Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc

Analysis

Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cheyenne, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2026. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc reported income of $25.5m and spending of $20.8m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.4m to $25.5m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 933%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cheyenne Frontier Days Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Northwest Ballet Association ($25.5m), Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium ($25.7m) and Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc ($25.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.8% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $430k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $39.9m against liabilities of $5.0m, net assets of $34.9m. It reported 283 employees.