Wyofile FY2020 filing

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Lander, WY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 27-0410642

Wyofile is an independent, nonprofit news service focused on the people, places and policy of wyoming. Recognizing the rapid decline in resources among traditional news outlets, wyofile offers in-depth coverage of complicated subjects and issues ranging from tax policy to trends in wyoming culture. Designed as a one-stop venue for wyoming news, wyofile produces regular commentary and analysis. Written and edited by leading wyoming journalists and educators, wyofile is a non-partisan public interest site for people who care deeply about the civic and cultural health of our state. The site provides news and information that enables the residents of wyoming to become informed and engaged contributors to important public issues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $128K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
23
named funders · $933K
Looks good: 23 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$880K
Spent
$490K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$613K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$880K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$880K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$490K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$693K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$613K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$991K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$887K
FY2024$861K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $389K Management & general 10% · $51K Fundraising 10% · $50K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew a Copeland’s $137K as Editor is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Matthew a Copeland$136,657$105,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program service account for $389K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$880K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$878K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$389K
Managementcol C$51K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$613K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$605K
Total assetsLn 16$619K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$878K
Government grantsLn 1e$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$22
Total revenueLn 12$880K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$605K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$619K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$613K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$506$13K
Total assetsLn 16$228K$619K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$613K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$304K$243K$30K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$15K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$29K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$425$425
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$49K$28$28
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$128$128
Information technologyLn 14$17K$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$925$925
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$164$164
InterestLn 20$21$21
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$199$199
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$16K$604$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$662$662
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$389K$51K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.5M−$26K$861K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$119K$887K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.0M$15K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$693K$378K$991K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $880K$490K$389K$613K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $879,874 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$60,878
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$817,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$878,192
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,660$1,660
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22$22
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,682$879,874
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,427 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $242,994 · Management $30,374 · Fundraising $30,374$303,742
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,522 · Management $1,815 · Fundraising $1,815$18,152
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,755 · Management $3,594 · Fundraising $3,594$35,943
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $425$425
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,585$7,585
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,401 · Management $28 · Fundraising $28$49,457
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,885$1,885
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,026 · Management $128 · Fundraising $128$1,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,397 · Fundraising $8,397$16,794
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,456$15,456
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,397 · Management $925 · Fundraising $925$9,247
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,310 · Management $164 · Fundraising $164$1,638
IX-20 InterestManagement $21$21
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,596 · Management $199 · Fundraising $199$1,994
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,471$5,471
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,615 · Management $604 · Fundraising $4,454$20,673
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $662$662
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $389,016 · Management $51,333 · Fundraising $50,078$490,427
Part X · Balance sheet $618,857 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,679$605,290
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,236$510
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $506$13,057
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $228,421$618,857
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $729$2,534
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,436$3,622
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,165$6,156
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $223,256$612,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $228,421$618,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $612,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$879,874
XI-2 Total expenses$490,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$389,447
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$223,256
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$612,701

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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