Mission
WGU'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER BY CREATING PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY. WGU DOES THIS BY OPERATING AND ADMINISTERING AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND LEARNING.
Public Charity
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY is a Public Charity headquartered in SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.7B revenue, $1.5B expenses, $852.3M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $348K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 474365018
SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Professional Societies & Associations
NTEE: B03
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7B
Total Expenses$1.5B
Total Assets$852.3M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$348K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Western Governors University
How Western Governors University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$93
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $93 for programs
$93
Wgu is an online, nonprofit, competency-based university with more than 193,000 students nationwide and more than 480,000 graduates in all 50 states, as of february 2026
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SCHOLARSHIP
$71,169
GENERAL SUPPORT
$136,505
SCHOLARSHIP
$64,205
IMPROVED CAPABILITIES AND GREATER DIVERSITY OF EDUCATORS IN KANSAS CITY
$15,000
TO FUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
April Chou
TRUSTEE
Cole Clark
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER & PROVOST
Courtney Hills Mcbeth
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
David Grow
SR VP, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
David Perkinson
TRUSTEE (EMERITUS AS OF 11/2024)
David Simmons
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.7B | $1.5B | $852.3M |
| 2024 | $1.5B | $1.3B | $658.3M |
| 2023 | $654.4M | $619.1M | $393.8M |
| 2022 | $79.4M | $70.0M | $30.2M |
| 2021 | $12.0M | $28.3M | $2.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.0M to $1.7B (+13984%), with total assets most recently reported at $852.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.