Civic Intelligence

Cowboy State Daily

EIN 83-3320925 • 501(c)3 • Lander, WY

Profile

Cowboy state daily's mission is to provide high-quality local and statewide reporting on the issues that impact wyoming, featuring stories that capture wyoming's wonderful "small town with long streets" vibe.

CO Bill SniffinLander, WY 82520

cowboystatedaily.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

43rd percentile

-5.9%

Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$35,835

Down $2,260 (-5.9%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$35,835

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Up

$2,260

Up $238 (+12%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$2,260

Down $238 (-12%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth43rd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2019: $0Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $281,906Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $281,9062020Assets 2021: $79,609Liabilities 2021: $761Net Assets 2021: $78,8482021Assets 2022: $40,117Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $40,1172022Assets 2023: $38,095Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $35,835Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $35,8352024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$35,835
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$35,835
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KRevenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $0Net Income 2019: $02019Revenue 2020: $572,980Expenses 2020: $291,074Net Income 2020: $281,9062020Revenue 2021: $187,798Expenses 2021: $390,856Net Income 2021: -$203,0582021Revenue 2022: $54,218Expenses 2022: $92,949Net Income 2022: -$38,7312022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $2,022Net Income 2023: -$2,0222023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $2,260Net Income 2024: -$2,2602024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$2,260
Net Income-$2,260
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$35,835
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$35,835
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,260
Net income
-$2,260
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.02$0.02
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.38$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.40$0.00$0.40$0.54$0.93$0.39
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.80$0.01$0.79$1.88$3.91$2.03
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.82$0.00$2.82$5.73$2.91$2.82
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 16, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Cowboy state daily's mission is to provide high-quality local and statewide reporting on the issues that impact wyoming, featuring stories that capture wyoming's wonderful "small town with long streets" vibe.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
COWBOY STATE DAILY OFFERS DAILY, ON-THE-GO ACCESS TO STORIES THAT KEEP WYOMING PEOPLE INFORMED. WE ARE HERE TO SHARE WYOMING STORIES. IMPORTANT, ENGAGING AND INSIGHTFUL STORIES THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF WYOMING'S HARD-WORKING-AND-PLAYING, CIVIC-MINDED CITIZENS.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
THOMAS TUCKER FAGANBoard Member-$0--
CHRISTOPHER JIMMY ORRBoard Member-$0--
HALEY DAVISBoard Member-$0--
ANNALIESE WIEDERSPAHNBoard Member-$0--
DAVE KELLOGGBoard Member-$0--
WILLIAM SNIFFINPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cowboy State Daily
EIN
83-3320925
Phone
3073492211
Address
CO BILL SNIFFIN, LANDER, WY 82520

Signing Officer

Name
William Sniffin
Title
President
Phone
3073492211
Signed
2025-11-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Summit West CPA Group Pc
Address
945 LINCOLN ST, LANDER, WY 82520
Preparer
Colton D Clark CPA
Phone
3073324545
Raw XML Appendix145 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Peer Organizations

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