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Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Big Horn, Wyoming · EIN 841409098

Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Big Horn, Wyoming. In tax year 2025 it gave $287,100 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $219,500 the year before.

54% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$189,80014$4.2 million
2024$219,50021$4.5 million
2025$287,10013$6.6 million

How to apply

ContactAnne Scott Nickerson Family Found
PO Box 278, Big Horn, WY 82833
Phone or email(307) 674-9875
What to submitGrant application, including: general applicant information, proof of tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3), most recent financial report in the form provided by the irc or treasury regulations, amount requested, and purpose (including anticipated budget and other financial resources). Illustrations, exhibits, or other written explanatory information to otherwise complete the grant application may also be attached.
RestrictionsFor religious, charitable, or scientific purposes related to public safety, literary concerns, children, and/or animals.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Wyoming.

StateGrantsAmount
Wyoming9$185,100
Maryland1$50,000
Texas1$20,000
Utah1$20,000
New York1$12,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
Research fund$50,000
Big Horn Rec Center
Sheridan, WY
Building campaign$35,000
Natural History Museum of Wyoming
Sheridan, WY
Unrestricted$35,000
Center for Vital Community
Sheridan, WY
Unrestricted$25,000
Gatchell Memorial Museum
Buffalo, WY
Carnegie building repairs$25,000
Project Schoolhouse
Austin, TX
Unrestricted$20,000
Sheridan Community Land Trust
Sheridan, WY
Unrestricted, streetcar restoration$20,000
Big Horn Women's Club
Big Horn, WY
Roof replacement campaign$20,000
Daily Church - Park City
Park City, UT
Stained glass windows$20,000
Science Kids
Sheridan, WY
Funding for two classes$16,000
The Student Diplomacy Corps
New York, NY
Scholarships$12,000
Sheridan Community Foundation
Sheridan, WY
Inaugural dinner$5,000
Big Horn Education Fund
Big Horn, WY
Scholarships$4,100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation give?

$287,100 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Scott Nickerson (President), Anne Nickerson (Secy/Treas), David Nickerson (Director) and Gregory Nickerson (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Anne & Scott Nickerson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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