UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA FOUNDATION

EIN 63-1074127

What they do

SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY of WEST ALABAMA.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $93.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe explanation is very short. Ask what work they really do.

They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

85.17%of revenue went to mission work93.6% of expenses · Program services

0.28%of revenue went to fundraising0.3% of expenses

$91.04spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.59%of revenue went to management and office costs6.1% of expenses

$10.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

46.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,834,691

Mission workProgram services$4,117,74785.17% of revenue93.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$270,1585.59% of revenue6.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$13,4780.28% of revenue0.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$433,3088.96% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,401,38391.04% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 93.6% mission · 6.1% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.04% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 95.7% mission · 3.6% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.55% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.6% mission · 4.1% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.20% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 72.8% mission · 26.3% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.37% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.0% mission · 12.0% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 36.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.4% mission · 22.5% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 30.14% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 46.9% mission · 44.8% management · 8.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 38.25% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 22.9% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.22% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,834,691

Expenses$4,401,383

Annual surplus $433,308 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,117,747 · 93.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$270,158 · 6.1% of expenses

Fundraising$13,478 · 0.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,834,691

Expenses$4,401,383

Assets$46,875,810

Income$4,934,020

Contributions$2,245,769

Mission work (program services)$4,117,747

Fundraising$13,478

Management and general$270,158

Stocks and bonds$10,338,115

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (21)

J THOMAS BRYANBOARD MEMBER

STEPHANIE PARTENBOARD MEMBER

SCOTT LEWISBOARD MEMBER

RICK FREDERICKBOARD MEMBER

MIKE DAVISBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL E WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER

KEVIN D MCMAHONBOARD MEMBER

KENT PARTRIDGEBOARD MEMBER

KEN TUCKERBOARD MEMBER

JJ WEDGWORTHEXECUTIVE SECRETARY

JIMMY COLLINSBOARD MEMBER

ANDY COATSBOARD MEMBER

GARY BUSBYBOARD MEMBER

FRED F WALBURNTREASURER

ERMEA J RUSSELLBOARD MEMBER

CHAD HOUGHEYBOARD MEMBER

BYRON THETFORDBOARD MEMBER

BRETT ALLREDBOARD MEMBER

BRENT BUMGARNERBOARD MEMBER

BRANDON ESSIGBOARD MEMBER

BILL LUNSFORDBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1993
Location: STATION 6, LIVINGSTON, AL 35470-0000
County: Sumter
In care of: % CHRIS THOMASON
Primary officer: DR JJ WEDGWORTH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

How to reach them

Phone(205) 652-3586

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: REA SHAW GIFFIN & STUART LLP