Public Charity

WGU Corporation

WGU Corporation, of Salt Lake City, UT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $264.7M in revenue, $272.8M in expenses, $945.9M in total assets. 49 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $17.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 841383926 Salt Lake City, UT Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$264.7M
Total Expenses$272.8M
Total Assets$945.9M
Grant Records49
Funding Total$17.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

The Organization's mission is to operate exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the purposes of 1) Western Governors University and 2) WGU Academy. Western Governors University is a 501(c)(3) organization, and WGU Academy was a 501(c)(3) organization until converting to a wholly-owned partnership and disregarded entity of the Organization as of June 30, 2024.

Sample Grants Received

2024
EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
$700,000
2024
TO PAY THE TUITION AND OTHER QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES PER IRS GUIDELINES
$436,234
2024
SENTARA SCHOLARS PROGRAM
$70,000
2024
JOHN INGRAM ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP, INGRAM SCHOLARS PROGRAM BRANDING, AND MICRO CREDENTIAL INITIATIVE
$42,500

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT, WGU ADVANCEMENT Annalisa Holcombe
TRUSTEE April Chou
SR VP, PEOPLE & TALENT Bonnie Pattee
TRUSTEE Cole Clark
CAO & PROVOST (AS OF 1/24) Courtney Hills Mcbeth
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER David Grow

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Top Grant Purposes

REMITTANCES TO WGU
$12,719,727 3 grants
TO PAY THE TUITION AND OTHER QUALIFIED EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES PER IRS GUIDELINES
$1,330,369 5 grants
OPERATING GRANT
$1,000,000 1 grant
Program Grant
$920,000 2 grants
EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
$700,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $264.7M $272.8M $945.9M
2023 $682.1M $693.1M $687.0M
2022 $1.1B $1.1B $637.6M
2021 $1.0B $994.7M $621.7M
2020 $922.5M $882.5M $519.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $922.5M to $264.7M (-71%), with total assets most recently reported at $945.9M.

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