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Mission Statement

The mission of the Missouri Western State University Foundation is to inspire a lifelong passion for learning and to empower a diverse population of students to succeed as citizens in a changing world. The Foundation exists to foster partnerships and vital connections by encouraging gifts and stimulating investments to further the cause of Missouri Western State University.

Goals and Objectives

To attract and generate private funds for Western which will allow it to achieve goals not ordinarily possible with state or other resources. MWSU is increasingly dependent on private funds.

To enlist the interest, support, and efforts of volunteers in attempts to obtain private funds for Western. The work of business, industrial, professional, and community leaders is fundamental to successful implementation of a private giving program.

To provide flexibility in handling, receiving, disbursing, and investing money from private sources. The Foundation is the proper legal vehicle through which private philanthropy can be more easily generated and received at Western.

*The Missouri Western State University Foundation is an IRS approved charitable organization under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Gifts to the Foundation are deductible when included among your itemized deductions on your federal income tax return. Donors should check their state tax laws to determine if additional tax savings are received as a result of their philanthropy.