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Gillette College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Gillette, WY EIN: 83-0284135 Website

To enhance the offerings and operations of the gillette campus, to provide funding for specific projects that support the gillette campus, including student aid, equipment and facilities.

Gillette College Foundation at a glance

In short: Gillette College Foundation gave $560K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $280K), mostly in Wyoming. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$559,604
+52.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$279,802
+52.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$279,802
Total assets
$19,021,092
+15.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wyoming (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Gillette College Foundation

Who Gillette College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Gillette College: $560K across 2 grantsGillette College$560K · 2 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Gillette College ($560K across 2 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K4$100–250K3$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 9 (44%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Gillette

How Gillette College Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 63% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $296K (2023) to $932K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $560K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gillette College Gillette, WYProgram Support$345,626
Gillette College Gillette, WYBooster Club Support$213,978
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$19,021,092$3,206,526$1,848,417$559,6042$613,835
2024$16,477,157$1,553,873$1,275,849$366,4152$196,888
2023$15,193,630$1,402,061$1,165,316$295,8232$-245,599
2022$13,856,897$2,866,276$974,606$342,4012$1,101,781
2021$14,117,386$1,256,122$924,520$346,5721$144,308
2020$12,445,841$1,299,723$1,561,990$932,0571$153,826
2019$12,870,635$1,316,889$1,180,288$661,8921$164,022

About Gillette College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Gillette College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Gillette, WY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $560K. Net investment income was $614K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gillette College Foundation is led by Charlene Camblin, President since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charlene Camblin

    President

    Director → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Horning

    Director

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toby Gorsuch

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Kingan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Schamber

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Conklin

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan McLeland

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Dillon

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don McKillop Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Clarke

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurel Vicklund

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Laakso

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tad Daly

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barb Pilon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darin Edmonds

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Gross

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $79K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Lori Hubbard

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maggie McCreery

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Knesel

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toni Bell

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robbie McLeland

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Peg Daly Smith (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Cargill (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Amanda Fiedor (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joe Lawrence (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kelly Barlow (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Sue Knesel (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dan Neal (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Dan Clouston (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Doug Dumbrill (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Todd Hoese (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathrine Gallilee (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Kelly Barlow (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Justin Merryman (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Patrick Love (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Hauck (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Irma Kerns (2021) — Director
  • Former: Matt Walker (2021) — Director
  • Former: Alisa Engler (2019) — Director
  • Former: Deb McLeland (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gregg Blikre (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jaime Tarver (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lee Isenberger (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nick Kasperik (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Heidi Gross — Executive Director: $85KHeidi GrossExecutive Director$85K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $85K, to Heidi Gross (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Gillette College Foundation

How much does Gillette College Foundation give each year?

Gillette College Foundation gave $560K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $366K across 2 grants.

How large is Gillette College Foundation?

Gillette College Foundation reported $19.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.

What is Gillette College Foundation?

Gillette College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Gillette, WY. It holds $19.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Gillette College Foundation operate?

Gillette College Foundation has awarded grants in Wyoming.

What is Gillette College Foundation's EIN?

Gillette College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0284135. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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