The Clayton And Billie Poenisch | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 45-3420290

Foundation Overview

Based in Wray, CO, The Clayton And Billie Poenisch has awarded 206 grants totaling $1,352,779 to organizations in South Dakota, District of Columbia and 20 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $404 to $32,500, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,352,779
Total Assets
$4,664,722
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
19
Median Grant
$9,000
% Median Grant Growth
+80% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 21%

4 of 19 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Colorado

Grants are geographically diversified with 22% in Colorado and funding distributed across 22 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Colorado, funding concentrates in Wray (59%), Castle Rock (13%), Idalia (11%).

Funding Trajectory
+400%

Strong 400% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (56%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Clayton And Billie Poenisch's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Alice Lloyd College $15,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Charitable 2024
Garden County Schools $15,000 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2024
Hillsdale College $10,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Charitable 2024
Horses For Heroes New Mexico $4,375 Santa Fe, NM, US Charitable 2024
Manila High School $5,000 Manila, UT, US Charitable 2024
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $8,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2024
Operation Kids $10,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable 2024
Orphanos Foundation $32,500 Cordova, TN, US Charitable 2024
Oshkosh Methodist Church $2,500 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2024
Pencils Of Promise $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
Pronghorn Power Booster Club $2,500 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2024
Salvation Army Of Coastal Bend $10,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2024
Samaritan's Purse $18,125 Boone, NC, US Charitable 2024
Shriners Hospital For Children $30,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2024
Tohono Chul Park Inc $10,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2024
Vfw Post 4671 $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2024
Wray Area Foundation Inc $9,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2024
Wray Community Hospital Foundation $9,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2024
Wray Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc $9,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2024
Alice Lloyd College $10,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Charitable 2023
Bridges Of Hope $5,000 Rapid City, SD, US Charitable 2023
Cowboys Against Cancer $1,000 Rock Springs, WY, US Charitable 2023
Groundwire $5,000 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable 2023
Hillsdale College $10,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Charitable 2023
Horses For Heroes New Mexico $5,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Charitable 2023
Manila High School $5,000 Manila, UT, US Charitable 2023
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $5,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2023
Nebraska Ffa Foundation $4,000 Lincoln, NE, US Charitable 2023
Orphanos Foundation $15,000 Cordova, TN, US Charitable 2023
Pathways Pregnancy Center $5,000 Ogallala, NE, US Charitable 2023
Pencils Of Promise $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Pronghorn Power Booster Club $2,000 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2023
Regional West Garden Community $16,000 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2023
Salvation Army Center Of Hope $10,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2023
Shriners Hospital For Children $25,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2023
Sweetwater County 4-h $1,000 Kemmerer, WY, US Charitable 2023
Tohono Chul Park Inc $10,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2023
University Of Nebraska Medical $12,986 Omaha, NE, US Scholarship 2023
University Of Wyoming Extension & $6,000 Rock Springs, WY, US Charitable 2023
Wray Area Foundation Inc $10,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Wray Community Child Care Center $4,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Wray Community Hospital Foundation $10,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Wray Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc $6,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Xerocraft Inc $1,500 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2023
Youth On Their Own $3,500 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2023
Alice Lloyd College $10,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Charitable 2023
Bridges Of Hope $5,000 Rapid City, SD, US Charitable 2023
Cowboys Against Cancer $1,000 Rock Springs, WY, US Charitable 2023
Groundwire $5,000 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable 2023
Hillsdale College $10,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Charitable 2023
Horses For Heroes New Mexico $5,000 Santa Fe, NM, US Charitable 2023
Manila High School $5,000 Manila, UT, US Charitable 2023
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $5,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2023
Nebraska Ffa Foundation $4,000 Lincoln, NE, US Charitable 2023
Orphanos Foundation $15,000 Cordova, TN, US Charitable 2023
Pathways Pregnancy Center $5,000 Ogallala, NE, US Charitable 2023
Pencils Of Promise $5,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
Pronghorn Power Booster Club $2,000 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2023
Regional West Garden Community $16,000 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2023
Salvation Army Center Of Hope $10,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2023
Shriners Hospital For Children $25,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2023
Sweetwater County 4-h $1,000 Kemmerer, WY, US Charitable 2023
Tohono Chul Park Inc $10,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2023
University Of Nebraska Medical $12,986 Omaha, NE, US Scholarship 2023
University Of Wyoming Extension & $6,000 Rock Springs, WY, US Charitable 2023
Wray Area Foundation Inc $10,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Wray Community Child Care Center $4,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Wray Community Hospital Foundation $10,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Wray Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc $6,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2023
Xerocraft Inc $1,500 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2023
Youth On Their Own $3,500 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2023
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $10,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2022
City Of Wray Museum $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2022
Youth On Their Own $1,500 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Vfw Post 4671 $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2022
Groundwire $5,000 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable 2022
Arizona-sonora Desert Museum $10,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Save Asian Souls $5,000 Woodstock, GA, US Charitable 2022
Shriners Hospital For Children $10,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2022
Wentworth Military Acadamy Museum $5,000 Lexington, MO, US Charitable 2022
Ogallala Womens Resource Center $5,000 Ogallala, NE, US Charitable 2022
University Of Nebraska $1,167 Kearney, NE, US Scholarship 2022
Pencils Of Promise $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Third Coast Squadron Caf $5,000 Arkansas Pass, TX, US Charitable 2022
Idalia Vision Foundation $12,500 Idalia, CO, US Charitable 2022
Northwest Kansas Technical College $5,000 Goodland, KS, US Charitable 2022
Tohono Chul Park Inc $12,500 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Texas State Aquarium $2,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2022
Pronghorn Power Booster Club $2,000 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2022
Horses For Heroes New Mexico $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Charitable 2022
Heroes & Horses Inc $2,500 Belgrade, MT, US Chairtable 2022
Kearney Area Community Foudation $10,000 Kearney, NE, US Charitable 2022
New York Film Academy Ltd $8,500 Burbank, CA, US Charitable 2022
Sutherland Nebraska Ffa Alumni $11,000 Sutherland, NE, US Charitable 2022
Regional West Garden Community $5,000 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2022
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $10,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2022
City Of Wray Museum $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2022
Youth On Their Own $1,500 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Vfw Post 4671 $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2022
Groundwire $5,000 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable 2022
Arizona-sonora Desert Museum $10,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Save Asian Souls $5,000 Woodstock, GA, US Charitable 2022
Shriners Hospital For Children $10,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2022
Wentworth Military Acadamy Museum $5,000 Lexington, MO, US Charitable 2022
Ogallala Womens Resource Center $5,000 Ogallala, NE, US Charitable 2022
University Of Nebraska $1,167 Kearney, NE, US Scholarship 2022
Pencils Of Promise $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Third Coast Squadron Caf $5,000 Arkansas Pass, TX, US Charitable 2022
Idalia Vision Foundation $12,500 Idalia, CO, US Charitable 2022
Northwest Kansas Technical College $5,000 Goodland, KS, US Charitable 2022
Tohono Chul Park Inc $12,500 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Texas State Aquarium $2,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2022
Pronghorn Power Booster Club $2,000 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2022
Horses For Heroes New Mexico $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Charitable 2022
Heroes & Horses Inc $2,500 Belgrade, MT, US Chairtable 2022
Kearney Area Community Foudation $10,000 Kearney, NE, US Charitable 2022
New York Film Academy Ltd $8,500 Burbank, CA, US Charitable 2022
Sutherland Nebraska Ffa Alumni $11,000 Sutherland, NE, US Charitable 2022
Regional West Garden Community $5,000 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2022
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $10,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2022
City Of Wray Museum $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2022
Youth On Their Own $1,500 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Vfw Post 4671 $5,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2022
Groundwire $5,000 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable 2022
Arizona-sonora Desert Museum $10,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Save Asian Souls $5,000 Woodstock, GA, US Charitable 2022
Shriners Hospital For Children $10,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2022
Wentworth Military Acadamy Museum $5,000 Lexington, MO, US Charitable 2022
Ogallala Womens Resource Center $5,000 Ogallala, NE, US Charitable 2022
University Of Nebraska $1,167 Kearney, NE, US Scholarship 2022
Pencils Of Promise $10,000 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Third Coast Squadron Caf $5,000 Arkansas Pass, TX, US Charitable 2022
Idalia Vision Foundation $12,500 Idalia, CO, US Charitable 2022
Northwest Kansas Technical College $5,000 Goodland, KS, US Charitable 2022
Tohono Chul Park Inc $12,500 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2022
Texas State Aquarium $2,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2022
Pronghorn Power Booster Club $2,000 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2022
Horses For Heroes New Mexico $2,500 Santa Fe, NM, US Charitable 2022
Heroes & Horses Inc $2,500 Belgrade, MT, US Chairtable 2022
Kearney Area Community Foudation $10,000 Kearney, NE, US Charitable 2022
New York Film Academy Ltd $8,500 Burbank, CA, US Charitable 2022
Sutherland Nebraska Ffa Alumni $11,000 Sutherland, NE, US Charitable 2022
Regional West Garden Community $5,000 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2022
Oglala Lakota College $17,500 Kyle, SD, US Charitable 2021
American Center Fl&j $10,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $10,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2021
City Of Wray Museum $10,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2021
Alice Lloyd College $10,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Charitable 2021
Youth On Their Own $7,500 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2021
Oshkosh Methodist Church $7,500 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2021
Oshkosh Wesleyan Church $7,500 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2021
Vfw Post 4671 $7,500 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2021
Groundwire $7,500 Castle Rock, CO, US Charitable 2021
Hillsdale College $5,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Charitable 2021
Seeds Of Learning $5,000 Pagosa Springs, CO, US Charitable 2021
Arizona-sonora Desert Museum $5,000 Tuscon, AZ, US Charitable 2021
Save Asian Souls $5,000 Woodstock, GA, US Charitable 2021
Shriners Hospital For Children $5,000 Tampa, FL, US Charitable 2021
The Community Foundation $5,000 Boulder, CO, US Charitable 2021
Eden Valley Improvement District $4,000 Farson, WY, US Charitable 2021
Vernon Volunteer Fire Department $4,000 Vernon, CO, US Charitable 2021
Festival Of Hope $3,000 Scottsbluff, NE, US Charitable 2021
Wentworth Military Acadamy Museum $3,000 Lexington, MO, US Charitable 2021
Code Of Vets $3,000 Murfreesbro, TN, US Charitable 2021
Ogallala Womens Resource Center $3,000 Ogallala, NE, US Charitable 2021
Idalia Volunteer Fire Department $3,000 Idalia, CO, US Charitable 2021
University Of Nebraska $2,183 Kearney, NE, US Scholarship 2021
Youthlinc $2,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Charitable 2021
Emma Wareham $509 Sutherland, NE, US Scholarship 2021
Central Community College $428 Grand Island, NE, US Scholarship 2021
Mid-plains Community College $404 Mccook, NE, US Scholarship 2021
Festival Of Hope $2,500 Scottsbluff, NE, US Charitable 2020
Hillsdale College $20,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Charitable 2020
American Center For Law And Justice $10,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Wray Community Child Care Center $2,500 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2020
Mt Vernon Ladies Association $10,000 Mt Vernon, VA, US Charitable 2020
Wray Rehabilitation & Activities $2,500 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2020
Sister Jose Women's Center $1,000 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2020
Humane Society Of Pagosa Springs $1,000 Pagosa Springs, CO, US Charitable 2020
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance $5,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Charitable 2020
Youth On Their Own $2,000 Tucson, AZ, US Charitable 2020
Wentworth Military Acadamy Museum $2,500 Lexington, MO, US Charitable 2020
City Of Wray Museum $2,000 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2020
Wray Hospital Foundation $10,500 Wray, CO, US Charitable 2020
Judicial Watch $5,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2020
Alice Lloyd College $5,000 Pippa Passes, KY, US Charitable 2020
Emma Wareham $500 Sutherland, NE, US Scholarship 2020
Central Community College $782 Grand Island, NE, US Scholarship 2020
Shriners Hospital For Children $5,000 Tampa, FL, US Healthcare 2017
Wray Hospital Foundation $1,000 Wray, CO, US Healthcare 2017
Wray Volunteer Fire And Rescue $1,000 Wray, CO, US Fire Department 2017
Pagosa Fire Auxiliarty $1,500 Pagosa Springs, CO, US Fire Department 2017
Yc Fire Department $1,000 Idalia, CO, US Fire Department 2017
The Salvation Army $1,000 Corpus Christi, TX, US Charitable 2017
Community Foundation (southwest Co) $3,000 Durango, CO, US Charitable 2017
American Initiative For Health $1,500 Pagosa Springs, CO, US International 2017
Festival Of Hope $2,000 Scottsbluff, NE, US Charitable 2017
Children's Diabetes Foundation $3,000 Denver, CO, US Healthcare 2017
Oshkosh Volunteer Fire Department $2,500 Oshkosh, NE, US Fire Department 2017
United Methodist Church $2,500 Oshkosh, NE, US Charitable 2017
Pencils Of Promise $15,000 New York, NY, US Support 2016
Sunny Glen Childrens Home $12,000 San Benito, TX, US Support 2016
Festival Of Hope $5,000 Scottsbluff, NE, US Support 2016
Lifestriders $5,000 Waukesha, WI, US Support 2016
Vernon Fire Department $2,500 Wray, CO, US Support 2016
Oshkosh Wesleyan Church $2,500 Oshkosh, NE, US Support 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 45-3420290
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 314 Wray, CO 80758-0000

Key People (7)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Clayton And Billie Poenisch's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Clayton Poenisch
Vice Preside Carl M Poenisch
Treasurer Donna Patterson
Secretary Sydonia Ann Poenisch
Director Billie Neil Poenisch

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.