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McMurry Library Endowment Grant - Spring
librarieseducationcommunity resources
Who can apply: Applications are accepted through the WYCF grant portal.
Deadline: Opens December 15, 2026.
About Wyoming Community Foundation
Connecting people who care with causes that matter to build a better Wyoming.
Focus Areas
Community developmentEducation & scholarshipsYouth & afterschool programsWildlife & environmentArts & cultureHuman services
Who They Fund
local communities / general publicvulnerable populations served by human services (e.g., low-income, underserved)artists and cultural organizationsanimals and conservation-focused stakeholdersfaith congregations and religious communities
Funding Style
About Wyoming Community Foundation
One of Wyoming Community Foundation’s clearest signals is its support for statewide scholarship infrastructure alongside large gifts to anchor institutions. In 2025, the foundation gave $2,505,000 to University of Wyoming Foundation in Laramie for education, while also making a $1,010,000 grant to National Cowgirl Museum in Fort Worth for arts, culture, and humanities. Those two grants point to a funder that supports both in-state civic capacity and selected regional cultural organizations. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches into community services and environment work through grants such as $1,005,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Douglas in 2023 and $230,925 to The Nature Conservancy Wyoming in Lander in 2025. It funds public benefit organizations, human services, education, arts, and conservation, with many awards going to Wyoming nonprofits and public-serving institutions. Its active programs show a mix of donor-advised giving, competitive community grants, and scholarship funds, including programs tied to county-level eligibility and workforce pathways. The result is a broad community foundation profile built around local institutions, student support, and issue-specific grants across Wyoming.
What Wyoming Community Foundation Funds
Education appears in several forms, from higher education to libraries and scholarships. The foundation gave $159,066 to Niobrara County Library Foundation in Lusk in 2025, and its active scholarship portfolio includes the Path-away Scholarship for Albany County seniors who attend a four-year college or university outside Wyoming, plus the Lauren P. Miller Apprenticeship Scholarship for participants in a U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship. Human services is another recurring lane. In 2025, Wyoming Community Foundation gave $150,000 to Climb Wyoming in Cheyenne, and $170,000 to Bonterra FKA Network For Good in Las Vegas for human services. Arts and culture grants also appear through $241,335 to Washakie Museum and Cultural Center in Worland and $150,419 to WyoFile in Lander. Environment and animals show up in the $120,000 grant to Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources in Cheyenne.
How Wyoming Community Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: the 25th percentile is $8,500, median grant size is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. That pattern sits alongside a few very large institutional grants and many smaller community awards. The foundation’s active programs show both competitive grants and scholarship funds, and several are open to unsolicited applications. It also operates as a mixed community foundation with donor-advised funds, and its donor-advised fund program accepts cash, appreciated securities, and complex gifts such as real estate and mineral rights. Recent grants span multiple years and include repeat support to some recipients across 2023 to 2025.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15.6M
Total Assets
$230.8M
Total Revenue
$23M
Total Expenses
$17.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $9K and $25K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local33 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SAMIN DADELAHI
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