Kentucky · Public charity
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc
The mission of the WKURF is to promote scholarly research and to serve as Western Kentucky University's agent in the receipt of intellectual property income, and in the protection, development, and commercialization of intellectual properties.
- $919k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2025
- $831,686
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $831,686
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $919k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $36k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $14M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $13M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky University | $27,794,682 | 5 | n/a |
| College Heights Foundation Inc | $87,550 | 1 | n/a |
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About Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc
- How much does Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc give?
- Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc reported 2 grants totaling $919,237 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%), Science & Tech (0%).
- Who are Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Western Kentucky University ($28M), College Heights Foundation Inc ($88k).
- Does Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc based?
- Western Kentucky University Research Foundation Inc is based in KY.