Casper Area Community Foundation

CACF Board
Dale Bohren, Chair
Linda Witko
Serena Cobb
Kathy Blair
Dick Jay
Ron Kay
Bart Rea
Kate Tiernan
Tassma Powers
Scott Sissman
Diane Harrop, Ex Officio
 

Established in 1989, the Casper Area Community Foundation (CACF) seeks to improve the quality of life in the Casper area by connecting people who care with local causes that matter. The CACF is the Central Wyoming affiliate of the Wyoming Community Foundation (WYCF), sharing the WYCF's charitable tax-exempt status. The CACF advises on the following funds.

Casper Area Community Foundation Endowment Fund
The CACF board started the CACF Endowment Fund in 2005. Gifts of every size are important, allowing the CACF to address emerging and changing community needs over time. As an endowed fund, a 4% payout occurs and earned revenues are available semi-annually.

Casper Area Opportunities Fund
The CACF Opportunities Fund was the fund established at the inception of the affiliate. The opportunities fund is a non-endowed, or pass-through fund. Any donation or gift made to this fund is available for distribution immediately.

Other funds established to benefit the Casper Area and under the direction of the CACF include:

Grace Amspoker Fund
Grace Amspoker and her husband, Frank, were ranchers in Converse County, Wyoming until the 1960s. As Grace requested, a charitable trust was established in 1991 in Frank's memory. The Wyoming Community Foundation distributes the trust income as Grace desired, to benefit charitable projects in Converse and Natrona counties.

Janet S. and Richard C. Schneider Fund
As an energetic and dedicated philanthropist within the Casper community, Janet Schneider established the Janet S. and Richard C. Schneider Fund in 1995. Janet's philanthropic interests ranged from supporting Casper's arts community to preserving wildlife habitat. As the CACF's largest fund, grants are available for charitable projects statewide. Funding priorities include fine arts, visual arts, performing arts, and similar cultural activities, veterinary and other scientific research, care and support for abused women and children, and conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat.

Willard G. McNamara Fund
William McNamara was an accountant in Casper and active in the business and faith communities. In establishing this fund, William requested that its grantmaking focus on supporting healthcare nonprofits and projects in Natrona County.

 

Casper Area Endowment Fund – 2009 Grantees

Grant Number
Grantee and Grant Purpose
Grant Date
Amount
20090211

 Habitat for Humanity - The Heart of Wyoming

Capacity Building

June 3, 2009
$5,000.00


Casper Area Opportunities Fund – 2009 Grantees

Grant Number
Grantee and Grant Purpose
Grant Date
Amount
20090014

 12-24 Club, Inc

Market Awareness

March 4, 2009
$3,000.00
20090452

Natrona County Public Library Foundation
NCPL 100th Anniversary History Book

Sept 8 , 2009
$2,000.00
20090438

Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center

Artecoop: Elements of Power

Sept 8, 2009
$1,000.00

 

Schneider Fund – 2009 Grantees

Grant Number
Grantee and Grant Purpose
Grant Date
Amount
20080738

Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Association

Capacity Building Stage II

March 4, 2009
$18,000.00
20080725

Women's Self Help Center

General Operating & Leveraging Support

March 4, 2009
$15,000.00
20080748

Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center

Free Events & Programs/General Operating

March 4, 2009
$15,000.00
20080740
National Audubon Society, Inc.

Audubon Center at Garden Creek and Community Naturalists

March 4, 2009
$15,000.00
20080736

Mercer House

Passport to Success

March 4, 2009
$5,000.00
20080696

Rainbow Rescues, Inc.

Operating Expenses

March 4, 2009
$2,500.00
20080742
CLIMB Wyoming (Casper)
CLIMB Wyoming Training Programs - Casper
March 4, 2009
$2,500.00
20090454

ARTCORE, Inc.

Multiple Projects

Sept 8, 2009
$9,000.00
20090427
Greater Wyoming Big Brothers Big Sister
Natrona - Community Based Mentoring Program
Sept 8, 2009
$5,000.00
20090593

ARTCORE, Inc.

ARTCORE Board Training

Sept 8, 2009
$1,500.00
20090600
Central Wyoming Counseling Center
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
Sept 22, 2009
$20,000.00

 

McNamara Fund – 2009 Grantees

Grant Number
Grantee and Grant Purpose
Grant Date
Amount
20090014

 12-24 Club, Inc

Market Awareness

March 4 , 2009
$2,000.00


Projects:
Central Wyoming Grantmakers' Hub
The Central Wyoming Grantmakers' Hub is an informal association of philanthropists in the Casper area. The Hub allows our area's foundations and individuals to share information, learn about common areas of interest and engage in funders' collaboratives. For more information, visit www.centralwyohub.org.

Made in Wyoming: Our Legacy of Success
Published in the Casper Star-Tribune and Casper Journal between September 2006 and June 2007, this series profiled characteristics of success demonstrated by 62 Wyoming people. The profiles of historic and contemporary people from all walks of life have been used within classrooms across Wyoming, inspiring students to consider their personal success. For more information, visit www.madeinwyoming.net.

 

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