United Way of Natrona County
United Way of Natrona County is a public charity based in Casper, Wyoming. It obtains contributions and distributes them to charitable organizations serving local needs in Natrona, Converse, and Campbell Counties.
United Way of Natrona County at a glance
In short: United Way of Natrona County gave $430K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Wyoming. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $429,590
- -25.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,320
- -10.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,690
- Total assets
- $1,397,073
- +30.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Wyoming (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to United Way of Natrona County
- How to Apply
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The website says the 2026 Natrona County grant application is closed. It describes an annual application process for eligible organizations; the 2026 application required online submission and quarterly reporting by funded organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The website says Natrona County applications are accepted in December, but does not specify a date. The 2026 application is closed.
- Deadline
- The website says Natrona County applications are accepted in December, but does not specify a date.
- Contact
Mailing address: 350 Big Horn Ste 100, Casper, WY 82601
Phone: (307) 237-9367
Website: https://unitedwaync.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from United Way of Natrona County
Who United Way of Natrona County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Youth Crisis Center ($35K). Together the top 10 received $229K.
Grant Size Distribution
164 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 164 grants of 164 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s filing describes charitable distributions throughout Natrona, Converse, and Campbell Counties in Wyoming. Its website provides separate grant application information for Natrona County and for Campbell and Converse Counties. The 2025 grants reported in the filing went entirely to Wyoming recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Way of Natrona County open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 29 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $430K (2025) to $618K (2021). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $430K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Crisis Center Casper, WY | Emergency Shelter for Youth in Crisis | $35,000 |
| Children's Advocacy Project Casper, WY | Coordinates Response to Child Abuse Situations | $26,442 |
| Mercer House Casper, WY | Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse | $25,298 |
| Seton House Casper, WY | Provides Homeless Families with Transitional Housing | $25,149 |
| CASA of Natrona County Casper, WY | Child Advocates | $20,279 |
| Self-Help Center Evansville, WY | Seeks to End Domestic Violence | $20,000 |
| Natrona County Meals on Wheels Casper, WY | Delivers Meals to Shut Ins of All Ages | $19,865 |
| The Salvation Army Casper, WY | Provides Survival Necessities | $19,535 |
| Central Wyoming Senior Services Casper, WY | Helps Elderly People Remain in Their Homes | $19,000 |
| Iris Clubhouse Inc Casper, WY | The mission of the iris clubhouse is to empower people with mental illness to engage in meaningful, sustainable and transformative personal relationships and community partnerships. Iris clubhouse's operations reflect the belief that when a diverse group of persons work together and are involved in consensus decision making our community becomes stronger and more cohesive, leading us towards our ultimate goal of recovery. Thus, iris clubhouse is active in promoting access and inclusivity and opposes discrimination based on race, creed, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and other factors that deny the essential humanity of all persons experiencing mental illness. | $18,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The grant totals were reported alongside 30 grants in 2025, 36 in 2024, and 35 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,397,073 | $1,243,542 | $820,254 | $429,590 | 30 | $36,118 |
| 2024 | $1,072,646 | $957,699 | $963,386 | $573,485 | 36 | $47,058 |
| 2023 | $1,119,122 | $965,214 | $934,350 | $533,767 | 35 | $7,186 |
| 2022 | $1,071,805 | $900,384 | $910,900 | $565,300 | 35 | $-879 |
| 2021 | $976,586 | $1,093,892 | $974,046 | $617,750 | 28 | $3,133 |
| 2020 | $882,271 | $1,159,560 | $1,028,603 | $543,180 | 28 | $6,227 |
| 2019 | $791,896 | $947,678 | $990,421 | $610,397 | 25 | $4,206 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
In its filing, the organization says its mission is to obtain contributions and distribute them to charitable organizations throughout Natrona, Converse, and Campbell Counties that serve a wide variety of local needs.
Its grant materials seek programs with measurable outcomes in health, education, and/or financial stability. Its website also describes work in basic needs, health and wellness, and youth development. The organizations it has funded illustrate this range: for example, Youth Crisis Center says its mission includes temporary care and shelter for children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected; Mother Seton Housing says it supports single parents on their path toward self-sufficiency; and Natrona County Meals on Wheels says it prepares and delivers meals to older and homebound people in the county.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, United Way of Natrona County reported 30 grants totaling $429,590. Grant amounts ranged from $5,231 to $35,000, with a median of $10,690. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Wyoming.
The largest reported awards included $35,000 to Youth Crisis Center for emergency shelter for youth in crisis; $26,442 to Children’s Advocacy Project, which describes its mission as providing coordinated forensic and comprehensive services for alleged victims of abuse; and $25,298 to Mercer House for drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Other large awards included $25,149 to Seton House for transitional housing for homeless families, $20,279 to CASA of Natrona County for child advocacy, and $20,000 to Self-Help Center to address domestic violence.
For Natrona County grants, the organization’s website says applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations operating in the county, with programs that have been in existence for at least one year and address a documented local need. Programs must align with the community investment matrix and demonstrate measurable outcomes in health, education, and/or financial stability. Applications are submitted online and reviewed by a volunteer Community Impact Committee using a grading matrix. Awarded organizations are paid by reimbursement and submit receipts, outcomes, and success stories in quarterly reports.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ashley True Vandeest as president, David Carpenter as vice president, Stacy Nelson as secretary, Taylor Webb as treasurer, and Nicole E. Strickland as executive director. It also lists Ali Gilbert, Lukas Munsell, Tanya Southerland, Cole Montgomery, and Carrie Donovan as directors.
United Way of Natrona County is led by Nicole E. Strickland, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nicole E. Strickland
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$86K (2024) → $89K (2025)
Ashley True Vandeest
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lukas Munsell
Director
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ali Gilbert
Director
Cec Chair → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Southerland
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kendra Ziler
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Donovan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cole Montgomery
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Speiser
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Veatch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Nelson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Carpenter
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Taylor Webb
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Rhonda Franzen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ashley True (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Michael Worley (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Janel Florquist (2024) — Director
- Former: Fleur Tremel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Matt Killmer (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Nat Steinhoff (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Nicole Hawley (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Zara Mason (2023) — Director
- Former: Anna Wilcox (2019–2022) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Shane True (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Alia Scott (2022) — Director
- Former: Dani Izzarelli (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Karin East (2019–2021) — Emeritas Member
- Former: Mike Phillips (2019–2021) — Emeritas Member
- Former: Verba Echols (2020–2021) — Cic Chair
- Former: Geno Palazzari (2021) — Campbell Co Representative
- Former: Brian Helling (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ryan Ford (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Burnett (2019) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Renee Penton-Jones (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Samantha Benton (2019) — Director
- Former: Verba Nichols (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 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Nicole E Strickland (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about United Way of Natrona County
How much does United Way of Natrona County give each year?
United Way of Natrona County gave $430K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $573K across 36 grants.
What is United Way of Natrona County's typical grant size?
United Way of Natrona County's median grant in 2025 was $10,690, and its average grant was $14,320, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does United Way of Natrona County give grants?
United Way of Natrona County gives mostly in Wyoming: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Casper, WY (25 grants) and Evansville, WY (2 grants).
Does United Way of Natrona County give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on United Way of Natrona County's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are United Way of Natrona County's largest grantees?
United Way of Natrona County's largest 2025 grantees include Youth Crisis Center ($35,000), Children's Advocacy Project ($26,442) and Mercer House ($25,298), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Way of Natrona County?
United Way of Natrona County reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What does United Way of Natrona County fund?
In its filing, the organization says its mission is to obtain contributions and distribute them to charitable organizations throughout Natrona, Converse, and Campbell Counties that serve a wide variety of local needs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Way of Natrona County?
The website says the 2026 Natrona County grant application is closed. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is United Way of Natrona County's EIN?
United Way of Natrona County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0181315. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 31, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
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