Wyoming · Nonprofit
The Doug Coombs Foundation
The Doug Coombs Foundation (Wyoming) receives grants from 72 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,335,748 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ($2,350,372). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 77% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.2M
- Funders on record
- 72
- Grants received
- $6.3M
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What The Doug Coombs Foundation does
Mission
Coombs Outdoors empowers local youth to grow and thrive by reducing barriers to outdoor recreation through programs, mentorship, and community building.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Winter Programs - Winter programs reduce the financial, cultural and resource barriers associated with winter sports in Jackson Hole in order to help local youth build a sense of community and belonging, increase self confidence, and improve mental, social, and physical wellbeing. Winter programs include skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, and internships. In FY25, 171 children learned to ski and snowboard, 182 skied and snowboarded with volunteer mentors, 33 were enrolled in after school Nordic ski programs, 15 were enrolled in partner ski programs, 36 were enrolled in after school programs, 13 were in our new backcountry ski club, and 8 high school students participated in the Empower internship program.
$750,098 spent$45,718 earned by the program52% of program spendingSummer Programs - Summer programs support the Coombs mission by providing local youth with engaging activities through the summer while their parents are busy at work. Summer programs include day camps, overnight camping and backpacking trips, specialized clubs, and high school internships. In FY25, 145 partipicants attended day camps, 100 middle and high schoolers attended overnight camps, 85 participants joined specialized clubs including the kayak and climbing clubs, and 11 high school students participated in the Empower internship program.
$493,902 spent$22,860 earned by the program34% of program spendingShoulder Season (Fall and Spring) Programs - Fall and spring programs create opportunities for youth to spend time outdoors, away from screens, and connected to the community. These seasonal programs include after school programs, swimming lessong, spring break camps, personal and professional development workshops, and educational opportunities. In FY25, 24 elementary students attended spring break day camp, 20 middle schoolers went on our spring break trip, 60 participants attended swimming lessons, 46 high schoolers attended professional development workshops, and 12 high school students went on our college visit trip. the Empower internship program. 70 participants in grades 1st through 12th participated in spring break day camps and overnight trips. about higher education opportunities, 10 middle school participants went to Moab, Utah on a trip, and 12 elementary students attended a spring break camp.
$136,277 spent$600 earned by the program9% of program spendingCoombs Outdoors is the fiscal sponsor for Camina Conmigo, a grassroots organization leading year- round outdoor adventures that improve access, mental health, and community connection for adults in Jacksons Spanish-speaking community. In FY25, 330 adults went on 45 adventure outings with Camina Conmigo.
$73,327 spent5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,453,604.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $751k to $4.4M (+485%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 2% · 2019 2% · 2021 4% · 2023 1% · 2024 1% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of The Doug Coombs Foundation’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jennifer Wolfrom
Executive Director
Board chair
James Wilcox
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $92k → $916k.
19 of 72 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 77% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of The Doug Coombs Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 72 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
The Doug Coombs Foundation has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 37% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
83% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund The Doug Coombs Foundation.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 58% · 2018 42% · 2019 50% · 2020 62% · 2021 38% · 2022 54% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of The Doug Coombs Foundation's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
77% of The Doug Coombs Foundation's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.4M that is directly attributable, 88% of it comes from funders outside Wyoming, across 20 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
The Doug Coombs Foundation runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,152 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,152 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like The Doug Coombs Foundation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Wyoming
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds The Doug Coombs Foundation?
- The Doug Coombs Foundation (Wyoming) receives grants from 72 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,335,748 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE ($2,350,372). 34 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 77% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does The Doug Coombs Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 72 organizations giving $6,335,748 in grants to The Doug Coombs Foundation, 34 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Doug Coombs Foundation?
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE is the largest funder on record, with $2,350,372 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Doug Coombs Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Wyoming. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 72 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing