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Western Kentucky University Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Bowling Green, Kentucky · EIN 61-1251555

Total giving
$3.1MTax year 2022
Grants made
5Tax year 2022
Total assets
$120MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2023Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE MISSION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (WKUF) IS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY THAT WILL ADVANCE THE GOALS OF WKU THROUGH PRUDENT AND TRUSTED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT OF RESOURCES GIVEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF WKU AND IN KEEPING WITH THE WISHES OF DONORS. THE WKUF WILL MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF BEST PRACTICES IN ALL ASPECTS OF ITS OPERATION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$14M2016
$4.2M2017
$2.1M2020
$2.3M2021
$3.1M2022

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Western Kentucky University$2.5M2022
Wku Alumni Association$260K2022
Hilltopper Athletic Foundation Inc$210K2022
College Heights Foundation$110K2022
Wku Alumni Square Development LLC$50K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (5 grants in 2022) is available with a free account.

Website: www.wkufoundation.com

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2022. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.