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LIGHTNER SAMS FOUNDATION OF WYOMING INC 83-0309453 Click to copy · TETON VILLAGE, WY · private_foundation · program funder
99 recipients FY2016–24
$2M giving on file
2024 latest grant year
yes accepts unsolicited
National National funder, 21 states and territories
Footprint A national funder — 21 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 21 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, W, X, Z.
Funders that fund the same organizations Funder Location Channel Shared recipients BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 16 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE JACKSON, WY program funder 12 LANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LANDER, WY program funder 11 FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INC BILLINGS, MT large program funder 10 MT BRILLIANT FOUNDATION LEXINGTON, KY program funder 10 WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LARAMIE, WY program funder 10 HILARY BOONE FOUNDATION INC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 9 ELHAPA FOUNDATION INC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 8 ROSENSTEIN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 8 W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION program funder 8 WYOMING HUMANITIES COUNCIL LARAMIE, WY program funder 8 LG&E AND KU FOUNDATION INC LOUISVILLE, KY program funder 7 ANDREW ALLEN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CHEYENNE, WY program funder 6 BRERETON AND ELIZABETH JONES CHARITABLE FAMILY FOUNDATION MIDWAY, KY program funder 6 CHRISTIAN WORD MINISTRIES LLC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 6 CRUTCHER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC program funder 6 ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION SAINT LOUIS, MO large program funder 6 HONORABLE ORDER OF KENTUCKY COLONELS INC LOUISVILLE, KY program funder 6 KEENELAND FOUNDATION INC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 6 MISDEE WRIGLEY AND JAMES MATHER MILLER SARASOTA, FL program funder 6 NISOURCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION COLUMBUS, OH large program funder 6 PATAGONIAORG large program funder 6 ALEX G CAMPBELL JR FOUNDATION INC LEXINGTON, KY program funder 5 CAROL LAVIN BERNICK FAMILY FOUNDATION OAKBROOK TERR, IL program funder 5 DOWNMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION NEW ORLEANS, LA program funder 5
Recent recipients Organization State Years Latest Total LANDER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WY 7 2024 $455,150 KENTUCKY HORSE PARK FOUNDATION INC KY 7 2024 $160,000 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MARKEY CANCER FOUNDATION INC KY 7 2024 $130,000 CENTRAL KENTUCKY RIDING FOR HOPE INC KY 7 2024 $111,260 FAYETTE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC KY 7 2024 $75,000 CAMILLE PLAYERS INC TX 5 2024 $70,000 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY NC 4 2024 $69,000 EQUINE LAND CONSERVATION RESOURCE INC KY 7 2024 $66,000 JACKSON HOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING ASSOCIATION WY 7 2024 $63,100 THE ACCESS FUND CO 7 2024 $56,000 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART OF THE UNITED STATES WY 7 2024 $35,000 GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL INC WY 7 2024 $35,000 LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY KY 7 2024 $31,500 ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC TN 6 2024 $30,500 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE WY 5 2024 $28,500 AMERICAN SAFE CLIMBING ASSOCIATION CO 5 2024 $27,000 OLD FRIENDS INC KY 7 2024 $25,000 CASA OF LEXINGTON INC KY 6 2024 $15,000 BROOKE USA INC KY 2 2024 $15,000 WIND RIVER CULTURAL CENTERS FOUNDATION WY 3 2024 $14,500 MASTERSON EQUESTRIAN TRUST FOUNDATION INC KY 7 2024 $13,000 STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION NY 2 2024 $12,000 COMPASSION AND CHOICES CO 6 2024 $11,500 NAPLES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER FL 3 2024 $11,000 LANDER PET CONNECTION INC WY 3 2024 $10,000 BLUEGRASS LAND CONSERVANCY INC KY 6 2024 $9,000 LEADERSHIP WYOMING WY 1 2024 $5,000 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FOUNDATION WY 1 2024 $5,000 THE UNITED STATES PONY CLUB INC KY 1 2024 $5,000 WYOMING DINOSAUR CENTER WY 3 2024 $4,500 END WELL FOUNDATION CA 2 2024 $4,000 LEMHI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ID 1 2024 $3,000 TROUT UNLIMITED INC WY 1 2024 $2,500 ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER INC WY 1 2024 $2,500 HOT CITY OUTDOOR ALLIANCE WY 3 2024 $2,500 FRIENDS OF SOUTH PASS WY 1 2024 $2,500 FRIENDS OF HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LIBRARY INC WY 1 2024 $2,500 SNAKE RIVER FUND WY 1 2024 $2,000 PAWS 4 THE CAUSE INC KY 2 2024 $2,000 LANDER PRESENTS INC WY 2 2024 $2,000 HOT SPRINGS COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER INC WY 1 2024 $2,000 KENTUCKY EQUINE HUMANE CENTER INC KY 1 2024 $2,000 JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM WY 2 2023 $35,000 THERMOPOLIS HOT SPRINGS CHAMBER COMMERCE WY 2 2023 $12,000 WYOMING WILDLIFE FEDERATION WY 3 2023 $10,000 BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY UT 5 2023 $7,500 GREATER WYOMING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS WY 1 2023 $3,000 FREMONT COUNTY PIONEER ASSOCIATION WY 1 2023 $2,500 BRIGHT FUTURES FARM PA 1 2023 $500 UNITED STATES EVENTING ASSOCIATION VA 3 2022 $20,500