Public Charity

MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION

MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CASPER, WY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.2M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $1.0M total assets. 65 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311640047 CASPER, WY Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$1.0M
Grant Records65
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ERASE HATE BY REPLACING IT WITH UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND ACCEPTANCE AND TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION, ACCEPTANCE, AND RESPECT. THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING AND USE OF ARTISTIC AND LITERARY WORKS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVITY AND THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN COUNTERING HATRED AND BIAS; STRIVES TO PREVENT SIMILAR TRAGEDIES BY PROVIDING A VICTIM'S PERSPECTIVE IN THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL TRAINING OF PEACE OCERS, PROSECUTORS, AND THE PUBLIC ON HATE CRIME PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING; AND PROVIDES AN ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ AND ALLIED YOUTH TO USE THEIR VOICES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR AUTHENTIC LIVED EXPERIENCES THROUGH STORIES AND RESOURCES DESIGNED TO SERVE THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Becky Monroe
DIRECTOR Bob Witeck
VP STRATEGY & COMM. (THRU 03/24) Dana Juniel
DIRECTOR Greg Miraglia
SECRETARY John Sullivan
CHAIR/PRESIDENT Judy Shepard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE DONATION
$300,558 4 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$155,206 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$136,275 5 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS
$101,500 1 grant
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$100,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.4M $1.0M
2024 $1.2M $1.3M $1.3M
2023 $1.5M $1.4M $1.4M
2022 $1.2M $1.2M $1.0M
2021 $1.1M $866K $873K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.2M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.0M.

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