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Compass Center for Families

Public charity · Grantmaker Sheridan, WY EIN: 86-0687212 Website

Compass Center for Families provides programming through advocacy, prevention, education and resource referrals to help support all families in Johnson county & Sheridan county. We support & help strengthen families by recognizing that all families need support while maintaining strong, healthy relationships. We provide parent education, supervised visitation & custodial exchanges, parent liaisons in Sheridan county school district 2, shared parent mediation and co-parenting classes, court appointed special advocate volunteers (CASA) and high fidelity wrap services. We offer services for children ages 0 - 21 & for primary care providers of all types.

Key facts about Compass Center for Families

EIN
86-0687212
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2026
Total assets
$1,466,644

Data from IRS Form 990, 2026; updated October 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2026 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

-2.7% YoY

Revenue

$803K

-10.9% YoY

Net Investment Income

$5K

+22.3% YoY

Expenses

$798K

-5.9% YoY

How Compass Center for Families gives

  • Giving fell 63% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Compass Center for Families

Based on IRS filings

Compass Center for Families is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Sheridan, WY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Buffalo

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025 0 grants2026

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $37K (2021). In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2026.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Metric202620252024
Total Assets$1,466,644$1,506,838$1,397,387
Revenue$803,195$901,262$936,941
Expenses$797,633$847,273$1,027,237
Net Investment Income$4,722$3,861$806

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compass Center for Families is led by Bill Hawley, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 12 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Bill Hawley

    President

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Art McCulloch

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valarie Spanos

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kassahn Mathson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcy Schueler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Rhoads

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Hapka

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Thimmesch

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Dollison

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Traci Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keva McCarthy

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaeger Stander

    Treasurer

    New on the 2026 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Chad Reed (2020–2025) — Vice President
  • Former: Stacy Arnold (2022–2025) — Treasurer
  • Former: Casey Rodriguez (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sheryl Bunting (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gail Symons (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Amber Edwards (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Cynthia Pallister (2020–2021) — Co-Vice President
  • Former: Kathy Smith (2020–2021) — Co-Vice President
  • Former: Lisa Hansen (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rosemary Garber (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Bridgette Geis (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jake Brooks (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2026. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Compass Center for Families

How large is Compass Center for Families?

Compass Center for Families reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $803K.

What is Compass Center for Families?

Compass Center for Families is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Sheridan, WY. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2026.

Where does Compass Center for Families operate?

Compass Center for Families has awarded grants in Wyoming.

What is Compass Center for Families's EIN?

Compass Center for Families's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0687212. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2026.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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