Western Kentucky University Foundation

BOWLING GREEN, KY EIN: 61-1251555 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2023 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

-100.0% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$7M$10M$14M2020202120222023
Metric202320222021
Total Assets$121,545,505$138,269,164
Revenue$8,960,231$12,431,849
Expenses$8,533,662$7,131,771
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,648,526$5,413,681
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$771K$2M$2M$3M5 grants20200 grants20215 grants20220 grants2023

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2023

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

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 2023 IRS filing

From 2023 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MR GARRY WATKINSCHAIR2
MS MICHELLE WELLSVICE-CHAIR2
MR TOM HARTDIRECTOR2
MS BELLE LADY HUNTDIRECTOR2
MR DAVID WISEMANDIRECTOR2
DR DONALD SMITHPRESIDENT5
DR TIMOTHY CABONIWKU PRESIDENT (EX-OFFICIO BOARD)2
MRS CYNTHIA WILKERSONCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER5
MS SUE MILLERSECRETARY2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Bowling Green

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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