Western Union Foundation

DENVER, CO EIN: 31-1738614

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9M

-64.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.9M

-9.9% YoY

Grant Count

21

-93.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$184K

+1324.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,938,380$5,500,511$2,920,950
Revenue$1,441,817$7,564,749$5,508,437
Expenses$3,717,241$5,270,300$6,085,873
Qualifying Distributions$4,846,831$5,153,942$6,037,074
Net Investment Income$142,936$169,984$39,016
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M340 grants2020502 grants2021477 grants2022332 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ASPEN INSTITUTE$500KIIE WU GLOBAL SCHOLARS$400KWATSON$400KJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WORLD…$316KNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR…$300KBRIDGE FOR BILLIONS-POSS…$200KTHE ENTREPRENUERIAL REFU…$200KGLOBAL ALLIANCE AFRICA$200KHY-VEE VARIETY CHILDREN'…$200KMETROPOLITAN STATE UNIVE…$150K

Grant Size Distribution

1,672 grants across all recorded years

1544<$50K32$50–100K66$100–250K26$250–500K4$500K–1M$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 2024 IRS filing

LAUREN BELLED$206K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BEN ADAMSCHAIR2
KAREN WOLFTREASURER2
SOHINI RAJOLABOARD MEMBER1
TYLER MCPHERSON-WIMANBOARD MEMBER1
RODRIGO GARCIA ESTEBARENABOARD MEMBER1
RAJEEV MAHAJANBOARD MEMBER1
LAUREN BELLED40$206,397

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

46states
+38 more states

Cities

AirvilleAlamedaAlamosaAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAmericusAmherstAnn ArborAnnapolisArlingtonArvadaAthensAtlantaAuroraAustinAveAvonBabson ParkBaileyBainbridge Is

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

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