Wyoming Family Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 37% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
The Mission of Wyoming Family Alliance Foundation is to promote intellectually muscular conservate values that defend life, advance liberty, and preserve freedom for Wyoming families.
- Income
- $753,171
- Spending
- $476,254
- Spent on programs
- 37%
- Reserves
- 16.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $110,438, ceo/ executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 18% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1537% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $176,497 spent. Wyoming Family Alliance Foundation stands for the timeless principles of life, liberty, family values, and educational opportunity throughout Wyoming by building stronger family policy alliances, training pro-family statesmen, and keeping Wyoming families informed about issues that most greatly affect them. During the year, Wyoming Family Alliance hosted three summits and sponsored one conference to engage and empower allies around the foundational pillars of life, family, education, and religious freedom. These summits included the Family policy summit with Alliance Defending Freedom and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman; the Pastor's Legal Strategic Summit with the National Center for Life and Liberty; the Wyoming School Choice Summit with EdChoice; the 2023 Western Conservative Summit with the Centennial Institute. Wyoming Family Alliance President Nathan Winters spoke in over 20 cities throughout Wyoming and the U.S. in 2023, discussing current challenges Wyoming families face alongside common-sense conservative solutions. He also provided updates and insights about various family-related policies, issues, and events via Wyoming newspapers, radio, and podcasts produced by Wyoming Family Alliance and others. Wyoming Family Alliance's experience with online engagement was a tremendous success in 2023. WyomingFamily.org received 279,476 site views in the U.S. and over 45,000 additional views worldwide in one month of 2023 alone. Wyoming Family Alliance posts were seen over 60,000 time weekly by the year's end. User engagement with WFA's Facebook posts is 3-time higher than the average nonprofit.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Wyatt Family Foundation (Santa Barbara, CA), EIN 93-1503406. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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