West Virginia University
TO FOSTER AND SUPPORT RESEARCH AT WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (WVU) AND TO PROVIDE EVALUATION, DEVELOPMENT, PATENTING, MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR INVENTIONS BY THE FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS OF WVU.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$163.3M
-1.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$37.1M
+18.9% YoY
Grant Count
133
-12.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$279K
+35.9% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $163,322,809 | $165,110,522 | $161,819,057 |
| Revenue | $197,288,918 | $176,778,783 | $154,245,456 |
| Expenses | $185,558,446 | $176,412,776 | $155,029,571 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $1,802,713 | $802,519 | $1,313,609 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
676 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| E GORDON GEE | DIRECTOR | 0.2 | — |
| PEDRO J MAGO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MAURA MCLAUGHLIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| FRED KING | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PAULA CONGELIO | DIRECTOR | 0.25 | — |
| MARYANNE REED | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MING LEI | DIRECTOR | 5 | — |
| DAVID KOSSLOW | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 5 | — |
| KATIE STORES | SECRETARY | 1 | — |
| ROSSI WILES | OFFICER | 1 | — |
| CLAY MARSH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| BARBARA WEISS | TREASURER | 5 | — |
| SHELLEY WELCH | GENERAL & OPERATIONS MANAG | 37.5 | $173,372 |
| SARAH BILLER | GENERAL OPERATIONS MANAGER | 37.5 | $194,582 |
| PADMASHREE TIRUMALAI | NATURAL SCIENCES MANAGER | 37.5 | $173,885 |
| SAMUAL TAYLOR | GENERAL OPERATIONS MANAGER | 37.5 | $148,845 |
| MATTHEW TENAN | GENERAL & OPERATIONS MANAG | 37.5 | $181,107 |
| LAURA GIBSON | FORMER DIRECTOR | — | — |
| EARL SCIME | FORMER DIRECTOR | — | — |
| J ROBERT ALSOP | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | — | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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