What has the Foundation done?

Cheyenne Kiwanis Club Foundation

  • 2026 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $90,000, and to youth programs sponsored by these organizations: 

    • Big Brothers Big Sisters

    • Child Evangelism Fellowship

    • Threads of Hope

    • Jason's Friends Foundation

    • Girls on the Run WY

    • Community Action of Laramie County Inc

    • Raising Readers in Wyoming

    • Friday Food Bag Foundation

    • After School for Kids

    • Unaccompanied Students Initiative 

    • Cheyenne Classical Academy

    • Lions of Wyoming Foundation

    • Make A Wish of Wyoming

    • Wyoming Pickleball Association

    • Cheyenne All City Children's Chorus

    • STARBASE

    • Cheyenne Field Archers Scholarship Foundation

    • STRIDE Learning Center

    • Trail Life Troop WY-0316

    • Cheyenne JOAD

    • Cheyenne Rifle and Pistol Club

    • Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra

    • Wyoming FFA Foundation

    • Cheyenne Children's Museum

  • 2025 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $42,991, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations: 

    • Make a Wish Wyoming

    • Girls on the Run

    • Montessori School of Cheyenne

    • Community Action of Laramie County

    • Raising Readers In Wyoming

    • United Way of Laramie County

    • Jason's Friend Foundation

    • After School for Kids (ASK)

    • Cheyenne Children's Museum

    • Laramie County Library Foundation

    • Cheyenne Tennis Association

    • Special Olympics of Wyoming

    • Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation

    • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cheyenne

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  • 2024 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $37,096, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations: 

    • Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation

    • ASK Program

    • Cheyenne Classical Academy

    • Make A Wish Foundation of Wyoming

    • Friday Food Bag Foundation

    • Community Action of Laramie County

    • Raising Readers in Wyoming

    • Laramie County Library Foundation

 

  • 2023 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $36,961, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • Ask Program

    • Big Brothers Big Sisters of WY - Cheyenne

    • Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne

    • CASA of Laramie County

    • Cheyenne Junior League Baseball

    • Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation

    • Collaborative Connections - Evry1 Has a Story

    • Health Works

    • Laramie County Library Foundation

    • Needs Inc. Food Pantry

    • United Way of Laramie County

    • Safe Harbor, a Children’s Justice Center

    • Veterans’ Rock

 

  • 2022 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $20,000, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • Big Brothers Big Sisters of WY - Cheyenne

    • Cheyenne Children’s Museum

    • Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation

    • Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra

    • Laramie County Library Foundation

    • Ringside Sports

    • Sleep in Heavenly Peace

    • South High School - We the People

    • Trail Life

 

  • 2021 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $31,750, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • ASK (After Schools for Kids)

    • Big Brothers Big Sisters of WY - Cheyenne

    • CFD Old West Museum

    • Cheyenne Family YMCA

    • Cheyenne Post 6 Baseball

    • Health Works

    • Junior LEadership of Laramie County

    • Magic City Enterprises

    • My Front Door

    • Needs, Inc.

    • Salvation Army

    • Unaccompanied Student Initiative

    • Wyoming Hunger Initiative

    • Wyoming 2-1-1

 

  • 2020 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $34,915, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • Friday Food Bag Foundation

    • CASA of Laramie County

    • Unaccompanied Student Initiative

    • My Front Door

    • Rocky Mountain District Kiwanis Foundation

    • Cheyenne Composition Squadron Civil Air Patrol

    • Girls on the Run

    • Friends of Youth Alternatives

    • Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne

    • Cheyenne Family YMCA

    • Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra

    • Cheyenne Concert Association

 

  • 2019 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $20,915, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • Friday Food Bag

    • CASA of Laramie County

    • Unaccompanied Student Initiative

    • My Front Door

    • Rocky Mountain District Kiwanis Foundation-Leadership Program

    • Cheyenne Composition Squadron Civil Air Patrol

    • Girls on the Run

    • Friends of Youth Alternatives

    • Boys and Girls Club

    • Cheyenne Family YMCA

    • Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra

    • Cheyenne Concert Association

 

  • 2018 Spring Grant Cycle Awards went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • After School for Kids

    • Big Brother Big Sister

    • CFD Old West Museum

    • Cheyenne Laramie County Health Department 

    • Jr. Leadership

    • Laramie County Library Foundation

    • Longs Peak Council Boy Scouts of America

    • Needs Inc

    • Safehouse Services

 

  • 2017 Spring Grant Cycle Awards totaled $35,190, and went to youth programs sponsored by these organizations:

    • Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne

    • CASA of Laramie County

    • Coats for Kids

    • COMEA Inc.

    • Family Promise of Cheyenne

    • Friday Food Bag Foundation

    • LCSD #2

    • Magic City Enterprises, Inc.

    • Community Schools Initiative- United Way of Laramie County

 

  • 2016 Spring Grant Cycle awards:

    • Cheyenne Children's Museum

    • Laramie County Library Foundation

    • Laramie County Community Partnership Strong Families Action Team

    • ASK (After School for Kids)

    • Habitat for Humanity.
       

  • 2007-2013 Grants - $156,327 in Grants were distributed to the following Organizations during the time period:

    • August 2013 - ($24,443)
      Boys & Girls Club
      Cheyenne Capitals Hockey Association
      Cheyenne Family YMCA
      Interfaith Family Support Services
      Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County
      Junior Leadership of Laramie County
      K9s 4 Mobility
      NUCLEAR 4H Club
      Safe Harbor

    • April 2013 -  ($16,440)
      Needs, Inc.
      Project Linus
      Wyoming Star Base Foundation
      Laramie County Library Foundation
      Safe Kids - Laramie County
      Laramie County Community Partnership
      Hands In Harmony
      Casa of Laramie County
      Christ Lutheran Christian Academy

    • April 2012 - ($12,994)
      Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra
      Boy Scouts
      Alternative Arts Project
      Cheyenne Animal Shelter
      Community Action of Laramie County
      Boys and Girls Club
      Habitat For Humanity of Laramie County

    • April 2011 - ($12,000)
      Cheyenne Little Theater
      Business Leadership Network
      Hands in Harmony
      Safe House
      First Presbyterian MOPS
      Arts Alliance of Cheyenne

    • June 2010 - ($7,750)
      CASA of Laramie County
      Cheyenne Family YMCA
      Western States Learning Corporation
      Raising Readers in Wyoming
      Wyoming Leadership Seminar

    • December 2009 - ($17,399)
      Attention Home
      YMCA
      Wyoming Kinship Advocacy
      Cheyenne Health and Wellness
      Project Linus

    • June 2009 - ($12,500)
      CASA of Laramie County
      YMCA
      New Futures
      Wyoming Leadership Seminar 
      Raising Readers in Wyoming

    • December 2008 - ($10,000)
      Boys & Girls Club
      Attention Homes
      CASA of Laramie County
      Longs Peak Council of Boy Scouts

    • June 2008 - ($20,500)
      HOPE
      Scottish Rite Foundation of Wyoming
      Raising Readers in Wyoming
      CASA of Laramie County
      Special Friends
      Cheyenne Animal Shelter
      Magic City Enterprises

    • December 2007 - ($20,050)
      Longs Peak Council of Boy Scouts
      Friends of Foster Families
      Cheyenne Amateur Boxing Club
      Cheyenne Lacrosse Club
      Cheyenne Soccer Association
      Cheyenne Youth Symphony
      Cheyenne Little Theatre Players
      Longs Peak Council of Boy Scouts
      Wyoming Leadership Seminar
      Boys & Girls Club

Prior Year Grants - The following is a list of the Organizations that were supported.

  • 2006-2007 - $10,275
    Hands in Harmony
    Longs Peak Council of Boy Scouts
    Cheyenne Respite Program
    Cheyenne Animal Shelter

  • 2005-2006 - $10,000
    Cheyenne Health & Wellness Center
    Safe Harbor
    Longs Peak Council of Boy Scouts
    Cheyenne Little Theater
    Foster Grandparents


In 2001, the Foundation established a goal to accumulate $300,000 of base investment corpus for Grants. Until that was met the board allocated one-half of the Foundation's annual income to Grants and the other one-half to meeting the $300,000 goal. As of September 2007, the Foundation has assets totaling $318,490. So during the 2007-2008 period the Foundation was able to grant 100% of its earnings. These earnings, along with money provided by the Club thru the KHTE were granted $40,550. However, due to the recent downturn in the economy our corpus has dropped and we are again moving toward the $300,000 goal. Due to the downturn in our economy, the amount we were able to grant out for 2008-2009 was about half of the prior years amount.

The Foundation has an actively managed portfolio with investment advice and guidance from Club member and Past President and Certified Financial Planner Dixie Roberts. The Foundation has a sub-committee that meets with Dixie quarterly to review the investment performance and discuss the portfolio allocation.
In past years, the Foundation has given to the Cheyenne community and the world:
Founded Cheyenne's Magic City Enterprises 1972
NEEDS, Inc.
Youth Alternatives
Cheyenne Transit Authority
Amigas de las Americas
Kiwanis Club tent
Hands in Harmony
Attention Homes, Inc.
Meals on Wheels
HICAP (Healthy Infant, Capable Adolescent Program)
YMCA
Boys and Girls Club of Cheyenne
Ice Center Entertainment and Recreation (ICER), Inc. (youth hockey program)
City of Cheyenne for permanent restrooms downtown
Kiwanis International Worldwide Service Project to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) around the world

And many others in lesser amounts



 
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