Inviting Wyoming to explore the ideas and stories that shape us. Improving the quality of life in Wyoming through grants and public programs centered around understanding, inspiration, creativity, and idea-sharing; using the public humanities to strengthen democracy, expand the Wyoming narrative, and promote engaged communities.
A three-year "Creating Humanities Communities" challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities sits at the center of Wyoming Humanities Council's recent work, supporting statewide thematic initiatives such as Hemingway in the West. The council uses public humanities to strengthen democracy, expand the Wyoming narrative, and promote engaged communities, with grants and public programs built around understanding, inspiration, creativity, and idea-sharing. Recent awards show a broad mix of cultural institutions, libraries, museums, and university partners. Carbon County Library System in Rawlins received $44,940 for public humanities programs, while Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation in Powell received $36,939 for the same purpose. The American Heritage Center University of Wyoming in Laramie received $24,984 in 2025, and Meeteetse Museum District received $26,221 in 2023. The council also supports Indigenous narratives and programming, digital media and podcasting, preservation and publications, literacy and Center for the Book activities, and civic engagement through humanities-based public conversation.
Public humanities programming is the clearest throughline. The council gave $44,940 to Carbon County Library System in Rawlins for public humanities programs and $36,939 to Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation in Powell for the same purpose. They also support archival and interpretive work: Meeteetse Museum District in Meeteetse received $26,221 for public humanities programs, and the American Heritage Center University of Wyoming in Laramie received $24,984 in 2025. Civic dialogue is another distinct lane. Through the Discuss & Construct Grant Program, the council funds organizations to host facilitated difficult conversations and related community engagement projects. Indigenous programming appears in educator-focused support, including one-time classroom funding tied to bringing Indigenous Knowledge Keepers into Wyoming schools and meeting Indian Education for All standards.
Typical award size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $8,350 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Several active programs cap grants at $10,000, and one small-grant program is set at $2,000. The council makes program and project support a core pattern, with some general operating support also listed. Grantmaking is mostly local and highly repeatable within Wyoming organizations; the recent-grants list shows many awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including repeated support to Wyoming Symphony Orchestra in 2023 and 2025. The organization also administers a three-year NEH challenge grant, indicating a mix of recurring program funding and multi-year initiatives.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
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Median
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Grant dollars land overwhelmingly in Wyoming: 97% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Recent awards reach communities across the state, including Rawlins, Powell, Meeteetse, Laramie, Jackson, Casper, Cheyenne, and Gillette. Laramie appears multiple times through recipients such as the American Heritage Center University of Wyoming and Albany County Public Library. Outside the largest in-state hubs, awards also reach Fort Washakie, Green River, Wheatland, Sheridan, Rock Springs, Lander, Douglas, and Riverton.
The council funds public humanities programs, community discussions, literacy and Center for the Book activities, preservation and publications, digital media and podcasting, Indigenous narratives and programming, and civic engagement and democracy education. The active grant list also includes support for thematic humanities projects and community-facing public conversation work.
Typical awards cluster around $5,000 to $10,000. The listed distribution shows a 25th percentile of $5,000, a median of $8,350, and a 75th percentile of $10,000. Several program descriptions also set awards at or below $10,000.
Its giving is local, and 97% of grants go to recipients in Wyoming. The recipient-country distribution in the recent grants data is entirely U.S.-based, with no non-U.S. grant recipients shown.
The record shows recurring support across multiple years for some organizations. Wyoming Symphony Orchestra appears in both 2023 and 2025, and the council also administers a three-year Creating Humanities Communities challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Several active programs accept unsolicited applications, including Wyoming Crossroads Grants, Grants Up to $10,000, Discuss & Construct Grant Program, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper Classroom Support, and Spark Grants. Other programs in the list, such as Educator Grants for Indigenous Programming and Culture Grows Grant, are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Wyoming Humanities Council that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: K-12 educators in Wyoming requesting support to bring an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper; requests should help fulfill Indian Education for All standards.
Deadline: First-come, first-served; suggested to apply at least six weeks before program date.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wyoming College Foundation | Jackson, WY | $15,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum | Jackson, WY | $12,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Uprising | Sheridan, WY | $12,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Alliance for Historic Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $10,870 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Crossing The Threshold LLC | Lander, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Native Memory Project | Dubois, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| TVGals Inc | Laramie, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming Writers Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Jackson Hole Book Festival | Wilson, WY | $10,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Casper College Humanities Festival | Casper, WY | $9,759 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Arts & Humanities Trapper Creek Workshop and Lecture Series | Greybull, WY | $9,088 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation | Powell, WY | $8,874 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Natrona County Public Library | Casper, WY | $7,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Crazy Woman Creek Press | Buffalo, WY | $5,562 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming State Museum Volunteers Inc | Cheyenne, WY | $5,511 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Jackson Hole Writers | Jackson, WY | $5,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation | Casper, WY | $4,500 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Relative Theatrics | Laramie, WY | $3,500 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Laramie Plains Civic Center Inc | Laramie, WY | $3,060 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited | Jackson, WY | $2,500 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| State Parks and Cultural Resources | Cheyenne, WY | $2,500 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Cheyenne Depot Museum | Cheyenne, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Johnson County Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum | Buffalo, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming Wool Growers Association | Casper, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Museum of the Occidental Hotel | Buffalo, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| National Bighorn Sheep Center | Dubois, WY | $2,000 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Youth Justice Institute Laramie Plains Civic Center | Laramie, WY | $1,500 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center | Fort Washakie, WY | $1,380 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| Park County Library System | Cody, WY | $1,333 | 2026 | For public humanities programs |
| American Heritage Center University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $24,984 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Central Wyoming College Foundation-Jackson | Jackson, WY | $17,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming Symphony Orchestra | Casper, WY | $12,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming PBS Foundation | Riverton, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Casper College Humanities Festival | Casper, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Sue Jorgensen Library Foundation | Casper, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Laramie Public Art Coalition | Laramie, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming Wilderness Association | Sheridan, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Buffalo Bill Memorial Association | Cody, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming National Guard Historical Society | Cheyenne, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Wind River Community Alliance | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Wyoming State Archives | Cheyenne, WY | $9,976 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Casper Pride | Casper, WY | $9,160 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Fort Phil KearnyBozeman Trail Association | Banner, WY | $8,800 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Jackson Hole Public Art | Jackson, WY | $8,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Alliance for Historic Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $7,140 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Sheridan Community Land Trust | Sheridan, WY | $7,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Relative Theatrics | Laramie, WY | $7,000 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
| Natrona County Public Library | Casper, WY | $6,500 | 2025 | For public humanities programs |
Central Wyoming College Foundation
$15,000For public humanities programs
Uprising
$12,000For public humanities programs
Alliance for Historic Wyoming
$10,870For public humanities programs
Native Memory Project
$10,000For public humanities programs
Wyoming Writers Inc
$10,000For public humanities programs
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
$10,000For public humanities programs
Jackson Hole Book Festival
$10,000For public humanities programs
Arts & Humanities Trapper Creek Workshop and Lecture Series
$9,088For public humanities programs
Natrona County Public Library
$7,000For public humanities programs
Crazy Woman Creek Press
$5,562For public humanities programs
Wyoming State Museum Volunteers Inc
$5,511For public humanities programs
Jackson Hole Writers
$5,000For public humanities programs
Relative Theatrics
$3,500For public humanities programs
Laramie Plains Civic Center Inc
$3,060For public humanities programs
Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited
$2,500For public humanities programs
State Parks and Cultural Resources
$2,500For public humanities programs
Cheyenne Depot Museum
$2,000For public humanities programs
Johnson County Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum
$2,000For public humanities programs
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
$2,000For public humanities programs
Museum of the Occidental Hotel
$2,000For public humanities programs
National Bighorn Sheep Center
$2,000For public humanities programs
Youth Justice Institute Laramie Plains Civic Center
$1,500For public humanities programs
Eastern Shoshone Cultural Center
$1,380For public humanities programs
Park County Library System
$1,333For public humanities programs
American Heritage Center University of Wyoming
$24,984For public humanities programs
Central Wyoming College Foundation-Jackson
$17,000For public humanities programs
Wyoming Symphony Orchestra
$12,000For public humanities programs
Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited
$10,000For public humanities programs
Laramie Public Art Coalition
$10,000For public humanities programs
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association
$10,000For public humanities programs
Wyoming National Guard Historical Society
$10,000For public humanities programs
Wind River Community Alliance
$10,000For public humanities programs
Wyoming State Archives
$9,976For public humanities programs
Casper Pride
$9,160For public humanities programs
Fort Phil KearnyBozeman Trail Association
$8,800For public humanities programs
Alliance for Historic Wyoming
$7,140For public humanities programs
Relative Theatrics
$7,000For public humanities programs
Natrona County Public Library
$6,500For public humanities programs