The Teton Range reflected in a lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-0314146

Guthrie Family Foundation

A private foundation in Laramie, WY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $412,480 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
John Guthrie
PO Box 1242
Laramie, WY 82073
(307) 742-7117
Form and materials
The following are required for a grant with the guthrie family foundation: - brief statement of the organization's mission. - organizational budgets for the past and current year including other sources of funding. - review of the previous years grant if one was received including the number of individuals served and how they benfited. - dollar amount requested in this grant request. - intended use of the grant: please support your request with specific project budgets and bids and estimates where applicable. - specify how grant would benefit residents of the city of laramie and albany county. -list the organization's local board of directors.
Deadlines
Grant submissions must be received no later than july 1st each year
Restrictions
Request for matching funds are favored. In general, requests for salaries will not be considered. A part-time salary for a specific program with a limited time period may be considered.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $412,480

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,055,737
  • Tax year 2023

    $333,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,628,127
  • Tax year 2022

    $361,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,474,282
  • Tax year 2021

    $382,700

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,401,510
  • Tax year 2020

    $376,646

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,318,043
  • Tax year 2019

    $333,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,112,198
  • Tax year 2018

    $313,056

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,159,528
  • Tax year 2017

    $347,100

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,105,638

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Albany CountyLaramie, WY

    Continued services for community

    $45,000
  2. Climb WyomingLaramie, WY

    Single mother help

    $35,000
  3. Ark Regional ServicesLaramie, WY

    Visual arts program

    $30,000
  4. Interfaith Good SamaritanLaramie, WY

    Community free food pantry

    $30,000
  5. Safe ProjectLaramie, WY

    New advocate position

    $30,000
  6. Pilot Hill TrailheadLaramie, WY

    Protect wildlife

    $25,480
  7. Cathedral Home for ChildrenLaramie, WY

    Mental health support

    $25,000
  8. Albany County Public LibraryLaramie, WY

    Annual programming

    $25,000
  9. Laramie Main Street AllianceLaramie, WY

    Matching funds for gateway art

    $25,000
  10. Downtown ClinicLaramie, WY

    Prescription medication program

    $23,000
  11. Laramie Plains MuseumLaramie, WY

    Gift for use of great hall

    $20,000
  12. Laramie Soup KitchenLaramie, WY

    Operating fund

    $20,000
  13. Big Brothers Big Sisters of WyLaramie, WY

    Food for albany county youth

    $20,000
  14. Unaccompanied Students InitiativeCheyenne, WY

    Yourth program for homeless youth

    $17,000
  15. Wyoming Womens History HouseLaramie, WY

    Maintenace, educational outreach,etc

    $15,500
  16. Laramie Reproductive HealthLaramie, WY

    Larc devices for low income/uninsure

    $15,000
  17. St Matthews CathedralLaramie, WY

    Endowment

    $11,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter2 grants $47,00030% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $45,00029% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $38,00025% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $25,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming17 grants $412,480

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Fred OckersBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brenda HunterSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $2,200
  • John Guthrie IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dan FurphyBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jay BressBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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