Fairview Foundation
Fairview Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Lander, WY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $228K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $6K.
Fairview Foundation at a glance
In short: Fairview Foundation gave $13K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Wyoming. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,909
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- -76.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,582
- +309.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $228,263
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wyoming (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fairview Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lander Comm Fndn Sustainability Fun ($10K). Together the top 4 received $13K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($250), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fairview Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $700 (2019) to $15K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lander Comm Fndn Sustainability Fun Lander, WY | create a stronger community by promoting philanthropy, encouraging effective giving, and facilitating volunteerism | $10,250 |
| Lander Strikers Soccer Club Lander, WY | Support 19U Girls Travel Soccer Team | $2,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $250 |
| The Leukemia Lymphoma Society Washington, DC | Support for developing therapies and cure for leukemia and lymphoma | $250 |
| Wyo File Lander, WY | to provide and facilitate confidential and supportive services to Veterans and their families through volunteer and community involvement, at no cost to the Veteran | $159 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $228,263 | $7,056 | $13,925 | $12,909 | 5 | $12,909 | $6,090 | $12,961 |
| 2024 | $236,858 | $5,135 | $14,590 | $13,250 | 21 | $13,250 | $3,786 | $12,806 |
| 2023 | $244,992 | $13,026 | $13,099 | $12,000 | 4 | $12,000 | $12,059 | $12,036 |
| 2022 | $245,134 | $3,256 | $16,450 | $15,150 | 5 | $15,250 | $2,292 | $12,774 |
| 2021 | $258,609 | $6,293 | $13,608 | $13,500 | 9 | $13,500 | $6,288 | $14,729 |
| 2020 | $266,028 | $250,217 | $1,055 | $1,000 | 2 | — | $200 | $1,947 |
| 2019 | $16,869 | $1,951 | $734 | $700 | 1 | — | $1,922 | $857 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fairview Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fairview Foundation is led by Gates T Richards Jr., President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gates T Richards Jr.
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachael Knapp Richards
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Fairview Foundation
How much does Fairview Foundation give each year?
Fairview Foundation gave $13K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 21 grants.
What is Fairview Foundation's typical grant size?
Fairview Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $2,582, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fairview Foundation give grants?
Fairview Foundation gives mostly in Wyoming: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lander, WY (3 grants).
Does Fairview Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Fairview Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Fairview Foundation's largest grantees?
Fairview Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Lander Comm Fndn Sustainability Fun ($10,250), Lander Strikers Soccer Club ($2,000) and The Leukemia Lymphoma Society ($250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($250), which are not listed by name. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fairview Foundation?
Fairview Foundation reported $228K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Fairview Foundation?
Fairview Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Lander, WY. It holds $228K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Fairview Foundation's EIN?
Fairview Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4315796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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