WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION

Financial Information

Total Assets: $1,893,719

Total Giving: $8,291,475

Area of Service:

National; international
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
New York

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

None

Grants

The following grants were reported in 2007:
$500,000 to Education is Freedom Foundation, Dallas, TX. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.
$400,000 to Fundacao Banco do Brasil. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.
$174,981 to Mercy Corps, Portland, OR. For unrestricted support, payable over 1 year.
$103,816 to Licht ins Dunkel, Vienna, Austria. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to Aide et Action, Paris, France. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to Bank Zachodni WBK Foundation. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to Care US, Atlanta, GA. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies at the UN, New York, NY. For emergency relief services following the floods in Southeast Asia, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to United Nations Association of the United States of America, New York, NY, payable over 1 year.
$100,000 to United States Fund for Unicef, New York, NY. For unrestricted support, payable over 1 year.
$95,979 to Caritas Austria, Vienna, Austria. For restricted support, payable over 1 year.

Limitations

Giving on a national and international basis, with emphasis on Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, Denver, CO, Washington, DC, Miami, FL, Chicago, IL, New York, NY, Brazil, CN, India, Mexico, and the Philippines.
No support for pass-through organizations, health organizations, arts, media, or humanities organizations, or religious or political organizations.
No grants for general operating support, endowments, special events, capital campaigns, post-secondary scholarship programs, early childhood education, debt reduction, disease research, environmental causes, sports, or athletics.

Summary

The foundation supports organizations involved with education, job training, disaster relief, human services, community development, technology education, civic affairs, and economically disadvantaged people. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to serve migrant and immigrant populations; alleviate poverty; and provide economic development.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Operating foundation
Established as a company-sponsored operating foundation in 2000 in CO.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

http://www.westernunion.com

Located in:

Englewood,

National; international
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
New York

United States

Contact Information / Process

Phone: (720) 332-6606

Email: [email protected]

Address:
12500 Belford Ave., M1I
Englewood, CO 80112-5939

Procedure:
Full proposals may be requested at a later date. Support is limited to 1 contribution per organization during any given year for three years in length. Application form required. Initial approach: Complete online letter of inquiry; complete online application for Family Scholarship Program
Copies of proposal: 1
Board meeting date(s): Quarterly
Deadline(s): Aug. 28; Mar. 27 for Family Scholarship Program
Final notification: Sept. 30; June 30 for Family Scholarship Program
Applications accepted in the following language(s): Spanish

Donors & Leadership

Donors:
First Data Corp
Western Union Co.

Officers and Directors:
David Schlapbach, Chairperson
Luella Chavez D’Angelo, President
Molly Shea, Treasurer
Paul Foster
Chris Kawula
Anne M. McCarthy
Andrew Ong
Constantine Varvias

EIN:

311738614

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