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Who funds recreation and sports in Wyoming

Funding is concentrated: Wyo Complex alone draws 59% of every recreation and sports grant dollar in Wyoming. One funder dominates the giving, The McMurry Foundation, at 36% of the total.

$69M
granted
178
organizations
34%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of recreation and sports in Wyoming

The funders giving the most to recreation and sports organizations in Wyoming, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Recreation and sports organizations in Wyoming that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Wyo Complex$41M
168 other recreation and sports organizations$14M

How to find recreation and sports funders in Wyoming

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Wyoming

    The funders giving the most to recreation and sports in Wyoming are The McMurry Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. A funder already writing recreation and sports checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the recreation and sports 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.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    66% of recreation and sports money in Wyoming comes from funders elsewhere, so national recreation and sports funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Wyoming.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a recreation and sports nonprofit in Wyoming?
Start with the funders already giving to recreation and sports in Wyoming, currently The McMurry Foundation, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. Then look at who funds the recreation and sports organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Wyoming from out of state.
Who is the largest recreation and sports funder in Wyoming?
The McMurry Foundation gives the most to recreation and sports organizations in Wyoming, $25M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to recreation and sports in Wyoming?
$69M reached 178 recreation and sports organizations in Wyoming, from 300 funders. 34% 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.