Funding by state · WY
Grantmaking in Wyoming
442 grantmakers are based in Wyoming. Together they granted $612M across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 49th most of any state, and kept 28% of it in Wyoming. Most of the money leaves the state.
The short version
- 442 grantmakers are based in Wyoming, granting $612M across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 49th most of any state.
- 28% of grants made by Wyoming funders stayed in Wyoming; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Wyoming is a net exporter of grant money, sending $26M more out of state than its organizations draw in from outside funders.
- Wyoming funds environment more heavily than the country, at 4.56× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Wyoming
Grantmakers headquartered in Wyoming, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Wyoming that draw the most
The nonprofits in Wyoming that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Wyoming from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Wyoming.
What Wyoming funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Wyoming's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Wyoming is most overweight on environment, at 4.56× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Wyoming, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Wyoming sends a larger share to $1M to $10M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Wyoming
Who funds each cause in Wyoming, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Wyoming that reached organizations also located in Wyoming, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Wyoming a major grantmaking state?
- Wyoming ranks 49th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Wyoming?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Wyoming, currently University of Wyoming Foundation and Holdfast Trust. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc. Wyoming funds environment above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Wyoming grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Wyoming, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.