About Marshall University Foundation
The mission of the Marshall University Foundation Inc. is to maximize continuous financial support for Marshall University and its students by soliciting, receiving, investing and administering private gift support. The Foundation is committed to providing professional service to Marshall University, its students and donors.
Focus Areas
higher educationscholarships and student aidfaculty support and endowed chairsresearch and academic programscommunity engagementarts
Who They Fund
university students (undergraduate and graduate)university academic departmentsfaculty and academic staff
Funding Style
direct service (student support)institutional/departmental support
About Marshall University Foundation
Marshall University Foundation Incorporated’s largest recent grant was $45,408,111 to Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, continuing a pattern of very large institutional support for the university and its students. The foundation exists to maximize continuous financial support for Marshall University by soliciting, receiving, investing, and administering private gift support, and its grantmaking aligns with that role. Recent awards show funding directed to students and university departments, while the foundation’s active programs also point to scholarship support, faculty support, research, academic programs, and community-facing initiatives. In its program descriptions, the foundation works with private foundations, corporations, and donors to secure and manage private grant funding for strategic initiatives that support the university and the surrounding community. The grants structure is closely tied to Marshall University’s academic mission rather than a broad external grant portfolio. The recent grant record also shows continuity: the same recipient appears across multiple years, with awards of $13,808,488 in 2024 and $11,763,467 in 2023, both for the university’s educational mission. That makes the foundation a university-centered funder with a recurring institutional funding pattern.
What Marshall University Foundation Funds
Higher education is the foundation’s central focus, and its recent awards to Marshall University support the university and its departments in carrying out the educational mission. Scholarship funding is another core area: the foundation’s active programs include student scholarships, endowed and annual scholarships, and direct student financial support through scholarship and sponsorship structures. Faculty support also appears in the program descriptions, including hiring and retention, along with support for endowed chairs and academic capacity. Research and academic programs are part of the same funding structure, with program language naming laboratory support, equipment, and strategic initiatives. Community engagement is included as well, especially through initiatives that connect the university to surrounding communities in education, human services, arts, and regional development.
How Marshall University Foundation Gives
The foundation’s recent grant sizes are unusually large: p25 is $12,785,978, the median is $13,808,488, and p75 is $29,608,300. The grant record shows repeated support to the same university over multiple years, which indicates a recurring institutional funding pattern rather than one-off awards. The structure is university-based and administrator-led, with the foundation receiving, investing, and administering private gift support for Marshall University. Its scholarship and student-support programs do not accept unsolicited applications, and the active grant descriptions emphasize partner-driven support from foundations, corporations, and donors.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.8M
Total Assets
$442M
Total Revenue
$85.1M
Total Expenses
$19.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $12.8M and $29.6M, with a median of $13.8M.
25th Percentile
$12.8M
Median
$13.8M
75th Percentile
$29.6M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WV.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
R Scott Anderson
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