About Mountain West Conference
To provide competitive opportunities, promote the welfare and development of student‑athletes, and enhance the profile and collective success of member institutions through championships, academic support and community engagement.
Focus Areas
College athleticsStudent‑athlete developmentEducation and academic supportCommunity engagement
Who They Fund
students (recipients of special assistance or opportunity funds)member institutions (likely colleges/universities or member organizations)
Funding Style
institutional support / support for member organizationsunrestricted or mission-support fundingdirect financial assistance to beneficiaries (student aid)opportunity / special assistance funds (targeted awards)
About Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference’s recent grantmaking is built around member institutions: the largest awards in the record go to universities and service academies for “support the missions of member institutions.” In 2025, San Diego State University received $12,898,342, followed by Boise State University at $8,677,413 and San Jose State University at $7,081,107. Those grants show a consistent pattern of large institutional support rather than small one-off awards. The conference also uses targeted student aid. In 2023, Fresno State received $578,186 for the Student Special Assistance and Opportunity Fund, and San Diego State University received $563,111 for the same purpose. The funding reaches campuses across the conference footprint, with repeated grants to the same institutions across multiple years. Mountain West Conference’s public profile is tied to college athletics, but the grant records also point to academic support and student success as part of how it funds its member institutions. The foundation is led by Gloria Nevarez and operates as a Pure DAF Provider.
What Mountain West Conference Funds
A major share of the conference’s giving supports the operations and missions of member schools. San Diego State University received $12,898,342 in 2025 for support of member institution missions, and Boise State University received $8,677,413 for the same purpose. The record also shows direct student support through special assistance and opportunity funding. Fresno State got $578,186 in 2023 for the Student Special Assistance and Opportunity Fund, while Boise State University received $461,854 for that purpose the same year. Academic and student-success support appears in the broader pattern as well. University of Hawaii received $2,113,375 in 2025 and $1,575,965 in 2024, both tagged to support the missions of member institutions. The repeated mission-support language suggests funding that can help campuses sustain athletics-related and student-serving programs.
How Mountain West Conference Gives
Grant sizes are highly uneven, with a p25 of $491,076, a median of $5,237,865, and a p75 of $6,463,616. That spread indicates a mix of mid-sized student-support awards and much larger institutional grants. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across years: Boise State University, Utah State University, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Hawaii each appear in more than one year of grants. Mountain West Conference is classified as a Pure DAF Provider, and the available record shows grants to organizations rather than individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$83.1M
Total Assets
$9.2M
Total Revenue
$92.8M
Total Expenses
$96.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $491K and $6.5M, with a median of $5.2M.
25th Percentile
$491K
Median
$5.2M
75th Percentile
$6.5M
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
About 17% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GLORIA NEVAREZ
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