University of Kentucky3 grants · $60,000
Fayette Alliance Foundation3 grants · $50,000
Access Fund3 grants · $37,000
Jackson Hole Historical Society2 grants · $35,000
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope3 grants · $34,500
Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding3 grants · $33,500

Giving over time

$378,250

2022

$269,500

2023

$397,000

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 144 grants.

$84,000
City of Lander · Lander, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$60,000
Lander Community Foundation · Lander, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$53,000
Lander Community Foundation · Lander, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$36,250
Lander Community Foundation · Lander, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$30,000
Jackson Hole Historical Society · Jackson, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$25,000
Fayette Alliance Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$25,000
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$25,000
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$25,000
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$21,500
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
General charitable support
$20,000
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
General charitable support
$20,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$20,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
General charitable support
$20,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$20,000
University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$20,000
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
General charitable support
$18,500
Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding · Teton Village, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$15,000
American Safe Climbing Association · Boulder, CO · 2024
Gerneral charitable support
$15,000
St Jude'S Childrens Research · Memphis, TN · 2024
General charitable support
$15,000
Fayette Alliance Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$14,000
Equine Land Conservation Resource · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$12,500
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$12,000
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Brooke USA · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Camille Players · Brownsville, TX · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hol · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding · Teton Village, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Samaritan'S Purse International Rel · Boone, NC · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Sanders Brown Center On the Aging · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General charitable support
$10,000
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
General charitable support
$10,000
Central Kentucky Riding for Hope · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$10,000
Fayette Alliance Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$8,000
The Shelter for Abused Women · Naples, FL · 2024
General charitable support
$7,000
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2022
General charitable support
$7,000
Thermopolis Hot Springs · Thermopolis, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$7,000
Wind River Cultural Centers · Lander, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Casa of Lexington · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Friends of the Hot Springs State · Thermopolis, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Friends of Togo Les Amis · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Teton Village, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Greenhouse 17 · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Leadership Wyoming · Casper, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
National Museum of Wildlife Art · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
United States Pony Club · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
University of Wyoming Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$5,000
Brooke USA · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Camille Players · Brownsville, TX · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hol · Jackson, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Equine Land Conservation Resource · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Teton Village, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Greenhouse 17 · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Jackson Hole Historical Society · Jackson, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Lander Pet Connection · Lander, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
National Museum of Wildlife Art · Jackson, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Thermopolis Hot Springs · Thermopolis, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
United States Pony Clubs · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
Wyoming Wildlife Federation · Lander, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$5,000
American Safe Climbing Association · Boulder, CO · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Camille Players · Brownsville, TX · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Equine Land Conservation Resource · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Grand Teton Music Festival · Teton Village, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Greenhouse 17 · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding · Teton Village, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center · Naples, FL · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
National Museum of Wildlife Art · Jackson, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
Old Friends · Georgetown, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
United States Eventing Association · Leesburg, VA · 2022
General charitable support
$5,000
United States Pony Clubs · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,500
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$3,500
Humane Society of Harrison County · Cynthiana, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Hot Springs County Search & Rescue · Thermopolis, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
Lemhi County Historical Society and · Salmon, ID · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
Masterson Equestrian Trust · Lexington, KY · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center · Naples, FL · 2024
General charitable support
$3,000
Casa of Lexington · Lexington, KY · 2023
General charitable support
$3,000
Greater Wyoming Big Brothert · Laramie, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$3,000
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center · Naples, FL · 2023
General charitable support
$3,000
Bluegrass Land Conservancy · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Center for Women Children & Family · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Community Foundation of Jackson Hol · Jackson, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Fayette Alliance Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Lexington Humane Society · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
St Jude'S Childrens Research · Memphis, TN · 2022
General charitable support
$3,000
Wyoming Wildlife Federation · Lander, WY · 2022
General charitable support
$2,500
Animal Adoption Center · Jackson, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Compassion and Choices · Littleton, CO · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Friends of Hot Springs County Museu · Thermopolis, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Friends of South Pass · South Pass City, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Grand Co School District · Moab, UT · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Hot City Outdoor Alliance · Thermopolis, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Lander Pet Connection · Lander, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Thermopolis Trout Unlimited · Thermopolis, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Wind River Ultural Centers Foundati · Lander, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Wyoming Dinosaur Center · Thermopolis, WY · 2024
General charitable support
$2,500
Fremont County Pioneer Association · Lander, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$2,500
Hot Springs Historical Museum · Thermopolis, WY · 2023
General charitable support
$2,500
Blue Grass Community Foundation · Lexington, KY · 2022
General charitable support
$2,500
Lander Pet Connection · Lander, WY · 2022
General charitable support

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