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CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION

EIN 83-0264665 CHEYENNE, WY

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Revenue 2024
$340,178
Expenses 2024
$371,079

Program services were 63.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
W700
Classification
1000
Street
314 E 21ST ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

A subordinate covered by the group exemption of CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1168592). matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ENCOURAGE A LIFETIME OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY RECOGNIZING INITIATIVE, ACHIEVEMENT, AND SERVICE IN YOUNG PEOPLE OF WYOMING. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS OF WYOMING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE TO EARN THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD. ONCE THEY HAVE DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE, THE STAFF AND BOARD OF THE COUNCIL SUPPORT THEM AS THEY WORK ON THE PROGRAM AND AS THEY GROW TO BECOME AWESOME HUMANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED, STATE-SPECIFIC SUPPORT TO ANY YOUNG PERSON IN WYOMING WHO IS WORKING TOWARDS THEIR MEDAL. WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM STAFF, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE U.S. DELEGATION FOR WYOMING, YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP HABITS OF SERVICE AND GROWTH, AND A LIFETIME OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IS GAINED.

  • THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AGES 13 TO 23, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY, CIRCUMSTANCE, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. THERE IS NO MINIMUM GRADE POINT AVERAGE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE, AND THE PROGRAM EASILY ACCOMMODATES THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES.WHAT IS SPECIAL AND UNIQUE ABOUT PURSUING THE AWARD IN WYOMING, IS THAT OUR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ADVISORS HAVE A TEAM TO SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE THEM AS THEY WORK TOWARD EARNING A BRONZE, SILVER, OR GOLD MEDAL IN THE AWARD PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE WYOMING CONGRESSIONAL AWARD COUNCIL (WCAC):1. HOSTS A STATE MEDALIST CEREMONY TO HONOR OUR MEDALISTS EVERY SPRING2. AWARDS EACH WYOMING GOLD MEDALIST A $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO ANY PLACE OF FURTHER EDUCATION OR TRADE3. HOSTS GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR WYOMING GOLD MEDALISTS AND THEIR GUESTS WHILE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR THE GOLD MEDAL SUMMIT. THE WCAC ALSO OFFSETS NEARLY 100% OF THE COSTS ONCE THE MEDALIST IS IN D.C. AFTER PAYING THE ONE-TIME AND ONLY REGISTRATION FEE, GOALS WILL BE SET IN FOUR PROGRAM AREAS: VOLUNTARY PUBLIC SERVICE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND EXPEDITION. THE PARTICIPANT THEN BEGINS TO RECORD THEIR HOURS BEFORE TURNING IN THEIR RECORD BOOKS. 1. EARNING THE AWARD IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITY, INVEST TIME IN THE ACTIVITIES THEY ALREADY ENJOY, AND EXPLORE NEW THINGS THEY HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY. 2. EACH MEDAL JOURNEY IS UNIQUE, AND THAT IS WHAT WE LOVE MOST ABOUT THE PROGRAM. 3. THEIR GOALS, THEIR PACE, THEIR CHOICE TO WORK TOWARD THE AWARD ON THEIR OWN OR WITH FRIENDS EACH PIECE OF THE AWARD STORY IS THEIRS TO CREATE!

    Expenses $237,196 · Grants $13,000 · Revenue $2,750

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Mike Williams

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heidi Rubich

    VICE PRESIDENT (CURRENT)/TREASURER(FORMER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlton Underwood

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marianna Rutledge

    SECRETARY(CURRENT)/VICE PRESIDENT(FORMER)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kate Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Affie Ellis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Flannigan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ro Monger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garry Piiparin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Schmid-Pizzato

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Thomson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cyrus Western

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Compton

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $104,937
    From this org
    $89,177
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,760
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $340,178
    Expenses
    $371,079
    Contributions
    $293,968
    Grants paid
    $13,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $311,093
    Expenses
    $298,931
    Contributions
    $299,624
    Grants paid
    $6,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $258,316
    Expenses
    $309,327
    Contributions
    $238,687
    Grants paid
    $12,500

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $255,011
    Expenses
    $234,371
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,025,448

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $362,636
    Expenses
    $257,488
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,233,212

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $152,643
    Expenses
    $226,656
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,109,450

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $114,797
    Expenses
    $267,566
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,149,579

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $198,253
    Expenses
    $336,611
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,319,411

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $253,424
    Expenses
    $241,321
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,422,160

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $221,122
    Expenses
    $161,299
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,409,531

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $211,419
    Expenses
    $194,082
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,347,689

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $291,653
    Expenses
    $195,711
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,328,785

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $216,472
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,237,854

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.