Wyoming · Public charity
Wonder Institute
We empower leaders by providing vital community spaces and innovative programming. We seek to support a thriving community where curiosity is ignited, innovation is cultivated, and individuals of all backgrounds are empowered to shape their future through hands-on learning and collaborative creation.
- $35k
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $24k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $23,607
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $23,607
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $176k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Wonder Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $24k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $78k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $62k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $76k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $222k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancers Workshop | $177,103 | 4 | 4% |
| Grand Teton Music Festival Inc | $63,608 | 3 | 0% |
| Vertical Harvest L3c | $45,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Teton Artlab | $36,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Off Square Theatre Company | $34,692 | 3 | 2% |
| Education Foundation of Jackson Hole | $33,607 | 2 | 2% |
| Art Partners | $15,255 | 2 | 8% |
| The Art Association of Jackson Hole | $13,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jackson Hole Public Art | $11,000 | 1 | 3% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancers Workshop | $177,103 | 4 | 4% |
| Grand Teton Music Festival Inc | $63,608 | 3 | 0% |
| Vertical Harvest L3c | $45,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Teton Artlab | $36,000 | 2 | 15% |
| Off Square Theatre Company | $34,692 | 3 | 2% |
| Education Foundation of Jackson Hole | $33,607 | 2 | 2% |
| Art Partners | $15,255 | 2 | 8% |
| The Art Association of Jackson Hole | $13,000 | 1 | 1% |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jackson Hole Public Art | $11,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cultivate Ability | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Wyoming Star Gazing | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Jackson Hole Childrens Museum Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Jackson Hole Land Trust | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jackson Hole Writers | $6,000 | 1 | 5% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wonder Institute supplied at peak.
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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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Jackson Hole · Wyoming Humanities Council · The Brooks Foundation · Jackson Hole Public Art · Stoneriver Foundation · The Portland Trust II · The Opatrny Family Foundation · William E Weiss Foundation Inc · Ac and Penney Hubbard Foundation Inc · Kenneth and Caroline Taylor Family Foundation · Hughes Charitable Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Wonder Institute
- How much does Wonder Institute give?
- Wonder Institute reported 1 itemized grants totaling $23,607, out of $35,139 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Wonder Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (82%), Food & Nutrition (9%), Education (7%).
- Who are Wonder Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Dancers Workshop ($177k), Grand Teton Music Festival Inc ($64k), Vertical Harvest L3c ($46k).
- Does Wonder Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Wonder Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Wyoming Humanities Council, The Brooks Foundation.
- Where is Wonder Institute based?
- Wonder Institute is based in WY.
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