The Natrona Collective Health Trust is excited to announce a new grant opportunity to support the planning and design of youth-centered third spaces in Natrona County.
Donor Name: Natrona Collective Health Trust
State: Wyoming
County: Natrona County (WY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
This planning grant is designed to give organizations the dedicated time, resources, and flexibility needed to thoughtfully develop a new third space for youth. The funds are not intended for implementation or construction, but rather to support the foundational work that comes before launching a new program or space. This includes youth engagement, research, community input, strategic visioning, and sustainability planning.
The goal is to ensure that any future third space is youth-driven, community-supported, and built to last – not rushed or reactive. Organizations can use this grant to engage youth in meaningful ways, explore feasibility, build strong partnerships and create a plan that reflects the real needs and aspirations of Natrona County youth.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $50,000 to support planning, youth engagement, strategic design, and feasibility studies for third space initiatives.
Grant Period
Up to 12 months for completion.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) public charity
- Be based in and primarily serve youth in Natrona County
- Propose projects focused on planning or expanding third spaces for youth.
Ineligibility
- Individuals or fraternal organizations
- Lobbying as defined by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (IRC), section 4945(d)(1)
- Activities supporting political candidates or voter registration drives, as defined in IRC section 4945(d)(2).
- Basic biomedical research, drug therapies or devices
- Single disease, research-oriented organizations
- Fundraising event sponsorships
- Endowments
- Legal expenses including but not limited to legal fees and costs, litigation funding or expenses, or to satisfy any portion of a judgment, settlement, or fine.
- Public, private, or parochial educational institutions, including their foundations unless it is directly aligned with one of the foundation’s strategic priorities
- Capital campaigns
- National organizations without Wyoming-based board, staff, and independent financials
- Organizations whose purpose is to raise money for another nonprofit
- Religious institutions without programs and services that serve the community beyond their members
- Organizations that cannot demonstrate a benefit to the residents of Natrona County
- Organizations or projects that discriminate with regard to employees, volunteers, delivery of programs or services, or clients served based on race, creed, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or other factors that deny the essential humanity of all Natrona County residents.
For more information, visit Natrona Collective Health Trust.
