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Private non-operating foundationEIN 311738614Est. 2025-05

WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION

DENVER, CO 80237

Total Assets

$1.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$3.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

21

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$184K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$972K

The western union foundation, a charitable corporation incorporated in the state of colorado on july 20, 1999 as a philanthropic organization, facilitates charitable giving programs worldwide. Through the donations of the western union company (western union), its employees, agents, vendors, business units, customers, and other business partners, western union foundation and subsidiaries support training, education, and disaster relief efforts as a pathways toward economic opportunity and a better future. To date, western union foundation has funded more than 140 million for projects and scholarships globally.

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$3.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.8M

Min. Investment Return

$138K

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50K through median $125K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $4.7M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

WATSON
$1.1M
3 grants
INST OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
$923K
2 grants
ASPEN INSTITUTE
$625K
2 grants
IIE WU GLOBAL SCHOLARS 23-24
$505K
1 grant
LABOR MOBILITY PARTNERSHIPS
$473K
1 grant
IIE WU GLOBAL SCHOLARS
$400K
1 grant
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC
$375K
1 grant
RECODED
$325K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
408
grants
$10–50K
31
grants
$50–250K
49
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

39 states

New York
$3.1M
27% of total
Colorado
$2.4M
21% of total
District of Columbia
$2.1M
19% of total
Illinois
$1.0M
9% of total
California
$927K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$511K
5% of total
Iowa
$400K
4% of total
Rhode Island
$310K
3% of total
Hawaii
$203K
2% of total
Maryland
$125K
1% of total

+29 more states

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