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Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust

Accepts applications Buffalo, Wyoming · EIN 830320342

Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust is a private foundation in Buffalo, Wyoming. In tax year 2024 it gave $80,450 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $20,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $67,970 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$54,99815$1.2 million
2023$67,97016$1.4 million
2024$80,45016$853,666

How to apply

ContactLittler Trust Grant Awards
75 N Main St, Buffalo, WY 82834
Phone or emaill.pearson@vercpa.com
What to submitLetter demonstrating financial need
DeadlinesOn or around may 15 annually
RestrictionsRestricted to organizations serving johnson county, wy and residents of johnson county

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wyoming.

StateGrantsAmount
Wyoming16$80,450

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Buffalo Senior Center
Buffalo, WY
Support services for seniors$20,000
Boys and Girls Club
Buffalo, WY
Provide funding for operations$10,000
Individual
WY
$10,000
Family Crisis Center
Buffalo, WY
Purchase equipment and supplies$7,500
Buffalo Christian School
Buffalo, WY
Purchase recreational equipment$5,000
Johnson County Friends Feeding Friends
Buffalo, WY
Provide food to hungry children$5,000
Johnson County YMCA
Buffalo, WY
Assist with membership program$5,000
Learning Tree Preschool
Buffalo, WY
Purchase equipment & supplies$3,000
Buffalo Youth Baseball
Buffalo, WY
Youth baseball org$3,000
Boy Scout Troop 2415
Buffalo, WY
Provide funding for scout activities$2,500
Johnson County 4-H Council
Buffalo, WY
Provide educational opp for youth$2,200
Buffalo Lions Club
Buffalo, WY
Provide funding for org operations$2,000
St Francis Animal Shelter
Buffalo, WY
Provide care for animals in need$2,000
Buffalo Children's Center
Buffalo, WY
Purchase childcare supplies$1,500
Johnson County Soccer Assn
Buffalo, WY
Youth sports org$1,000
Bighorn Bluegrass Camp
Buffalo, WY
Provide music camp scholarships$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: On or around may 15 annually.

How much does Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust give?

$80,450 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Connie Goddard (Trustee), Thomas Berry (Trustee) and Barry Crago (Trustee).

What does Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and human services.

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