Wyoming · Public charity
Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc
While preserving more than a century of western heritage, cheyenne frontier days will strive to continually explore and implement new endeavors that provide an unforgettable and unique experience to its guests. Cheyenne frontier days, "the daddy of 'em all", is the premier western celebration in the world.
- $2.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $120k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $12,756
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $55,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $47M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 5 | $120k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $42k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $40k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $65k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $218k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $23k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $39k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Foundation Inc | $219,082 | 3 | 66% |
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum | $91,162 | 7 | 2% |
| Cheyenne Tennis Association | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teammates for Kids Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cheyenne Carriage Collection | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Way of Laramie County | $23,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Laramie County School District #1 | $21,256 | 2 | n/a |
| Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Johnson County Communities Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Laramie County Community College | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Foundation Inc | $219,082 | 3 | 66% |
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum | $91,162 | 7 | 2% |
| Cheyenne Tennis Association | $55,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Teammates for Kids Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cheyenne Carriage Collection | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Way of Laramie County | $23,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Laramie County School District #1 | $21,256 | 2 | n/a |
| Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Johnson County Communities Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Laramie County Community College | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jae Foundation Inc | $5,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Visit Cheyenne | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| ASK After School for Kids | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Discover Cheyenne Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc
- How much does Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc give?
- Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc reported 5 itemized grants totaling $120,256, out of $2,217,592 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (63%), Recreation & Sports (24%), Philanthropy (4%).
- Who are Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Cheyenne Frontier Days Foundation Inc ($219k), Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum ($91k), Cheyenne Tennis Association ($55k).
- Does Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc based?
- Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc is based in WY.
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