Public Charity

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, of BOWLING GREEN, KY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. 73 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 611251555 BOWLING GREEN, KY Single Organization Support NTEE: B11 Latest filing: 2023
Grant Records73
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2019–2023

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.

Where $100 goes at Western Kentucky University Foundation

How Western Kentucky University Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$86
Effective january 1, 2023, Western Kentucky University Foundation, inc
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2023. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Dr Donald Smith
WKU PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO BOARD) Dr Timothy Caboni
DIRECTOR Mr David Wiseman
CHAIR Mr Garry Watkins
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Mrs Cynthia Wilkerson
DIRECTOR Mr Tom Hart

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,528,962 36 grants
Education
$708,575 28 grants
Arts & Culture
$382,880 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$54,031 1 grant
Unspecified
$324,200 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2023 — — —
2022 $9.0M $8.5M $121.5M
2021 $12.4M $7.1M $138.3M
2020 $11.9M $6.2M $121.1M
2019 $14.9M $12.5M $110.1M

Between 2019 and 2022, reported annual revenue declined from $14.9M to $9.0M (-40%).

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