TW Foundation concentrates philanthropic support in Casper and central Wyoming, making a small number of large general‑support grants to community institutions. Their giving emphasizes community cultural assets, youth services, and higher‑education endowment support, often through multi hundred‑thousand to multi‑million dollar gifts. Grants are typically unrestricted mission support or endowment funding rather than program‑restricted awards.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with few large grants per year; repeat funding to select local organizations, favoring general operating support and endowment gifts over many small or program‑specific grants.
Tw Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a handful of very large, repeated grants to Casper institutions, especially Wyocomplex and The Lyric, each receiving $2,000,000 in 2025, and Wyocomplex receiving another $2,000,000 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder that backs long-term community anchors rather than many small awards. The foundation also shows sustained support for youth and family-serving organizations, including Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming, which received $510,000 in 2023 and $500,000 in 2024, along with a $50,000 grant in 2025. Higher education appears in the portfolio as well through a $1,000,000 gift to the University of Wyoming Foundation for foundation endowment support. Beyond these larger commitments, the foundation gives across cultural, recreation, and community-service organizations in central Wyoming, using mission support and endowment funding as recurring tools. The overall picture is a local funder that concentrates substantial resources in a few institutions with lasting roles in Casper and surrounding communities.
Community cultural institutions are a clear theme. Tw Foundation gave $2,000,000 to The Lyric in 2025 and $50,000 to Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps Inc in 2024, both for general mission support. Youth development is another recurring area: Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming received $510,000 in 2023, $500,000 in 2024, and $50,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports higher-education permanence through a $1,000,000 grant to the University of Wyoming Foundation for foundation endowment. Civic and recreation infrastructure appears in grants such as $35,156 to Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo in 2025 and $33,741 in 2024, plus $135,000 to Platte River Trails in 2025, all framed as general mission support.
Tw Foundation’s typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $34,802, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $502,500. The distribution includes several multi-hundred-thousand- and multi-million-dollar gifts, but also a smaller set of awards around the median. Recipients appear across multiple years, showing repeated support rather than one-time-only funding; Wyocomplex, Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming, Wyoming Rescue Mission, Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps Inc, and Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo all appear more than once. The foundation is structured as a grantmaker to nonprofit and charitable organizations and does not fund individuals. The grants shown are predominantly unrestricted mission support or endowment support.
$4.3M
$6M
$700K
$4.4M
Most grants fall between $35K and $503K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$35K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$503K
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Notable grantees: WYOCOMPLEX, The Lyric, Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming, University of Wyoming Foundation
Tw Foundation gives locally, with 95% of grants to recipients in Wyoming and all recent grants in the United States. Casper is the main recipient city, appearing across organizations such as Wyocomplex, The Lyric, Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming, Wyoming Rescue Mission, and Platte River Trails. Other Wyoming recipients include Laramie, Cheyenne, and Douglas, while one grant went to Twin Falls, Idaho. The pattern is strongly centered in central Wyoming rather than spread across many states.
The foundation supports nonprofit and charitable organizations, with recent grants going to community cultural institutions, youth-serving organizations, recreation and fair organizations, higher-education endowment funds, and community-service groups. The recipient list includes grants for general mission support and foundation endowment support.
The typical grant size is substantial: the 25th percentile is $34,802, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $502,500. Recent awards also include several $2,000,000 grants and a $1,000,000 endowment gift.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Wyocomplex, Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming, Wyoming Rescue Mission, Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps Inc, and Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo. That points to recurring support rather than only one-time grants.
Its grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Wyoming: 95% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Casper appears repeatedly among the recent recipients. The recent list also includes grants to Laramie, Cheyenne, Douglas, and Twin Falls, Idaho.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | CASPER, WY | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| DAVID STREET STATION | CASPER, WY | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CENTRAL WYOMING JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE INC | CASPER, WY | $45,245 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WYOMING STATE FAIR ENDOWMENT FUND | DOUGLAS, WY | $45,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| HONORING 307 HEROES | CASPER, WY | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE LYRIC | CASPER, WY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WYOCOMPLEX | CASPER, WY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| PLATTE RIVER TRAILS | CASPER, WY | $135,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WYOMING RESCUE MISSION | CASPER, WY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL WYOMING | CASPER, WY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CENTRAL WYOMING FAIR & RODEO | CASPER, WY | $35,156 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WYOMING STATE FAIR ENDOWMENT FUND | DOUGLAS, WY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| JAE FOUNDATION | TWIN FALLS, ID | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WYOCOMPLEX | CASPER, WY | $2,000,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL WYOMING | CASPER, WY | $500,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TROOPERS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS INC | CASPER, WY | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WYOMING RESCUE MISSION | CASPER, WY | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CENTRAL WYOMING FAIR & RODEO | CASPER, WY | $33,741 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| MANOR HIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | CASPER, WY | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FOUNDATION | LARAMIE, WY | $1,000,000 | 2023 | FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL WYOMING | CASPER, WY | $510,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF NATRONA COUNTY | CASPER, WY | $200,000 | 2023 | FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT |
| WYOMING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM | CHEYENNE, WY | $125,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TROOPERS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS INC | CASPER, WY | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CENTRAL WYOMING JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE INC | CASPER, WY | $29,082 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION |
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$100,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
DAVID STREET STATION
$50,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
CENTRAL WYOMING JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE INC
$45,245SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
WYOMING STATE FAIR ENDOWMENT FUND
$45,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
HONORING 307 HEROES
$25,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE LYRIC
$2,000,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
WYOCOMPLEX
$2,000,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
PLATTE RIVER TRAILS
$135,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL WYOMING
$50,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
CENTRAL WYOMING FAIR & RODEO
$35,156SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
WYOMING STATE FAIR ENDOWMENT FUND
$25,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
JAE FOUNDATION
$15,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
WYOCOMPLEX
$2,000,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL WYOMING
$500,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TROOPERS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS INC
$50,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
CENTRAL WYOMING FAIR & RODEO
$33,741SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
MANOR HIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$2,500SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF NATRONA COUNTY
$200,000FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT
SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
TROOPERS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS INC
$50,000SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
CENTRAL WYOMING JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE INC
$29,082SUPPORT THE GENERAL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION