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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1982457

Windy Ridge Foundation

A private foundation in Cheyenne, WY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $213,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $213,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,080,319

  • Tax year 2024

    $209,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,674,904

  • Tax year 2023

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,512,794

  • Tax year 2022

    $256,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,218,651

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $5,152,943

  • Tax year 2020

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,771,592

  • Tax year 2019

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,624,593

  • Tax year 2018

    $235,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,164,161

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Wyoming FoundationLaramie, WY

    Promotion of scientific research

    $190,000
  2. Cheyenne Animal ShelterCheyenne, WY

    Promotion of scientific research

    $23,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $190,00089% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $23,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming2 grants $213,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dennis CookDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann NelsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nickolas FloydDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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