Wyoming PBS Foundation

Analysis

Wyoming PBS Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverton, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Wyoming PBS Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $694k to $1.3m (+92%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wyoming PBS Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Arts Foundation ($1.3m), Canzion Institute of Music ($1.3m) and Kinhaven Music School Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $86k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 3 employees.