Better Wyoming

Tax-deductible

Laramie, WY501(c)(3)Since 2015Public & Societal BenefitEIN 47-3490919

Better wyoming works to educate, organize and mobilize wyoming residents on behalf of statewide change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $101K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$203K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$415K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$419K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$154K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$415K
FY2024▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$51K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$379K
FY2024$415K
Expenses
$419K
FY2024▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$116K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$414K
FY2024$419K
Net assets
$154K
FY2024▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$86K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$158K
FY2024$154K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $333K Management & general 19% · $78K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$64,167Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nathan Martin’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Nathan Martin$64,167$69,164$67,494——
Nate Martin———$58,311$51,809

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Educates, organizes, and mobilizes Wyoming residents for statewide change.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $333K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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To educate and protect working families, wyoming communities, and public institutions through changing economic conditions.

$333Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$101K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$415K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Investment incomeLn 3$389
Other incomeLn 4–11$214
Money outPt IX
$419K
Ln 25
Programscol B$333K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$154K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$203K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Investment incomeLn 3$389
Other incomeLn 4–11$214
Total revenueLn 12$415K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
SavingsLn 2$97K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$203K
Net assetsLn 32$154K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K$357K
Total assetsLn 16$379K$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K$203K
Net assetsLn 32$158K$154K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$37K$21K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$221K$221K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$22K$2K$502
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$16K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$22K$5K$838
Information technologyLn 14$82$82
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$991$220
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$970$370$600
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$3K$934$384
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K$333K$78K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $379K$414K−$35K$158K 990 PDF
FY2023 $373K$320K$53K$193K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $51K$116K−$65K$86K 990 PDF
FY2020 $353K$216K$137K$151K 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 $414,971 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$414,368
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$414,368
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $389$389
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $214$214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $603$414,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,619 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,078 · Management $21,191 · Fundraising $5,898$64,167
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $220,631$220,631
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $17,096$17,096
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,992 · Management $2,138 · Fundraising $502$24,632
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,237 · Management $19,408$35,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,517$4,517
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,244 · Management $4,851 · Fundraising $838$27,933
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $82$82
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,828 · Management $3,300$9,128
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,360 · Management $991 · Fundraising $220$2,571
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $370 · Management $600$970
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,729 · Management $934 · Fundraising $384$4,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $332,986 · Management $77,791 · Fundraising $7,842$418,619
Part X · Balance sheet $356,975 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,045$259,996
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $96,589$96,979
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $378,634$356,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $856$2,845
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $220,000$200,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $220,856$202,845
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $157,778$154,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $157,778$154,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $378,634$356,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$414,971
XI-2 Total expenses$418,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,648
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$157,778
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,130

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