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Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Hulett: $320K across 1 grant, latest 2024F T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund → Reefs Unknown: $121K across 6 grants, latest 2024The Minneapolis Foundation → St Matthew's House: $111K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Doornink Foundation → Unknown Nations: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2025Greater Houston Community Foundation → Institute of Reproductive Grief Care: $90K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Shared Earth Foundation → Small Wildcat Conservation: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Unknown Nations: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Buddy Taub Foundation → The Museum of Fine Arts Houston: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2024Research Corporation Dba Research → Case Western Reserve University: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022George Frederick Jewett Foundation East → Reefs Unknown: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jyar Family Foundation → River of Live Christian Church: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc → Unknown Nations: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Cody: $262K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Houston Community Foundation → Columbus Historical Preservation Trust: $71K across 1 grant, latest 2024Research Corporation Dba Research → University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jyar Family Foundation → Rolf River of Life Foundation: $24K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Minneapolis Foundation → Synergy & Leadership Exchange: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Kemmerer: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024Research Corporation Dba Research → University of California Santa Cruz: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022Greater Houston Community Foundation → National Review Institute: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024Jyar Family Foundation → Rol-Acts Nonprofit Corp: $4K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Older and Bolder Club: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Casper Downtown Development Authori: $99K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Powell: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2024Greater Houston Community Foundation → Public Relations Society of America Foundation Inc: $42K across 3 grants, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Big Horn County Fire Protection Dis: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2024Greater Houston Community Foundation → Calvary Christian School Foundation: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Rock Springs: $32K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Big Piney: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2022Greater Houston Community Foundation → Criterion Institute Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Meeteetse: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024Greater Houston Community Foundation → Life Perspectives: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → South Lincoln Hospital District: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Basin: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → Crowheart Community Center Dba Trip: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Diamondville: $13K across 2 grants, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Douglas: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Big Horn County: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greater Houston Community Foundation → Second Wind Programs Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Greater Houston Community Foundation → Beaumont Chamber Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Sinclair: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Wheatland: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → City of Worland: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Town of Saratoga: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Platte County: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Crook County Council of County Serv: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → Willow Creek Elementary: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → Basin Recreation District: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Sublette County School District #9: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Wyoming Community Foundation → Greybull Recreation District: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Little Snake River Museum: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Wyoming Community Foundation → Powder River Symphony: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation → Cori Cosnerburton: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Jyar Family Foundation → Rola River of Life Christian Church: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2024Wyoming Community Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Wyoming Community Foundation$1.4MGreater Houston Community Foundation: $345K on this topic. Open the funder.Greater Houston Community Fou…$345KResearch Corporation Dba Research: $165K on this topic. Open the funder.Research Corporation Dba Rese…$165KF T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund: $121K on this topic. Open the funder.F T Weyerhaeuser Family Fund$121KThe Minneapolis Foundation: $116K on this topic. Open the funder.The Minneapolis Foundation$116KThe Doornink Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Doornink Foundation$100KThe Shared Earth Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.The Shared Earth Foundation$80KJyar Family Foundation: $61K on this topic. Open the funder.Jyar Family Foundation$61KGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$60KThe Buddy Taub Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder.The Buddy Taub Foundation$55KGeorge Frederick Jewett Foundation East: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.George Frederick Jewett Found…$40KThe John A Rodger Jr Foundation Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The John A Rodger Jr Foundati…$5KTown of Hulett: received $320K on this topicTown of Hulett$320KCity of Cody: received $262K on this topicCity of Cody$262KCity of Kemmerer: received $166K on this topicCity of Kemmerer$166KUnknown Nations: received $165K on this topicUnknown Nations$165KReefs Unknown: received $161K on this topicReefs Unknown$161KOlder and Bolder Club: received $125K on this topicOlder and Bolder Club$125KSt Matthew's House: received $111K on this topicSt Matthew's House$111KCasper Downtown Development Authori: received $99K on this topicCasper Downtown Development Aut…$99KInstitute of Reproductive Grief Care: received $90K on this topicInstitute of Reproductive Grief…$90KSmall Wildcat Conservation: received $80K on this topicSmall Wildcat Conservation$80KCity of Powell: received $79K on this topicCity of Powell$79KColumbus Historical Preservation Trust: received $71K on this topicColumbus Historical Preservatio…$71KThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston: received $55K on this topicThe Museum of Fine Arts Houston$55KCase Western Reserve University: received $55K on this topicCase Western Reserve University$55KUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: received $55K on this topicUniversity of North Carolina at…$55KUniversity of California Santa Cruz: received $55K on this topicUniversity of California Santa…$55KNational Review Institute: received $42K on this topicNational Review Institute$42KPublic Relations Society of America Foundation Inc: received $42K on this topicPublic Relations Society of Ame…$42KBig Horn County Fire Protection Dis: received $36K on this topicBig Horn County Fire Protection…$36KCalvary Christian School Foundation: received $35K on this topicCalvary Christian School Founda…$35KCity of Rock Springs: received $32K on this topicCity of Rock Springs$32KRiver of Live Christian Church: received $30K on this topicRiver of Live Christian Church$30KTown of Big Piney: received $28K on this topicTown of Big Piney$28KCriterion Institute Inc: received $25K on this topicCriterion Institute Inc$25KRolf River of Life Foundation: received $24K on this topicRolf River of Life Foundation$24KTown of Meeteetse: received $21K on this topicTown of Meeteetse$21KLife Perspectives: received $20K on this topicLife Perspectives$20KSouth Lincoln Hospital District: received $17K on this topicSouth Lincoln Hospital District$17KTown of Basin: received $15K on this topicTown of Basin$15KCrowheart Community Center Dba Trip: received $15K on this topicCrowheart Community Center Dba…$15KTown of Diamondville: received $13K on this topicTown of Diamondville$13KCity of Douglas: received $13K on this topicCity of Douglas$13KBig Horn County: received $10K on this topicBig Horn County$10KSecond Wind Programs Inc: received $10K on this topicSecond Wind Programs Inc$10KBeaumont Chamber Foundation: received $10K on this topicBeaumont Chamber Foundation$10KTown of Sinclair: received $10K on this topicTown of Sinclair$10KTown of Wheatland: received $10K on this topicTown of Wheatland$10KEastern Shoshone Cultural Center: received $10K on this topicEastern Shoshone Cultural Center$10KCity of Worland: received $10K on this topicCity of Worland$10KTown of Saratoga: received $10K on this topicTown of Saratoga$10KPlatte County: received $10K on this topicPlatte County$10KCrook County Council of County Serv: received $8K on this topicCrook County Council of County…$8KWillow Creek Elementary: received $8K on this topicWillow Creek Elementary$8KBasin Recreation District: received $7K on this topicBasin Recreation District$7KSublette County School District #9: received $6K on this topicSublette County School District…$6KGreybull Recreation District: received $6K on this topicGreybull Recreation District$6KSynergy & Leadership Exchange: received $5K on this topicSynergy & Leadership Exchange$5KLittle Snake River Museum: received $5K on this topicLittle Snake River Museum$5KPowder River Symphony: received $5K on this topicPowder River Symphony$5KCori Cosnerburton: received $5K on this topicCori Cosnerburton$5KRol-Acts Nonprofit Corp: received $4K on this topicRol-Acts Nonprofit Corp$4KRola River of Life Christian Church: received $3K on this topicRola River of Life Christian Ch…$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →