The Garaman Charitable Foundation is a highly local funder focused on Jackson Hole community life, prioritizing literacy and youth programming, support for older adult services, and community-facing events/organizations. Grants skew toward operational and program support for small, place-based nonprofits and community institutions, often funding capital or annual fundraiser efforts that sustain local services. The foundation makes a small number of relatively large awards, and it repeats support to a few core organizations rather than dispersing many tiny grants.
A repeated pattern of large awards to Jackson-area institutions defines Garaman Charitable Foundation’s giving. The foundation’s biggest recent grants went to the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole for Old Bills 2022 and to Teton Literacy Center for the SOAR summer program and social learning, showing a mix of community fundraising support and youth learning investment. The same organizations appear again in later years, which points to sustained relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation’s giving also reaches senior services, school enrichment, local beautification, and health-related support. Recent recipients include the Senior Center of Jackson Hole, Thayne Senior Center, Soroptimist of Jackson Hole, Fund for Public Education, and St John’s Health Foundation. Several grants are tied to operating support, program support, facility needs, or event-based fundraising, suggesting a practical style of philanthropy aimed at keeping local organizations running. With 100% of grants going to Wyoming recipients, the Garaman Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking is tightly centered on place-based community institutions.
Youth and learning are a clear thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $88,000 to Teton Literacy Center for the SOAR summer program and social learning, and in 2023 it added $51,930 for the same effort. It also supported school-age enrichment through a $25,000 grant to Fund for Public Education for the JHSS speech and debate team, followed by another $15,000 in 2024. Community infrastructure and civic life show up in other grants. The foundation gave $90,000 to Community Foundation of Jackson Hole for Old Bills 2022 in 2023, then $40,000 for the same purpose in 2024. Local environment and public-space work appears in the $29,200 grant to Soroptimist of Jh for tree donation, with a second $20,000 tree donation in 2023. Health-related support is also present through a $10,000 grant to St John’s Health Foundation for the Diabetes Fund.
Garaman Charitable Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a narrow middle range, with a p25 of $18,750, a median of $29,600, and a p75 of $50,482. The distribution includes both larger anchor awards and smaller follow-on gifts, which fits a pattern of sustained support rather than many small checks. The same recipients appear across multiple years, including Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton Literacy Center, Thayne Senior Center, Soroptimist of Jh, and Fund for Public Education. The foundation is a private charitable foundation, and the data shows no program-related investments and no grants to individuals.
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$727K
Most grants fall between $19K and $50K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated local giving: 5–7 mid‑to‑large grants per cycle that are place‑based in Wyoming, with repeat multi‑year or multiple grants to core grantees and a mix of program and capital/operational support rather than many small one‑off gifts.
Notable grantees: Teton Literacy Center, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Senior Center of Jackson Hole, Thayne Senior Center, Soroptimist of Jackson Hole
Grantmaking is entirely local: 100% of the listed grants went to Wyoming recipients, and the top state by grant count is Wyoming. Most awards land in Jackson, including Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton Literacy Center, Senior Center of Jackson Hole, Soroptimist of Jh, Fund for Public Education, and St John’s Health Foundation. Thayne also appears through Thayne Senior Center. The pattern points to a concentrated giving footprint centered on local institutions rather than a broad geographic spread.
Its recent grants go to community-based nonprofits and institutions in Wyoming, including literacy and youth programs, senior centers, civic groups, a health foundation, and a public education fund. Named recipients include Teton Literacy Center, Senior Center of Jackson Hole, Thayne Senior Center, Soroptimist of Jh, Fund for Public Education, and St John’s Health Foundation.
The foundation’s recent grant sizes cluster around a midrange level: the 25th percentile is $18,750, the median is $29,600, and the 75th percentile is $50,482. Recent awards also include larger anchor gifts such as $90,000 and $88,000.
No. The recipient country distribution shows 12 grants to U.S. recipients, and 100% of the listed grants went to Wyoming recipients. The recent grants listed are all in Jackson or Thayne, Wyoming.
Yes. Several grantees appear in more than one year, including Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton Literacy Center, Thayne Senior Center, Soroptimist of Jh, and Fund for Public Education. That pattern suggests recurring relationships rather than one-time awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JH | JACKSON, WY | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SOROPTIMIST OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $108,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST | CHARLESTON, SC | $100,000 | 2026 | PROTECT BLACK RIVER BASIN |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JH | JACKSON, WY | $90,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF PATHWAYS | JACKSON, WY | $80,205 | 2026 | MAINTAIN PUBLIC PATHWAYS |
| SOROPTIMIST OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $37,250 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| TETON LITERACY CENTER | JACKSON, WY | $32,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOL | JACKSON, WY | $155,000 | 2025 | OLD BILLS 2022 |
| FRIENDS OF PATHWAYS | JACKSON, WY | $54,455 | 2025 | MAINTAIN PUBLIC PATHWAYS |
| OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST | CHARLESTON, SC | $50,000 | 2025 | PROTECT BLACK RIVER BASIN |
| FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION | JACKSON, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | JHSS SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM |
| TETON LITERACY CENTER | JACKSON, WY | $88,000 | 2024 | SOAR SUMMER PROGRAM & SOCIAL LEARNIN |
| SENIOR CENTER OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOL | JACKSON, WY | $40,000 | 2024 | OLD BILLS 2022 |
| SOROPTIMIST OF JH | JACKSON, WY | $29,200 | 2024 | TREE DONATION |
| FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION | JACKSON, WY | $15,000 | 2024 | JHSS SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM |
| THAYNE SENIOR CENTER | THAYNE, WY | $11,000 | 2024 | NEW FACILITY DONATION |
| ST JOHN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION | JACKSON, WY | $10,000 | 2024 | DIABETES FUND |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOL | JACKSON, WY | $90,000 | 2023 | OLD BILLS 2022 |
| TETON LITERACY CENTER | JACKSON, WY | $51,930 | 2023 | SOAR SUMMER PROGRAM & SOCIAL LEARNIN |
| THAYNE SENIOR CENTER | THAYNE, WY | $30,000 | 2023 | NEW FACILITY DONATION |
| FUND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION | JACKSON, WY | $25,000 | 2023 | JHSS SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM |
| SOROPTIMIST OF JH | JACKSON, WY | $20,000 | 2023 | TREE DONATION |
SOROPTIMIST OF JACKSON HOLE
$108,000GENERAL PURPOSE
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST
$100,000PROTECT BLACK RIVER BASIN
SOROPTIMIST OF JACKSON HOLE
GENERAL PURPOSE
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST
$50,000PROTECT BLACK RIVER BASIN
SOROPTIMIST OF JH
$29,200TREE DONATION
THAYNE SENIOR CENTER
$11,000NEW FACILITY DONATION
THAYNE SENIOR CENTER
$30,000NEW FACILITY DONATION
SOROPTIMIST OF JH
$20,000TREE DONATION