Western Union Foundation
The Western Union Foundation is a U.S. tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable corporation dedicated to creating economic opportunity for people who migrate by supporting education, workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and humanitarian relief.
About Western Union Foundation
Since 2001 the Foundation has partnered with NGOs, higher-education institutions and community organizations to expand access to scholarships, job skills training, and inclusion programs that help migrants, refugees and international students secure better economic outcomes.
Its current multi-year commitment, Prosperity Beyond Borders, focuses on workforce readiness and measurable wage gains; the Foundation also runs signature programs that include the Global Scholars scholarship program and a Fellowship for community-focused entrepreneurs.
The Foundation operates as a separate charitable entity supported by The Western Union Company, its employees, agents and business partners and publishes periodic impact reports summarizing recent outcomes and program investments.
Notable achievements
Prosperity Beyond Borders commitment
Launched as the Foundation’s multi-year strategy to drive aggregate wage gains, with a stated goal of generating $500 million in cumulative wage increases for disadvantaged, high-potential individuals by the end of the commitment period.
Opportunity Beyond Borders outcomes
As a preceding three-year commitment (concluded 2019–2022), the Foundation invested roughly $20 million and reported reaching more than two million people and connecting about 50,000 individuals to economic opportunities, including thousands of job placements and business starts.
Hundreds of scholarships awarded
The Global Scholars program has supported hundreds of international and immigrant students (600+ scholarships referenced in recent cycles) and continued to award cohorts of roughly 50–70 scholarships in recent academic years.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $1.9M
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)
- EIN
- 31-1738614
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Website
- www.westernunionfoundation.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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