About University of Wyoming Foundation
The University of Wyoming Foundation is the university’s partner in philanthropy, raising private philanthropic support to fund scholarships, faculty positions, research, campus improvements, and student success initiatives for the benefit of the University of Wyoming.
Focus Areas
ScholarshipsStudent fundsEndowed faculty positionsResearch (including AI and health care)Campus facilities and enhancementsNative American and diversity-focused programs
Who They Fund
undergraduate and graduate students (scholarship recipients)academic departments (faculty/programs)administrative departments / university staffthe institution (campus facilities)
Funding Style
About University of Wyoming Foundation
The University of Wyoming Foundation’s largest recent grants have gone to the University of Wyoming itself, including $24,768,202 in 2025 for various academic and administrative departments and $10,965,296 in the same year for student scholarships. That pattern shows a funder working at institutional scale, channeling private philanthropy into the university’s core functions rather than discrete external projects. Recent support has also reached construction at the campus level, signaling attention to physical infrastructure alongside academic priorities. The foundation’s stated purpose is to raise private philanthropic support for scholarships, faculty positions, research, campus improvements, and student success initiatives for the benefit of the University of Wyoming. Its giving aligns with that mission through sizable transfers to university departments, aid for students, and funding for capital needs. In the recent grants list, the University of Wyoming appears repeatedly across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to a multi-year funding relationship centered on the institution’s operating and programmatic needs. The scale of individual grants is substantial enough to support department-level budgets, scholarship pools, and construction projects within the university.
What University of Wyoming Foundation Funds
Scholarship support is a clear priority: the foundation gave $10,965,296 in 2025 to University of Wyoming for student scholarship work, after providing $10,539,028 in 2024 and $9,131,547 in 2023 for the same purpose. That sustained pattern places student aid among its most consistent funding uses. Construction is another distinct area, with $6,282,316 in 2025 to University of Wyoming for construction, following $2,746,290 in 2024 and $2,853,653 in 2023. The foundation also directed $24,768,202 in 2025 to various academic and administrative departments, alongside $21,474,937 in 2024 and $18,254,804 in 2023 for the same broad institutional category. General operating support appears as a smaller but recurring use, including $1,019,292 in 2024 and $576,240 in 2025 to University of Wyoming.
How University of Wyoming Foundation Gives
Grant size is very large relative to many university funders: the p25 is $2,799,972, the median is $9,131,547, and the p75 is $14,610,050. The recent record also shows recurring support across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially for the University of Wyoming and for the same broad purposes. This is an institutional foundation tied to one university rather than a donor advised fund or individual-giving platform, and it does not fund individuals. The pattern is direct and internal, with grants flowing to university departments, student scholarships, construction, and operating support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$42.6M
Total Assets
$980.2M
Total Revenue
$113.6M
Total Expenses
$63.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2.8M and $14.6M, with a median of $9.1M.
25th Percentile
$2.8M
Median
$9.1M
75th Percentile
$14.6M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in WY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
TROY CASERTA
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