Casper Area Community Foundation

About the Casper Area Community Foundation: 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. Recent grant recipients: ARTCORE Audubon Wyoming Children’s Advocacy Project CLIMB Wyoming Interfaith of Wyoming Meals on Wheels Nicolaysen Art Museum Seton House Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Affiliated 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 5% payout occurs and earned revenues are available semi-annually. Casper Area Opportunities Non-endowment 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 grant making focus on supporting healthcare nonprofits and projects in Natrona County. 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. Board Members Dale Bohren Kathy Blair Serena Cobb Dick Jay Ron Kay Rodney Kinskey Katie Long Barb Peryam Bart Rea Tracy Richardson Judy Studer Linda Witko Diane Harrop, ex-officio       For more information, email CACF Coordinator Beth Worthen by clicking here.

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