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Everyone Has a Story Project Unrestricted Endowment Fund Getting a package in the mail is still one of the sweetest surprises somebody can come home to. It’s truly something we can all look forward to, most especially a child missing their mom. Through the Everyone Has a Story Project, a special group of kids is [...]

Dear Friends, The Wyoming Community Foundation, along with our priority funds, is following the recommendation of Governor Mark Gordon, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and we will be closing our office spaces for a short time. WYCF has also ceased work related travel and cancelled most meetings and […]

It all started when Blake and Katrina McGee decided to build a brick oven in their backyard. Blake baked bread for friends and family and it was so popular that the McGee’s took their hobby to the farmer’s market. The loaves of hearty, crispy bread always sold out before the market was over. The McGee’s [...]

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“Mom and Dad never talked about themselves,” says Jackie Dean of her parents Beverly and John Coles. “They did nice things because they wanted to, never for the recognition.” It should come as no surprise then that years ago Jackie’s parents, Beverly and John Coles, quietly created the 21st Century Fund with the Wyoming Community [...]

Wyoming Wildlife Foundation Thigh-deep in the river, Ben stands learning to fish.  The sun on the water sparkles as he casts with confidence. Ben is only nine, but he knows what to do.  He’s had a special learning experience and is now on a new life-long journey. Your support of the Wyoming Wildlife Foundation helped [...]

At an afterschool program in Rawlins, nine-year-old Abel enters a small, horse-sized trailer parked outside. He pulls out wooden drawers filled with materials. He uses batteries, plastic pieces, string and more to explore and to ‘make’. Abel is experiencing the first of many mobile maker labs in Wyoming. He’s learning about science, technology, engineering and [...]

A few times a week, you can find a mother-daughter duo at the Natrona  County Library. You might not find them among the books, though. Instead, they’re sewing makeup bags to sell online. After a family member experienced a stay in an ICU, the two saw how care packages can lift someone’s spirits. Now they’re using money earned from their online sales [...]

Mom and Dad never talked about themselves,” says Jackie Dean of her parents Beverly and John Coles. “They did nice things because they wanted to, never for the recognition.” It should come as no surprise then that years ago Jackie’s parents, Beverly and John Coles, quietly created the 21st Century Fund with the Wyoming Community Foundation. So quietly, in fact, Jackie and her [...]

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra Susan McMurry Samuelson Donor Advised Fund Jack peeks around the giant red flower of the Bird of Paradise. The three-year-old has told his mom he’s on a safari. He’s eager to see what “musical animal” he’ll find next in the gardens. So far Jack’s seen an oboe and violin. His eyes light [...]