Funding · Wyoming · Environment
Who funds environment in Wyoming
Most of it comes from outside Wyoming: only 20% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Wyoming's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 7 funders each.
The short version
- 594 funders gave $160M to 91 environment organizations in Wyoming across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 20% of that came from funders also based in Wyoming; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in Wyoming is Teach a Man to Fish Foundation, at $22M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Walking Softer, at $47M.
Largest funders of environment in Wyoming
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Wyoming, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in Wyoming that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in Wyoming
- 1Start with the funders already active in Wyoming
The funders giving the most to environment in Wyoming are Teach a Man to Fish Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
80% of environment money in Wyoming comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wyoming.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Wyoming?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in Wyoming, currently Teach a Man to Fish Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wyoming from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in Wyoming?
- Teach a Man to Fish Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Wyoming, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in Wyoming?
- $160M reached 91 environment organizations in Wyoming, from 594 funders. 20% came from funders also based in Wyoming.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.