Wright State University Alumni
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Wright State University Alumni at a glance
In short: Wright State University Alumni gave $47K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $47,026
- -64.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,026
- -64.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $47,026
- Total assets
- $1,670,696
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wright State University Alumni funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Wright State University Alumni gives
- Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2019) to $132K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $47K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $47,026 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,670,696 | $399,464 | $381,629 | $47,026 | 1 | $96,845 |
| 2024 | $1,580,656 | $636,244 | $363,650 | $132,074 | 1 | $63,720 |
| 2023 | $1,249,405 | $329,053 | $305,404 | $88,160 | 1 | $65,868 |
| 2022 | $1,220,017 | $467,976 | $318,306 | $67,909 | 1 | $110,047 |
| 2021 | $1,266,909 | $302,029 | $218,113 | $66,958 | 1 | $27,927 |
| 2019 | $1,007,705 | $359,859 | $303,329 | $31,337 | 1 | $48,860 |
About Wright State University Alumni
Based on IRS filings
Wright State University Alumni is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fairborn, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $47K. Net investment income was $97K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wright State University Alumni is led by Greg Scharer, Executive Director of Alumni Relat on every filing since 2019; none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Greg Scharer
Executive Director of Alumni Relat
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Robertson
President
President → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Brookshire
President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Opicka
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Hunt
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary E. Murphy
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Bernard
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Monnett
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Meyer
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Keinath
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Ebersole
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Hogan
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David E. Bowman
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Ausdenmoore
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Quiett
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fernando Browning
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Logan Krause
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Sherwood
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Topaz Sampson-Mills
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
A'maria Carter
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Tieman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Broughton
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Keucher
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Augustine
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Amanda M. Burks (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Amanda S. Thompson (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Edwin B. Mayes (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jerry Tritle (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John C. Brookshire (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Elizabeth A. Ball (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Christen Johnson (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Adolfo Tornichio (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Heather Zehringer (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Baker (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael P. Brush (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Patricia D. Jones (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Paula C. Cosby (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stacey Lawson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joshua Stucky (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher A. Moyer PhD (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Eric A. Crouch (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Lansdale (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Penny D. Profitt (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert E. Reynolds CPA (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Woodrow D. Willis (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Kip Wright (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Galley (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Deb Downing (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Wiseman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Richard D. Smith MD (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tony M. Alexander (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Wright State University Alumni
How much does Wright State University Alumni give each year?
Wright State University Alumni gave $47K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $132K across 1 grant.
How large is Wright State University Alumni?
Wright State University Alumni reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $399K.
What is Wright State University Alumni?
Wright State University Alumni is a public charity focused on Education, based in Fairborn, OH. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wright State University Alumni operate?
Wright State University Alumni has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Wright State University Alumni's EIN?
Wright State University Alumni's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7289517. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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