Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Wold Foundation Grant.
Donor Name: Wold Foundation
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/15/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Wold Foundation promotes charitable, scientific and educational programs with preference given to Wyoming citizens and Wyoming youth. They build healthier societies and economic environments by supporting institutions and programs that preserve western values, promote free enterprise and conservative public policies.
Priorities
- Education
- Has an ongoing interest in the growth and development of Education, from pre-school through university, including public, independent, and private schools;
- Human Services Organizations and Youth Programs
- Believes in human-service organizations and youth programs aimed at helping people help themselves, realize their potential and lead productive lives;
- Will promote youth programs that help develop mental and physical well-being, develop life skills necessary for productive adulthood, and encourage self-confidence and self-reliance;
- Cultural and Historic Activities
- Continues to believe cultural activities of a community are important;
- Will support preservation of historic sites and buildings, giving priority to facilities used by a variety of community-based organizations;
- Health Care
- Encourages health programs preventive in nature, promote wellness and / or can demonstrate a reduction in Health Care costs;
- Scientific Endeavors, Conservation, Outdoor Recreation
- Encourages scientific endeavors aimed at improving the quality of life and encourage conservation and the wise use of natural resources;
- Views conservation and outdoor recreation as supportive of its interest in health, education, leadership training and youth services;
Eligibility Criteria
There is a tremendous demand placed on the Foundation’s resources and every effort is made to be as effective as possible in awarding the funds that are available for distribution. As part of that effort, and in keeping with the family’s philanthropic interests and the priorities established by the Board, the following guidelines will generally apply:
- Applicant organizations must be classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service and operate within the continental United States.
- The Foundation will not consider grants to institutions which, in policy, or practice unfairly discriminate on the basis of sex, age or religion.
- The Foundation will consider only one request per year from each organization and would generally prefer to consider special projects.
- The Foundation will not accept requests for individuals.
- The Foundation will not accept requests to influence legislation or elect public officials.
Restrictions
Though it is impractical to detail all parameters, the Foundation generally will not:
- Make loans or grants to individuals or loans to organizations;
- Engage in conduit funding: i.e., make a grant to an exempt organization which passes the funds on to another organization;
- Grants funds to retire debt; Purchase memberships or blocks of tickets;
- Purchase tickets for fund-raising dinner, parties, balls or other social fund- raising events;
- Schedule interviews with the Foundation Trustees unless the Trustees initiate the meeting;
- Fund churches or church projects;
- Grant monies to endowment funds;
- Support projects involving court action;
- Reconsider previously denied proposals.
For more information, visit Wold Foundation.
