Utah · Public charity
Western Governors University
Wgu's mission is to change lives for the better by creating pathways to opportunity. Wgu does this by operating and administering an institution of higher education and learning.
- $57M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2025
- $2.5M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,489,217
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,489,217
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 3
- FY2021 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $852M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Western Governors University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $2.5M | 100% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $21M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $22M | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Education$24MHealth$19MHuman Services$2.5M
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wgu Academy | $19,250,000 | 2 | 74% |
| Wgu Labs | $19,158,216 | 2 | 72% |
| WGU Advancement | $4,550,000 | 2 | 100% |
| Social Finance Inc | $2,489,217 | 1 | n/a |
About Western Governors University
- How much does Western Governors University give?
- Western Governors University reported 1 itemized grants totaling $2,489,217, out of $57,233,590 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 3 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2022.
- What does Western Governors University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (52%), Health (42%), Human Services (5%).
- Who are Western Governors University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Wgu Academy ($19M), Wgu Labs ($19M), WGU Advancement ($4.5M).
- Does Western Governors University fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Western Governors University based?
- Western Governors University is based in UT.
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